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Send out fun save-the-dates

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:49:46 +0000

Well, it happened. He finally proposed. You’re so excited; you want to shout from the rooftops that you’re getting married. Planning the wedding will take months, but luckily you do have the date picked out. You want to make sure your loved ones mark it in their calendars, but you don’t want to send out boring announcements or save-the-dates.

When announcing your wedding, think outside the box. Create save-the-dates with a photo of you and your fiancé. Design a simple, flat card, or a folded card with space for a personal message inside. Many online printing companies have caricature products, too.

Instead of a traditional announcement, create a photo magnet that your loved ones can put on their refrigerator. Other fun products include key chains, mouse pads, and T-shirts.

Send out fun save-the-dates for any occasion!

Preparing Announcements

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:58:35 +0000

If you know that a special event is coming up, it can be helpful to order announcements ahead of time. Chances are, as you move toward the big day, your schedule will become more crowded and it will be hard to find the time to sit down and plan out a mailing. Even if you just sketch up a quick idea of what you would like the announcement to look like, it can be a big help later on down the line.

VistaPrint makes things so easy that you won’t need much time to go through the process of uploading your design. You can also opt to pick out a format that works with your idea once you have things narrowed down if you want to make things simple. Knowing that you can design the announcements quickly and easily can help take the pressure off a bit as the day approaches.

Some events have more details to plan than others. Weddings are notorious for the amount of work they require. Flowers, dresses, menus and countless other details occupy the time of family and friends. This can make it difficult to find the time to create a wedding announcement. VistaPrint allows you to take the design that you had for your invitations and create something based on what you like. As a matter-of-fact, you can do both at the same time if you want to—it will save a good deal of trouble.

Graduation announcements can be done ahead of time as well. You can even base a party theme off of the design of your invitations and announcements. Again, if you plan on printing up invitations, you can do both at once to save time. VistaPrint has plenty of templates so you can get ideas for the type of look you want to create.

Sometimes is may be difficult to order announcements ahead of time, such as those announcing the birth of a new baby or a sudden move. In cases like these, take advantage of the fact that VistaPrint makes things simple for you. Use one of our pre-formatted announcements to help guide you through the process quickly and easily. It doesn’t have to be a time-consuming ordeal.

Whether you choose to do your announcements ahead of time or later on down the line, VistaPrint can help you get things done on the schedule you want. Let us do the hard part while you relax and attend to the other important details involved–it will make your life easier.

Announcements And The Small Business

admin — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:58:25 +0000

Small businesses may want to take advantage of printed announcements for a variety of different reasons. They can be useful for letting customers know that you are relocating to a new area. They can get the word out about new services or big sales. They can even let people know that you are moving into the neighborhood. Don’t forget these simple tools–they can make sure that you stay in touch with your customers.

Moving can be hard on a small business, but sometimes it is necessary. Whether you have outgrown the old storefront or simply need a more cost-effective place to set up shop, it is important to let customers know where you will be going before you leave. Sending out a mailer is a great way to accomplish this–especially if you already have a list of your regular customers. It is an inexpensive way to help insure that you don’t lose their business. If people don’t know where you went, they may not search to find you. The announcement can help make sure that doesn’t happen.

Take a look at VistaPrint’s templates and see if something there suits you, or design your own mailer. Make sure you highlight your new address and telephone number so that customers can make the change. You may want to point out if you have a Website as well–people can always go there if they can’t remember the new information.

Announcements also work great for sales and specials. You can make the mailer look like a coupon, a poster or just about anything else you like. These items work well for targeted mailings as they let your customer base in on the latest happenings. Since VistaPrint keeps costs reasonable, you can even do promotions like this on a regular basis. Try this idea out and see how it works for your business.

You can also use announcements to let people know that you have moved into a particular area. This type of mailer can help raise your visibility in the community when you first arrive. See if you can contact the local paper and have them come out to do a story on you–then time the announcement shortly before or after. This type of combination approach is a great way to get noticed and begin to let people know about your goods or services.

The announcement can be a great business tool if you know how and when to use it. Don’t limit yourself to those things mentioned here–use them for whatever you think is best. Ask yourself what you want to tell your customers and then use the announcement to get the word out.

