January 2005

President's Message

From the Desk of Philip Drumheller
Reading an industry newsletter recently I was struck by the opening message in a letter to graphic communications executives...

Customer Roundup

Customers Take Home Five Gold Awards
At Lane Press, we watch industry award announcements so we can recognize our customers when they win. Since the last issue of the On Your Page newsletter, Lane Press customers have taken home five gold awards from the 2004 Folio: Awards Show...

News Briefs

Modern Equipment Brings Quality and Efficiency Gains
Technology improvements continue to impact the way in which publishers produce their magazines...

Strategies to Address Postal Rate Climb
Postal rate increases, which may be in the range of 9% – 15%, are targeted to go into effect early in 2006. The type of mail that will be hit the hardest is “standard mail,” advertising and periodical mailings that make up the largest volume of mail handled by the United States Postal Service...

Industry News
Mags Post Strongest Year Since '01 Crash; SNAP Symposium Asks, "Are Interest Groups Blurring Media Lines?"...

Company Corner

Company Bids Farewell to Fred Babinger
“It’s my last Monday,” said Fred Babinger, as he greeted Lane Press’ receptionist Mary Walters just days before his retirement as Vice President of Manufacturing...

Customer Relations Director Joins Lane Press
Lane Press strives to understand your mission and how it drives your decisions to produce a superior publication. In order to preserve this tradition and further our commitment to you, we've hired Kelly Scannell to join our team as Director of Customer Relations...

Distribution Manager a Creative Problem Solver
Lane Press is pleased to welcome the newest addition to our management team, Lynda Hurley, distribution services manager. Lynda will function as our expert distribution consultant, providing creative solutions to our current and future distribution needs.

Lane Press Launches Paper Newsletter
In order to help publishers make informed choices, Lane Press has launched the Paper Prophet newsletter...