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Sponsors:<br />
Volume 3 August/September 2010 · £50<br />
Image<br />
REPORTS<br />
2010<br />
GET OUT IN FRONT OR GET OUT OF THE FIERCELY COMPETITIVE WIDE-FORMAT MARKET<br />
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2010<br />
GET OUT IN FRONT<br />
Welcome to the third annual Image Reports<br />
Widthwise Report which, based on data<br />
collected from 222 UK and Ireland print<br />
companies involved in wide-format print, is<br />
the most sector and regional specific<br />
publication of its type.<br />
Using the feedback provided by wide-<br />
format players of all shapes and sizes, this<br />
2010 Widthwise Report builds upon the grass-<br />
roots experiences and expectations of a true<br />
cross section of the industry to provide an<br />
insight into competitiveness and what it takes<br />
to become a leader of the pack.<br />
The Widthwise survey was undertaken<br />
between March and May 2010 and the<br />
resulting data compiled, by graphic art<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=1"> Sponsors: Volume 3 August/Sep</a>
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<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=13"> proportion of the business as a whole as time goe</a>
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<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=15"> of work with suppliers in prototyping application</a>
<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=16"> GTMS CASE STUDY </a>
<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=17"> WHAT TYPE OF WIDE-FORMAT PRINT WORK ARE YOU CURRE</a>
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<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=19"> reproduction on some of the more difficult colour</a>
<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=20"> THE FRUITS OF CREATIVITY A </a>
<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=21"> WHO IS MOST STIMULATING NEW MARKET DEVELOPMENT? (</a>
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<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=25"> they prefer you to any other supplier and, if so </a>
<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=26"> IN THE INNOVATION ZONE I f you had t</a>
<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=27"> breakdown of respondents is intriguing. The fact </a>
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<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=30"> BUY TO DIVERSIFY I nk technologies an</a>
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<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=33"> laminators, it is likely that many businesses use</a>
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<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=37"> identification for industrial users and consumers</a>
<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=38"> IS YOUR PAST RESTRICTING YOUR FUTURE? D </a>
<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=39"> A large number of sign-makers moved into wide</a>
<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=40"> PARTNERING FOR Profit S up</a>
<a title="WidthWise 2010 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/33a8fa28?page=41"> Larger manufacturers are prevalent at major trade</a>
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