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The independent label converter now and beyond: opportunities and challenges.
The independent label converter now and beyond: opportunities and challenges. "If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else." Yogi Berra Over ten years ago, when I established FLAG (Flexo Label Advantage Group), I was concerned that what...
2021 Mid-Year Economic Report
Label & Narrow Web Mid-Year Economic Report 2021 I recently had the opportunity to provide input for Label & Narrow Web’s Mid-Year Economic Report. Here’s the full interview – with some key insights on the challenges and opportunities of the independent...
Flexibility Drives Long-Term Relationship with Nova Label
Alan Rich - President, Nova LabelFlexibility drives long-term relationship with Nova Label Acucote offers consistency and new application solutions Overview Located in Cheverly, MD, Nova Label Company has commercially manufactured quality printed pressure- sensitive...
Creative Labels of Vermont and HYBRID Software Forge Lasting Relationship
Creative Labels of Vermont - Winooski, VTCreative Labels of Vermont and HYBRID Software Forge Lasting Relationship FLAG provides multiple forums for industry collaboration Introduction Creative Labels of Vermont (CLOV) is a second-generation family-owned label...
Member Connections: The Sales Power of Networking
ATL Corp, an independent converter located in Menomonee Falls, WI, joined FLAG (Flexo Label Advantage Group LLC) in October, 2020. Although they were, of course, interested in the rebate potential of FLAG, ATL actually joined FLAG with a primary goal of taking...
Lifetime Achievement Award – Virtual Summit 2020
At this year’s FLAG Virtual Summit, Don Sinkin, Former Chairman and CEO of DISC Graphics, will be presented with the FLAG Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented during a virtual Awards Ceremony taking place on October 29, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. EST. John...
COVID-19 Fosters Two Unusual Byproducts
Very late one Thursday afternoon in June, Chuck Keefe, president of Marathon Label in Wausau, WI, received a referral from an industry colleague. CFA Promotions, a promotional agency from Massachusetts, needed 400,000 hand sanitizer labels printed in the Chicago area...
Disrupting the Disruption: Succeeding in a Digital World
Judy Abelman attended the third in our series of Sales Training Series webinars and wrote up a comprehensive review covering the best takeaways and highlights. Here’s the beginning of her guest blog: By Judy Abelman, Principal, LPC, Inc. In the midst of the COVID-19...
Lofton Label: A Twin City Success Story
For this edition of the FLAG Guest Blog we travelled to Lofton Label in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota - just outside the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and host of our 2020 Annual Meeting Member Tour. Lofton Label is no newcomer to the scene. It was...
FLAG Celebrates 10 Years at Annual Meeting
FLAG Holds Meeting in Rochester Celebrating 10 Years! Over 100 Members & Vendor Partners attended the event in Rochester, NY! Full coverage can be read in the L&NW and Labels & Labeling articles linked below. Here are the 5 top things that compel...
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