Insider Insight: What's Next for Wide Format?

We asked seven of Big Picture's Editorial Advisory Board members to respond to the current state of the wide-format industry and reveal what we should expect in 2018.

Big Picture: What do you think we’ll see next year that we haven’t seen yet?

Robert Kissel, President, KDM P.O.P Solutions: More inline finishing capabilities. Anything, really, that helps us expedite the time to market for our retail customers.

Carmen Rad, Founderpreneur, CR&A Custom: In the case of equipment, I would expect a latex flatbed printer with white ink.

Jared Smith, CEO, bluemedia: We will see even higher customer demands on creative and conception, and even faster turn times. With competition at an all-time high, shops need to offer more than a print job, more than an install. Clients will need a true partner to bring them ideas and then to be able to execute at a very high level.

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