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May Print Offers

Published on May 1, 2012 by admin in Uncategorized

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Offer of the Month - May

StarMarque Duplex makes your marketing stand out. We print both sides of a thick 400gsm artboard and cover in a tactile matt lamination. Then we add delicious spot gloss highlights on both sides.

You decide which bits to highlight. Spot gloss looks particularly cool on a dark background. For best results, use the gloss as a design element in its own right.
Ask us for ideas or free samples.

Try StarMarque Duplex during May for half price on a range of Business Cards, Showcards, Thick Flyers, Menus, Folders, Brochures and Invitations.
Check prices and availability at www.printing.com.
Get them while they’re gorgeous.

 

Offer of the Month - May

 

TAKE 50% 0FF ALL:

Double Sided StarMarque

DOUBLE SIDED BUSINESS CARDS

250
from

£79
£159

Double Sided StarMarque

THICK FLYERS / SHOWCARDS

250
from

£91
£182

Double Sided StarMarque

SHAPED/CREASED THICK FLYERS

250
from

£111
£222

 

PLUS GET 50% 0FF:

Double Sided StarMarque

PRESENTATION FOLDERS
(P5 or P5 style only)

1,000
from

£899
£1806

 
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printing.com Premium Recycled Leaflets now half price

Our Premium Recycled Leaflets are thick and elegant. They’re made from 100% post-consumer waste and printed with vegetable-based inks. Their uncoated finish looks contemporary and understated.

We hope you like them and our upgraded full service: clever ideas, creative design, smart online tools, huge choice and fast, hi-definition printing. All delivered for the best value available locally – that’s the printing.com full service.

We’re launching our new Buying Guide in April. We’ve made it simpler to navigate and filled it with lots of new options and advice.
Visit www.printing.com/uk2012 and make sure you’re the first to get a copy.

 
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Online-only stonking print deals

Published on September 22, 2011 by admin in Print

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We’ve put together some stonking offers, only available when you place your order online. Save half price or more on our most popular stationery and marketing items. Just click the link, choose the quantity you want and hit ‘Add to basket’.

Save an extra 10% when you opt for our NEW Standby Service – perfect when you’re not on a rush. You’ll see the range of options in the “Turnaround” drop down on anything in your basket. Choose to suit and see the price reduce.

Then hit ‘Checkout’ and browse your previous designs (if you want to reorder), or upload new files you want us to use. Pay securely online and we’ll take your order from there, just like usual.

Half Price Business Cards
Half Price Business Cards
Half Price A5 Leaflets
Half Price Flyers
A4 Letterheads
Half Price Postcards
Folded Leaflets
 
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Scratch card promotion printing

Published on June 30, 2011 by admin in Ideas, Print

Looking for a cost effective, fun way to promote footfall, product trial or customer loyalty?

Scratch Card PromotionsScratchcards & collector cards are used by some huge companies in the industry.  Scratchcards are great fun, you can give them away in the street, give them to anyone visiting your premises, or post them through the letterboxes of your local businesses.

“Scratchcards are too expensive”
With a 5,000 scratchcard pack, 2 posters and all the design work coming at £599+vat all you have to do is decide what the prizes will be and fund them. Don’t forget that each scratchcard is also an advert for your business.

“I can’t afford the scratchcard prizes”
You don’t have to be that generous!  Here is an example breakdown that will hardly cost you anything to run, and improve your customer loyalty:

1250 cards with ‘Collect 6 of these for a free coffee’
1250 cards with ‘Collect 6 of these for a pastry with any hot drink’
1250 cards with ‘Two lunches for £5.00 Monday to Thursday”
1250 cards with ‘Free coffee with any dessert Monday to Thursday’
10 Hot cards with ‘Free Lunch for 2 Monday to Thursday’

Your exposure is very limited (not everyone will be able to collect 6 cards) and will encourage people back to your place to collect more cards.  There are loads more options, call us for ideas! 01952 457392

“It’s too complicated”
Using scratchcards as collector cards means it couldn’t be simpler.  When they are redeemed, just tear them in half and this will render them void, but you wil know how many have been redeemed so you can measure their effectiveness very easily.

“Is it legal?”
Yes, just don’t sell them! There are a few simple rules that will help you build your business and not leave the system open to abuse.

Why not give us a call and we’ll help you put your promotion together in just 20 minutes. 01952 457392.

 

 
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A good brief makes a world of difference

Published on June 20, 2011 by admin in Ideas, Print

When you engage a graphic designer to create some marketing material for you, the quality of your brief will have a big influence on how long a job will take.  We’ve seen brand reference manuals the size of yellow pages and we’ve had clients who come in announcing they just like blue.  We can help all of them, but here are 7 pointers to get right in your head before engaging a graphic designer.

  1. What’s your objective for this piece?
    What do you want to happen when a customer sees this work?  Pick up the phone, visit your website or fill in a reply slip?
  2. What have you seen that you like?
    No, you’re not going to copy it, but it will help you identify elements that you like (and also don’t like!) for example a coupon, or a map.
  3. Get your pencils out!
    Don’t be scared to sketch out your ideas and make notes next to the elements.  We won’t be critical of your art skills, this can really help formulate your ideas in your own head too. 
  4. What are you going to do with it?
    10,000 leaflets are very inexpensive to print, but how are you going to get them in front of your customers? 
  5. Measuring success
    How will you tell if this has worked?  We have lots of ideas that can help, but it’s important to know how well your piece has worked.
  6. Ask for help
    Your graphic designer should be able to offer advice during your consultation, but remember that while you know your business better than anyone, we’ve got a good idea about what works and what doesn’t.
  7. Don’t sweat the small stuff
    If text is  10pt or 11pt, it really doesn’t matter that much.  If you spend more than 10 mins deliberating on an element, ask yourself – ‘How important is this to the recipient?’ and be honest!

We love helping people get more out of their marketing, and it’s worth spending a few quid on some decent design and being delighted with the results.  To arrange a free design consultation with one of the team, call 01952 457392.

 
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