Custom Gifts / Promotional Products
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Are promotional products buoys or anchors?
It is important to know what your shop’s overall gross profit margin is. Grab your most recent consolidated income statement…
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Is stabilizer required when embroidering canvas tote bags?
Backing is not only an aide in stabilizing the item you are about to embroider; it is also an aide…
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How can apparel decorators use their equipment to create Mother’s Day gifts?
What’s a better way to show Mom how much she is loved on Mother’s Day than a creative, personalized gift?…
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Edit Wedding Photos with Desaturated Tones
We’ll add a Gradient Map to start with onto the photograph of the little girl pictured below. This effect can…
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How to Design Corporate Photo ID Badges: Part five – function
It’s important to ask yourself: will these employees wear their photo ID badges on a lanyard around their neck, or…
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Is it true that the higher the value of the engravable product, the higher the risk of engraving it?
Engraving expensive tech gadgets may seem off-putting because of their high price tag; however, because speed and power settings are…
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What types of sandcarved products can awards retailers offer customers in addition to traditional trophies and plaques?
Just about any substrate that has a friable surface can be sandcarved – glass, all natural stone, Corian, wood, and…
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Education
Try This: Engrave Plant Markers
Chalkboard products are trending, and if you’re looking for a seasonal item to add to your shops, these plant markers…
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How to Design Corporate Photo ID Badges: Part four – orientation
After you’ve decided on what information should be included and the overall design of the badge, you should think about…
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Education
Say Welcome Home with Sublimated Décor
A person’s home is much more than their castle. It is an expression of who they are and what they…
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Education
Try This: Engraving Tech Tattoos on Digital Devices
Some operators are hesitant to try engraving directly on an electronic gadget, but your laser likely contains features that make…
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Marketing Customization Services to the Healthcare Industry
One of the biggest overlooked markets for personalization services is the healthcare industry. For example, local doctors’ offices, dental offices,…
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Which online resources offer collage templates for custom photo gifts?
You can find collage-layered PSD templates online – many can be used in Photoshop Elements as well as Photoshop CS4…
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How to Design Corporate Photo ID Badges: Part three – branding
Many companies overlook the branding opportunity in name tags and photo ID badges. Be sure to design your badges with the client’s brand…
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Rapid Fire – High-Value Photo Techniques
Try these decoration techniques when creating high-value photo products. Featuring interviews with David Gross of Condé Systems, Lisa Ellston of…
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Suggestions for Customizing Steel Substrates
A good thing to keep in mind is the word “stainless.” It means exactly that – the metal stains less. It…
