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		<title>Get your act together in the blink of an eye with our Luxurious Presentation Folders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First impressions count right? If you could increase the odds of winning quotes, proposals or tenders, what is that worth? From 52c per presentation folder, seriously improve how your business is perceived with our high impact folders. They rock. Presentation folders &#8230; <a href="http://printingnorthshore.com/get-your-act-together-in-the-blink-of-an-eye-with-our-luxurious-presentation-folders/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/15299-think_movie_napoleon_dynamite_funny.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-512" title="First Impressions" src="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/15299-think_movie_napoleon_dynamite_funny-291x300.jpg" alt="" width="291" height="300" /></a><strong>First impressions count right? If you could increase the odds of winning quotes, proposals or tenders, what is that worth? From 52c per presentation folder, seriously improve how your business is perceived with our high impact folders. They rock.</strong><em><strong><span id="more-499"></span></strong></em></p>
<p>Presentation folders are a great for holding loose paper or documents together. They act as an organizational tool while protecting everything inside. Folders are an awesome marketing tool for business presentations to give a helping hand in the sales process.</p>
<p><strong>Why use presentation folders?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Try <strong>showcasing</strong> an exciting new product! Show customers all the benefits of that product in an organized fashion.</li>
<li>For physios, nutritionists, personal trainers, life coaches to <strong>deliver their findings</strong> and a <strong>personalised</strong> exercise/eating program.</li>
<li><strong>A take home pack </strong>of information for training and seminar days</li>
<li>Great for <strong>corporate conferences</strong> and training manuals</li>
<li>For <strong>proposals</strong> for architects, builders, developers or designers to potential clients</li>
<li>Perfect for holding brochures, samples and much more…</li>
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<p><a href="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/jae1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-510" title="Jae Presentation Folder" src="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/jae1-1024x476.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="297" /></a></p>
<p>For the month of <a href="http://nz.printing.com/prices/special-offers?source=T005" target="_blank"><strong>October </strong><strong>our Luxury Presentation Folders</strong></a> with interlocking pockets are on sale, up to $1042 saving on 2,000 folders. See below the four styles currently on offer.</p>
<p><a href="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Presentation-folders-on-offer.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-502" title="Presentation folders on offer" src="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Presentation-folders-on-offer-843x1024.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="777" /></a></p>
<p>Folders you can rely on – versatile, strong and matt laminated for a professional finish. Go on you know you want too. Wow your customers with flashy-looking presentation folders.</p>
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		<title>Part 3: Time to Detox Your Brand: Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; We all now have a personal Facebook account. But have you considered creating a custom page on Facebook? Whether you are a local business or place &#124; company, organization or institution &#124; brand or product &#124; artist, band or public figure &#124; entertainment &#8230; <a href="http://printingnorthshore.com/part-3-time-to-detox-your-brand-facebook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Years-to-reach-50-Million2.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-478 alignnone" title="Years to reach 50 Million" src="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Years-to-reach-50-Million2-573x1024.jpg" alt="" width="573" height="1024" /></a></p>
<p>We all now have a personal Facebook account. But have you considered creating a custom page on Facebook? Whether you are a local business or place | company, organization or institution | brand or product | artist, band or public figure | entertainment | cause or community Facebook is for you.</p>
<p>Creating a page on Facebook is like your own website, therefore it is important to invest time and money into utilizing facebook pages to their full potential. Facebook is great for directing people to your website, or blog. Watch your site stats peak. Facebook pages help you accumulate fans, are a great casual and conversational platform for sharing and connecting on a regular basis.<span id="more-473"></span></p>
<p>While it is important these days to have your own website they are fairly static, requiring technologically minded individuals to update and or operate them. A facebook page is dynamic and easy to keep updated and rather addictive. Check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/printingnorthshore" target="_blank">our facebook</a> page below and see just how much room there is for customised design.</p>
<p><a href="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/package1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-487" title="package" src="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/package1-1024x993.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="620" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Benefits of Facebook<br />
</strong>1. The obvious thing Facebook has going for it is <strong>numbers<br />
</strong>People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook. Your business needs to be where the people are hanging out.</p>
<p>2. <strong>Connection</strong><br />
Facebook allows you to contact your community every day and remind them of your presence. <strong>Daily connections allow you to build trusting relationships. </strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p>3. <strong>Authority</strong><br />
Facebook helps you establish yourself as an <strong>expert in your field.</strong> You become a source of helpful information, newsworthy items and hot happenings so that when they need your services, you are the <strong>first person they think about. </strong></p>
<p>4. <strong>Branding</strong><br />
Facebook helps your branding. The more places you are seen on the web with your <strong>consistent</strong> <strong>brand message,</strong> the more you will be remembered. It is important to be professional, utilize graphic or web designers for all your online design requirements and a photographer to add that personal touch.</p>
<p>5. <strong>Share</strong><br />
People can share your links, your videos and your pictures. So if you <strong>post quality content</strong> on your Facebook page, your community will provide you with valuable digital word-of-mouth advertising.</p>
<p><em>“We don’t have a choice on whether we DO social media, the question <strong>is how well we do it.</strong>” </em>Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business. Below are some examples of facebook profile sidebars for businesses we have designed.</p>
