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I have printed flyers, what now?

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Business leaflets are great for advertising your products and services and it allows people to learn more about your business but once you have spent the time designing your flyers and getting them printed; what exactly do you do with them? The answer is simple; hand them out everywhere to everyone! Printing leaflets in bulk is the best way to gain interest from them as playing the numbers game is a great way to achieve successful advertising.

Advertising online seems to have taken over the world but do not make the mistake of forgetting to use business leaflets as a means of advertising. Flyers and leaflets can be placed anywhere from community centres and shops to places of work, university notice boards and churches. Even the local laundry or supermarket may have an advertising board for such things. The benefits of advertising with promotional leaflets are that it is cheap, easy to organise and simple to do.

Some places of business may even allow you to advertise through them so if you run boarding kennels for pets you could try asking around the local vets to see if they would allow you to advertise in their window or at their counter. Promotional leaflets are simple to design, print and hand out and using vouchers or pull off tabs on a flyer means your flyer can continue to circulate and you will also know how many customers you are getting thanks to your flyers.

Cheap and reliable printing services can be enjoyed at Print Republic and while the rest of the world is going Internet crazy; you can focus on advertising the good old fashioned way and plug into a whole crowd of people that are not online.

Printing Leaflets with WOW factor

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Being funky, innovative and eye catching should all be considered when you create business leaflets to advertise your product, event or service. Dull leaflets lead to dull responses and being eye catching needn’t mean using garish colours or kitsch designs. You can match your business type with an appealing leaflet design without producing something that is out of context. A flyer used to advertise health related subjects can be serious as well as appealing by using the right colours and language. While a club flyer can be as psychedelic and colourful as you please.

Be sensitive to your potential audience make sure you appeal to who you want to appeal to and forget about being attractive to the masses. There is no point in attracting vegetarians to a barbecue, in the same way you don’t need to be appealing to people that won’t use your business. Spruce up a design by adding a touch of something different. This can be done by using different materials such as sand or cotton wool on your business leaflets but again, make sure that it is relevant to what you are advertising.

For example, if you are a private hair dresser then use a picture of a face on the front of your business leaflets that boasts real hair that customers can touch and if you run a children’s farm or daycare centre use cotton wool in a playful way as part of a picture of a sheep. Funking up a design is the fun part and turning a dull club flyer with pictures of a few people dancing can be done with some glitter and leaflets advertising sales can include money-off deals as part of the leaflet to encourage people to keep hold of them. Whatever type of leaflet you are designing be sure to make it fresh and don’t be afraid to funk it up a little.

Try social networking without a computer

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Using business leaflets as a form of social networking is easy! The term social networking has recently been applied to those of us who can’t stop Twittering on Twitter or reconnecting with old friends and flames on Facebook as well as a whole host of other social networking websites. But social networking has been around for many years and the internet has simply taken it to a whole new playing level as it has done with many things over the years!

The recession has hit many businesses hard and getting head of the competition has recently become less important than simply keeping above the sinking line. Cheap business leaflets could make a huge difference to your business if you are looking to increase revenue. Large and powerful businesses use leaflets continuously as a successful advertising tool while smaller businesses get left behind as they simply can’t afford to so finding a cheap printing solution enables you to keep up with everyone else.

Cutting back on your company’s promotional leaflet production in the recession will have a negative impact and there are other areas that should endure the cutbacks before your printing pot gets halted. Social networking is all about communication and the beauty of the internet is that your visual communication is right there in front of you but when it comes to advertising a business in person, people will only remember your name, telephone number and business when they actually need to use you which many be days, weeks, months and sometimes years away.

Promotional leaflets are a powerful tool and a good campaign can turn a small business into an enterprise with some clever designs and good distribution. Services, products, events, sales; you name it, leaflets can advertise it! Cheap printing simply makes it affordable to a wider range of business owners and social networking with visual leaflets is invaluable to companies enduring the tough recession.

Promote an event with A5 leaflets

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

If you are looking to host an event, promote a sale, have a party night or provide your customers with special offers then your A5 leaflets must be seductive. They should entice people to want to read on and let’s face it we all know sex sells so apply the same seductive traits to your adverts and you should have a fool proof recipe for success!

Depending on what you are advertising will shape how you design your adverts so if it is a club night or rave then you literally can use sexy photo’s or pictures of guys and girls dancing the night away but if you are using promotional leaflets to publicise a garden centre sale you may have to put a little more thought into it.

You can make anything sexy and appealing; even something as unsexy as a garden centre sale! Use photographs of flowers that exude colours that are bright to make people interested in what they are looking at. Seduction is about drawing people in and money off, free products, fun use of colour and humour is all part of seducing your clients.

We all know how alluring free products and services are and also how tempting a good sense of humour is and there is no harm in creating funny promotional leaflets in a bid to tantalise your potential customers with a joke or two. Radiator shops can add a slogan like ‘the best place in town to take a leak’ or if you run a car dealership use a slogan across the top of your leaflet that says ‘the best way to get back on your feet – miss a car payment!

