Don’t Worry Be Happy [Infographic]

Don’t Worry Be Happy [Infographic]

123Print Infographics, Life Insight, Small Business Info
[caption id="attachment_1459" align="alignright" width="150"] Click here to see the Happiness Infographic[/caption] With so many negative political ads talking about doom and gloom, we thought it was high time for an attitude check. Yes, there are many things that can be improved upon, but there are plenty of things to be happy about, too. The 123Print 1st Monday Infographic for August tracks the happy data. To start, we looked at the first ever World Happiness Report commissioned for the United Nations Conference on Happiness. The study found that the happiest countries in the world are in Northern Europe while the least happy countries are poor African countries. At first glance, money might seem to be the cause of happiness, but the combination of political freedom, social connections and little-to-no corruption carry more weight…
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Star-Spangled Stats as We Celebrate Our Independence [Infographic]

Star-Spangled Stats as We Celebrate Our Independence [Infographic]

123Print Infographics, Life Insight, Small Business Info
Headquartered in Frederick, Maryland and with a conference room named Antietam, it’s no surprise that we’re excited about the upcoming National Park Service’s events marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and recognizing the 50th anniversary of America’s Civil Rights movement. The week of the Fourth of July is the perfect time to share some of our patriotic spirit, so we put together a fun infographic about flags, and in particular, the standard of the United States of America. Most of us are introduced to the U.S. flag at sporting events, school and even the post office. Right around third grade we probably get to learn some flag history. But did you know that the design for our current flag actually received a B- from the teacher who was…
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Infographic: Festivus…for the Rest of Us!

Infographic: Festivus…for the Rest of Us!

Everything Else, Family Lounge, Fun and Humor, Wedding & Family
There are two mini-decorated trees in 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!” How many of you have watched Seinfeld? I hope every single person on the interwebs has watched at least one episode of Seinfeld. If you haven’t… you’re missing out. It’s easily one of the best sitcoms that came out of the ‘90s, but I digress. George Costanza is short, bald, not good with women, and his driving force in life is to do as little as humanly possible. He…
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Infographic: Small Business Owner’s Holiday Cheat Sheet

Infographic: Small Business Owner’s Holiday Cheat Sheet

Marketing Info, Small Business, Small Business Lounge
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. There’s only 19 days until Christmas Day and in the next week or two more and more employees are going to start using up those sick days and vacation days in fear that they will lose them once 2012 rolls around.  Right now, it’s a “make or break” time of year for not only your small business, but all small businesses. With all the speculation about this upcoming holiday season, it can be hard for a small business to know…
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Infographic: All We Want for Christmas 2011

Infographic: All We Want for Christmas 2011

Everything Else, Family Lounge, Wedding & Family
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. Your kitchen starts to smell of freshly baked cookies, there are pine needles sprinkled beneath the Christmas tree, and the kids are screaming at the television when they see something they desperately want Santa to bring this year. Ah, the holidays. When I was a kid (back in the late 80’s and early 90’s), my Christmas list consisted of Barbies, Nerf guns, a new bike, a…
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Infographic: The True Cost of a Wedding Knot

Infographic: The True Cost of a Wedding Knot

Wedding & Family, Wedding Lounge
I’ve never been engaged, but I’ve watched enough wedding television shows, had enough friends plan a wedding, and witnessed my own little sister start to plan hers to know that weddings are insanely expensive. When you take into consideration the dress, tuxedo rentals, flowers, transportation, music, food, location, wedding invitations, wedding party gifts (sheesh, the list never ends!) you suddenly realize you’re talking thousands and not hundreds. Thousands. I don’t know about you, but when I hear “thousands” I think of money for a car – whether it’s for a down payment or full cost is irrelevant. Thousands of dollars is car and college territory, not wedding territory! Unfortunately, it is wedding territory. Back in April, when the Royal Wedding was the only thing people could talk about, Divine Caroline…
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Infographic: Do You Need a Social Media Detox?

Infographic: Do You Need a Social Media Detox?

Everything Else, Expert Advice, Family Lounge, Technology News, Wedding & Family
How many times a day do you check social media sites? How many tabs do you have open, at this very moment that are social media sites? When you get a new smart phone, do you find yourself downloading social media apps before anything else? Does it bum you out when you get the Fail Whale on Twitter? Does Mark Zuckerberg drive you absolutely insane with the random (and sometimes unnecessary) changes on Facebook? Some companies have an incredibly strict policy regarding social media and taking part in it while at work. Lucky for us, 123Print is not one of those companies. We thrive on social media. We live it. We breathe it. We tweet, we Like, we post and we comment. There’s only one downfall to our encouraged social…
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Infographic: Anatomy of the Perfect Mobile Email

Infographic: Anatomy of the Perfect Mobile Email

Expert Advice, Marketing Info, Small Business, Small Business Lounge, Technology News
So we've covered email etiquette and words that may potentially toss your email into the spam folder, but let's venture into a new territory, shall we? One that some people seem hesitant to get into because it's so open and vast, so fresh and new... but it's becoming more and more necessary. Mobile email. With the iPhone and Android phones dominating the market more and more, people are putting away their flip-phones and investing in a smart phone, which means they can read their email while standing in line for a ride at Disney World. While they're waiting for their dinner to be brought out to them they can check their email and compose one with a few quick clicks of the keyboard. Whenever there is some down time, people…
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