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Press Spotlight: The Lasting Impact of Printed Annual Reports
Annual reports are more than a financial summary—they’re a representation of your mission, achievements, and future vision. The tactile experience of holding a well-crafted report in hand creates a more intimate, reflective moment with your organization, which can be particularly meaningful to key stakeholders, board members, and donors. Why Print Still Wins for Annual Reports Printed Annual Reports reinforce trust,
Prepare Yourself for a Kicka@% Tradeshow Season
Prepare Yourself for a Kicka@% Tradeshow Season 2025 is here and with it comes a new trade show season. There’s no secret that trade shows are powerful opportunities to showcase your brand as well as connect with prospects and industry leaders. Impactful booths require well-thought-out plans and a carefully executed strategy—whether you’re a seasoned exhibitor or preparing for your debut
Timeless Promotional Items Every Business Should Keep on Hand
Promotional items have been a marketing favorite for decades and it’s easy to understand why. They strengthen brand identity by serving as practical, everyday reminders of your business. Promo items are excellent leave-behinds for sales teams, incentives for marketing purposes, and generally loved by all—who doesn’t like tchotchkes? In fact, merch has such a strong appeal there are some items
2024: A Year In Review
Just like that, 2024 concludes and we roll into a fresh year. As we look back over 2024, we take a moment to pause and celebrate our accomplishments. 2024 presented a lot of growth for our team, shop, and capabilities. We celebrated long-standing employees, welcomed many new faces, added new machinery, expanded our services, and still made time to celebrate
The Importance of QR Codes in Direct Mail Campaigns
In the last decade, we’ve all become familiar with QR codes. These little boxes of random blotches have transformed how we connect to informational resources. With our phones, we can be transported to “learn more”, “subscribe now’, and “get it while it lasts” in a matter of seconds.
College and University Preparation for the New School Year: Essential Higher Education Materials
Graduation season is winding up. The class of 2024 has received their diplomas and everyone is excited to step fully into summer where stresses can be replaced with playfulness. But, wait … … before you hug your last graduate good-bye and get settled into the summer spirit, let’s take a moment to review plans and materials for the fresh incoming
5 Types of Folding Cartons and When to Use Them
With so many types of packaging options available, how do you know which one is right for your product? Let Associates International help find the right fit.
Use these print finishing options to elevate your brand in 2019
The New Year has arrived, and marketing teams are planning how they will make their brands shine in a crowded 2019 marketplace. While many marketers continue to use print to deliver their brand’s message, opportunities abound to not only improve the impact of their printed pieces, but to augment them as well. We don’t need to tell marketers that design,
4 custom packaging tips that work
If you are in consumer or B2B marketing, you already know that standing out from the competition is increasingly difficult. We are deluged with brands’ messages and images daily – sometimes multiple times a day through various (mostly digital) channels. The noise is deafening, and sometimes we just want to see something that makes us say “Hmm….” That’s where custom
When your creative team doesn’t have time to be creative, consider alternatives
If you’re a creative, art or marketing director, you’ve likely experienced at least one (or all) of these scenarios when managing priorities for your creative services team: A large corporate rebrand is looming, but your team is spending too much time managing current projects – they don’t have time to go back and rebrand your vast library of materials Your
