Oh That Feels So Good
January Offer Of The Month
50% Off Luxury Finish Business Cards
Everyone loves to save money, right? Of course! Here is an offer that is way too smooth to pass up. For the month of January 2012, we have our Luxury line of Business Cards 50% off for the 1000 and 2000 quantity for 2 sided printing. That means you can get 1000 business cards for only $49. Wow! This pricing includes full color printing on both sides of the cards and you won’t find a thicker business card with this card stock being 150# premium silk cover.
If you don’t already have a print ready design layout, no problem, because we also do business card design. Most business card layouts are only $40. Our team of expert graphic artists can assist you in creating an effective copy to market your business.
The Luxury Business Cards have an ultra-soft finish that will have your customers caressing your business cards. These cards have that same effect that the satin edge of baby blankets have for babies. You know what I’m talking about . . . those babies just keep on caressing that blanket edge until they fall asleep. Now I’m not saying your customers will be sleeping with your card, because that would just be … weird. But they will like the feel of the card and will remember your company much better because they have something pleasurable to associate your company with. So go ahead and take advantage of this offer and you will feel good, or at least your cards will feel good.
Full Color Beach Balls Are Finally Here
With all of the technology out there in printing, there are not any domestic factories that produce full color printed beach balls UNTIL NOW…. We now offer custom printed beach balls printed with your full color logo. No longer do you have to settle for a 1 color pad printed imprint. Go full color and make a statement. Here are some pictures of a full color beach ball that we just printed. Look at the great detail of the logo. Imagine the possibilities we could do for your next set of beach balls. Now, be warned that printing in full color does cost a bit more than printing 1 color promotional beach balls; however, also know that the impact they make will be much bigger. Plus the better looking a product is, the longer that product will be kept by the end user.
We have all different sizes available with a crazy number of beach ball colors and color combinations to choose from including solid colors and multi-color beach balls. Beach balls are great for hotel and condo gift shops, beach supply stores, pool stores, conferences, concerts, and giveaways for any beach or pool themed event. Below are a few other shots of these full color beach balls.
Half Price Postcards and Half Price Door Hangers
Are you looking for a way to get your foot in the door with new clients? Try Postcards or Door Hangers. They are cheap on your budget; however, they can make a great impression. Try advertising one of your top sellers or a popular item with an unbeatable deal and generate some phone calls. Right now is the time to get postcard and door hangers to advertise for 2012 because through the end of December, they are 50% off the normal price. What a deal!
Postcards can be handed out at events or they can be mailed. Do you have a mailing list but don’t have time to address and stamp thousands of postcards? No problem. We offer centralized mailing. All you have to do is supply the address list in a spreadsheet format and we will do the rest. As long as your postcard is no larger than 4.25″ x 6″, the postcards still quality for the postcard postage rate. Any larger than 4.25″ x 6″ and the rate is the first class letter rate. Current rates as of December 16, 2011 are $0.29 for a postcard and $0.44 for a letter. The bonus of letting us do the mailing is that we can get bulk postage rates and save you any where from $0.03 to $0.05 per piece on your postage.
Door hangers are a perfect way to mass distribute special offers and coupons to neighborhoods and businesses. You can pass them out yourself, send out your kids (slave labor), or hire temporary help to distribute your door hangers out all over town. Door hangers always work best when there is an eye-catching design on the front along with a money saving coupon. Generating calls is what these marketing pieces will do and then it’s up to you to close to the sale when you speak to them. Door hanger pricing in quantities of 1000 or more is cheap and can pay for itself with just a few phone calls.
If you need help with design, no worries. We have expert in-house graphic designers capable of doing any design, no matter how complex. Just give us a call at 800-773-9472 to place your order and be ready for a bombardment of phone calls from clients after you distribute your postcards and door hangers. But don’t wait, because the half price sale only lasts through December 30, 2011. Do you want to boost your conversion rate from passing out door hangers and mailing postcards? If so, follow up with a phone to each customer and watch your conversion rate go through the roof. Since the phone call will be at least the second contact with them, most of them will already feel like they know you and you will get a much warmer greeting.
