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Your Marketing Plan Starts with a Plastic Business Card

It's time to stop thinking of your business card as just a way of giving others your contact information. There are many more uses that you can utilize when making your cards that will help increase leads and customer feedback! What other kind of information could you include on your business card? A tip? A fun fact about you? Or even better offer …

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How Custom-Shaped Cards Reshape Your Promotional Value

What do die-cuts have to do with custom-shaped business cards? In a word: everything. You can’t have one without the other. You can trust us on this. After nearly 20 years in the business of custom-shaped cards, it’s fair to say Plastic Printers knows a thing or two about making a professionally memorable first impression.

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What You Need to Know about Business Cards for Artists

The other day I went to an art fair in the area to scope out some of the local talents. There were hundreds of artists of all kinds trying to get their name out into the business field--jewelers, fashion designers, painters, prints, woodworkers, and more. As I scoured around trying to find something that caught my eye, I drew to an interesting fact …

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Does Seth Godin have a Remarkable Business Card?

We all need a few minutes throughout the day to take our mind off of work, grab a snack, and tune out for a few minutes. At Plastic Printers, we want to give your time out a little extra brain power by giving you weekly tips on videos that inspire us. This week, we’re watching a fantastic TED talk from chief idea spreader Seth Godin.

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Identify Yourself with the Plastic Printers Free Template of the Week

Custom School ID with Photos and QR Codes

OK, Plastic Printers blog followers, I’ve got a dilemma. Before I tell you about it, I have to admit to one thing: I’m a die-hard, old-school chick. What does that mean? For the purposes of this weekly template installment, it means I buy a piece of equipment and use it till it fries.

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Stand Out in a Competitive Environment With Unique Business Cards

If you’re searching for a new job in today’s economy, there’s good news and bad news. While the economy is making it’s slow march to recovery, companies are hiring again and looking for talent. However, that talent pool is getting larger as more prospects are getting back into the job hunt. While you might have a great resume and stellar experience …

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How To Market Yourself as a Photographer with Plastic Business Cards

Freelancing is difficult. Anyone who has had an idea to sell a product or a service knows that. To many people, most of those thoughts float away in a puff of smoke eventually because it's just not worth the time or the effort to put in to make it a reality.

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How to Start Selling Gift Cards: What You Need To Know

How to start selling gift cards - gift cards with display stand

So you're a small business interested in starting up a gift card program. You might have tons of questions or have no idea where to start. That's okay! I am here to tell you what you need to know so that you can feel confident before starting on this exciting trek into the next level of your business. The truth is you really don't have to be wary a …

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DJ Business Cards: Creating Promotional Spin

It’s no secret that Minneapolis has a thriving music scene. It may not be as well-known as Seattle, New York or Nashville, but the music of this city has an independent vibe. That vibe has created a hotbed for local and regional disc jockey’s (DJ’s).

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5 Typography Tips for Creating your First Plastic Business Card

If you are like many busy businesspeople, you probably don't have a whole lot of time to work on creating a fantastic looking business card for yourself. In reality, it's so important to have a card that accurately reflects you and your brand so that anyone you hand it to can get an idea of what you do just by a glance.

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