Who doesn’t like to get some spring cheer in the mail? NextPage recently created an interactive, personalized multi-channel marketing campaign that featured a die-cut paper flower garden and mailed it to a select group of clients and prospects. Each garden included a picket sign with the recipient’s name on it for a personal touch. The...
The world’s largest furniture retailer, IKEA, has a new print ad on the back of the United Arab Emirates’ Good Magazine that it calls “the sleepiest print ad ever made.” The campaign is called Sömnig, which is Swedish for “sleepy,” and is designed to help give you a great night’s sleep just like IKEA mattresses...
The latest consumer survey commissioned by Two Sides, “Print and Paper in a Digital World,” highlights interesting consumer feedback on print vs digital. In recent years, there has been an explosion of data breaches in the financial, business and healthcare sectors. This has made people everywhere sit up and take notice of where and how...
![Going Paperless May Not Be Greener [Infographic]](https://gonextpage.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/GoingPaperless-7.5x11-1-500x500.jpg "Going Paperless May Not Be Greener [Infographic]")
In the past few years, some buzzwords that have permeated workplaces include “going green” or “going paperless”. Every time you use the copier you are “killing trees”. Paper is made from trees, but the fact is, using paper may not only be the greener option, it may be more affordable than you may think. Statistics...
Ultra Violet 18-3838 has been named Pantone’s 2018 color of the year. The color was chosen for its ability to communicate originality, ingenuity, and visionary thinking that points towards the future. Complex and contemplative, Ultra Violet suggests the mysteries of the cosmos, the intrigue of what lies ahead, and the discoveries beyond where we are...
*Bell rings* It’s August and you know what that means. Back to school! But let’s be honest, nobody is excited. The kids are sad that summer is over and parents are stressed about the infamous “back to school shopping.” College textbooks are the bulk of what you need to buy and they’re notoriously expensive. My...
In 2012 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed March 21st the International Day of Forests, to celebrate and help raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. The theme for 2017 is Forests and Energy. According to Two Sides North America, wood provides the world with more energy than solar, hydroelectric or wind...
When it comes to small business marketing, print is it. According to Vistaprint Digital’s “Micro Business Marketing Mix Report,” 68.6 percent of small business owners with less than 10 employees say they use a strong mix of print with their online marketing strategies. The report, which surveyed 1,000 small business owners and 2,000 consumers, also...
In a previous work life, I was the publisher of a Kansas City weekly newspaper, The Pitch, for over 10 years. The format offers distribution of local entertainment, food, music, and long form investigative journalism. I enjoyed it immensely, and lived through the highs of the industry throughout the 90’s and early 2000’s, to the...
This is a re-post of a blog that we published earlier this year. We are re-posting because the subject is print plus augmented reality and we are proud to announce that our next edition of Connect Magazine will have an augmented reality experience included! A simple definition for “print plus” is combining print with another channel, creating a form...
