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In the April issue of Package Design magazine, we were asked to contribute a case study for a feature article on options in prototyping (see article on page 30, “Proof of Concepts”). It’s an interesting piece because it quickly shows package designers and brand owners that they have a number of ways to do a [...]

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What can we learn from the NFL, on delivering the greater good to your “employees?” One of the best gifts you can give to your employees is the gift of a continuing education—because learning shouldn’t stop when you’re on the job. Continuing education has win-win benefits: It keeps the employee engaged and fulfilled, and on [...]

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The buzz is big—recent estimates have Pinterest at 12 million users plus. Pinterest is a virtual, online pin board—a place for users to collect images from around the web and pin them to their own board based on their interests, thus creating a custom web page of their favorite images. Here’s a webinar I gave [...]

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Reorganize, rewrite, and retire—those are the 3Rs. But before we get into them, let’s quickly define what content marketing is. According to www.marketo.com, content marketing is “the creation and sharing of content for the purpose of promoting a product or service.” Remember, the spotlight of the content may not specifically be about your company or [...]

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In this age of social media and new rules of online etiquette, I thought it would be interesting to blog about the things you shouldn’t do (online or otherwise). For example, Ace of Sales tells you that cold calling is a waste of time—that social media engagement is “the new cold call.” They also say [...]

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Attitude is everything, at work, in life—anywhere you set goals or need to overcome an obstacle. Over the holidays, I committed an hour every day for a week to a webinar from the Ace of Sales experts. The first day talked about taking personal responsibility for success in 2012—using the reference to renting or owning [...]

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It’s no secret that if you want something fast, you will likely pay more upfront for it. Fast package digital printing is what we do every day, and we offer our customers options based on how quickly they need samples (example, 3-4 business days, 5-7, or 8-10). Of course, if they need it even faster, [...]

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It seems like an easy enough principle. I’m reminded of my marketing director’s view on the problem with a company writing its own website (or any marketing material): It’s written like a page out of the employee handbook. In other words, it takes on the view of the seller, not the buyer. And what do [...]

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Tim Greene wrote an article in the November/December 2011 Industrial + Specialty Printing magazine on The Power of Social Media for Printers. Here are the highlights. First, if you still believe social media was a passing trend, take these stats in: More than 2/3 of Americans have a Facebook account 200+ million tweets are sent [...]

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Yes, it’s the name of a book, but more importantly—it’s a great way to do business. Yes, business. I saved an article from the April 2010 issue of INC*. magazine written by an entrepreneur that admitted hard work was driving him crazy. He goes on to say that if you’re not staying true to yourself [...]

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