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DEC 13, 2023

Choosing the Ideal Heavyweight Paper for Quality Marketing Collateral

Your choice of paper can go a long way toward helping your marketing collateral stand out amongst the competition. When it comes to choosing the best paper for your print marketing communications, the discussion usually centers on the choice between...

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NOV 20, 2023

Sending Direct Mail? Here’s Why Your Envelope Matters

You only get one chance to make a first impression. This is true in life, but it’s also true in direct mail, particularly when it comes to the look and feel of your direct mail envelope. While self-mailers are an effective direct mail form, there...

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OCT 13, 2023

Why Designers Should Specify the Paper Their Project Will Be Printed On

It probably goes without saying that your choice of paper plays a large role in the final outcome of your project. The appearance, feel and function of your piece can hinge on paper selection, and while your printing partner is a valuable resource...

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SEP 21, 2023

4 Signs that You’re Using the Highest Quality Commercial Printing Paper

Print matters. Whether it’s helping to increase the retention and recall of information, or creating a deeper connection with readers via a tactile experience, dynamic commercial print pieces like brochures, catalogs or direct mail postcards have...

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AUG 22, 2023

What is 3D Mail?

The reason marketers continue to leverage direct mail in today’s digital-driven age is pretty simple — it works. In fact, a recent study found that almost 90% of direct mail gets opened compared to just 20% of emails, and that more than 60% of...

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JUL 22, 2023

Digital Dish: Q3 2022

3 WAYS DIGITAL PRINT SAVES MONEY 💵

You can’t stop costs from going up, and you can’t control the labor market. One thing you can do is look toward the future of print and prepare. Based on the fact that every OEM in the industry has made major ...

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JUL 19, 2023

Is Paperless Billing Actually the Best Thing for Your Customers?

As companies across a variety of industries continue to encourage paperless billing as a faster, more efficient and more cost-effective way to invoice customers and offer regular account summaries or overviews, today’s consumers are signaling that...

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JUN 22, 2023

5 Benefits of Using Recycled Paper in Commercial Printing

Ask anyone in the design or print industry about using recycled paper and you’ll likely get some variation on this answer: Printing on recycled paper is good for the environment. And while this is most certainly true, the conversation rarely...

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JUN 2, 2023

Augmented Reality 101 for Designers

We love seeing the ingenious ways designers find to bring their print campaigns to life. Bridging the tactile, impossible-to-deny reality of a beautifully done print piece with the digital realm — truly integrating it with digital channels — has...

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MAY 23, 2023

SFI®, FSC®, PEFC: How to Choose Sustainably Made Paper

The continued growth of sustainability initiatives across industries is pushing designers and printers to prioritize paper that is produced via sustainable harvesting and manufacturing practices, including responsible forest management and forest...

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