<p><a href="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Are-you-making-the-most-of-social-media_Avatar_DL.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-483" title="Are you making the most of social media" src="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Are-you-making-the-most-of-social-media_Avatar_DL-482x1024.jpg" alt="" width="482" height="1024" /></a>Social Media isnt a fad, it is a fundamental shift in the way we communicate. We will no longer search for products and services, they will find us via social media. Therefore it is vital for your business to have a facebook page, talk to our great friend Kerry Ensor from <a href="http://www.socialmediamgr.co.nz/" target="_blank">Social Media Mgr </a>about setting up a page and educating you all about social media.</p>
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		<title>Part 2:Time to Detox Your Brand: Logo Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hopefully last week we prompted you to step back from your business and take a good long look at your brand. &#8220;But I don’t need a logo to succeed.&#8221; Maybe. But it sure helps. It’s the centrepiece of your brand. &#8230; <a href="http://printingnorthshore.com/part-2time-to-detox-your-brand-logo-design/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Good-Design-Sells-Fact2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-459" title="Good Design Sells Fact" src="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Good-Design-Sells-Fact2-300x272.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="272" /></a><strong>Hopefully last week we prompted you to step back from your business and take a good long look at your brand. </strong></p>
<p><em>&#8220;But I don’t need a logo to succeed.&#8221; </em>Maybe. But it sure helps. It’s the centrepiece of your brand. If is wasn&#8217;t important, would the big boys spend so much developing theirs? We think not. We design logos day in, day out and we’ve got Corporate Identity packages to suit any budget &#8211; from a pigeon’s purse to a walrus’s wallet.<span id="more-457"></span></p>
<p>Your logo is central to your brand. Compare your logo with your competitors. If it’s not better or at least as compelling, then you need some logo surgery. Without a logo &#8211; or worse, with a poorly designed one &#8211; your organisation may look amateurish. You may be thinking <em>&#8220;I can live without a logo.&#8221;</em> But, a great logo will help your customers identify with you and is more likely to help you succeed.</p>
<p><img title="Corporate Identity packages" src="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Corporate-Identity-533x1024.jpg" alt="" width="533" height="1024" /></p>
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<p>It isn&#8217;t just about your logo though. Keep a similar &#8220;look and feel&#8221; through all your communications to help people become familiar with your brand. Familiarity leads to trust. Trust leads to sales. And we don’t have to tell you what sales lead to. Apply a consistent look and feel to all marketing material, products and advertising through a coherent use of colours, themes, design elements and typefaces. We’ll help you with this. Remember, if you can see it, you can brand it.</p>
<p><img title="How we create your perfect logo..." src="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Facebook_Case-Studies_Design-Process1-1024x721.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="450" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Good design sells. Fact. Bad design – or even just average design – may do more damage to your business than you might care to think. Trust us. We’d recommend you invest at least a third of your budget in sorting out some decent artwork. After all, it’s not about how many items you distribute, it’s about how many responses you get. Give us a call or pop instore at printing.com North Shore and one of our talented graphic designers would love to take care of you.</p>
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		<title>We LOVE to Design: Business Cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good design sells. Fact. Bad design &#8211; or even just average design &#8211; may do more damage to your business than you might care to think.  There are many software applications available that have design wizards which let you knock &#8230; <a href="http://printingnorthshore.com/we-love-to-design-business-cards/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><em><a href="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/We-Love-to-design.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-259" title="We Love to Design" src="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/We-Love-to-design-212x300.jpg" alt="" width="212" height="300" /></a>Good design sells. Fact. Bad design &#8211; or even just average design &#8211; may do more damage to your business than you might care to think. </em></strong></p>
<p>There are many software applications available that have design wizards which let you knock up a design in no time. But design isn&#8217;t about knowing which button to press. It&#8217;s about <strong>creating the mood, delivering the message and making the sale.</strong></p>
<p>Our design team at printing.com North Shore have many years of experience between our <a title="printing.com North Shore Design Team" href="http://printingnorthshore.com/our-northshore-team/" target="_blank">4 in house graphic designers</a>. Here are some examples of what we can do&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Revamp of an existing business card:</strong> <a title="Adam Partridge Business Card" href="http://partridgebuilders.co.nz/" target="_blank">Partridge Builders</a></p>
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<li>Updated logo and layout</li>
<li>Added professional association logos and icons to add credibility</li>
<li>Printed on our Luxury business card with rounded corners<span id="more-255"></span><a href="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Facebook_Case-Studies_Partridge-Builders.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-256" title="Case Studies: Partridge Builders business card" src="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Facebook_Case-Studies_Partridge-Builders-1024x721.jpg" alt="Partridge Builders" width="640" height="450" /></a></li>
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<p> <strong>New business venture, brand new business card:</strong> Fun Fit</p>
<ul>
<li>Client came to us with self designed publisher file</li>
<li>We suggested changes, created logo and imagery</li>
<li>Used colour and font to create a modern and funky look</li>
<li>Printed on our Luxury business card</li>
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<p><a href="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Facebook_Case-Studies_Fun-Fit.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-265" title="Case Studies Fun Fit business card" src="http://printingnorthshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Facebook_Case-Studies_Fun-Fit-1024x721.jpg" alt="Fun Fit" width="640" height="450" /></a></p>
<p>Whether you know what you want, have a rough idea or need some design direction we can help. Check out our <a title="Artwork Packages" href="http://printingnorthshore.com/artwork-packages/" target="_blank">artwork packages.</a></p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Good DESIGN sells. Fact</strong></p></blockquote>
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