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NW&LR products begin on p26 | Labels | Flex-Pack | Tapes | Tags Growing the Label Business By Yolanda Simonsis, Assoc. Publisher/Editor LOS CABOS, MEXICO | As in the challenging, extreme dry climate of the Baja Peninsula where the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. held its annual converter meeting, label converters today are being challenged to find growth under the duress of economic pressures and a maturing North American label market. However, the 75-year history of TLMI is proof its members have excelled in far more difficult times. The March 5–8 converter meeting at the Marquis Los Cabos began with keynote speaker Chuck Martin, chairman and CEO of NFI Research (a management research firm in Madbury, NH). He identified 12 cognitive functions: “executive skills” that everyone possesses that begin developing in the brain at birth and essentially congeal at the age of about 21. At this point these skills, while they cannot be changed or “fixed,” can be enhanced to help us excel in our lives and careers. These skills include self-restraint, working memory, emotion control, focus, task initiation, planning and prioritization, organization, time management, defining and achieving goals, flexibility, observation, and stress tolerance. Recognizing and evaluating one’s own strong/weak skills, as well as those of people under a manager’s employ, allow a leader to understand innate assets and limitations. In the latter half of the keynote presentation, Martin moderated a panel including Joel Carmany of Consolidated Label Co., Frank Gerace of Multi-Color Corp., Scott Pillsbury of Rose City Label Co., and Tom Spina of Luminer Converting Group. With a range in company size from small to large, the panelists answered questions as to how they spend their time, the nature of their company incentive programs, and the elements of each company’s culture. Martin also shared the results of a TLMI survey conducted by NFI Research that addressed a number of topical issues. The results of the survey are available on PFFC’s website at www.pffc-online.com. Questions included the level of optimism/pessimism regarding the economy as well as respondents’ organizations and the biggest issues facing those organization today. The second day’s general session featured Steven Little, who covered “21st Century Strategies for Building Your Company.” Little shared his formula in brief fashion with the audience: 1. Establish and maintain a strong sense of purpose behind your business. 2. Accrue outstanding market intelligence about your business and the market it serves. 3. Develop an effective growth plan to operate your business. 4. Maintain customer-driven processes and know their wants and needs. 5. Know the power of technology and utilize it whenever possible. 6. Find the best and brightest team of people to run your business. 7. Visualize the future so your business can change and grow with it. RFID Read Heads Get FCC OK TWINSBURG, OH | Pepperl+Fuchs has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on ten new RFID read heads. Tim Cicerchi, RFID product manager for Pepperl+Fuchs, explains, “An increasing number of companies are requiring FCC approval for all products installed in their facility, as products such as WiFi LAN connection equipment, industrial PCs, industrial monitors, and ID systems must work together simultaneously and without electromagnetic or radio frequency interference. Though such approval does not guarantee compatibility between products, or that two products won’t interfere with each other, it is the first step in keeping unapproved products and potential electrical noise generators out of one’s facility.” Software Solution Chosen AT O W RK SCOTTSDALE, AZ | CRC Information Systems reports Central Decal, Burr Ridge, IL, has signed an agreement to implement THE System business management software for the graphic arts industry. Central Decal will implement a fully integrated software solution from CRC, including Commercial Screenprint Estimating, Raw Material Inventory, Job Costing, Automatic Data Collection, Finished Goods Inventory, and Sales Analysis modules. The company also will implement THE System’s core financial accounting package. PFFC-ASAP 320 uCRC | www.crcinfosys.com Continued on p24 APRIL 2008 | 23 WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM http://www.crcinfosys.com http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM

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