XDU Lunch & Learn webinars hosted by Xplor International and Xplor Document University, resume on April 15, 2010. Come join Pat McGrew of Kodak as the moderator and a variety of industry panelists on the third Thursday of every month at 1:00 PM Eastern, Noon Central, 11:00 AM Mountain, and 10:00 AM Pacific for another series of candid discussions on topics like QR codes, augmented reality, social media, document design, compliance and more.

Members are able to access recordings of past webinars compliments of Xplor International. If you are interested in participating on a panel or would like to recommend topics of interest, please email Lynn Robbins at lynn@xplor.org

August 19 - The Data Dilemma: Mining, Privacy, and other concerns
We're all encouraged to make our marketing more relevant, add personalized marketing to transaction documents, and target direct mail more strategically. That requires using data, and that gives some people pause. Especially privacy advocates. What do you really need to know before you jump in the pool?

Our panel will include industry experts and will be hosted by Pat McGrew of Kodak.

Sept 16 - Measuring Success: Tools and Tips for Proving Success of Campaigns
The requirement of any marketing campaign is to prove its value. That doesn't have to mean only response rates. There are many things you might measure to determine success. This time around we'll look at the many ways you might test the success of a campaign, including some of the traditional methods.

Our panel will include industry experts and will be hosted by Pat McGrew of Kodak.

Oct 21 - Yearly Wrap Up: The best ideas for planning for 2011
We're coming back to this topic for the second time. Back in the summer we set the stage for 2011 planning with discussion that touched hardware, software, and supporting solutions. Now that we're really in planning season, what makes the cut for "must have" technologies and solutions for 2011 budgets?

Our panel will include industry experts and will be hosted by Pat McGrew of Kodak.

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April 15 - Integrating Paper and Pixels (QR codes, Augmented Reality, Social Media and More)
You've heard about QR codes, and heard a report about Augmented Reality.. but what are they, really? Can we use them on bills? What value do they bring? What do they look like? What applications make the most sense? Who is already using them? We'll talk about all of this in our hour together!

Our panel will include the team that presented this topic at the Xplor Global Document Conference in Tampa: Jeff DeVoyd of GMC and Matt Swain of InfoTrends are confirmed panelists.

May 20 - What Makes a Good Document Design?
Technology has dominated the conversation for the last year, but there is another topic that we want to Xplor: Document Design. There are many new folks in the business, and much of the legacy knowledge that explains why bills and statements look the way they do has been lost. Add in the requirements of legislation and the needs of multi-channel delivery and it's clear that anyone might be confused about the basics of good design and how to apply them to the most important customer conversation we have every month. In this hour we'll Xplor the good, the bad and the best practices!
Our panel will include industry experts!

June 17 - Must Have Technologies - Considerations For Your 2011 Budget
In many companies the budgeting process never ends, but at some point it's time to discuss the wish list for the coming budget cycle. In this hour we'll poll the experts to see what is on their list of practical needs and what they would buy if their budget were unlimited. Document composition, workflow, output, and infrastructure are all part of the conversation.
Our panel will include industry experts from the Xplor vendor community!

July 15 - Reg Z, Card Act and Other Legislation - What's New?
Every industry has regulation and more of that regulation is impacting the content and look of what we send to our customers. In this hour we'll talk about the real impact of preparing for Regulation Z and the CARD Act, and how the industry leaders have met their obligations.

Our panel will include industry experts from the Xplor vendor community