Definitely NOT recyclable!
Much is made of recycling and sustainable practices, and for good reason. Thankfully, many of our foods and commodities (including paper) are to some extent renewable resources. On the other hand, few people are aware that perhaps our planet’s most important resource is being systematically destroyed, with the full support of governments around the world, [...]
Copies&Ink Printing
Current promotion: Full Color Business Cards: 1000 for $49. For more info visit our online store.
Full Service Printing Plant: Copies&Ink is a complete print and online marketing resource for businesses in Southern California and beyond. If it’s a full fledged campaign, or just a box of business cards, Copies&Ink offers personalized local service at prices that compete with [...]
Save the date!
On Thursday Oct. 16, Copies&Ink will be hosting a special event of great interest to all users of Adobe software. Kelly McCathran of Adobe Systems will be presenting a special 3 hour workshop in our meeting facility.
Please save the date. The session will tentatively run from 9 a.m. to noon. Topic information and a link [...]
A software pick that pops out!
I have no clue as to all the things you can do with FinderPop for the Macintosh. But if you just use it to sort your way through a messy desktop or to switch between applications, you should get it. Best of all, it’s free. Donations will be accepted by the publisher.
10 cents worth of shampoo
How can just a few words and a single ounce of shampoo bring fortune to your company? How can saving a few pennies end up costing you hundreds or thousands of dollars?
I’m in Chicago on an extended business trip, and decided to try a new (to me) hotel chain: Extended Stay Hotels. Upon checking in [...]
Out of control?
According to Fortune Magazine, the top five (revenue) private firms accounted or something like $343 billion in sales. This group includes Koch Industries, Cargill, Chrysler, Kaiser Permanente and the US Postal Service, which is technically not part of the US Government.
It’s interesting to note that of these firms, the Postal Service accounted for 21% of [...]
Hot Summer Markets
Even in a tough economy, not all sectors will be suffering. According to graphic arts industry expert Vince Mallardi, there are still some blossoming branches in the economic tree, with fruit ripe for the picking. While this research focused on print purchases, the outlook for these categories is likely to be positive across a wide [...]
The United States of Bland
This morning I ran across a display ad in Sunset Magazine; it was a tourism piece for the City of Portland, Oregon. Regardless of the ad’s merit, it does make a point that resonates well today: that most cities across the country lack much individual personality. Everything looks so mind-numbingly bland. The same strip malls, [...]
Free Font Utility from Linotype
OK, it may not be terribly original to build a font manager that looks almost identical to ITunes (including a built-in font store), but the venerable type founder, Linotype was shrewd to do so. There’s got to be a boatload of overlap between graphic designers and ITunes customers. I cut my teeth growing up with [...]
July Vacation Date Set
Seems like 2008 is a good year to save energy. With that in mind; we’re turning off the lights and the air conditioning for better than a week this July. Copies&Ink team members have all consolidated their summer vacation to one week, beginning with the 4th of July Holiday. So in short:
Copies&Ink will be closed [...]
William Alpert is a seasoned entrepreneur and 35 year business veteran. His California based companies design and create printed and electronic marketing materials for Fortune 500s, entrepreneurs as well as advertising and graphic design professionals. He is the author of InkBlot, a weekly journal on business marketing in the internet era. 
