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Wrist Band Printing
Elite Flyers is based in Miami, a known party city that has a disproportionately high need for wristbands. Many of the hottest clubs and festivals on the scene utilize custom-printed wristbands as a means of identifying people who have paid an entry fee – or people who have reached the legal drinking age – and people who haven’t. We’ve helped countless businesses make use of this simple tool, and we’ve learned a few things about successful wristband printing and use, and we’re going to share this useful ...
Print Booklets for Fun and Profit
Creative people have a great outlet for expression in custom printed booklets. Citizen journalists, creative writers, visual artists, and experts wishing to share their unique knowledge can all make use of booklets for personal or profitable endeavors.
Elite Flyers’ booklets come in two sizes – 8.5”x11”, or full-page size, and 5.5”x8” half-page size. You can choose a page count from 8 to 32, in increments of four, for either size. The print stock is also customizable. One hundred-pound dull book stock is a ...
How Important Is Your Website? We Ask One Picky Consumer.
Any idiot who owns a computer can answer this question with confidence. The correct response is: It’s mega-important! According to Google research, 81 percent of people say they look online before they purchase goods or services. If you haven’t put much time into making your website informative, attractive, and user-friendly, one of two things will happen when customers are shopping online for a good or service you offer.
They won’t find you. If your site has not been search engine optimized, chances ...
How to Dress for Business Success
In a business world where we’re often hiding behind our computer monitors instead of holding face-to-face meetings, it’s sometimes easy to forget the impact our clothes have on making people want to work with us – or scaring potential clients away. In addition to a solid work history and a great business card and handshake, an aesthetically pleasing wardrobe is essential for anyone who wants to be taken seriously in the business world. Here are some tips to ensure you’ve got what it takes to make a good ...
What Colors Mean in Your Business Cards and More
Choosing colors for your business cards and other marketing materials should not be an arbitrary process. Color does more than any other design element in creating a mood or effect in the materials you present to the world as reflections of your business or yourself.
So what colors should you incorporate in your designs? Well, it depends on your intention. Let’s take a look at some common colors and the messages they send to your potential audience.
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Yellow:
Happiness (think the ...
Beyond the Internet: How to Broaden Your Business’ Reach in the Real World
There are a million ways to drive more people to your business’s website. But in our experience, some of the most important business connections stem from real-life, in-person interactions with other human beings… not cold, hard-wired machines. Here are some tips for actively improving your chances of making headway in business through your daily interactions.
1. Talk about work all the time
We know, this may sound horrible. There is nothing worse than people who drone on about boring projects they’re ...
Five Unusual Promo Items to Boost Your Biz
It’s a universal truth: people love free stuff. People even get excited about stuff they would never buy if you offer it to them for free. Look at the success of huge corporations like Costco. And what’s the first thing customers of the superstore will mention when you bring up the company name? That’s right: the free samples that are always circulating around the place. People get excited by generosity, and this fuels repeat business.
So what does this mean to you? Chances are, your company isn’t Costco, and ...
Four Things Every Good Logo Must Be and Do
In this economy, where traditional jobs are harder and harder to come by, more and more people are turning to entrepreneurship as a means of generating income. This can be both frightening and exciting, but you can maximize your fun as a business owner by seeking advice from people who have traveled the road before you. YouTube videos can help you design a simple website, entrepreneurial blogs can help you pack your page with useful SEO words, and affordable software programs can help you manage your finances. ...
How to Get Results with Brochures
Brochures, when used well, can be worth their weight in gold as a marketing tool. They’re a fully portable means of conveying useful information to your clients, and as an added benefit, they can change hands several times before their shelf life is over. However, brochure design is not something you should just “wing.” Here are several tips to keep in mind to ensure that your brochure is as effective and professional as possible.
Use the Right Paper
If your brochure is going to be sitting outside (for ...
7 Tips for Effective Flyer Design
Effective flyer design will grab the eye, compel the recipient to read, and most importantly, give an effective call to action. These goals sound simple enough, but how many confusing, unclear, tacky, or simply ugly flyers have you seen floating around? Here are some pointers on how to design a great, effective flyer that won’t get lost in the shuffle.
Tip # 1: Plan Your Content
First things first – don’t get caught up thinking about colors and pictures before you know exactly what your flyers should say and ...
Go Beyond with These 3 Innovative-Yet-Retro Marketing Techniques
In this fast-paced world, it’s sometimes easy to get stuck in the digital box. But old-school marketing techniques and tools are sometimes more effective than all the gigabytes in the world. Case in point: look at all the businesses that have gone back to basics, hiring people to stand on the street and wave funky signs in the air or don silly costumes. Can you honestly say that these haven’t nabbed your attention?
You don’t have to hire a full-time street dancer to harness the power of real physical (not ...
Calling All Bloggers! Write About Our Contest and Receive 1000 Free Business Cards.
Calling All Bloggers! Write About Our Contest and Receive 1000 Free Business Cards.
Blog Submission Guidelines
Your blog entry must be live and posted by 12pm est. Friday, July 20th, 2012. Once posted please return to this page and leave a comment with the URL where your submission resides on the web.
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2. The grand prize: 1000 Full Color 2 Sided Silk Laminated Business Cards with Spot UV Gloss.
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