So many of my friends are engaged and planning their weddings right now, that I often feel like suggesting that they pool their money together and have one giant wedding. I know they would all stare at me as if I had three heads and just spoke Greek to them, but it’s just a thought. Weddings are costly as we saw in The True Cost of a Wedding Knot, and in this economy that can definitely pose a problem.
4 Tips for Successful Mobile Email Marketing Campaigns
Maybe we’re jumping the gun here a little bit by assuming you’re already marketing to your customers via email, but that’s okay. We’ll be sure to double back and present tips and tricks (do’s and don’ts) regarding general email marketing messages at a later date. Right now, we want to focus on a growing hot topic – email marketing and the mobile phone.
What is a Small Business? What is a Micro Business?
“A ‘small business,’ also called ‘mom and pop store’ by some in the United States, is a business that is privately owned and operated, with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships. “- Wikipedia
Let’s Get Ready for Some Football! Plan a Great Football Party!
Once the holidays are over, everyone is officially in the football mood. Now that it’s mid-January, you know whether or not “your” team has made it through the playoffs. Even if your team long fell out of the running for the “big game,” odds are if you love football, you’re going to have that game on every single television in your house. You know what that means, right? It’s time start planning the annual football party!
New Year – New Blog!
Welcome back everyone! We know it’s been awhile since we last posted, so forgive us. We’re human. It’s been challenging getting back into the swing of things around here thanks to frigid temperatures and the depression of knowing the holidays are most definitely over. All in all, everyone here at 123Print had a lovely holiday break and we’ve been busy planning a lot of exciting things for YOU in 2012.
Infographic: Festivus…for the Rest of Us!
There are two mini-decorated trees ind the office of 123Print. We had our company holiday party and exchanged cookies. We’ve wished one another “Happy Holidays” and we’re all anxiously awaiting our time off. There’s one holiday that is blatantly being ignored by all employees here at 123Print, and frankly I’m a little bummed about it. “A Festivus… for the rest of us!”
Five Modern Takes on Classic Christmas Card Styles
Christmas is a time for tradition. Even people with the most progressive of personalities and forward thinking tastes tend to open up to tradition and reminiscence during the yuletide season. Whether it’s hanging a few heirloom ornaments on an otherwise modern themed Christmas tree, mixing in kitschy childhood decorations with impeccably stylish home décor, listening to old standard Christmas songs by artists that wouldn’t otherwise grace one’s iPod in a million years or even just carrying on traditional family celebrations passed down through the generations; it seems that there is always room, and maybe even some desire, to include a touch of classic Christmas.
Infographic: Small Business Owner’s Holiday Cheat Sheet
Earlier we gave you what we thought were some great ideas for what to give your employees this holiday season. We definitely tried to keep in mind the economy and how tight the holidays could potentially be this year. Now, there’s no deny that the holiday season is completely underway.
Infographic: All We Want for Christmas 2011
December 2nd. Only 23 days until sleigh bells start ringing and your living room is covered in brightly colored wrapped paper. When you open your mailbox you’re now going to start seeing an array of colored envelopes with Christmas cards tucked safely inside. You’ll start getting invitations to formal and not so formal Christmas parties, where either Santa or the quintessential rum is present.
The Retro-Chic Guide to Holiday Entertaining – Part 2
Hello out there in blog land. Your old pals from the 123Print Blog are back with the exciting conclusion of The Retro-Chic Guide to Holiday Entertaining where we’ll finish up with our tips for throwing the mid-1960s style Christmas party that will have the whole town talking! Stay tuned and don’t touch that dial!