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Meet the Team Joanna Erber, Marketing Ideas For Printers

What do you get when you combine “caring” and “intentional?” You get our amazing team member, Joanna! Joanna has been a part of our team at Marketing Ideas For Printers as the Financial Services Director but recently became our Integrator. That means on top of the financial services she’s focused on project management, communications, and executing our business plan. Being considered for the Integrator role is my proudest moment at MI4P. I honestly didn’t even consider myself for this role when we started discussing it. But, the more I dug into what it would entail, I kept thinking, “this is me!” I absolutely love the strategic planning – setting goals, figuring out the steps needed to reach those goals and implementing them – and forecasting. Making Projects a Reality Joanna has such a knack for being the liaison between our company vision and reality. We say, “here’s where we want to go,” and she helps plan the way to get us there. As much as we enjoy and benefit from Joanna, it’s fun to hear that she’s gained some things from MI4P as well: I have gained so much since starting here three years ago! I have gained friendships and I feel I

Are you going to be at Print 17? Great! We are, too, and we’d love to meet you there! We’ll be at the show in Booth 351, so stop by and say “Hi!” In our booth: A New Print MIS, DesignEdit 2, and John Henry. Get on the Calendar Better yet, if you’d like to reserve some uninterrupted talk-time, here’s a direct link to the calendars of select members of our staff. Cindy Heitman Solutions Specialist You may have already met Cindy through phone calls and emails, but seeing her in person will be a completely different experience. You’ll really be in for a treat! See for yourself and reserve some time to experience her in person on Cindy’s Print 17 calendar. John Henry Owner, Mitchell’s Speedway Press Sales, Marketing Ideas For Printers John is a familiar face to so many of you, and John recently joined our team! He’ll be at the show representing Marketing Ideas For Printers! Here’s a link with direct access to John’s Print 17 calendar. Dave Hultin President And, don’t forget about Dave. He’ll be there, too, ready to “talk shop!” Here’s a link with direct access to Dave’s Print 17 calendar. Meet More of the Team One of our developers,

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Kim is one of the graphic designers here at Marketing Ideas For Printers. Her creative eye for design and artistic talents have been instrumental in our direct mail content for the past two decades. A Unique History Kim first learned about what would someday become Marketing Ideas For Printers when she attended some of the Express Press Walk of Fame events in downtown Fargo throughout the 80s and 90s. The Walk of Fame was a concrete walkway outside of Mike Stevens’ Express Press print shop where celebrities would press their hands and feet in the wet cement and greet fans when they were in the area. Seeing Stevie Ray Vaughan at the Fargo Walk of Fame in 1990 was something I’ll never forget. I went to work for Mike Stevens at Ink Inc. in 1997, and Marketing Ideas For Printers evolved some time after. A Worthy Craft Currently, Kim uses her talents on the direct mail packages, the custom design projects that come in, and our own in-house marketing. She is also playing a role in the built-in marketing that Odyssey, our new Print MIS, will offer. I see printing as a craft or art form capable of stirring emotion and

Marketing Ideas For Printers, MIS, Meet the Team: Justin Carlson, Team

What do you get when you combine the words “creative” and “analytical”? You get “create-alitical,” and that’s the word Justin Carlson on our Customer Care Team uses to describe himself. Justin is our resident comedian. He’s the guy that ensures there’s at least one light-hearted moment at every company meeting. He is quick to listen, eager to help, and seems to have an endless supply of unique ways to solve a problem. I enjoy innovating, creating something new, as well as educating and helping our customers use our services. I’m happiest when I’m connecting people with transformative ideas through creative ways. If you’ve ever called us or emailed us for help with your website, you’ve no doubt had the experience of working with Justin in some capacity. What you may not know is that Justin is responsible for building our latest company website at MarketingIdeasForPrinters.com and is an excellent videographer. In fact, when asked what his favorite project at MI4P has been so far, he says: So far, my favorite company project has been looking at old company photos while making a company history video. Justin has the unique ability of offering as much hand-holding as you need when you’re

One of my favorite times of each week is when coworkers share their weekly Highs and Lows with me. It’s a pretty simple ritual: I send out an email to all of the Marketing Ideas For Printers coworkers on Friday morning sharing one of the high points of the week, and a low point. I then ask the coworkers to do the same and share their highs and lows with me. The topics could be anything! The topics are often work-related, but they don’t have to be. In fact, it’s often the personal stuff that provides the greatest insight into each team member’s “mental energy” for the week. Send Publicly, Receive Privately My highs and lows go out publicly for everyone on the team to see, but the replies from my team come back privately to me. This, of course, helps encourage more open and honest feedback from the team. I also make a habit of including at least one additional “High” … I want to make sure that “High” always wins in the battle of High and Low! Don’t Forget to Add This There’s one more important step to do to make the most out of this weekly ritual. When I