Get In Quick for Pride In Print Tickets

Press Release for Pride in Print – June 2012

Avoid the Tears – Get In Quick for Pride In Print Tickets

The door is still open for tickets to the premier print event of the year, the Pride in Print Awards Night — but only just.

Awards Manager Sue Archibald says that less than 50 tickets are left for the June 29 showpiece at the Langham Hotel, Auckland.

“Demand for tickets has been strong throughout and the excitement has grown as we get closer to finding out who is going to be carrying off the prizes this year. It’s time for the hard work put in last year to be recognised, and this is the time to let our hair down in celebration,” she said.

“The evening will follow the same successful tight format that has been followed in recent years, with the Awards presented in a single room over dinner with more focus on the winners – particularly the Supreme, Category and Process Winners -- with the intention of seeing the Awards and dinner complete by about 10pm, leaving the crowd to enjoy networking, entertainment and dancing until the early hours,” she said.

Entertainment celebrities Mike McRoberts and Jackie Clarke will be the hosts for the evening.

The theme will be PRINT OUT LOUD which mirrors the decision to switch the Awards publication for 2012 from an A5 handbook style to a vibrant tabloid newspaper.

“The decision to run a tabloid is about the printing industry being proud, being noticed and being heard. The design of the publication will follow that theme, using bold messaging and images to create a greater impact.

“The value of the publication as a sales and marketing tool will be hugely boosted by an increase in print run from 2000 to 30,000. This is consistent with the message of promoting the print industry as an effective and sustainable media channel,” said Sue.

Sue paid thanks to the people who have contributed greatly to making the Awards and the Awards Night a reality, in particular the Patrons (Aarque Group, Fuji Xerox, Heidelberg, Hostmann-Steinberg and Spicers Paper) and also Sponsors (3M New Zealand, Agfa Graphics, AM International Limited, APM New Zealand Ltd, B&F Papers Ltd, BJ Ball Group, Blue Print Imaging Ltd, Canon New Zealand Ltd, DIC New Zealand, Fujifilm NZ Ltd, Kodak NZ, Muller Martini Australia PTY Ltd and Norkse Skog Tasman Ltd).

Tickets cost $185 plus GST and can be ordered through Pride In Print. Also, a special conference accommodation rate of $175 including GST is available from the Langham.

Reservations can be made by calling the hotel direct (quoting the Pride In Print package) or via the Pride In Print website at:

http://prideinprintawards.co.nz/2012/awards-night?page=accomodation.
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