Resources

Profiting Through Convergence

How Multi-Segment Expansion Is Driving Revenue, Profitability, and Resilience in the Print Industry

AI for Apparel Decorators: From Overwhelmed to Operational

From managing projects and organizing artwork to creating marketing content and improving customer service, AI tools are helping decorators save time, reduce friction, and stay competitive. This free guide breaks down how apparel decorators can use AI today without needing to be technical, overwhelmed, or replace their team.

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2025 Printing Industry Census

The 2025 Printing Industry Census offers a detailed, human-centered look into the people who fuel print. This report reveals the true strength of the industry — the individuals who bring print to life every day.

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Grow Your Apparel Decoration Business with Hirsch Solutions

If you’re looking to bring direct-to-film printing in-house, these best practices will help ensure you don’t encounter unnecessary challenges. To...

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The Complete Sales and Pricing Playbook for Apparel Decorators

Here’s your all-in-one, 2025-ready Sales and Pricing Guide for apparel decorators — built to help print shops sharpen sales strategies, tune pricing strategies, and protect profit in today’s complex economic environment.

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Executive Summary: 2024-25 Wages, Salaries, and Benefits Report

The PRINTING United Alliance Wages, Salaries, and Benefits Report 2024-25 provides detailed information on benefits offered and compensation averages across a full range of positions within the printing industry. The PRINTING United Alliance Wages, Salaries, and Benefits Report 2024-25 addresses one of the greatest challenges in our industry: how to build a productive, flexible workforce in chronically tight labor markets. Participants included commercial printers, graphic and sign producers, apparel decorators, package printers and converters, and functional printers. Annual sales range from less than $250,000 to more than $500 million. A report on the survey results summarizes the compensation practices of 512 printing companies and includes data on 12,967 personnel across 63 job titles. The Executive Summary is available for everyone to download. To purchase the report in its entirety, visit ilearningplus.org. PRINTING United Alliance members can access the study at a discounted rate. To learn more about becoming a member, visit printing.org/membership.

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