Clean It Up

March 30, 2010

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Spring approaches, and while grey skies and a light drizzle may not motivate you to think of fresh beginnings and change, it’s a brilliant time to start publicising upcoming event your organisation has been planning for the last few months. Of course, it’s never to early to start designing, ordering, and printing your own Event Tickets, but there are other ways you can generate buzz and create a demand for admission to any theatrical, musical, or charity event.

  • Research online markets

What kind of presence does your organisation have online? These days, its not enough to have your own web page. Without a weekly blog, or email newsletter, no one will know what you’re up to. Creating a FaceBook or Twitter account is another excellent way to reach out to your audience.

  • View the competition

What is everyone else doing? Don’t just research! Get off your bum and attend performances and events. Visit other venues and make lists of changes, improvements, and innovations others have implemented. Consider whether you can top your rivals and do them one better.

  • A fresh coat of pain

Even if you’re doing everything right, don’t rest on your laurels. Update your home page or logo. When you print your own Event Tickets, you can showcase your new look by adding personalised details to the ticket. If you’ve never seriously considered branding your organisation, now is the time, and if your branding starts to look old and worn-out, consider updating it for a modern appearance.

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Although I work on the Internet, I live in the real world. Although most of the words I write appear as pixels on a video monitor, my favorite words are printed in ink on processed wood pulp. Indeed, I love books, and as such, I can’t help loving a book festival!

What a lovely warm-weather event! Any size town can easily host it. First, consider the purveyors of the printed word in your area: newspapers, magazine, book shops, and publishers. Most of these groups will be pleased to participate and even to sponsor the event, as it provides them extra exposure and a simple way to connect with customers. Schools and universities will likely want to get in on the fun, particularly if they have strong writing programs.

Next, you will want to contact any local authors, any authors with ties to your town, and finally, any authors willing to make the journey to your festival. Once you have firm commitments from everyone in the writing industry, you can add all the food vendors and musicians you like! Schedule book signings, public readings, and perhaps a writing contest in advance. If you plan to charge for attendance, start selling Event Tickets in advance. Or, pass them out for free, and get plenty of publicity!

Send Invitations and hang Posters and Fliers about town. Contact all the local media outlets with press releases and, if you can afford it, take out some advertisements as well. Drink Tickets, such as the one reproduces above, are wonderful incentives to encourage festival-goers to attend.

On the day of your book festival, hope for clear skies and pat yourself on the back. You’ve helped save humanity from ignorance and illiteracy, and you’ve provided a wonderful and intelligent day for book lovers everywhere.

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Ta!

February 26, 2010

in Random Thoughts,theme

One of the nicest sorts of parties one can throw is a celebration in thanks or appreciation of an individual or group of people. Of course, we have all attended office parties when a co-worker leaves or retires, and these tend to be mirthful experiences, but for whom else can we express our appreciation through cake and ice cream?

How about:

  • Educators
  • Church volunteers
  • Administrative assistants
  • Helpful children
  • Kindly neighbors

For any good deed, a celebration is in order!

If the object of your gratitude has helped a good many people, you may find that it’s possible to cover the cost of the celebration by selling tickets to the event. Use social networking or word-of-mouth to determine whether there is interest in a group recognition of your guest of honor. If so, print some Event Ticket and start selling! Determine how much your guests are willing to spend per ticket to determine your budget (or your own contribution).

Then, plan a party to say thank you! Be certain to order the cake, with an appropriate message, in advance. Ask close friends of the celebrant to prepare speeches. Obtain some photographs (choosing a selection from throughout the guest’s life can be fun) and have them blown up into Posters, or turned into a slide show or Power Point Presentation. Make sure everyone knows about your honoree’s contribution, and why they deserve this celebration.

Finally, decorate the venue, lay out the food and drinks, and toast (or roast!) the guest of honor in high style.

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Self Promotion

February 13, 2010

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Promoters, have you fully leveraged the power of the well-designed Event Ticket?

You’ve put quite a great deal of effort into pre-event publicity, have you not? You may have plastered the city centre with Posters and Flyers announcing your big event. You may have spread the message via social networking websites, blogs, and other online forums. Perhaps you’ve gone so far as to construct a viral marketing campaign, letting your message move underground, via the power of public opinion.

