Until the end of July, Devision Design are offering a special deal on Premium business cards until the end of July.
1000 High quality double sided full colour business cards, printed on 400gsm stock, including a luxurious matt celloglaze finish on both sides for just $120.
Contact Devision Sunshine Coast (07 54932001) or Brisbane office (07 33488156) for orders.
Or visit www.devision.com.au/businesscards for full details
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FREE BUSINESS CARD PRINT OFFER
Devision are giving away 1000 free business cards until 16th April!
1000 full colour high quality 400gsm double sided business cards FREE!.
Simply order another print job such as brochures, letterheads or flyers and you will qualify for your free business cards.
This offer is valid to both new and existing Devision clients.
* Please note business card design is not included in the free offer.
* Artwork can be supplied by the client to qualify for the free offer.
* Postage charges may apply. Free Pick up from our Devision offices.
For full details of this offer contact Devision Design – info@devision.com.au
or visit www.Devision.com.au
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You may not realise it, but your business card is one of the most important business tools you can possibly have.
In many instances it is the ‘first impression’ of your business, and it is usually the tool that people reach for to contact you when they require professional services.
A great looking business card is made up of a couple of elements – the overall design, and the quality and finish of the business card itself.
So firstly, lets look at the design….
Your business card design should reflect your existing branding so people easily identify your business card with your business and other marketing you may already have, such as press ads, etc
Your business card design should be easy to read, uncluttered, but yet complete with all the necessary information such as contact details, website address and bullet points outlining your services
Your business card could also have additional information for your customer, such as some lines on the back of the card to write quotes, a location map of your office, or it can be a promotional tool with a discount rate when the person presents your card at the counter.
The design/artwork of your business card must stand out from the crowd so your customers remember you before anyone else!
Business Card printing….
There are many different types of finishes when it comes to business card printing, so how do you choose the one right for you?
1. For affordability, start at the single-sided business card, but make sure you have it printed on a decent stock weight, of at least 300gsm. We recommend around the 400gsm weight so it is less likely to feel flimsy and also doesn’t bend as easily.
2. For something with a little more impact, go for a double sided card with a nice finish – either gloss celloglaze or matt celloglaze. The gloss celloglaze finish offers a nice glossy finish to the cards making them very durable, however if you are looking for class, then the matt celloglaze finish is the way to go! Not only does the smooth flat finish look great, it feels amazing too. You will see people start rubbing it as you hand it to them, which lets you know they will most likely be hanging onto that card for a while!
The celloglaze finishes also add additional weight and body to the business cards, making them appear much stronger than the 400gsm weight they really are, which appears much more professional.
All these business cards are much more affordable these days than you might think, with the printing of 1000 business cards usually leaving decent change out of $100, making your business cards not only a very affordable marketing tool, but a great investment in your business!
If you’re paying more than that, then visit www.Devision.com.au and see what you should be paying!
There are also a few nice touches to finish off your cards, such as rounded corners, embellishments such as raised embosses or UV varnishes which really leave an impression, but can also leave an impression in your wallet to match!
Whatever your business type, you need a business card that works it’s magic for you.
Article by Chris Bourke
Senior Designer and Business Card Design Expert – Devision Design Australia
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Starting up any new business can be tough at the best of times, and the current economic climate doesn’t make it any easier!
But don’t let all the doom and gloom you hear everyday stop you.
I would like to share some simple cost saving business marketing tips and services that our business, Devision, can provide that can have you looking as professional as the big guys, all for under $1000, including professional logo, business cards, letterheads and well ranking website!
Read on and I’ll tell you how!……
Branding & Logo Design – A few hundred dollars
We all know that one of the most important assets of any business is their brand and corporate identity. A professional eye catching and clever logo and brand is one of the key ingredients to any successful business, however a custom designed logo and corporate branding can usually cost big dollars.
But if you want a professional logo at a budget rate, many agencies such as Devision have a bank full of hundreds of unused logos created in the design process for other clients, which we offer at a discounted rate. Obviously it will not be a totally custom logo for your business, however many of the logos are generic enough that they can suit almost any type of business by simply changing a few colours, and you will save hundreds on the cost of your branding.
Business Card Printing – 1000 full colour for $50
Professional Business Cards are one of the next things on any new business list. They are the ‘first impression tool. for most businesses, so you don’t want some cheap laser-printed homemade business cards!
And with any new business you will want to hand out as many cards as possible to get your business name out there.
Devision offer 1000 full colour business cards for just $50!These are double sided (full colour front, greyscale/black reverse side) on a nice 300gsm artboard stock. There is a small charge if artwork or delivery is required, but you’ll agree it’s still very affordable!
Letterhead Printing – 500 full colour $170
Letterheads are the next thing you’ll be needing for your invoicing, promotional letters, etc. You can get started with 500 full colour professionally printed letterheads for as little as $170! And like most printing, the price per copy gets cheaper the more you have printed, saving you a packet!