New Job Announcement

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:29:14 +0000

Are there any tips for making a new job announcement?

You’ve got your first real job and you want everyone to know. Well, everyone except your Cousin Freddie, who would just want to borrow some money. You’ve decided to use Vista Print to create announcements about your new job, but now you need a few pointers to help you get started. To make a new job announcement you can be proud of, try these suggestions:

Choose announcements that have a similar new beginnings theme. Business announcements and graduation announcements are both easily altered to make an announcement about a new job. Use the advanced editing feature to tweak the layout or change colors to make the design suit your theme and style.
Coordinate your announcements to match your business cards and include a business card complete with your new title in the announcement envelopes. This way, doting friends and family members can refer to the card to get the title right when they are bragging to that kid who bullied you in school about how well you are doing.
Consider shopping for coordinating letterhead paper, return address labels and other professional stationary needs at the same time. This way, you won’t have to struggle to remember which fonts or colors you used when you need these supplies at a later date.

Create a New Puppy Announcement

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:28:59 +0000

Can I design a new puppy announcement on vistaprint.com?

You’re absolutely thrilled to add a new puppy to your household and you want everyone to know about your adorable little addition. However, much to your disappointment, you can’t find a new puppy announcement on vistaprint.com. Does this mean that you can’t send announcements?

Before you give up on your idea, do a quick search for the word “puppy” in the birth invitation and announcement category on the site to find announcements with puppy artwork. Choose one of the birth announcement designs and then alter it to suit your needs. Simply change the wording to announce the arrival of your new puppy instead of your new bouncing baby boy
Choose an announcement that uses your uploaded photo as the artwork. Grab your digital camera, take an adorable picture of your new furry friend and upload it following Vista Print’s step by step instructions. Change the text to reflect the fact that you are welcoming a new puppy into your home instead of a new baby and you are all set.
Search the entire announcements and invitations section for the word dog or puppy to find generic invitations with dog art on them. Instead of putting the suggested information in the different fields, use the wording on baby birth announcements.

Keep in Touch With Moving Announcements

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:27:32 +0000

Are there any tips for making moving announcements easier to send?

As you prepare for the exciting move to your new home, you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed by all of the work you need to do. On top of checking that skinny cupboard beside the stove to be sure someone packed the cookie pans and doing a quick drywall repair job because Uncle John was in a hurry to pack the headboard up before the Super Bowl game started, you just realized you need to send moving announcements. You don’t have time for this! Before you start panicking, try these tips for successfully sending announcements:

Pull out the Christmas card list. If you feel like someone is important enough to send a Christmas card to, he or she is probably going to be on your moving notification list, too. If you’re organized enough to have the Christmas list computerized so you can print mailing labels, your life just got a whole lot easier.
Once you know how many announcements you’ll need, add a few more to your order. Otherwise, you’ll be mailing your very last card when you realize that you met Sue and Bob after last Christmas and they aren’t on your mailing list.
If you are planning to throw a housewarming party, take a look at VistaPrint’s invitations before you put finalize your order. You can save postage by including the housewarming invitations with the moving announcements of the people you are inviting.

Graduation Announcements for Shy People

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:27:12 +0000

Can I send graduation announcements without seeming like I just want a gift?

You want to scream it from the rooftops. You’re finally graduating and you’ll never have to sit through Calculus again. However, when your mom brings up graduation announcements, you feel a bit uncertain. Isn’t that kind of tacky? Won’t everyone just think you’re just after a gift? Actually, letting everyone know they don’t need to feel obligated to send a gift when they receive an announcement is fairly simple. Just tell them. Try one of these ideas for getting the message across:

A hug and your sincere congratulations are the only gifts I need.
Please feel free to give me your valuable advice as I prepare for college.
I like presents as much as the next person, but this is not a thinly veiled request for gifts. I just want you to celebrate my achievement with me.
Want to give me a graduation gift? Great! Don’t want to give me a graduation gift? Great! However, feeling excited over my good news is mandatory!
Instead of sending me graduation gifts, please give a small contribution to Books for Kids or your favorite literacy or school related charity. I want everyone to be able to feel the same sense of accomplishment I feel.