What services do you provide?
We have a full service graphic arts department,customer service department. We can locally screen print, pad print, heat transfer images, sublimate, produce vinyl signs & lettering and much more... Additional we offer a great apparel that can be embroidered at one of our remote (US) facilities. |
What is your typical turnaround time?
Once we have your approved artwork and your order deposit we will typically can get our production work shipped with 3 - 7 working days. We too have the ability for a fee to turn around many production projects in 1 - 2 days. |
What are your quantity minimums?
Because of our production abilities we can produce very small quantities to very large quantities. It should be noted that production quantities increase the product costs will decrease. |
Do you design art work and logos?
Yes, we have a full service graphic arts department. |
What are your artwork requirements?
Every job we complete requires customer approved art work. We need to get your artwork in an vectorized electronic format such as ".eps" or ".cr". This electronic art format is called line art and provides the highest quality products. If you do not have this format but have .bmp, jpg or other formats our arts department can "vectorize" your artwork. The fee for vectorizing your artwork is typically very nominal. |
Are your prices competitive?
Yes, very much so! Because of our buying power, use of preferred suppliers and production capabilities we are extremely cost competitive. |
Can you help develope promotional product marketing campaigns?
Yes, we have the experience and knowledge base to help you put together a productive promotional product marketing campaign. |
Do you provide samples?
In some instances product sales can be provided. In all instances virtual samples can be provided. |
What are your terms of sale?
Upon agreement of the intended promotional product(s) and associated artwork, we require a 50% deposit. Upon complete shipment of your order will require payment of the remaining balance. |
What are your shipping costs?
We have various shipping methods from ground to overnight services, depending on when you need your promotional products. Shipping costs will be invoiced to the customer and will be clearly outlined to every customer. |
Is sales tax required?
Yes, if you live in the state of Utah. If however your promotional products will be shipping to another state, than Utah, no sales tax is required. Also, if you are a not for profit organization with an appropriate sales tax exempt number no sales tax is required. |
Can I pay with a credit card?
Yes, we can accept Master Card and Visa. |
I can't find the product I am looking for on your web-site?
The sampling of products you will see on www.branding-pros.com is but a small sampling of the over 750,000+ promotional products we have access to through our proprietary software system. This being said please call us at 801-631-3650 and we can find what you are looking for. |
What is covered in the setup charge?
The setup charge goes to cover the consumable and time involved in setting up and cleaning up your respective production run. Included would be plate development, plate burn, plate wash, ink fill & process, pad & press supplies... |
What are promotional products?
Promotional products - usually imprinted with a company's name, logo or message - include useful or decorative articles of merchandise that are utilized in marketing and communication programs. Imprinted products that are distributed free are called advertising specialties. Imprinted items given as an incentive for a specific action are known as premiums. Business gifts, awards and commemoratives are also considered promotional products. |
How is promotional product marketing used?
Since promotional products can be used alone, or integrated with other media, there are virtually limitless ways to use them. Popular programs cited most often by industry counselors (called distributors) are business gifts; employee relations; orientation programs; corporate communications; and, at trade shows to generate booth traffic.
They're also effective for dealer/distribution programs; co-op programs; company stores; generating new customers or new accounts; nonprofit fundraising; public awareness campaings; and for promotion of brand awareness and brand loyalty. Other uses include employee incentive programs; new product or service introduction; and marketing research for survey and focus group participants. |
What are some common terms I should be familar with?
Common Terms
Screen Printing: an image is transferred to the printed surface by ink, which is pressed through a stenciled screen and treated with a light-sensitive emulsion. Film positives are put in contact with the screens and exposed to light, hardening the emulsion not covered by film and leaving a soft area on the screen for the squeegee to press ink through. (Also called silk screening)
Pad Printing: a recessed surface is covered with ink. The plate is wiped clean, leaving ink in the recessed areas. A silicone pad is then pressed against the plate, pulling the ink out of the recesses, and pressing it directly onto the product.
4-color Process: a system where a color image is separated into 4 different color values by the use of filters and screens (usually done digitally). The result is a color separation of 4 images, that when transferred to printing plates and printed on a printing press with the colored inks cyan (blue), magenta (red), yellow and black, reproduces the original color image. These four colors can be combined to create thousands of colors.
Pantone Matching System (PMS): a book of standardized color in a fan format used to identify, match and communicate colors in order to produce accurate color matches in printing. Each color has a coded number indicating instructions for mixing inks to achieve that color.
Camera-ready: artwork that is black and white and has very clean, crisp lines that make it easy to scan and suitable for photographic reproduction.
Bleeds: printers cannot print right to the edge of a paper sheet. To create that effect, the printer must use a sheet, which is larger than the document size. Then the printer prints beyond the edge of the document size (usually 1/8?), then cuts the paper down to the document size.
Imprint Area: the area on a product, with specific dimensions, in which the imprint is placed.
Paper proof: Impression of type or artwork on paper so the correctness and quality of the material to be printed can be checked. The least expensive is a regular black and white faxed paper proof.
Pre-production Proof: an actual physical sample of the product itself produced and sent for approval before an order goes into production.
Drop Shipment: an order shipped to more than one location will be charged a fee for each additional destination.
Less than Minimum: the fee charged for ordering 50% fewer items than the quantity listed in the minimum or first column. This option is not always available on all products.
Etching: using a process in which an image is first covered with a protective coating that resists acid, then exposed, leaving bare metal and protected metal. The acid attacks only the exposed metal, leaving the image etched onto the surface.
Engraving: cutting an image into metal, wood or glass by one of three methods--computerized engraving, hand tracing, or hand engraving.
Colorfill: screen printing an image and then debossing it onto the vinyl's surface
Embroidery: stitching a design into fabric through the use of high-speed, computer-controlled sewing machines. Artwork must first be "digitized," which is the specialized process of converting two-dimensional artwork into stitches or thread. A particular format of art such as a jpeg, tif, eps, or bmp, cannot be converted into an embroidery tape. The digitizer must actually recreate the artwork using stitches. Then it programs the sewing machine to sew a specific design, in a specific color, with a specific type of stitch. This is the process known as digitizing.
Debossing: depressing an image into a material's surface so that the image sits below the product surface
Embossing: impressing an image in relief to achieve a raised surface
Hot Stamp: setting a design on a relief die, which is then heated and pressed onto the printing surface
Laser or Foil Stamp: applying metallic or colored foil imprints to vinyl, leather or paper surfaces
Personalization: imprinting an item with a person's name using one of several methods such as mechanical engraving, laser engraving, hot stamping, debossing, sublimation, or screen printing, to name a few.
Die-casting: injecting molten metal into the cavity of a carved die (a mold)
Die-striking: producing emblems and other flat promotional products by striking a blank metal sheet with a hammer that holds the die
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What is a production over-run and do you have a production over-run policy?
A production over-run is where an order is placed for X amount of products and the customer will get X amount of product plus or minus 0 to 10%. Yes, we policy in this regard, stating that we can ship +/- up to 10% on a production order from a customer. The reason we do this is to assure that you, our customer, get absolutely correctly produced product! If your budget does not allow for an over-run or must have the exact amount of product as requested on your purchase order please let us know and we will be able to help you out. |
