Subscribe via E-mail

Your email:

Download Resources from the Rock


Rock's Must-Have Strategies for Ex

12 CODE REDSeller Mistakes

Printing-Industry Specific Acquisiti

Latest Posts

Posts by category

Follow the Rock

Most Popular Posts

Blogroll

Here are some of my favorite blogs in the industry:

The Target Report
An overview for buyers and sellers of businesses in the changing and evolving printing and related industries.

Matthew Parker on FESPA
Practical advice for printers from the perspective of a print buyer.

 

Rock Around the Block - The Blog of Rock LaManna

Current Articles | RSS Feed RSS Feed

Think of Lean Manufacturing as a Business Development Strategy

Six Smart Ways to Conduct a Buy-Side Acquisition Search

The Unspoken Reason why Printing Owners Don’t Pursue Divestitures

How to Sell a Small Business? Don’t “Sell It”

Succession Planning Best Practices: How They Boost Shareholder Value

Amazing Business Development Strategy: The 29% Growth Sector

WARNING: Do Not Attempt This with an M&A

Three Reasons Why Print Buyers Do NOT Buy on Price

Succession Planning Best Practices: The Colts’ Contingency Plan on the Fly

Electroluminescent Lamps: April’s Hot Printing Business Opportunity

Six Dangerous Misconceptions About a Valuation Report

Succession Planning Best Practices: Part 2

Succession Planning Best Practices: Part 1

Bad Succession Planning Model: Fire Your Child

Four Reasons for Getting a Valuation Report Every Three Years

Succession Planning Model: When Do You Start?

Three Succession Planning Strategies for Really Busy Execs

Why Succession Planning Models Aren’t “All in the Family”

Why I Have More Buyers Than I Know What to Do With

Breaking Succession Planning News: We’re All Going to Die

Which Business Development Strategy is Ideal for Organic Growth?

Three Spot-On Business Turnaround Strategies for Printers

NAPL and PIA Merger a Sign of the Times

A Printing Industry Blog for Owners

Five Things the Right M&A Strategy Can Help You Access

Three Key Succession Planning Strategies for Printers

Five Words that Can Make a Small Printing Business Big

The One Critical Attribute for a Printing Executive

Succession Planning vs. Exit Planning Strategies

What an Earn Out Agreement Will – and Won’t – Do for You

Succession Planning Model: When Do You Start?

Three Things You Must Remember About a Valuation Report

Printing Business Opportunity: Hydrographics

Three Succession Planning Best Practices for Printing Owners

Three Ways to Become a Successful Printing Executive

Three Seller Types in Successful Mergers and Acquisitions

Four Ways Corruption Derails a Successful Merger and Acquisition

“What is a Change Agent?” Who Cares?

3M – Avery Synergies a Smart Business Growth Strategy

Smart Business Strategy: How to Build Your Own Tom Brady

Turnaround Strategy: Think like a Chinese Entrepreneur

5 Reasons Why Investors Want an Earn-Out Agreement

Instead of Selling to Mr. Tightwad, Invest in Him

No One will Target Your Lifestyle for a Strategic Acquisition

Hot Niche: Throw Some Water on Red-Hot Hydrographics

Ranking the Top Succession Planning Models

No Surprise: Executive Coaching Returns Almost Six Times Its Cost

Four Essential Strategies to Avoid Company Liquidation

A Different Way to Niche with Your Business Development Strategy

When Does an Earn Out Agreement Make Sense? Part 3

When Does an Earn out Agreement Make Sense? Part 2

When Does an Earn Out Agreement Make Sense? Part 1

Two Examples of How Succession Planning Ensured a Legacy

Three Critical Leadership Traits for Printing Owners

Four Faulty Reasons Why Printing Owners Don't Have an Executive Coach

How Succession Planning Helps Throughout Printing Business Exit

Building a Business Development Strategy for Printers - Step 3

Building a Business Development Strategy for Printers - Step 2

Building a Business Development Strategy for Printers – Step 1

Why I’ve Become An Executive Coach for the Printing Industry

Why Your Printing Company Can’t Pull Out of the Recession

An Attractive Alternative to a Company Liquidation

Four Assets Valuation Techniques Take into Account

Six Areas of Growth in 2012 for the Printing Industry

Does Your Printing Company Have These Two Essential Elements?

7 Important Transition Team Questions for Your Printing Industry Acquisition

Three Reasons Why Investors Fail to Make a Good Acquisition

Three Types of Buyers for Your Printing Business

The Difference Between an Opportunistic and Proactive Strategic Acquisition

Don’t Say “For Sale” With a Printing M & A

Three Things You Need to Sell Your Printing Company

3 Tips on How to Value a Printing Company

Why 80% of Printing Owners Won’t Hire Business Brokers

Five Poor Reasons Why Printing Companies Choose Liquidation

Three Different Valuation Methods for Printing Businesses

Can I (gulp) Sell My Printing Business On My Own?