Quick Way To Boost Your Business
Are you looking for a quick way to boost your business and generate some phone calls or website visits? How about a car magnet? We have full color car magnets so we can get crazy with your design and really attract some attention to your driving billboard. I always recommend magnets to be placed on each side of your vehicle as well as on the back if there is room. With the car magnets being on the sides and the back, that covers you while at traffic lights, which is when they will get the most attention. After all, we really don’t want the person driving next to us with his eyes on our magnet while driving. We don’t but it will happen with our vibrantly colored graphics printed on the magnets of virtually any size. You just measure you areas and we can create a custom size for you within 1″ increments. We offer both a high gloss finish as well as a matte finish. Here’s a picture of our own car magnets:
You better believe that this will turn some heads. But please, turn them when you are stopped. Thank you.
I do want to mention a few tips on caring for your vehicle and your vehicle magnets.
- Remove the car magnets often. Especially important with dark color vehicles and in hot climates.
- When the magnets are removed, always store flat.
- Never roll the magnet up while in storage.
- If storing more than 1 magnet together, be sure to not put the magnet surfaces facing each other.
- Only apply to clean surfaces on your vehicle.
- Make sure the vehicle surface is dry before applying.
- Be sure that all air pockets are out of the magnet when applied to prevent the magnet from falling off due to the wind from driving. The magnet should be completely flat against the surface.
- Wait at least 2-3 days after applying a surface wax to vehicle before reapplying the magnets.
- Never pull the magnet against the surface of your vehicle. Always lift directly away from the surface.
- If a vehicle is newly painted, wait at least 90 days for the paint to completely cure before applying the magnet.
- Routinely wipe the magnet down on both sides with a soft damp cloth to prolong the life span of the magnet.
- Remove the magnets before entering automatic car washes (Do I really need to mention this? Yes. Believe me I do. You know who you are)
- I recommend removing the magnets if temperatures reach 100° F or more.
- It’s best to remove the magnet if traveling at high speeds for a long time.
- Your logo and/or business name.
- Your phone number in large font.
- Your website.
- Very brief overview of products or services offered.
What Does Your Business Card Say About You?
What does your business card say about you? It’s a fair question. Does it say you are Cheap, Not Creative, Unprofessional, Creative, Trustworthy, or Professional. From designing and printing business cards for the last 12 years, I’ve learned quite a few practices to help enhance your business cards and have them work for you while portraying a positive image of your company. I’ve put together a few questions so you can determine which category or categories your business card may fall within. Notice that some of the categories may contain the same question; therefore, you may be portraying multiple negative (or positive) images.
CHEAP- Is your business card flimsy? Are images or text on your business card blurry? Does your business card have a phrase on the back that says “Business cards are FREE at www.**********.com? Do you have incorrect information on your card that is scratched out and corrected with a pen? Is your card boring to look at? Does your business card contain an amateur design layout? Does your business card contain a clipart looking logo? Do you have a business email listed on your card that is from a free service such as Yahoo, Gmail, or MSN? Are your business cards printed from your home computer? Does your business card have a blank on it to write in your name? If you answered YES to any of these questions, than you have a “CHEAP” image going for your company when you hand out your business cards.
NOT CREATIVE – Is your business card all one color? Is your business card all text? Does your business card contain an amateur design layout? Does your business card contain a clipart looking logo? Is your card boring to look at? Did you use a standard or free online template to design your card? If you answered YES to any of these questions, than you may have a “NOT CREATIVE” image going for your company.
UNPROFESSIONAL - Is your logo blurry? Is your logo or any graphics on the card a picture that was free clipart? Are there misspellings on your card? Is there incorrect information on your card? Do you have a business email listed on your card that is from a free service such as Yahoo, Gmail, or MSN? Does your business card have a phrase on the back that says “Business cards are FREE at www.**********.com? Are images or text on your business card blurry? Are your business cards printed from your home printer? Do you have a business email listed on your card that is from a free service such as Yahoo, Gmail, or MSN? If you answered YES to any of these questions, then you are portraying an unprofessional image from your business cards.
