It is pretty tough these days to be a small business. everyday the market pushes us on to the internet and more specifically, towards social media. case in point, this blog. i don't have a huge urge to share things in this forum but i know i know it will help my company grow. i have done search engine optimization, facebook, linkedin, i have worked to get my link on other websites and started this blog. after all that, i have a customer pull up my blog in front of me and there, smack dab in the middle of my last post is a huge vista print ad. all that work and ultimately, i end up advertising another company. they don't need my help, that is for sure. anyway, that is my small business vent.
There is a bright side though. I compared my prices to vista print and in most cases, I come in lower. Combine that with personal service, I am confident that I have a better product. Lets just hope that my social media marketing efforts pay off soon.
Welcome to the www.corbyniteprinting.com blog. From time to time, we will share some deals and successes of our Printing and Design firm in Bend, Oregon. We hope that some of the information posted here will give you further insight into the printing process as well as convince you that Corbynite Printing and Design can be your full service print and design provider.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Christmas
Corbynite Printing and Design would like to take a minute to thank our customers for their business this year. It has been a pleasure helping a number of businesses get off the ground and we look forward to growing with them in 2011.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Yellow Toyota Land Cruiser
I met Dave a couple of weeks ago in a parking lot on Century Drive in Bend, Oregon. I was admiring his yellow Toyota Land Cruiser. It was beautiful to say the least. Stock straight six, 33" tires, top off and looking nice.
After he caught me gawking, he told me all about it. I told him that in a few years, I plan to find one and restore it myself. This is what it will look like, except maybe orange.
Jumping ahead to this morning, just before 9:00AM, I recieved a call from Dave. He asked me about the business card i gave him in the parking lot that day. He really liked it and wanted to order something similar for himself. He was on my website, www.corbyniteprinting.com, and wanted to know how to configure the specifications. I explained that i used the thick 16pt gloss cover stock option in conjunction with the satin aqueous coating to get the effect he was looking for. He was floored that 1,000 cards was only going to run him $39.00. He told me he was very impressed with the value.
When we were done, he told me that I should continue handing out my cards to everyone I meet. He said, "You just never know who might turn around in a couple weeks and send you some business."
Thank you Dave.
After he caught me gawking, he told me all about it. I told him that in a few years, I plan to find one and restore it myself. This is what it will look like, except maybe orange.
Jumping ahead to this morning, just before 9:00AM, I recieved a call from Dave. He asked me about the business card i gave him in the parking lot that day. He really liked it and wanted to order something similar for himself. He was on my website, www.corbyniteprinting.com, and wanted to know how to configure the specifications. I explained that i used the thick 16pt gloss cover stock option in conjunction with the satin aqueous coating to get the effect he was looking for. He was floored that 1,000 cards was only going to run him $39.00. He told me he was very impressed with the value.
When we were done, he told me that I should continue handing out my cards to everyone I meet. He said, "You just never know who might turn around in a couple weeks and send you some business."
Thank you Dave.
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