What if Tony LaRussa was in the Printing Business?

When is the Best Time to Sell Your Printing Business?

Use an M & A Strategy to Occupy Wall Street

Yes, Even the Little Guys Can Do a Merger and Acquisition

5 Reasons Why FESPA Approach is the Right Approach

6 Things I Learned at the SGIA Expo

BOO - Why Printing Owners Fear an M & A

What’s Wrong with the Pricing of Business Brokers

Adapting to the New Paradigm in the Printing Industry

Printing Companies Can “Roccupy” Wall Street

Hashtags, QR Codes and the SGIA Expo

Two Big Reasons Why Subway Won’t Hire You to Do Their Printing

Who’s Helping the Smaller Printing Business Play the Big Guy’s Game?

Does the M&A World Value Business Valuations?

News from the Front: Wide-Format Digital is the Name of the Game

Why I Went to Italy When My Printing Business Slumped

Am I Being Negative About Printers in Trouble?

The Five Reasons Printers Need to Understand Strategic Transitions

A Perfect Example of a Win-Win-Win Printing Industry Merger

Drew Brees has the Perfect Turnaround Strategy for Your Printing Business

A Way Out: Case Study #1 for Printing Owner in Trouble

5 Strategic Transitions to Help Your Slumping Printing Business

Is Liquidation an Option for Your Slumping Printing Business?

Why Owners Want to Sell Their Printing Business

Top 4 Reasons Why Your Slumping Printing Business is Not Your Fault

Five Reasons Why Printing Owners Miss Out on Market Opportunities

Capital Available for New Opportunities in the Printing Industry

Is Being a Good Printing Owner Just for the Other Guy?

Keith and Mick: Role Models for a Successful M&A

Are you a printing owner looking for a way out?

Brilliant M&A Overview in Digital Output

4 Reasons Why a Flexo Printer Should Consider Digital Wide-Format

How the Little Printing Company Scores a Big-Time M&A

Three Essential Components of a Successful M&A

How to Have Faith In Your Printing M&A Dream

Three Ways to Use M&As to Enter Wide-Format Digital Printing Market

Good News, Bad News for M&As in Printing Industry

5 Ways to Tell if You're Serious About Selling Your Printing Business

Rock LaManna Designated “Industry Expert” in Printing Field

5 Reasons for Acquisition of a Wide-Format Digital Printing Company

Elimination of One Word Makes Politics and Mergers 100% Better

Hey Printers and Investors: It’s a Synergistic Market

Three Types of Investors Making a Printing Company Acquisition

Are You a “Need to Sell” Owner of a Printing Business?

Sellers Outpace Buyers in Printing Industry Mergers & Acquisitions

Witnessing Three Great Printing Industry Turnarounds

A Definition of Synergy Should Include Due Diligence

Three Model Corporate Synergies in an M&A

“Synergy” Meaning Success Even for the Fearful, Non-Selling Print Owner

3M Strategic Acquisition Misinterpreted

Finding Statistics on Printing Industry Acquisitions isn’t Easy

3 Reasons Why Sellers Thwart a Successful Merger and Acquisition

Don’t Forget About Pricing for A Successful Merger and Acquisition

What Rory McLeroy has in Common with a Successful Merger and Acquisition

A Critical Part of Any Successful Merger and Acquisition

Are Printers Scared to Establish a Synergistic Relationship?

Seven Signs Your Printing Business is Ready for Strategic Change

The One Reason Why an Acquisition Criteria is a Must

What is a Change Agent in the Printing Industry?

3 Reasons Why the Miami Heat had Poor Corporate Synergies

Turnaround Strategies Should Not Just Include Hiring Talent

Warning: Your Strategic Change is Not About Solutions

The Valuation Method Every Print Owner Should Avoid

Why Change Agents Scare the Bejabbers Out of the Printing Industry

The Danger of Not Thinking In Terms of Strategic Transitions

Putting Together an Acquisition Criteria for the Printing Industry

Who Needs the Drama? Building the Right Family Succession Plan

3M Strategic Acquisition a Game-Changer

Three Key Management Questions for a Strategic Acquisition

Three Tips Why You Don't Go Solo When Selling Your Printing Company

Can Printing Company Turnarounds Be a Successful M and A?

Do Bankruptcies Make For Successful Mergers and Acquisitions?

Miss This and You Won’t have a Successful Strategic Acquisition

Why Win-Win Strategic Transitions Are So Important

Two Key Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Your Printing Business

Rock LaManna Launches New Website and Blog