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• 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

• Stay Cool Promotional Products for Summer | DC Metro Ad Specialties

  • June 23rd, 2014
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  • Tags: ad specialties, apparel, branding, dc metro ad specialties, dc metro promotional products, embroidery, giveaways, graphic design, logos, multimedia, pantone colors, stay cool, summer, tradeshows, turnaround time

  A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing,  and the lawn mower is broken. – James Dent         Saturday marked the summer solstice. The day of solstice has the longest… Read More

• What’s Your Incentive? | Rockville, MD Printer

  • June 20th, 2014
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  • Tags: branding, corporate gifts, cost savings, digital printing, direct marketing, giveaways, graphic design, incentives, lists, promotional products, social media

  All effective direct marketing campaigns include a strong call to action. The call can range from asking the recipient to visit a website, make a phone call, donate money, subscribe to a newsletter, etc. If recipients don’t have an immediate… Read More

• Common Email Signature Mistakes

  • June 20th, 2014
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  • Tags: direct marketing, email, lists, logos, mobile marketing, offset printing, promotional products, tips

  According to a 2012 study by the software company Varonis Systems, the average person receives more than 50 emails a day and a quarter of us receive more than 100. If you are lucky enough to have an email opened… Read More

• Types of Printing Proofs | Gaithersburg, MD Printer

  • June 17th, 2014
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  • Tags: blueline proof, branding, cost savings, dc printer, digital printing, direct mail, direct marketing, gaithersburg printer, graphic design, logos, multimedia, offset printing, pantone colors, PDF proofs, press proof, proofs, rockville printer, turnaround time

  Proofing your print job is a crucial step. It’s your last chance to make sure that the fonts, graphics, colors, and margins are correct. Just as important as reviewing the proof is selecting the appropriate type. Your sales rep can… Read More

• 7 Common Presentation Folder Design Mistakes

  • June 9th, 2014
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  • Tags: branding, business cards, cost savings, direct marketing, folders, graphic design, logos, mistakes, offset printing, pantone colors, presentation folders, turnaround time

  1. Using a Stock (Plain) Folder When you need something to hold all of your marketing materials, a presentation folder is your best bet. But, it’s not just a vessel that holds brochures, sell sheets, and your business card…it should… Read More

• Are your LinkedIn settings in line with your strategy?

  • June 7th, 2014
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  • Tags: branding, direct marketing, linkedin, social media, tips

  Time for a checkup! Take a few minutes to make sure your LinkedIn settings are in line with your business and personal strategy. It will save you time and will make you more effective on LinkedIn as well as protect… Read More

• Closer Look: Autoclave Biohazard Bags | DC, MD, VA

  • May 27th, 2014
  • Posted in Blog
  • Tags: autoclave, autoclave biohazard bags, biohazard bags, breather bags, closer look, cost savings, flexible packaging, high temperature resistance, infectious waste, lab supplies, medical pouch sealant films, osha, printing, specimen bags

  Just like Sears in the nineties, we are asking our clients and friends to come see the other side of FORMost. To look beyond what comes to mind when you think, “FORMost,” and learn how we might be able to… Read More