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Printing Creates Revenue For School In Peabody MA

Posted by Chris Higgins on Thu, Oct 7, 2010 @ 11:05 AM

Printing is alive and it's everywhere. I saw something the other day that read "If you can read this printing ain't dead" that's more true today than ever. printing lives because it communicates, it educates, it let's you promote your message, and if you're clever, it makes you money.

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Topics: Business Printing, Advertising, Marketing, Scott Brown

Business cards: Powerful pocket sized branding

Posted by Robert Higgins on Sat, May 29, 2010 @ 11:51 AM

Among  the simplest, lowest cost,and most powerful brand promotion tools available is right in your hand: your business card.    Simple, inexpensive, easy to carry, and expected in any encounter,  the ubiquitous business card is your brand image in your pocket.  It's probably the most common form of brand advertising, and your most common marketing opportunity.   It's the staple in the stable of your business printing

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Topics: Business Printing, Marketing, Promotional advertising, image building, Passion, branding, marketing campaign, Print on demand, Love Your Work

Printing is the most gorgeous form of advertising

Posted by Jack Valentine on Fri, Mar 26, 2010 @ 18:09 PM

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Topics: Brochure Printing, Business Printing, Marketing, Document folders, presentation folders, branding, Printed brochures, postcard printing, Miss America

Marketing and branding the Boston Red Sox way

Posted by Jack Valentine on Wed, Mar 17, 2010 @ 17:57 PM

The Boston Globe just documented why the Boston Red Sox are not only talented on the field, but happen to be some of the savviest marketers in the sports and entertainment business.

If you happen to live in New England, you know that Red Sox tickets are nearly impossible to buy at face value. Unless you get lucky with occasional Website lotteries, you absolutely have to know somebody or know somebody who knows somebody to even have the opportunity to purchase overpriced box seats.

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Topics: Business Printing, Advertising, Marketing, promotional merchandise, accordion folders, Document folders, presentation folders, branding, customized USB flash drives, Red Sox

Printing can make you a star -- for much less than you think

Posted by Jack Valentine on Thu, Feb 4, 2010 @ 18:02 PM

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Topics: flash drives, Marketing, promotional product, usb flash drives, promotional gift, promotional products, desk calendar, promotional mugs

Marketing With A Five Gallon Bucket

Posted by Chris Higgins on Thu, Dec 31, 2009 @ 12:15 PM

I went to Autozone the other day to get some new wiper blades, while there picked up a five gallon bucket for $4.99. A few days later I was carrying the bucket to my local service station when I realized that I'd become a walking billboard for Autozone. The Autozone logo is printed around the entire outside of the bucket in their bright orange color, every person I pass carrying that bucket is exposed to the Autozone brand. The beauty of it for Autozone is that instead of paying me to market their product, I actually paid them.

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Topics: Advertising, Marketing, Promotional advertising, return on investment

Boost Your Brand: An Ingenious Marketing Idea That Spreads The Word

Posted by Jack Valentine on Wed, Dec 16, 2009 @ 21:45 PM

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Topics: Advertising, Pocket folders, Marketing, Promotional advertising, low cost print, branding, postcard printing, promotional products, tourism promotion

Pocket Folders Don't Bite; Bugs Do

Posted by Jack Valentine on Wed, Nov 4, 2009 @ 13:05 PM

On Flickr, the popular photo-sharing Website, a Pittsburgh artist known as "Mleak" has done some remarkably innovative work with corporate logos. She's taken the unprecedented step of turning live insects into promotional merchandise!
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Topics: Business Printing, Custom folder, Pocket folders, Marketing, Promotional advertising, promotional merchandise, Document folders, document holders, Presentation folder

Document folders; cross sell other products and services

Posted by Chris Higgins on Mon, Jul 13, 2009 @ 22:58 PM

The cost of acquiring new customers, according to many surveys, runs 8 to 10 times more than the cost of keeping existing ones. That being the case taking small steps to remind clients of all the services your company provides is an effective use of marketing dollars.

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Topics: Custom folder, Marketing, Document folders, document holders

Pocket folders; product packaging for the information age

Posted by Chris Higgins on Sun, May 31, 2009 @ 14:23 PM

Product packaging is big business and an important way to keep your brand visible, mobile and in front of your target market. I sent flowers to my wife for mothers day and she was almost as impressed with the package as she was with the flowers.

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Topics: Advertising, Custom folder, Pocket folders, Marketing, Document folders, document holders, branding, Presentation folder