With boxes filled and social media cluttered, use all the tools available. Business direct mail campaigns can target specific customers and verticals as well as be used with other media as a cross-media campaign.
Category: Print
Large-Format Printing Tips
August 30th, 2018
Large-format (also known as Wide-format) printers have the capability to print on various substrates including coroplast, vinyl, foamcore, PVC (and many more!) with a width between 17″ and 100″. Printers with a print width of over 100″ are generally referred to Super-Wide or Grand format. Using rolled substrates (or non-rigid substrates) as opposed to individual sheets, wide format provides the…
Understanding Crops & Bleeds
May 2nd, 2018
Understanding Crops & Bleeds: When you prepare a document for printing, a number of marks are needed to help the printer determine where to trim the paper, align separation films when producing proofs, measure film for correct calibration and dot density, and so on. Selecting any page-mark option expands the page boundaries to accommodate printer’s marks, bleed (the parts of text or…
Eye-Catching Signage
March 26th, 2018
Trade shows are more than a place of like-minded individuals. It is a place to explore, network, learn, and to be inspired. Though you may meet people at conventions who stimulate your mind and creativity with conversation, if they have not marketed themselves in a way for you to remember them, they are as good as a blur in your…
Printing Impressions Top 400 List!
February 8th, 2018
For the 34th consecutive year, the staff at Printing Impressions has compiled the Printing Impressions 400 list of the largest printing companies in the United States and Canada as ranked by annual sales. Once more, Velocity Print, a leader in print, promotional products, and fulfillment of marketing asset essentials, would like to recognize and thank the staff of Printing Impressions…
In our last blog post, we looked at marketing asset management- that is, managing your various print and online materials that help you tell your company’s story. In this blog, we’ll take a look at brand asset management. While the two terms sound similar, and are very related, there are differences. Brand asset management refers essentially to your overall strategy…
Branding Vs. Marketing: Do You Know The Difference?
June 1st, 2017
This question is similar to: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? It can be difficult to decipher where branding ends and marketing begins or perhaps is it where marketing ends and branding begins? The confusion resides in the fact that these two concepts coincide with one another. Both can exist on their own, but they thrive best when working…
Whether you manage a large enterprise, or a small mom-and-pop style business, you perform some type of sales and marketing. In a smaller entity, the same team (or individual) might handle both; larger organizations will often have separate teams. Sales and marketing are closely related, yet have distinct differences. Marketing encompasses all the activities related to identifying target customers, and…
Improving Marketing Asset Management: Implementing Best Practices For Your Organization
February 19th, 2017
Your marketing assets are among the most vital resources for your company. They are what tells your story and helps you develop a trusted relationship with your current and future customers. It’s critical to have a solid marketing resource management process in place to understand what you have, who wants it, and how you will get it to them. Below…