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• Join our team! | Hurwitz Breast Cancer 5K

  • September 8th, 2014
  • Posted in Blog
  • Tags: ad specialties, FORMost Family, FORMost Gives Back, giveaways

    Next month, FORMost Gives Back will be participating in the Hurwitz Breast Cancer 5K Run/Walk on October 4th. We invite all of our clients and friends to join our team. (See sign-up details at the end of this post.)… Read More

• 4 No Frills Ways to Improve Your Business This Afternoon

  • September 8th, 2014
  • Posted in Blog
  • Tags: branding, direct marketing, lists, response rate

  Sometimes we make business far harder than it is. We over-think strategy and spend way too much time getting caught up in the daily minutiae. We shift our focus too often and fail to concentrate on what works. We invest… Read More

• School Spirit: Promotional Items for Fundraising

  • August 18th, 2014
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  • Tags: ad specialties, apparel, branding, corporate gifts, embroidery, fundraising, logos, offset printing, pantone colors, promotional products, screen printing, tradeshows

  Another school year is upon us and just as kids are preparing to head back, schools are looking for ways to raise money and promote school spirit. As we discussed here, nonprofits like schools can take advantage of the power… Read More

• 3 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Promotional Items | Washington, DC

  • August 18th, 2014
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  • Tags: ad specialties, apparel, branding, corporate gifts, cost savings, direct mail, direct marketing, embroidery, giveaways, heat transfer, lists, logos, promotional products, screen printing, tradeshows

  For most nonprofits, raising money and generating awareness and support of the mission are the number one goals. Organizations use a variety of tools to achieve results including direct mail, outbound call centers, television/radio/print ads, and more. One other method, not… Read More

• 4 Tips for Proper Envelope and Paper Storage | Washington, DC

  • August 12th, 2014
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  • Tags: cost savings, digital printing, envelopes, equipment, folder sealer, logos, pantone colors

  Curling as an Olympic sport? Sure. Curled hair? Chic. Bicep curls? Impressive. Curled envelopes? Nothing but trouble… Envelope and paper storage is very important. A curled form or a wrinkled envelope can cause huge headaches during processing including misfeeds in document… Read More

• Clear Stadium Tote | Washington, DC

  • August 6th, 2014
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  • Tags: clear stadium tote, clear tote, corporate gifts, cost savings, direct marketing, giveaways, logos, mobile marketing, multimedia, nfl, pantone colors, promotional products, screen printing, tote bags, tradeshows, turnaround time

  Football season is right around the corner and as football fans prepare to cheer on their respective teams there is one important thing to remember. Last May, the NFL Committee on Stadium Security unanimously recommended the implementation of a new… Read More

• 6 Fun Facts About Color

  • July 30th, 2014
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  • Tags: color, graphic design, lists, logos, pantone colors, promotional products, screen printing

  Men and women see the color red very differently. Women tend to see variations like crimson, maroon, and brick. Many men just see red. Researchers say it’s because the “red-seeing gene” is on the X chromosome and women have two,… Read More

• Membership Cards | DC, MD, Virginia

  • July 30th, 2014
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  • Tags: affixed cards, cost savings, digital printing, direct mail, direct marketing, integrated cards, laser clean cards, membership cards, offset printing, plastic cards, postage, response rate, self laminating cards, turnaround time

  FORMost offers a wide variety of products that add value to traditional direct mail pieces. We have innovative post-press converting solutions that allow us to incorporate: ID cards, membership cards, magnets, scratch offs, repositionable notes, and other unique items. We… Read More

• Color Through the Years | DC, MD, VA Printer

  • July 18th, 2014
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  • Tags: branding, cost savings, digital printing, giveaways, graphic design, logos, pantone colors, promotional products, screen printing, tradeshows

    Each year, the Pantone Color Institute names a color of the year. The color is reflective of the times and has a great influence on fashion, architecture, design, technology, film, art, and travel. Let’s take a look back across… Read More

• Tamper Evident Labels | Maryland Printers

  • July 7th, 2014
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  • Tags: closer look, digital printing, equipment, logos, pressure seal, security products, tamper evident labels, tamper evident seals, unique products

  In keeping with our “Closer Look” series, here’s a unique product that probably doesn’t come to mind when you think of FORMost: tamper evident seals. They are certainly not a product used by all, but to those who do rely… Read More