Where in the flexo world is Dr John?
This is my first travel blog in a few months, not from a lack of travel, but rather from being behind with everything because of so much travel. This blog considers Brazil, a country that I have visited twice now in the last four months. Firstly, Sao Paulo in September, then back to Sao Paulo plus the south of Brazil in December. AB Flexo is the Brazilian FTA, and I had the pleasure of presenting twice for them at their September conference this year. AB Flexo supports the biggest flexo market in the region and is the largest of the FTAs in South America. Impressively, the audience for their event was of a magnitude that most of the other FTAs globally would die for, 300 attendees, 70% of them printers. The event was very positive, clearly showing the desire for companies to grow and improve. There was an eagerness to talk to all the suppliers, not just the ones they have today, something many companies in North America and Europe could learn from. If you want to learn you need to talk