Website – as little as a couple of hundred dollars
As I have mentioned in previous ramblings, your website is probably the single most important and most affordable marketing tool you can possibly have for your business. We receive around 85% of all new business directly through our website, and have clients all across the world that have found us online. The beauty of a website is you can start with a small website – a single page or a couple of pages for just a couple of hundred dollars, and in time build it up to suit your needs. With every website Devision design we professionally search engine optimise and submit it to the search engines using the latest techniques and SEO gear, so you’re not paying additional expenses later on to get on the search engines. In fact we are happy to coach you in SEO techniques so you can learn the secrets yourself and make sure you always stay ahead of your competitors!
Alternatively, for a few hundred dollars you can purchase a copy of Web CEO, the leading search engine optimisation software used by the professionals, and quickly learn to do it yourself.
Website Hosting - $7.95 a month
With your website you will also require a domain name and website hosting. Our partner company Webcrowd offer professional hosting plans for $7.95 a month, which are perfect for any small to medium professional business website, and you get the domain name of your choice (pending availability) for free!
The Webcrowd hosting includes unlimited email account, professional website statistics for your website, and you have full control via a Control Panel, allowing you to set up email accounts, add databases, etc as you need. And the best thing about Webcrowd is they are located in Australia so you get real local support!
So, add the services up that I have mentioned and you have no excuse not to get your business up and running in a few easy steps at a cost much cheaper than you probably thought. You have no excuses to get out there and beat the Economic Crisis Blues!
For full details and plenty of examples of our work, visit Devision at www.Devision.com.au
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A business card can tell your customers a lot about your business. When people hold you business cards do they get the impression that you’re a business that cares about your appearance, or do they get the impression you took the cheap and nasty option? All over the world everyone is talking recession and tough times, but your corporate stationery doesn’t have to suffer too. Quality business cards are not expensive, if you know where to go.
Devision will print you 1000 business cards on 420gsm quality art board stock printed in full colour and matt celloglaze both sides for $140 +gst (art and delivery not included).
For those of you unfamiliar with stock weights, 420gsm is just about as think as you can go through a standard printing press. It is certainly no flimsy and will not crease or fold easily. Devision will even ship your cards to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane or anywhere else in Australia.
If you don’t have your own artwork, we can design a card just for you, using your logo and corporate colours, to make sure your stationery fits nicely with your company brand.
Why not call us today to see if we can save you some money on your printing costs in these tough economic times.
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Nutworks – Yandina, Sunshine Coast
Devision has been retained by Nutworks at Yandina to design and produce a range of new materials for them. The scope of work include a 3D wall mounted reception sign, new billboards outside, stationery design and printing and packaging design and printing.
Nutworks is a popular tourist attraction on the Sunshine Coast and has catered to the tourist market for many years. With recent expansion plans and refurbishment, Nutworks is looking re-position their brand into a more up market product, and is expanding their reach into a more retail market.
Devision is proud to be working with this fantastic local company, and we will post updates as the project progresses.
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Digital printing is a term that encompasses a lot of different equipment that produce different products and different levels of quality and expectations.
First let’s start with the term digital printing:
Digital printing’s definition is taking an electronic file and directly from that file creating your final output without going to plates or any other type of intermediary step or proof. It can be black or color.
The black is usually done by copiers on the low end and machines such as the Xerox Docutech or the Kodak Digimaster. These machines are capable of @ 100 copies a minute. Even these machines use toner although they are capable of higher resolutions than copiers. Although, higher quality than copiers the docutech & digimaster still don’t rival true offset quality of true offset presses.
The reasons these machines evolved and have become so popular is the ability to do low quantities at reasonable costs. They are limited as to the products and substrates that customers will use these machines for.The evolution of doing this same thing to color was a natural evolution. The higher the quality the better it could replace offset on the low end of the quantity spectrum.
Also as color digital printing machines improved customers deemed quality acceptable for more and more products and uses. Color copiers came first and use toner in the four base colors of CMYK to reproduce color photographs and images. The quality is on the low end for color and is susceptible to scratches and rubbing more than liquid ink. Then there is the classification of digital presses. There are toner and two types of liquid ink presses.
All of these color machines have strengths and weaknesses like any other kind of manufacturing process. Toner based machines are the IGen3 and the Nexpress. The quality is much better than color copiers but can still have toner look to them and sometimes don’t print smooth screenes. The only true offset entries are either Heidelberg or Ryobi machines. These actually produce temporary plates to produce the print job that is on press at that time.
This is true offset printing but has some limitations because the vast % of machines are small format and don’t have the ink carrying capacity that larger presses do. These machines also can’t print variable data printing where the image or text can be changed from sheet to sheet. The other liquid ink machine is the HP Indigo family. The Indigo 3050 can print variable data while rivaling offset quality.
The Indigo digital press family is the only machine that can print variable data as well as being capable of printing PMS spot colors as well. Customers will use this machine to print postcards, brochures, posters, sales sheets, flyers and any other printed product. These are your choices in digital printing. As final users have continued decreasing quantities of their orders and use more and more of customized marketing digital printing’s market share has increased. It is a powerful option to promote your business from small startups to large corporations.
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