CREATIVE – Is your business tastefully colorful? Is your business card just a little different than a typical business card layout? Does your business contain full color images that pertain to your business or your geographical area? Is the shape of your business card anything different than a 3.5″ x 2″ rectangle? If you answered YES to some or all of these questions, you may just have a “CREATIVE” vibe going for your company upon handing out your business cards.
TRUSTWORTHY – Do you have all of your contact info listed on your business card such as address, phone number, website, email address? Do you have a blurb included about how long your have been in business? Do you list any kind of guarantee on your business card? Do you list any affiliations on your card such as Better Business Bureau, Chamber of Commerce, or Industry Associations? If you are marketing to a local area, is your listed phone number local? If you answered YES to some or all of these questions, then you probably give off a “TRUSTWORTHY” vibe when handing out business cards.
PROFESSIONAL – Do you have a nice looking card? Is your card stock a good thickness that is not too thin and flimsy? If appropriate, do you have a recent photograph on your business card? Does your business card have nice, clean, legible graphics and text that is not blurry? Does your business card contain more than one way to contact you? Does your business card layout look professional as opposed to an amateur layout? Is your logo included on your card? If you answered YES to some or all of these questions, then you likely give off a “PROFESSIONAL” look.

Creative Business Cards - this is definitely different from a typical business card. Great job on making something fun from your business cards.

Trustworthy Business Card - Not only does it have all of her contact info on the card but also her title and professional affiliation seal listed.

Professionally Designed Business Card - this card has clean graphics, multiple ways to contact him, logo, and nice, sleek layout.
If you fall within any of the above 3 positive categories (Creative, Professional, or Trustworthy), then congratulations! However, if you fall within any of the above 3 negative categories (Not Creative, Unprofessional, or Cheap), then you should immediately get an updated and professional design and STOP giving out your current business cards that are portraying a negative image on yourself and your company. You may have originally gotten those business cards when you were on a shoestring budget while just starting out, but now you need to upgrade. Your business cards are extensions of yourself and actually act like another salesperson. Haven’t you ever wanted to clone yourself so you can get more work done? Your business card can help you like a clone could. Let it work for you. But, in order for it to work efficiently for you, you must have it professionally designed with high quality printing. The majority of people don’t have the marketing mind to go to an online designer and input the information in a format that actually works to generate sales. Also, most of those websites with the unbelievably cheap business card pricing is cheap because the printing quality is cheap, the design quality is cheap, and the card stock is cheap. The minimal investment of a professional business card design is well worth the money and will pay off big time for you. So what are you waiting for? Give us a call today at 1-800-773-9472 to design your business card layout.
Making the Most of a Direct Mail Campaign
Despite what you may hear, direct mail is far from dead. With the huge amounts of spammy email, many marketers are going back to direct mail, because it simply just works. Below I have listed several benefits as well as strategies for your direct mail campaign using full color postcards.
Benefits:
- Postcards are cheap. You can get a lot for really cheap to help stretch out your budget.
- Postcards can be printed in full color to really make your message stand out.
- Postage for postcards is much cheaper than sending envelopes.
- Postcards work. You have to look at them; therefore, your message is always seen.
- Postcards deliver quick results.
- Postcards are easy to track.
- The message is easy to change for your next campaign.
- Postcard marketing is a non-invasive introduction to your company.
- Postcards work for any business because they can be designed any way.
- Be creative with your design. We can help you with your graphic design!
- Repetition – Don’t send out postcards just once (unless you are advertising for a dated event). Be consistent. You need 5 to 6 contacts to gain a new client. This includes in person visits, mail, email, social media interaction, and phone calls.
- Follow Up Calls – Phone calls help increase your response rate. Make sure you do this.
- Start with a small test quantity to make sure your message is clear and has a good response rate.
- Make sure you have a headline that catches the recipients’ eye.
- Include a coupon. Coupons have great response rates since they add value to any marketing piece.
- Create a sense of urgency with a short deadline to act upon.
- Don’t give too much information. Create a teaser that entices the recipients to call for more info.
- Response rates are much higher for existing and past customers since they already trust you.











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