The 2017 ProPrint Power 50 online poll opens today, with Australian print people able to vote for the person or people who they think have been the most influential and innovative in the industry for 2017.
The ProPrint Power 50 is the annual opportunity for printers to vote for those of their peers they believe have led the industry forward during the year through their innovation and or influence. These could come in their approach to market, their use of technology, their workplace relations and management style, their lobbying, their acquisition strategy, any way that they have led the company forward and broken new ground.
[CLICK HERE TO VOTE IN THE POWER 50]
Wayne Robinson, editor for ProPrint says “Printers are dealing with the most turbulent period in the industry’s history. Doing nothing is not an option, if you stand still you are going backwards. However week by week we see printers around the country innovating and moving forward, and these awards seek to recognise those who are leading not only their own businesses, but having an influence on the industry itself, through their vision and energy.
“The Power 50 is not about who is the biggest, but who has had influence and who has shown innovation, which often comes from smaller players.”
This year’s Power 50 is sponsored by Fuji Xerox, HP, Konica Minolta and Ricoh. This year’s winner and the top 50 will be announced at a prestigious event at Sydney’s harbour on November 30.
Nominations are only for people running print businesses, associations or lobby groups.
Voting is online, go to proprint.com.au and hit the Power 50 button. ProPrint’s editorial team has put together a shortlist of 150 people who they believe are worthy of nomination, but vote are not limited to this list, printers are free to be able to add their own nomination to the list. Printers are able to vote for up to five people.
[Related: Geoff Selig crowned Power 50 winner for 2016]
When voting is finishes on the ProPrint Power 50 list will comprises the most influential and innovative printers in Australia.
The shortlist of 150 now published online and in the October issue of ProPrint will all be invited to attend.
Last year, Geoff Selig, executive chairman at IVE Group took out the Power 50 gong as he led the company a successful IPO, persuading investors to back print once again, and pursued its policy of diversification.
Click here to vote in the 2017 ProPrint Power 50. Voting online will be open for the next four weeks, until Friday November 3.
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