| Tips for Selecting Brochure and Postcard Printers |
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| Written by Jacques Di Salvia |
| Monday, 04 August 2008 14:29 |
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Postcards are one of the most effective marketing tools for boosting your business. They are cheap and affordable and communicate your messages directly to your client. Advanced printing technologies with up-to-date machines will enable several different postcards to be printed at the same time and they can all have a different design, for a lot less. For that reason, choosing a reputable printer is the first and most important step before signing a printing contract. Postcards are generally viewed at a very close distance. Therefore, quality is the first consideration while choosing the printer. The printer should be capable of delivering the best quality at an affordable price. Go through the samples of their prints and consult their existing customers on the quality of services they offer. Prepress and post press areas at the printer's location should be common. A prepress predominately offers a qualified, professional graphic designer to advise you on the color schemes, fonts, layouts and design of your postcard. As an example, having the right resolution for a graphic largely depends on the quality of paper that will be used for the printing. Paper that is more coarse or heavy does not require a fine resolution whereby a higher quality paper does. Advanced printing machines are now capable of printing a minimum of four colours simultaneously. Minimal manual adjustments are required when controlling the ink-water balance and the effects are high quality prints. Print density and clarity are also monitored by electronic sensors and provide the most desirable quality. It is important to choose a printer that has the ability to handle paper of varying sizes and thickness. There could be additional costs incurred if the printing machine does not support the paper you have chosen for your project. Also, if the machine cannot handle very thin or heavy gauge papers then the printed output may not reflect the desired quality. By reviewing all of these issues with the printer, in advance of making a commitment, will ensure that your project will meet the specified deadline and the output will contain the desired quality in which you have initially intended. Your postcard printer should be able to provide any and all of your printing requirements in one place. For example, they should have a post press operation as well as a mailing facility. With a post press division the printed postcards can be visually enhanced with treatments such as lamination, perforation, varnishing and so much more. By doing a little investigation into choosing the right printer for your project, you could enjoy hassle-free services like mailing lists, marketing and corporate programs and variable data printing solutions. About the Author: Planning to use postcards to advertise your business? Go to www.brochureandpostcardprinting.com and learn about online postcard printing and other related topics. Kindly provided by LJ-Marketing.dk You are welcome to use this article on your own website, if you include the link just before this text. |