Why Walsworth’s G7 Certification is Good for You
You may have noticed from our website that Walsworth is a certified G7 Master Printer and wondered, “What’s that? And why does it matter to me?” What is G7? G7 is a color calibration method developed by IDEAlliance that allows printers to reliably repeat color quality across the gamut of printing devices and substrates. The “G” stands for the gray balance required to achieve the standard, and the “7” stands for the seven ISO colors, CMYK and RGB. Why does…
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Key Components of a Winning Strategic Plan
If your professional experience is anything like mine, you probably find yourself spending more time on daily issues than you would like. And this pattern probably prevents you from doing the long-term planning that would make your job easier in the future. Organizations often experience this potentially crippling dynamic as well. With so many people focused on putting out the “fires” of the day, it can be difficult to dedicate the time and resources necessary to plan for the long-term…
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How to Find the Best Keywords or Phrases
Want an intriguing riddle for your next social event? Here it is: What do chinchillas, bats and Google searches all have in common? Answer: They all have short-tail and long-tail varieties. Get it? OK, maybe that’s not all that intriguing, and maybe the members of your social network would simply find this bit of trivia boring or just plain odd. So let’s forget about impressing your colleagues and friends and focus instead on how Google’s new search algorithm, dubbed “Hummingbird,”…
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Five Steps to Creating Great Interactive Content
As covered in our two previous blog posts, Your Opportunity with Walsworth Apps and How Apps Can Help You Reach More Readers, your app can offer value above and beyond your print publication. Much of that value is realized through a rich, interactive reading experience – touching, swiping, zooming, animation, video, etc. The possibilities are vast, and for those transitioning from print design to the world of interactive media, it can be hard to know where to begin! Here are…
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Why Instagram May Be Instagreat for Your Business
You’re probably already aware that Instagram is a place to post and view images. What may not be as clear is how using Instagram can benefit your business. Similar to points made in our How to Make Pinterest Work for Your Business post, Instagram is best for ideas that can be communicated visually, whether with still images or videos. And, let’s face it, for all the time we spend online, we typically spend most time on websites that are visually…
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What Makes a Great Landing Page?
In our previous Why Landing Pages Are Critical to Your Success post, we talked about the importance of landing pages in your overall marketing campaign. To recap, landing pages can be thought of as transactional pages – pages that capture information through a subscription to a newsletter, a download link to a white paper or informational article, a sales form or other form that a visitor is asked to complete. Visitors find a landing page by clicking on an ad,…
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