But what about your Event Tickets? If you wish to sell many Event Tickets well in advance of your event, consider how effective a beautiful Event Ticket is in terms of advertising without extending your marketing budget. Surely, you could sell a plain, boring ticket, but if you choose instead to print your own full-colour, high-resolution Event Ticket on the Internet, you will be creating 500 or 1000 tiny but effective advertisements, without the hassle of disseminating them.

When your customers buy beautiful Event Tickets for large upcoming events, they are likely to hang them in plain view, on refrigerators, bulletin boards, and other high profile areas in their homes. Friends, family, and service people who walk through their homes will notice these stunning tickets, ask about them, and learn more about your event.

So think carefully when ordering Event Tickets. Wouldn’t you rather choose those tickets that will serve your needs, not only for admission to events, but also for communicating to the world the excitement your next big promotion promises?

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Add a little extra spice to intimate gatherings with professional print products! Beautiful, high-resolution Event Kits are not simply for massive galas and celebrations. Fast, inexpensive, and easy to customise, they are the perfect solution for your own parties.

  • Birthdays
  • Anniversaries
  • Family Reunions
  • Seasonal Celebrations
  • Barbecues
  • Any time you want to gather your friends!

Printing your own Invitations injects an air of elegance to your party. Even a small cocktail or dinner party with a dozen guests can benefit. Imagine your friends’ amusement when you mail them a professionally printed invitation to your next Sunday brunch.

Use matching Posters or Flyers to decorate the house for childrens’ parties. If you expect many children, Drink Tickets can help keep the queue orderly for buffet style meals or desserts. Numbered tickets are another way to rein in the chaos. Simply call the numbers before each child steps up to the table. Or, if there are to be games with prizes, you can print those up on small tickets and ask the child to hold on to the ticket until the end of the game or party, at which time it can be traded for the prize. Printed tickets with names and dates also make lovely souvenirs.

Use your imagination and you’ll find dozens of uses for the wonderful Event Ticket!

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Love Is in the Air!

January 29, 2010

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It’s not to late to create your romantic Valentine’s Day Event Kit!

If you’re planning a big, romantic dance, dinner, or other event in celebration of lovers, get a little added publicity with a proper Valentine’s Day Event Kit. You’ve already put plenty of thought into the venue, the band, the drinks, and the appetizers. Now, how are you going to find the guests?

May I suggest a Valentine’s Day Poster or Flyer? Candy and flowers feature prominently in these sensual Event Kits, making them an excellent way to attract potential supporters or customers. Let’s be honest: plenty of men leave their plans for this all-important evening for the last minute. Make the most of their lack of preparation by inundating your city centre with notices reminding everyone where they should be on February 14th.

You want to sell more Event Tickets, and you can still place an order in plenty of time before the big night. When you want people to pay attention to you, there’s no better way than with fabulous, colourful, customised print products. Poster, Flyers, and Invitations get them interested. General Admission Tickets, Drink Tickets, VIP Passes, and even Raffle Tickets help the keep the night lively and smooth.

So start planning for a happy Valentine’s Day. It’s fast and easy to print your own publicity materials and Event Tickets online. Ready to fall in love all over again? Just browse our selection of romantic Event Kits to get started today!

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Has your organisation acquired its own logo?

Your logo–a distinct design that encapsulates both the name and mission of your group–is an instant way to achieve brand recognition. The image should be striking, memorable, and often amusing. Think of it this way: have you ever seen a small child, one who has not yet learned to read, decode the McDonald’s or Coca-Cola logo (and then beg for the product)? While we can’t all hope for this degree of success, we can all develop a logo that is easily recognisable and visually describes something about our mission.

Have you any amateur artists on your staff? People who doodle in the margins of their memos? Perhaps they already have some ideas for you. If not, you may want to hire a professional artist or graphic designer. Prices will vary, but if you haven’t much money, perhaps you can barter goods or services, or else find a young artist just starting out. Perhaps you know an art student, or a colleague’s teenager with a talent for art.

