Category: The innovation blog

Are your customers being served?

 

Fed up of management articles that advise you to be practically perfect in every way? If so, you might enjoy a Harvard Business Review blog by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss (http://blogs.hbr.org/hbsfaculty/2012/02/win-on-service-in-a-tough-econ.html) which urges companies to win on service in a tough economy.

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THE I-WORD

How many meetings have you attended where someone – possibly even you – declared that it was time for innovation? But the reality behind the rhetoric is that, nearly 80 years after the idea of innovation emerged from the researches of French sociologist Gabriel Tarde, we still can’t innovate how we want, where we want and when we want.

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SPECIAL FX

Hollywood doesn’t have the monopoly on special effects. Singaporean printer Dominie Press (http://www.dominie.com.sg/) has been winning awards and clients across the world with an approach to print that it calls “creative...

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THE WISDOM OF THE CLOUD

You’re probably already sick of reading about cloud computing – in essence, the provision of IT as a service rather than as something which is part of a company’s infrastructure – but tough. You’ll read much more about in 2012,...

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MOBILISING FOR THE WEB

The trouble with websites is that you must keep reinvesting in them. In 2012, as the world shifts from a web-centric model to one based on mobile-centric IT, companies in all sectors will increasingly discover they need three...

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22-24 FEB, 2026
Sign & Digital UK

Where?

Hall 6, NEC, Birmingham

Cost?

Free to members of the sign making and digital print trade.

What is it?

Running for more than 35 years, Sign & Digital UK is a central part of the industry’s calendar, providing an annual launch pad for all that is new, and an economic stimulus for the industry. The show gives the opportunity to meet in person, see and compare equipment and kit from the major industry suppliers, and the chance to source new suppliers and gather new ideas to enhance and drive your business forward.

23 FEB, 2026
The Sign Industry Awards

Where?

National Conference Centre, Birmingham.

Cost?

An individual ticket is £289, whereas a table of 10 is £2,800.

What is it?

The Sign Industry Awards, presented by Sign Update and Sign & Digital UK, celebrate excellence in the visual communications sector by honouring past achievements, present innovations, and future advancements. These awards recognise outstanding suppliers, sign makers, and individual traders in sign making, digital printing, and visual communications. With over 35 years of industry service, SDUK and Sign Update ensure that everyone in the industry has a voice, highlighting and rewarding the best in the field.