OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Graphic Arts Blue Book Online (www.gabb.com) is quietly revitalizing the printing, production and graphic arts community online. While the “Blue Book” will no longer be available in print, this exclusively online source provides instant access to current information about printers, agencies and other specialists in the market. The website, www.gabb.com is where printers and graphic professionals meet.
The Graphic Arts Blue Book Online is home to more than 50,000 experts and service providers in the $166 Billion U.S. printing industry. They are listed, by self-reported information and online validation in categories including: converting, creative design, in-plant, printers, and trade services, making it easy for marketers, designers and agencies to find the right partner for each printing project.
The GABB team has partnered with industry leaders Graphic Design USA and Printing Impressions (NAPCO) to deliver relevant content and to expand the online community presence.
Gordon Kaye, Publisher of Graphic Design USA states: “Working with the GABB team is a great honor for GDUSA and a great opportunity to fulfill a long-term goal: bringing printers and designers together to facilitate wonderful client projects, to help keep print communications vital and relevant, and to grow the graphic arts industry for the benefit of all. We plan to advance this goal by providing meaningful content to the GABB audience, emphasizing the common bonds that the printing and creative communities share, and pursuing activities that will engage printers and print buyers alike.”
“Given the long-standing respect for the Graphic Arts Blue Book and Graphic Arts Monthly, we saw a compelling need to bring back the most powerful asset these brands have to offer the market – the provider directory, in the most efficient and easy to use format – online,” says Zina Manda, director of Mardev-DM2 and the GABB team. “Where there are expert providers who are highly regarded for their content, events and other services, we saw it most beneficial to partner. We are delighted to team up with GDUSA and NAPCO to bring the most comprehensive marketing opportunities available to the printing and graphics community.”
About Graphic Arts Blue Book Online
Located in Oak Brook, IL, GABB.com and all related properties are managed by Mardev-DM2, the marketing services division of Reed Business Information.