Once you have your logo, you can add it to everything. Fortunately, many Event Kits allow you to upload your logo onto predesigned ticket templates, so you can customise everything associated with your organisation and your event. With proper use, your logo will soon become well-known, perhaps even popular. With the proper logo, you may even develop a side business, selling stickers of your clever logo!

If you have a logo, its easy to print it on your own Event Kits, branding all your events. Everyone will know your group is sponsoring the big event. You’ll look smart, and your print products will shine!

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The year is 2010.

No matter where you live or how small your community, you can potentially find friends and associates anywhere on the planet. You’re a member of multiple online communities. You know that telecommuting is an ecologically-friendly alternative, and you’ve learned that you can find anything you desire, anything at all, on the Internet. If you know the joy of clicking on a picture of exactly what you want and finding that object delivered to your doorstep a few days later, you’re ready to order your Event Tickets online.

With safe payment options, you can rest easy, knowing that your information is protected and secure. With multiple delivery choices, you can relax with the knowledge that your order will arrive at a time and place that’s convenient for you. And with high-quality, low-cost ticket printing, you can customise, print, and ship the Event Tickets that help you and your sales team look smart and stay organised.

Online shopping is fast and simple. You can browse hundreds of designs without getting up from your desk. You can start printing your own Event Tickets at 3 a.m., in pajamas and bunny slippers, without bothering to shower, shave, or comb your hair. You can simplify your life, reduce your carbon emissions, and beautify your organisation’s image with a few simple keystrokes!

It’s time to make a change! If you’re planning an event for 2010, now is the time for General Admission Tickets, Raffle Tickets, Posters, Flyers, and more. You’re already online, right? Create your own tickets now.

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It’s all about Event Tickets.

Are you a theatre manager? A music promoter? An organiser of charity balls? If so, you know exactly what I mean. Big-ticket affairs require brilliant Event Tickets. If image is everything, you can’t skimp on the images you choose. You must select something that is not only visually stunning, but meaningful to your organisation, indicative of your values, and appealing to your audience.

In short, you require a proper Event Ticket.

The easiest way to get precisely what you require is to customise and print your own Event Tickets online. It’s the perfect solution: better than a generic roll of “Admit One” tickets and less expensive than visiting your local printer. With hundreds of designs from which to choose, selecting the perfect image is assured. You can create your own Event Tickets for less money than you’d imagine, and receive exactly what you want.

You’ll look lovely, as will everyone associated with your event.

Printing your own Event Tickets allows you to take control of your image, speak directly to your customers, and attract new supporters, all through the power of fine design. When you want to look your best, print it out! Just choose a design that appeals to your, add your own event details, upload a custom image if you choose, and you’re done! Your perfect Event Tickets are printed and shipped in just a few days.

Organising your own event? It’s time to print your own Event Tickets!

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New Ideas

January 8, 2010

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Looking to drum up some new interest for your annual events? Time to go viral! Viral marketing is the hottest way to expend your popularity and your donor list, and, amazingly, it’s the least expensive form of advertising you can imagine. All you need is one good idea and a lot of word-of-mouth publicity.

Viral marketing depends on hot, authentic concepts and works best for groups with a real message. Some commercial groups may hit upon campaigns that go viral because they’re creative and catchy, but the best viral campaigns are the ones that hit folks in the heart. Your supporters will pass on your message because it’s believable as well as interesting.

Viral video is a smart way to start. You’ll want to capture something endearing, amazing, or eye-catching. Just grab a video camera and start shooting footage of your events. If you film something you just can’t stop laughing at, add your organisation’s information to the video, post it on your website, on YouTube, or another video-sharing site, and email the links to everyone you know. If it’s worth watching, others will pass it on and your big event will receive plenty of free publicity.

If you can create an interesting printed image, this could become viral as well. Whether your organisation is popular or unknown, an eye-catching design that communicates your message can be the ticket to underground success. Print your design on stickers, distribute them to supporters, or stick them around town (make sure you are not breaking any vandalism laws). When you print up other publicity material, such as Event Posters, include your logo for instant recognition.

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