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Back in the USA is more than a song written by Chuck Berry and issued
as a single a-side in 1959 by Chess Records. It is the current cry of many
North American Screen Printers asking for manufacturers to bring work
back to the USA.
Because of these growing concerns when moving manufacturing offshore:
1. Wages and benefits are growing rapidly in China.
2. The risks of operating supply chains that stretch halfway around the world are growing.
3. Rising transportation costs and the threat of import duties.
4. Less product flexibility, slower time to market.
5. Intellectual property theft and product safety/reputation risks.
All of these factors are translating into making U. S. manufacturing more appealing.
Let your elected Officials in the US Senate & Congress know your opinion!
Find your U. S. Senator - http://www.senate.gov/
Find your U. S. Congressman - http://www.house.gov/
Promote "YOU"rself . . .
The task of promoting your business always remains close to or at the top of
our to-do lists. Whether you’re a new business trying to spread the word about your new venture or an established company that’s attempting to broaden your customer base, an advertising campaign is always an integral part of your
growth strategy.
We’re all guilty of it.
We whine & we moan but the cause of our wallet pain is unfortunately an inevitable reality. Costs at the gas pump, the grocery store and “yes” on our wholesale price are rising daily. In the past year, we have seen spikes in everything from cotton and polyester to emulsions and transfer papers.
Labor rates are rising across boarders worldwide.
Workers who initially moved from agricultural farming communities into manufacturing jobs are now moving into less labor-intensive jobs that offer more money that improve the quality of life for their families. Indeed, this “urbanization of developing countries” is good for humanity but is creating a different reality in terms of materials costs.
Small businesses are offering cheaper alternatives as markets are starting to become more stable but commodities tend to be unpredictable.
Our goal is to keep your project costs down
- we want your business to succeed - then we all win.
Here are 3 great options to $ave you money on artwork charges:
1. Microsoft’s Clip Art and Media online
2. Clipart.com only charges $14.95 for 1 week od downloads
3. Fonts are Free at dafont.com or our list of over 100
Visit our art Files web page for more details & live links to sites above.
So you want to Launch an Internet T-Shirt Line??
The biggest indicator of likely success is your attitude, including honesty about the practicality of the products and appeal to multiple age groups.
Developers tend to design a line of shirts from the inside out, or as one retail shop owner said, “New T-shirt lines seem to be designed in a bubble. The designer or developer of the shirt line only asks feedback from friends, employees, and family
- all of whom are unlikely to give brutally honest opinions.”
And honesty about your designs or choice of garments will mean s u c c e s s!
Every year Pantone selects a color to depict the "mood" of the retail market.
This vibrant orange color will show up in fabrics like T-shirts but also furniture
and even magazine advertising.
Tangerine, darker than Florida Gators orange, is already on 2012 cars
- see the Volvo "Orange Crush".
So . . . get Tangerine into your logo, T-Shirts or Hats!
It’s QR Digital World: QR codes are officially everywhere . . .
on Realtor signs, postcards & fliers, auto wraps and YES, even on T-Shirts!
We’ve imprinted our QR code at less than 1 inch square on T-shirts. It works great on reverse colors too: White imprint on dark shirt colors - letting the dark shirt color show thru to be the dark part of the image.
Our Customers go online to any QR code “generator” website to create the code image, then they email us a JPEG. Even better send us a “scalable” version that man QR code generators offer.
< Here are 2 links to learn more about QR codes. >
Are you an average guy??
On average, men need 7 advertisement exposures or "touches" to become
aware of an advertised item. Women need only 4 !
Keep your Company Name or Event visible by using several different types of promotional items & media: T-Shirts, Bumper stickers, Hats, Pens, can wraps, Tote bags, embroidered Golf Shirts
Someone wants your customer . . .
Our goal is to make “YOU” standout from your competition.
Your customers are in a high pitched battle and competition for customers in your industry is extremely intense. This can be seen in your everyday life. Look at the competition in cars, retail stores, beer brands, computers, etc., for your dollar. And this extends into your business, private school, or event sector.
Whether it’s a 5K Run to raise funds for your non-profit or your plumbing company - let us make your promotional item get attention!
Contrary to popular opinion, most purchasing is not based on the lowest price. Service is a key component in many buying decisions and can take many forms: shorter turnaround in shipping, our customer-friendly website, the way we deal with problems quickly for customers deadlines.
Excellent service almost always wins out in the end.
Forrest Gump said “cheap is as cheap does” or something like that?
Your investment “value” in staff or event shirts stays visible in your
community for months ... even years. Make it count.
Ladies garment styles with form fitting Rib, 2x2 Rib, Spandex and thin fabrics
(as well as others) must be approved by the purchaser, who has been made
fully aware of these contour fitting garments.
See our Sizing Charts HERE
We don't like surprises . . . not at our customers expense:
Dramatic, Eye-catching, on & on . . . When you place your name and logo on a T-shirt, hat, sweatshirt, or other custom clothing item, each person who wears it becomes a walking promotion for your business. Plus, promotional apparel offers a huge variety of styles and colors, so it’s easy to find just the right wearable Promo for your organization, event, or campaign.
Why are there vehicle wraps... they work! You're logo is competing for attention & we'll guide you to the most effective promo product to fit any occasion, your budget, and your taste! T-shirts to pens & in-between.
Computer monitors & the Internet use RGB but your inkjet uses CMYK.
See why they do not match? There will always be a shift in printed color
when you supply an RGB digital file instead of the correct CMYK file
when 4 color process (full color) screen printing is used for your project.
The additive color model
(RGB) is shown on the left;
the subtractive color model (CMYK) is shown on the right
YOUR
MONITOR
COLORS
YOUR
INKJET
COLORS
What COLOR Makes you FEEL great, relaxed or powerful?
We all go through "favorite color" phases. It has been discovered that personality traits
are reflected by your preferred color. Extroverts favor RED, introverts prefer BLUE, and YELLOW is the choice of intellectuals, and well-balanced individuals tend to go for GREEN.
Apart from recognizing whether something suits you or not, an inner sense tells you which color to wear. Deny this feeling and you could be ignoring a benevolent influence. For example, red increases energy and promotes free movement. If you have a sudden desire to wear red it could indicate that you are about to experience a tiring day and need all the help you can get. Interestingly when traffic lights were first introduced people had great difficulty stopping for the red light because on a psychological level red means GO and green means STOP. Read an article on healing Color Therapy HERE
This page was last updated: May 9, 2012
You'v been caught . . . Stationery company Paper Mate recently conducted a survey about office theft and came to a bold conclusion: 100 percent of respondents admitted to stealing pens from coworkers. Out of the 1,000 Americans interviewed as part of the telephone survey, every last one conceded that they had taken a pen from someone else in the office, with many (22 percent) admitting to stealing the pens deliberately.
Pens are the most stolen product in the office world!
If Paper Mate's survey is to be believed (and I see no reason it shouldn't be) and if everyone steals pens, then it's very likely that every promotional pen given out will change hands at least once. When that happens, its cost-per-impression value doubles. Get your own pens . . . and steal no more!
Why COLOR matters in your logo or artwork . . .
A Stroop Test asks the subject to read aloud 3 different lines,
and measures the length of time required to read each one. Ready, set , GO!
Stroop times how long it took participants to read aloud each of the three lines, and
then compared their times. Indeed, the second line universally took the longest to read.
This is because the language input (text of the color name) conflicted with the visual
input (color it was printed in), and the brain needed extra time to resolve the conflict.
Our customer purposely uses the "wrong" color for shock value:
Plus he says he's was tried of green all day long!
Do you think it works?