Funny, attractive, direct and appealing makes for a very seductive leaflet. Get more information on print republic and their printing services by contacting them now.

UK leaflet printing: Promotional leaflets

Monday, October 12th, 2009

A reliable printing service is a vital service to many businesses and leaflets are a popular way to advertise a whole array of things from services and sales through to products and special events.

What size leaflets should I use?

A5 leaflets are a popular choice of size as they are small and simple to carry. These are ideal if you wish to promote an event, service or product that requires little detail i.e. a club flyer or rave flyer that simply needs to include a time, place and date. A4 leaflets are better suited to event, products and services that require a little more detail such as a sale i.e. What products the sale includes, what kind of discounts there are, pictures of the products for an interest factor, where, when and how to get there etc.

Promotional leaflets can also come in different styles, some with photographs and pictures and others simply black and white. A printing service will be able to offer you a wide choice of designs, sizes and prices and all will available in different colours and text sizes. A5 flyers as well as A6 flyers are also a good choice for advertising and business leaflets should reflect the type of service that you are offering.

Promotional leaflets for children’s events, products or services can be advertised in loud colours with fun, large and bold text to make it obvious what you are advertising. Business leaflets for sales should advertise their discounts to draw in the crowds and above all else, it is crucial to find business printing services that offer affordable prices as there is no point in spending big money on the printing service and only break even or worse after the actual event!

If you are looking for leaflet printing talk to Print Republic for a fast and professional printing service.

Why business card printing will survive modern technologies

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Time is money is the world of business so when it comes to advertising not only do you need to source out a fast printing service but also one that can save you money. Cheap business cards take less of a toll on your marketing budget and there is scope to get your hands on a printing service that doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice quality just because you get a good deal.

People are tactile creatures and they enjoy having something in their hands to feel more connected to their subject. Without it you may be long gone from their minds in a matter of minutes and the main problem with many businesses these days is that they are based online and far too many people do not realise how important quality business cards still are. Business cards don’t just hold contact details but they paint a picture of your services and professionalism and can in itself encourage someone to use your services, unlike any impersonal service that the technological space can offer.

Living in such a digitally enhanced world, using paper is becoming a thing of the past. Why would anyone spend out on a brochure when you can direct them to your website for free? Why write a letter when you can send an email? And why use business cards to network and advertise? I’ll tell you why, because all of these means of communication still work! Cheap business cards allow you to save money while drumming up new business and don’t make the mistake of thinking because you mainly handle online sales that there is no point in having quality business cards. A fatal mistake that so many are making and it can make the difference between a successful business and one that fails at the final hurdle.

Good business card printing

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Good business card printing is an entrepreneur’s best friend. They allow you to stand out and be remembered which in today’s over saturated business markets is a difficult thing to accomplish. But what is a good business card?

In my opinion a good business card should be correctly informative and have the right information on it. It should detail who you are what you do and how to reach you.

The card should stand out you only have a few seconds to impress so make them count. Good business card printing starts with the design and the design you choose should be industry appropriate, but also not afraid to stand out. Don’t forget that it also has to be consistent with your brand image.

If you really want your card to stand out and be remembered there are certain business card printing techniques you can use. You can use bright colours and an eye catching image this generally helps people associate the image with your business. You can have your business card printed in an irregular shape on the vertical rather than horizontally. Both of these methods are useful ways of standing out.

Business cards that hold a certain novelty value are often kept and remembered. For example if you are a chef or own a restaurant you could have recipes printed on your business cards. By providing some value and giving away something for free on the business card you increase the chance of being remembered.

Business card printing is a very creative process. Most people don’t give it enough thought but those who do refine and modify their business card designs often reap very beneficial rewards.

If you would like to learn more about Print Republic’s business card printing service please drop us a line.

Business Card Printing -Types of Business Cards

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Business card printing is an interesting subject and one that should be understood before embarking on getting your business cards printed and designed. Business cards must be appropriate to your industry and profession. If you understand the type of business card which would be most suitable for you this can greatly improve your business card printing strategy.

Let’s start with corporate business cards. As you might expect these business cards are printed with a simple formal look. They should aim to project an image of professionalism and quality. They are often printed with the logo as the focal point.

In contrast personal business cards are informal and much more creative in their design. They generally focus on the person and project the personality of the person they belong to. This is where business card printing is at its most creative and extravagant.

Business card printing is a creative process. However, sometimes all that is called for is something functional and practical. Trade business cards usually follow this route. If you are a plumber or electrician you don’t necessarily need an impressively designed business card. The function of the card is simply to allow people to get in contact. They often have a symbol of the trade they represent this helps people remember what the person does.

As well as being a tool for helping people exchange contact details some companies get business cards printed to help them advertise products, event or services. Marketing business cards have been around for centuries in one form or another. They often display key details about the product and are often very eye catching.

The options available when getting your business cards printed are almost limitless. The most important thing to remember is to make sure your business card is clear, descript and of an appropriate quality.

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