Every year the US Postal Service offers discounted mailing promotins that allow you to save money on your direct mail campaigns. These promotions can save you some real money if your are flexible on your campaign timing or they happen to match your marketing calendar. Some 2014 promotion highlights:

Files without proper bleed is a common problem we see when preparing art for print. Bleed is the part of the art that extends beyond the trim edge of the final printed piece. Since there ares slight variations in the printing and trimming processes, if the artwork ends right at the trimmed edge it’s too

Mobile first and more recently Multi-screen are hot topics for marketers these days. People – your customers and prospects – are not constrained to their computer when answering your emails, reading your blog, and researching competitive information. They bounce between their laptop or desktop computer and mobile phone throughout the day. 57% adults now own

Print Rocks 2013! The world of print holds this annual event. Like the Grammy awards, perhaps not quite as formal–I never did find a red carpet. This illustrious event is presented by PPI, Pacific Printing Industries Association, the Northwest’s Visual Communications Industries Association. Quite a mouthful there. All to say, Printing Association. Our NW Branch

For 20 years, Eric Spence has been maneuvering through Portland on his delivery bike, rain or shine, hail or snow (usually rain however). He claims he’s never not been able to ride because of the weather, saying that in the event of extreme weather, he switches to his bad-weather bike and may sport elbow pads

Premier Press Receives International Recognition! MasterCraft Boat Catalog produced by Premier Press and designed by Nemo takes home the print industry’s coveted Benny Award (the grammy of print) in the Best Catalogs division. Presented by Printing Industries of America, the best of the best of the industry worldwide are represented. Held in conjunction with PRINT

Have you ever seen a 40 foot wide sharp photograph with over ¼ billion pixels? Premier Press printed a 40 foot long high resolution photograph of the World Record Float event that took place earlier this summer, where 620 people formed the longest human floating chain ever. We displayed the banner at the Big Float

What goes in to the creation of a functional and aesthetic window display? Many people assume that it’s a simple as sticking a poster on to a window, however there are several important factors beyond simply knowing the dimensions of the space and performing site surveys. Geographical parameters determine outside and inside application, installation in

We moved into a house last year with a broken outdoor faucet by the driveway. It’s not one of those ordinary hose bibs, it is a hot & cold mixer faucet like you might see on a utility sink. It seems that hot & cold faucets are unusual enough that they don’t have it at

Raised Ink makes a tactile impression that stands out on marketing collateral, graphic design and any custom printed piece. Raised Ink is a cost-effective digital print solution giving both designers and marketers another tool to craft interesting collateral that achieves maximum response from a target audience. See the New! Raised Ink blog post Now I’m