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 Although summer's slower pace is refreshing for awhile, it's nice to buckle down and get back to business once fall arrives. With the air getting crisper, school resuming and the busy trade show season ramping up, it's the perfect time for you to take stock of how your business is doing so
far this year, and make a practical plan for finishing 2010 strong. Start by focusing on the business basics - evaluate your staffing needs, examine your budget, ramp up your marketing plan and review your company goals. The more prepared you are heading into the holiday season, the better off you'll be.
To help you get started, consider this Small Business Trends article about online marketing basics and check out PFL's recent blog post on 3 tips for smart hiring.
This month's newsletter features several practical business articles filled with juicy tips on writing an effective business plan, marketing your business the right way, and turning your employees into valuable managers.
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Product Feature: Create a Custom Calendar for 2011 |
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Marketing Tip: Don't Leave Communication Out of Marketing |
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Business Tip: 6 Traits of Successful Small Businesses |
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Business Tip: How to Write an Online Business Plan |
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Designer's Corner: Create Your Own Photoshop Brushes |
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July Survey Results: Summer Slowdown |
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We Want to Know: Budgeting Basics |
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In the News: CEO Field Featured in Winning Workplaces |
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Rave of the Month: The PrintingForLess Outbreak |
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Product Feature |
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Create a Custom Calendar for 2011
It's time to start thinking about creating your new company calendar for next year. Calendars are a perfect way to give your brand lengthy exposure and let your company hang with your customers throughout the year.
PFL offers calendars in two standard sizes (5.5 x 8.5 or 8.5 x 11) with 28 pages of full color printing throughout. Choose from a variety of papers and opt for either saddle stitching or coil binding. Get calendar info and pricing or
request a quote for pricing on custom sizes or attributes.
We also offer calendar templates and pre-designed theme calendars that you can add your logo, contact information and messaging to. Call 800.930.7057 to get started!
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Marketing TIp |
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Don't Leave Communication Out of Marketing
Graphic design, marketing, and communicating are three different things, but all too often they become substitutes for one another, both in language and in practice. In this article from Harvard Business Review, you'll learn why this can be detrimental to your business.
Read the Article
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The 6 Traits of Successful Small Businesses
Curious. Collaborative. Tech-savvy. Does this sound like you? If so, you might have what it takes to make it as a small business owner? In this article from Entrepreneur.com, they'll boil down the key attributes of successful small businesses.
Read the Article
How to Write an Online Business Plan
The barriers to starting an online business are lower than ever, and that includes the writing of the traditional business plan. Check out this article from Inc.com for a guide to tapping the emerging technologies market, and how to plan for it.
Read the Article
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Designer's Corner |
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Create Your Own Photoshop Brushes
Why should we limit the fun in the Adobe Photoshop to the digital world? In this article, you'll learn how to combine old-school art with digital darkroom techniques to create Photoshop brushes for painting and masking.
Read the Article
CreativePro.com, a service of PrintingForLess.com, delivers news and how-tos on products and services creative professionals use to get their work done better and faster. Sign up for FREE email newsletters
here. CreativePro.com is where creatives go to know!
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JULY survey Results |
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 Summer Slowdown?
While some companies face a noticeable down-tick in sales during the hotter months, others like tourism-related businesses rely heavily on the summer season to get them through the rest of the year.
Last month, we inquired about what effect summer has on your business. The majority (50%) answered that business decreases during the summer, while 28.6% said that sales increase, and 21.4% responded that business remains relatively stable.
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PFL CEO Andrew Field Featured in Winning Workplaces
PrintingForLess.com CEO and Founder Andrew Field recently providing Winning Workplaces with his thoughts on how to create leaders and set up new managers for success. According to Field, "At the end of the day, PFL has grown our best people by identifying potential leaders, modeling good leadership habits, and showering them with resources aimed at nurturing their growth."
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Customer Rave of the Month |
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The PrintingForLess Outbreak
Ever come across something so amazing, you can't help but spread the idea? In this video from Chris Santiago at Northside College Prep High School
, you'll get a mind-blowing demonstration of the outbreak of enthusiasm that comes from working with PFL.
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