My strongest possible advice would be for the graphic arts and visual
communications industries to remain calm, continue to work strongly and
positively, and not change their strategic direction until it becomes
very clear how this vote will affect our economic future”
After some initial canvassing this morning, with more reaction to come
throughout the weeks ahead, the first major industry commentator to
weigh into the fray is Marian Stefani, chief executive officer of the
Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA): "Our membership views
reflected the division in the country and this is what happens in a
democracy. Personally I sincerely hope that with such a close result it
is the start of productive negotiations where both sides see the
advantage of working together to reach the best relationship we can
going forward.”
Do not panic is my very strongest message, but I would advise that you
think about a set of plans and strategies that you can put in place that
will react to the most likely pathways this decision will take us on”
“You cannot just keep saying we should have stayed, the fact is we are
leaving, now we need to make the very best of this situation. The next
two to four weeks will be hard for many businesses that were waiting on
investment decisions, as the leave vote will of course make people
hesitant to commit funds until they know where the economy is headed.