Quad/Graphics to present interactive print solutions at DMA Conference and Exhibition Oct. 1-6 in Boston, including QR codes, image recognition and near field communication for print applications

Kendall Sinclair

SUSSEX, Wisconsin , September 28, 2011 (press release) – Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: QUAD) announced today that it will unveil a number of interactive print solutions at the 2011 DMA Conference and Exhibition Oct. 1-6 in Boston, Mass. Quad, a global provider of print and related multichannel solutions for many of the country’s leading marketers and publishers, will demonstrate solutions that more effectively connect print with new and engaging mobile and related technologies.

“Our goal is to unleash the power of print and tap the full potential of related mobile and other communications to help our customers create successful campaigns more efficiently and effectively,” says Joel Quadracci, Quad/Graphics Chairman, President & CEO. “Print is the foundation of many successful multichannel campaigns. Our integrated print solutions help marketers and publishers get to the next level of successful print and new media integration.”

DMA conference attendees will be able to stop by Quad’s booth (#1200) and see demonstrations of popular interactive print solutions in action, including:

QR Codes –Quick Response codes are exploding in a wide variety of applications. Quad/Graphics will showcase some of the most innovative and creative print applications.

Image Recognition– Image Recognition for print delivers many of the features and benefits of QR Codes without having to sacrifice the print “real estate” taken by the 2D barcodes.

Augmented Reality– Augmented Reality takes Image Recognition to the next level with highly interactive and engaging technology including 3D, video, and animation with user actions generating dynamic and unique response.

Near Field Communication– Adding chip technology to print is a fast-growing opportunity as NFC-enabled devices are launched, and as marketers and publishers discover the features and benefits.

For more information on Quad’s interactive print solutions, email IPS@QG.com; click www.QG.com/IPS_PR; or call 866-824-2869.


About Quad/Graphics

Quad/Graphics (NYSE: QUAD) is a global provider of print and related multichannel solutions for consumer magazines, special interest publications, catalogs, retail inserts/circulars, direct mail, books, directories, and commercial and specialty products, including in-store signage. Headquartered in Sussex, Wis. (just west of Milwaukee), the company has approximately 24,000 full-time equivalent employees working from more than 60 print-production facilities as well as other support locations throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America and Europe. As a printing industry innovator, Quad/Graphics (www.QG.com) is redefining the power of print in today’s multimedia world by helping its clients use print as the foundation of multichannel communications strategies to drive their top-line revenues.

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