Mark Stephenson

ColDesi

Mark Stephenson is the director of marketing at ColDes, a provider of customization equipment including UV printers, T-shirt printers, and embroidery machines. Mark is also a co-host of the Custom Apparel Startups Podcast.

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Mark StephensonNovember 3, 2021

Is DTG Still Better than DTF Printing?

There’s really no particular technology that’s “King of Printing.” Many shops that are past that initial startup stage have come…
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Mark StephensonMay 4, 2021

Comparing Sublimation, DTG, and White Toner Printing

Every technology has pros and cons. And there are plenty of places you can go to see, read about, and…
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Mark StephensonJanuary 25, 2021

5 Ways to Make Custom T-Shirts at Home

You know that favorite graphic T-shirt of yours hanging in the closet? What if I told you that you could…
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Mark StephensonDecember 25, 2020

Monogramming Machines vs. Embroidery Machines

There’s really no difference here. Monogramming is just a subset of embroidery as a whole. People use the word “monogramming”…
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Mark StephensonDecember 15, 2020

T-Shirt Printing Supplies and Options

T-Shirt printing supplies can mean many different things. To a screen printer, it’s pales of ink. To a sublimation shop, its…
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Mark StephensonOctober 21, 2020

White Toner Printer Guide

White toner printers have taken the customization business by storm since their introduction a few short years ago. They’re used…
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Mark StephensonSeptember 21, 2020

Best Places on the Web for Custom Products Makers

Home and business-based makers of every kind are flocking to custom products creation. The custom products industry is wide open for…
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Mark StephensonAugust 24, 2020

Free Marketing Strategies for Customization Businesses

Even with the unprecedented growth of online business in general, and customization businesses in particular, most of our customers still…
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Mark StephensonJuly 22, 2020

The UV Printing Boom + 4 Niche Markets to Make it Rain Profits

From Etsy stores to sign shops, and from sporting goods manufacturers to medical technology, there’s a HUGE boom going on…
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Mark StephensonFebruary 27, 2019

The “New” Pad Printers

Plastics, metal, wood, ceramic and glass can all be embellished with pad printing equipment. And pad printing has been around…
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Mark StephensonDecember 12, 2018

3 Things Holding You Back from T-Shirt Business Growth

Top three challenges for shops: Competing with online marketplaces Marketing Making a profit Most of the people I talk to…
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