Embellishments

The Expanding Reach of Print Personalization

Posted by Roger P. Gimbel, EDP on Apr 25, 2024 10:44:25 AM

 

If one clear trend is dominating marketing, it’s personalization. In fact, personalization is now considered essential for any brand that wants to stand out with consumers and successfully nurture customer relationships. A recent study by Salesforce found that 73% of shoppers expect brands to understand their unique needs and expectations.1

The best way to demonstrate this understanding of individuality among consumers is by creating marketing messages that apply to the recipient and are engaging in their presentation.

Personalized print took a big stride forward with the advent of variable data printing capabilities. At one time, simply adding the customer’s name to printed materials was impressive. Today, marketers are using much more sophisticated approaches than simple text substitution.

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Topics: variable data printing, news, personalizaton, personalized, segmentation, variable data, VDP, embellishments

The Perfect Pairing: A Printer’s Guide for Collaborating with Designers

Posted by Roger P. Gimbel, EDP on May 1, 2023 3:53:11 PM

 

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Topics: direct mail, news, designers, design, embellishments, graphics, color and key data points, color match, printing and graphics, graphics designer, color choices

Print — A Multi-Sensory Experience

Posted by Roger P. Gimbel, EDP on Oct 26, 2021 2:27:38 PM

Unlike one-dimensional digital ads, printed marketing materials connect with more of our senses. You can you see vividly printed pieces, but you can also touch, feel, and even smell them.

A printed piece appeals to us visually and makes us want to touch it. We become engaged at a deeper neurological level. This heightened response makes us more receptive to messages conveyed through print. Printers can intensify this haptic response with embellishments that add tactile appeal.

Printers have historically performed embossing, debossing, foiling, die cutting, spot varnishing, and raised UV in post-press production, often outsourcing the work. Today, printers can embellish documents in-house. Some techniques can even be performed inline on an offset or digital press.

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Topics: news, embellishments, debossing, die cutting, coating, haptics, varnishes, glitter, metallic sheen, pearlescent, touchable print, emobssing, foiling

All About Print Embellishments

Posted by Roger P. Gimbel, EDP on Aug 13, 2020 1:29:20 PM

Any marketer or designer knows that success and customer engagement come from standing out and creating memorable experiences. Print is a proven method of creating strong connections, and one method of intensifying engagement with printed pieces even more is by adding embellishments.

Embellishments are finishing decorative applications added after the actual printing, in the post-press phase of production. Broadly, embellishments include multiple types of inks, from metallics to invisible formulations; specialty coatings; die cutting; embossing and debossing; and various foils.

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Topics: marketing, news, embossing, embellishments, debossing, varnish, die cutting, foil, specialty inks, coating

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