Summer Camps
Fast turnaround on short sleeve tees and sweatshirts for summer camps. See our camp designs by visiting http://www.silverscreendesign.com/department/camps-10001.cfm. Each one of our designs can be modified on whatever color shirt you want, personalized with your camp name at no extra charge. Or send us your design.
New designs for Trio
Just in time for Upward Bound programs. We’ve added 12 new designs to our Trio collection. All of our designs can be easily modified to include your program name, on your choice of shirt color. Go to http://www.silverscreendesign.com/department/trio-10002.cfm to see all our Trio designs.
Orientation 2010
We just posted our top 50 products for Orientation 2010. Many of them are on sale. Order early to get the best deals…many of these specials expire at the end of June. Contact us if you need a particular product not shown on our site, or if you need large quantities for incoming students. Happy to provide a quote at our best possible prices!
Promote Black History Month
It’s time to start planning your publicity for African American History Month now. I’m sure most of you have your programming in place, but do you have your advertisements ordered yet?
It’s a tricky time to advertise on campus, considering that most of you won’t be back at your desks until January 4th or even the week after. And typically programming for Black History Month begins with a Martin Luther King day celebration on the 18th of January, which doesn’t leave you much time to design, print, and post your publicity.
Our pre-designed line of graphics are a perfect solution. To date we have over 50 designs posted on our website available to be personalized with your information. Unlike other stock designs that are taken from clip art, each graphic is developed by a talented group of in-house artists. I think what people find so attractive, besides the uniqueness and creativity of the designs, is how easy it is to order. You just select your design, upload your text, and we’ll handle the typesetting of your complete schedule. Plus the designs can be modified, if you need a particular photo added, deleted, or a change in design specific to your school or event.
African American History Month t-shirts are available to match every poster. In addition, you can order matching table tents, doorknob hangers, banners, flyers, magnets, and other low cost support publicity. By using the same design on all your products, your information is easily spotted and recognized. You get the professional touch of advertising agency graphics and products at a fraction of the cost.
In terms of planning, we’re processing orders throughout the holiday break, so feel free to contact us through email or our website at any time. We’ll work with your deadline. Early ordering is always better, but we can also turn your project around in a matter of days if needed.
Visit our website to see our latest designs. And if you’re already thinking ahead to Spring and Senior Week, contact us for a sneak preview of the designs and themes we’re working on now.
Stay warm!
Cheryl
Domestic or Overseas…where should you buy?
Everyone, everywhere, is looking to save money. But before you’re seduced by some amazingly low price offers on promotional products by overseas factories, you should be aware of a few things. I’m not talking politics here, as that’s a choice and a decision each individual buyer must weigh – cost savings vs one’s personal views on global purchasing instead of USA decorated goods. I’m referring more to the advantages and disadvantages logistically of an overseas purchase vs a US purchase.
Advantages of domestic
- more control over turnaround time
- faster turnaround time
- ability to make changes if needed, during the production process
- able to communicate during regular business hours with a direct contact
- lower minimums
Advantages of overseas
- price, price price
Disadvantages of domestic
- price if comparing to overseas, but if your quantity is large enough, you should qualify for some very good pricing if you ask
Disadvantages of overseas
- time frame is substantially longer
- no control over time frame – product could get hung up in customs and we wouldn’t be able to do anything about it
- Chinese New Year in February could add another 2-3 weeks to your delivery time, which is a prime time for many companies to order for the upcoming trade show season
- usually prepay
- can’t make changes once the initial order is placed
- difficult to communicate with contact person during regular business hours
- high minimums
I always advise my clients of the advantages and disadvantages before offering an overseas quote. If they are able to work around the timetable and other issues I’ve raised, they may choose this route to save money on a particularly large order. But for the most part, I find my customers need more flexibility. For most of my customers, getting it now or as soon as possible generally trumps price.
Cheryl
www.silverscreendesign.com
Before the Holidays Update
Before our college friends head home for the holidays, many are contacting us to get a head start on programming and promotions for next semester. A wise move. There’s no question that ordering early gets you the best price, especially on t-shirts and giveaways. For example, our long sleeve shirt sale, which expires on 12/31/2009 has phenomenally low prices with a minimum of only 100 shirts. Lots of schools are taking advantage of that sale for Winter Week, even though Winter Week may not be until February.
It’s time to get your publicity organized for the following upcoming programs:
- Winter Week
- African American History Month
- Welcome Back Second Semester Calendars
Visit our website to see our latest designs. And if you’re already thinking ahead to Spring and Senior Week, contact us for a sneak preview of the designs and themes we’re working on now.
Stay warm!
Cheryl
MHEC Conference
Well, despite the season’s first major snowstorm, we had the pleasure of exhibiting on Day One of the MHEC Annual Conference. Not sure of attendance ratings yet, but we did meet many other folks who were willing to brave the weather. What a great opportunity to meet face to face! With budgets tightening every day, group buying is a win-win situation, for both the buyer and the seller. The buyer can be confident that they are purchasing from a reputable company at a reasonable price, and the seller can afford to reduce prices somewhat because of the increased access to the buying group.
Cheryl
