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INDUSTRY NEWS
Fogel Joins Grossman and Stine at MSP
MSP LLC founding partners industry. His expertise in promoting times in life when you recognize that account management positions
Roy Grossman and Chip Stine our platform on a national basis and there are tremendous opportunities as a vice president at Saatchi &
announced that Jonathan Fogel has developing the necessary infrastruc- to pursue and change is the vehicle Saatchi Advertising and Partners
joined the New Canaan, Conn. com- ture will be a key component to our to get you there. This is certainly & Shevack.
pany as a partner. Fogel had previ- future success.” one of those times. I believe that
ously been senior vice president of the vision we have for crafting a Fogel has served on the mar-
Sandy Alexander Inc. Stine added, “We’re looking for- dynamic new organization will pro- keting committee of The Print
ward to building a successful new vide the type of value that customers Council since its inception and is
Grossman commented, “Chip and business model within the digital demand in today’s very challenging a former director and past chair-
I are very excited to have Jon join print and variable data segments and competitive market. For most man of the Association of Graphic
MSP as we move forward in execut- with the benefit of an exceptionally of my professional career I have Communications, previously the
ing our strategic plan of creating a talented executive team. worked side by side with Chip and metropolitan New York affiliate of
unique national network of world Roy. I know that our combined skill the PIA.
class marketing solution providers. In discussing his move to MSP, Fogel set will provide strong leadership for
For the past two decades Jon has noted, “Given 20 years with Sandy, our new venture.” MSP plans to make investments in
been a critical part of the team that as well as my deep personal roots printing-related companies with
built Sandy Alexander into one of there, leaving was certainly not an At Sandy Alexander, Fogel was revenues in excess of $5 million.
the most respected companies in the easy decision. However, there are responsible for marketing, cor- Target segments include digital
porate communications, human printing companies with sophisti-
resources, and information tech- cated variable data printing (VDP)
nology. He began his professional capabilities, specialty direct mail,
PIA Offers Sample Sales Contracts career with Grey Advertising. In packaging and label companies, and
Printing Industries Press is providing Printing Sales Contracts: Samples addition to Grey, Fogel held senior large-format printers.
from the Industry, compiled by the Printing Industries of America Human
Relations Department.
Transcontinental Eliminating Jobs
Various types of contracts can be found within this collection, including:
* Fulfillment agreements Transcontinental is eliminating 1,500 cuts will be entitled to severance
* Commercial agreements jobs and taking substantive cost-cut- packages and professional career
* Magazine agreements ting measures throughout Canada, counselling services.
* Book agreements the United States, and Mexico.
* Confidentiality agreements In addition, as part of the ratio-
In recent weeks the rapid deteriora- nalization measures, all of
According to Jim Kyger, human relations director at PIA, while readers tion of the economy has reduced Transcontinental’s employees are
are cautioned to refrain from using these samples on an “as-is” basis, this the communication and market- being asked to do t