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How can I brand a product inconspicuously?
Some customers may think that a brand can take away from the look of a finished product. However, it may…
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Mixed Media: Step Up Your Appliqué Game
Appliqué is traditionally used to cover large, flat areas for designs with a great deal of coverage. Though appliqué is great…
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Try This: Printed Stone Awards
Natural stone can be decorated by laser engraving or sandcarving and color-filling, or used as decoration on an award itself.…
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What is the benefit to having a router?
The biggest benefit of a router is adding versatility to a shop. It can increase production of smaller pieces, as…
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What makes a good branding strategy?
It is the wow factor that makes you want to reach out and touch the product … and try to…
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Building Your Impressions: The Busyness of Branding-Part Four
The products and services you provide your clients help with their brand and image. You directly influence and contribute to…
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What are the fundamental properties of laser radiation?
Laser radiation has three fundamental properties: monochromatic, high coherence, and parallel laser waves due to coherence. Coherence is a fixed…
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What are some unique sublimatable products?
The sublimation industry is a swift and ever-evolving one. Technology. Substrates. Design tactics. New methods, products, and equipment pop up…
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What business questions should I be asking myself as an awards retailer?
Do I have repeat business for at least 95 percent of the customers that I sell to who have need…
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What are some stylistic guidelines for ADA signage?
Here are some things to consider when making ADA signage: Thin beveled or round profile strokes. While visual readers need…
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Sandcarving Saves: Compressor care
There are two things you should do on a regular basis to keep up on compressor care: First, check the…
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Show Them What You’ve Got: Engraving Signature Samples
People need to see engraving and cutting examples to truly appreciate them, so visual advertising is of great importance. Determine…
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Set Up a System for Organizing Orders
We use a specific shelf to store all orders and use color-coded envelopes indicating which production equipment will be used:…
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Creating Quality Promotional Items
One approach for creating a quality, unique promotional product is to let it tell a story that generates a call-to-action…
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Carving Out New Options: Sandcarving in the Awards Industry
Anyone doing abrasive blasting needs to widen their horizons by learning more advanced techniques, as well as broadening their substrate…
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What can you print with sublimation?
With sublimation, 100 percent polyester is your best friend. Sublimation can print onto certain blends, but the more polyester content…
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