Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
For over 40 years, Boris Andreas has shaped conversations at the intersection of print, media technology, and digital innovation. He has engaged with technology pioneers, start-ups, and visionary leaders in graphic communication worldwide. 📌 Career & Expertise: A Legacy of Impact 📰 Journalism & Advocacy: Preserving the Art of Print Since 1978, Andreas has been a journalist, focusing on art, communication, media technology—with a deep passion for print. His decades-long commitment includes: • Voluntary leadership with the International Senefelder Foundation (Offenbach/Main) since the 1980s, where he helps preserve the art of printing and artistic lithography. • Award-winning work: 1st Prize for Print Journalism at drupa 2004 (International Foundation for Printing and Paper, Frankfurt). “How does print—a foundational technology—shape the AI-driven digital era?” This is the core question guiding Andreas’ modern work in digital communication and conversation management. 🚀 Early Career: From Freelance to Print Media Leadership 1979–1987: Freelance contracts with leading publishing houses. 1987: Began his first full-time role as a specialist editor at Polygraph Verlag (Frankfurt/Main). Member of the Südwestdeutscher Zeitschriften-Verlegerverband e.V. (Stuttgart) since 1987. 💡 Entrepreneurship & Innovation: Building the Future of Media Since 1991, Andreas has been an international entrepreneur, co-founding: Newsletters Specialist journals Blogs (since 2012) 🌍 Modern Communication & Thought Leadership: Bridging Print and Digital Since 2020, Andreas has expanded his reach into digital communication, including: Webinars Videos Podcasts Blogs Social media 🎯 Recent Projects: Driving Conversations Forward Spring 2025: Launched • #PrintIsBack (international podcast in English, alongside print expert Jacques Michiels). #PrintIsBack explores the resurgence of print in a digital world. • “Besser Leben. Schöner Sterben.”(German, with physician David Sonntag)—a project bridging communication, technology, and human values. 📚 Publications & Influence: A Global Reach Andreas’ work has reached audiences worldwide through: ✅ Translations into up to 27 languages(primarily German and English). ✅ 12+ book publications (as author, editor, or co-editor). ✅ 2,800+ specialist articles in national and international publications. ✅ 1,500+ blog posts on global platforms. ✅ 200,000+ tweets/short messages(since 2008) for real-time industry commentary. ✅ 550+ professional videos (short reports, live interviews). ✅ 500+ specialist lectures across 30+ countries and all continents.
Initiator & Moderator von „Besser Leben. Schöner Sterben.“ — Offene Ideenbörse für positive Lebensperspektiven. Im Zentrum des Projekts, das mit einer Serie von Podcasts startet, stehen essentielle Fragen, die uns helfen, ein zufriedenes Leben führen zu können, das möglichst ohne Pein und Leid in Zufriedenheit enden kann, und das berufliche Ambitionen nicht (mehr) über das Privatleben stellt. Die Idee dazu kam mir im Kontakt mit dem Arzt David Sonntag im Kontext mit meinen bisherigen beruflichen wie privaten Erlebnisse aus mehr als 50 Jahren. Zum Auftakt führen wir kurze Gespräch zur zentralen Frage: „Bestimmt Gesundheit die Lebensperspektive? Oder bestimmt die Lebensperspektive das Gesundsein?“, um sodann möglichst viele andere, die sich einbringen möchten, zu Wort kommen zu lassen. Wer sich interessiert, ist auf das Herzlichste willkommen.
We – my Partner Jacques Michiels and I – are #Printlovers and love good communication with and about print. We want to get into conversation with anyone interested in valuable communication with print and, above all, inspire creative people. We value print as a cultural asset and see print as the most reliable, consistent and sustainable medium in the history of mankind. We want to profile #PrintIsBack as the most effective industry initiative for the true value of print communication. We invite everyone who wants to actively contribute. We question the purpose and benefits of print in all its facets: printmaking/graphics such as lithography, as well as the latest digital printing products for both commercial and non-commercial purposes. We also question why print's reputation has deteriorated so much compared to digital media. And why the creative industries are no longer focusing on print or are increasingly making less use of its wonderful possibilities. We offer various podcast formats: conversations between Jacques and me, as well as discussions/surveys and roundtables with selected guests. All of this will initially be available only via audio podcasts, and later also with videos.
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I am delighted that #HotspotSubscription has launched the first international blog dedicated to one of the most important topics for rapid and profitable growth with and through print. The aim is to link experts with market knowledge and the practical expertise of innovative print companies and thus make sound future trends tangible and usable. The new blog offers opportunities to get involved; be it as a user / reader who subscribes to the blog for free and comments on contributions; or be it even more active as a discussion partner or author of exclusive, relevant technical contributions. You can even suggest topics!
Based on an exchange of views, knowledge and experience, we have developed an innovative approach to business communication, which itself is the best example of innovation and transformation. We named it #Think!Paper, accompanied by an exclusive #Think!Team. What we do We evaluate and profile print and its proponents as an effective driving force for transformation – across all industries! Our mission We show, first and foremost, that print is by no means driftwood in an ocean of transformation (with Titanic-style effects) but rather a solid anchor for the ‘tsunamis in our heads’! Our USP We are bringing together the brightest minds to form interdisciplinary #Think!Teams with a global outlook. We are building up the finest pool of expertise with a clear focus on interaction, discourse, customer experience and sustainable conversations. We are reinforcing the bedrock of any successful ‘digital’ transformation – proficient, dynamic and meaningful communication. Benefits for our partners We help our partners make new and market-relevant discoveries that inspire them and inject new energy into their development.