When asking for recycled paper for your next print job, please keep in mind that all recycled paper is not the same. Post Consumer Waste (PCW) paper products are made from the contents of paper found in recycling bins. 


Typical "recycled" stock is actually made from mill waste that has never been used as a product and has always been reused or "recycled" to make more paper. We encourage our clients to choose papers that contain at least 30% PCW. 

Using PCW products helps protect our planet, saves fresh water and doesn't require chlorine bleach, a known toxin, to manufacture. So, "recycled" really doesn't tell you the whole story. Ask us what is new in PCW stock. 

We're always testing and researching new papers and can provide you with up to 100% PCW stocks for your next job.

FUN FACT: In 2007, 56% of the paper consumed in the United States was recovered for recycling. The 54.3 million tons recovered equals approximately 360 pounds per person in the U.S. and accounts for approximately 37% of the fiber used to make paper in the U..

If your new promotional piece is going out to a large audience of prospects, here are some questions to ask:

• Do you have a list, or will you purchase one?
• Does your list include the best prospects?
• Has your list been double-checked for accuracy and duplication?
• How much time will it take you to process your list?
• Does your mailing qualify for reduced postage?
• How much time will it take you to fold, stuff, and mail every piece yourself?
• Could using a mailing house be more cost effective and save time?

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Drop the hassle of your next mailing with ACE Printing and Mailing Services, or call us at 415.460.2800. 

Professional design is such a powerful business tool that British research firm, Design Innovation Group, found that companies with good design had profit margins averaging 14 times higher than their competition. 


The design-conscious firms took just as much care in the rest of their businesses, and customers responded to their message. With that kind of profit jump on the line, the question shouldn't be whether you can afford professional design, but if your business can thrive without it.


Here are 3 Questions to evaluate your business' graphic design:

• Does the design of your promotional materials put people in the mood to do business with you?
• Does it reach your audience at an emotional level?
• Is it technically prepared for the printing process?

The design-conscious firms took just as much care in the rest of their businesses, and customers responded to their message. 


With that kind of profit jump on the line, the question shouldn't be whether you can afford professional design, but if your business can thrive without it. Choose an experienced designer meet your business's vision to increase your profit margins.

ACE's professional designer wants to help you meet your company vision with design services that work. We have an experienced designer on staff to make design and printing a seamless process that saves you time and brings you more success.

In every business communication, design creates an emotional response in readers that either helps or hurts you. It's not just slapping together images to make something that looks cool.

Good design follows proven rules to get results:

• Is it easy to read?
• Does it increase comprehension?
• Does it draw people in?
  
• Do the colors, type styles, and images work together?
• Is there a natural path for the eye to follow?
• Are the details of layout, spacing, spelling, and grammar correct?

Getting all of those details right takes some expertise and experience. If you want your business to look its best, it is in your interest to hire a professional-someone who can custom craft a piece that fits your vision, instead of trying to make your vision fit into templates and clipart that a software program provides.



Want to put your best foot forward? Visit ACE Printing and Mailing Services today, or call us at 415.460.2800.