Is Paper the Real 'Killer' App?

Is paper the real “klller” app? This was the focus of a recent BBC Capital article on the trend to complement our digital lives with the simplicity and tactility of paper.  

At allura printing, we see our clients integrating print and digital more and more. And today we are investing in both our printing capacity and capability as we celebrate our 10th anniversary.
 
Our printing roots are deep and Canadian. As second-generation printers who grew up in Forestville, Québec, my brother René and I learned the craft of printing from our father. Printing technology was much different back then but the commitment to taking care of your customers was not.  
 
In 2006, we founded our own printing company in Orange County, California in the headwinds of the economic downturn. Today, allura supports a spectrum of clients from leading brands and institutions like Arco and the University of California - Irvine to the self-published author who is ready to share their passion with the world! Part of our success has been diversification. We support not only the offset, digital and large format printing needs of commercial customers across many sectors but also the softcover book printing needs of publishing houses and authors.
 
Now in our 10th year, we are expanding. We have recently moved to a larger facility in Orange County – almost doubling our space. We just installed a state-of-the-art computer-to-plate prepress system and the region’s first Heidelberg Anicolor offset printing press. Measuring over 25 feet and weighing over 14 tons, this 5-color press increases our capacity 750%. Itshigh performance capability is both a friend to budgets and the environment. 
 
So while the past decades have seen printers leave traditional offset printing for the economies of digital printing, we have found an innovative offset printing technology to add to our portfolio. Our growing printing capabilities together with our commitment to customer education and service lay the foundation for our second decade.
 
David Gagnon is President/CMO of Orange County-based allura printing inc. Visit www.alluraprinting.com or call us at (888) 799.9948.
 

Welcome to Media-Corps

They say necessity is the mother of invention and that’s exactly what has triggered the big changes that are happening here in Southern California right now.

The continuing success and growth of our Canadian media-buying company, Media-Corps, has led to the creation of UNIVERSE Group, a brand-development group specializing in media buying, data informed brand management, and creative and commerce strategies.
 
Media-Corps' founder, Robert Laplante,  was frustrated by what he saw as an outdated and defunct agency model. He wanted to help brands accelerate their success and growth by applying marketing methods that are relevant to today’s rapidly changing consumer habits.

Through his years working with clients at Media-Corps, he realized the best way he could really help clients solve their problems in a cohesive manner was to bring together experts from a range of complementary fields to head individual companies under one umbrella: UNIVERSE. This way, Laplante felt he could view clients’ marketing challenges through one aligned focal point, instead of them starting from scratch with each aspect of their marketing needs.

Let’s take the luxury lifestyle golf brand, Iliac Golf (www.iliacgolf.com), as an example. Iliac is a brand looking to develop its market presence. It came to UNIVERSE for help. By partnering with the brand (UNIVERSE now has the capabilities to invest financially when it makes sense), we can support them with organic marketing, media, digital design, e-commerce (including Amazon), video production and more. With our strong focus on tying everything together with advanced data collection and analysis, we are now able to do so much more than we ever dreamed possible to help grow brands.

Based in Carlsbad, Media-Corps connects U.S.-based brands and agencies to Canadian media. It is the exclusive sales representative for 17 of Canada's largest broadcast, out-of-home, digital, and print media companies. Using cutting-edge marketing technology and the latest consumer data Media-Corps cuts through the noise to maximize advertising ROI. To learn more, visit www.media-corps.com, or call (866) 744-9890.
 

Welcome to D'Alessio Law Group

At D’Alessio Law Group (DLG), we’ve had an exciting year marked by evolution and growth.

Building from our core practice in entertainment immigration, we continued our expansion into areas like corporate immigration and technology. As part of this evolution, we’ve welcomed new clients such as a top L.A. modeling agency, as well as a tech startup known for its visionary work in transportation.

Among other big highlights, Law Firm 500 recognized us as the 16th fastest-growing law firm in the country. And in another exciting milestone, founding partner Lorraine D’Alessio received the Century City Bar Association’s 2016 award for Next Generation Lawyer of the Year, while also being honored as one of Super Lawyer’s 2017 Rising Stars.
 
October found us on the move as we settled into our new headquarters  in the heart of L.A.’s Miracle Mile. In the fall, we were also thrilled to welcome attorneys Erica Stambler, Sheetal Maya Nanda and LuAnne Morrow as Of Counsel. Experts in U.S. and Canadian business law, Morrow and Stambler will be crucial in helping us open and develop our international entertainment business and corporate divisions. Meanwhile, Nanda is a top Canadian authority on immigration for both startups and entertainment, and will help lead our ongoing expansion into the technology space.
 
Just a few weeks ago, we were excited to see D’Alessio quoted in the L.A. Times’ business section about Trump’s immigration ban, continuing our role as a go-to source for immigration commentary. February brought another milestone as we opened the doors to our first San Francisco office.

And we recently had the immense pleasure of welcoming Elizabeth Jamae, one of San Francisco’s top immigration attorneys, as the newest member of our senior counsel. It’s all systems go for the rest of 2017, and we can’t wait to see what’s next.
 
Based in Los Angeles, D’Alessio Law Group is a boutique entertainment and business law firm with specialties in immigration, technology and corporate practice. To learn more, visit www.dalessiolawgroup.com, or call us at (310) 909-3934.