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Presentation Tips For Any Field: Create Great Architecture Proposals
A recent request from one of our architecture customers prompted a little research into creating successful presentations and proposals—and we thought we’d share what we learned in the process. Brenda, partner in a consulting firm, is a long time customer of...
3 Tips for Business Thank You Cards—Good Manners Still Count!
Remember when Mom used to nag you to mail that thank you card after someone helped you out? Well, if your mother was a slacker in the manners department, we’re here to take her place! The world can always use a little more nice, and the business world is no exception....
Cardphile Delivers Your Greeting Cards Through Wind, Ice & Snow!
Ever tried driving on ice in Oregon? And did we mention that we have a lot of steep hills around here? A bit like a nice layered cake, here’s what happens in Portland when you attempt to move a car on top of: Cold asphalt Warmish rain Colder rain Slushy ice + Snow on...
Custom Business Note Cards—Why Didn’t We Think of That?
One of Cardphile’s best selling business holiday cards this past year allowed you to share your holiday wishes while showing clients who you are and what you do. Our Office Triptych design allows you to customize the design with three of your own photographs – and...
Corporate Holiday Greeting Cards and Small Business Marketing 2011
Holy moly – it’s 2011! We do have to apologize for being out of the picture for a few weeks, blog-wise, but to be perfectly honest – the fur flies around here for the last 2 months of the year. Every single one of us pitches in wherever needed to make sure that your...
4 Client Communication Tools That Work
The Professional Services Management Journal, PSMJ, can be a great resource for professional firms and their marketers. In particular, of course, we appreciated their mention of the value of the “two-minute” touch (including a hand written note to your clients). In a...
What is a QR Code and Why Do I Need One? 5 Things You Need to Know
My QR Code is bigger than your Barcode. QR Codes are 2D—and carry data in both directions. So they can hold up to several 100 times the data held by an old fashioned barcode. They can contain all types of data too: alpha and numeric characters, language characters...
Holiday Greeting Cards for Architects + Wind Turbines?
At Cardphile Greeting Cards, we have some cool stuff designed and built in our own backyard. Like this recently completed green building in Portland, designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects (ZGF) with lots of eco-bling! We love the Skystream turbine array on top -...
5 Reasons to Send Real Paper Greeting Cards to Clients
e-Cards are known virus carriers and therefore filtered by most business email servers—they don't even reach the inbox of many of your customers and vendors. When was the last time you "deleted" a real greeting card you received in the mail, without even opening it?...