custom ribbons - Ribbon Impressions

4 Ways Coller Industries Says Thank You

We’ve had another great year here at Coller Industries. 2016 brought a few changes, but they were all needed, and we have benefited from them greatly!

To start with, 2016 has seen our website www.personalized-ribbons.com go mobile and provide access to so many others that may have not seen it before. We are still working on getting our order pages live, but those are very short in coming!

Not only have we seen growth in our name tag inventory, but we’ve also seen it with our ribbon product line. These additions include some necessary ribbon color changes that seem to take place every year. We have also introduced a new stock badge ribbon with INTERN as the title. This is available in both horizontal and vertical formats. We had specific requests for this title, and we have been pleased with the results. We hope you are too!

As with previous years, we have also seen growth inside of our company. We have a new Customer Service Manger and a Senior Account Manager. Hannah and Aimee (respectively) are here to serve our customer’s every need. Of course, we still have the best customer service around to help anyone with their personal identification needs.

Due to some of our new products, our production and shipping department has seen an increase in our machinery. This includes a laminator as well as a new, fancy printer for our name tags. Production and shipping also do a fantastic job with making sure all customer orders are produced and shipped appropriately and promptly.

It was also recently announced at our annual employee Christmas party that our error rate is still under 1%! Here’s a quick review of our current year-to-date statistics:

Since January 1, 2016, Coller Industries has had a total of 122 errors coming from 31,694 orders total. Our overall error rate is 0.393%. This means that 1 in about every 255 orders may contain a mistake; great news for our customers!

Coller Industries would like to thank all of our wonderful customers for an outstanding year! You are the reason we are in business, and we want to acknowledge that. And with that thank you, we also wish you a wonderful and happy New Year!

Custom Ribbon Definitions: Part 4

Defining our business helps our customers to understand what we do.

While our FAQ pages contain many questions, we thought about getting down to the nitty-gritty for you. Here is part four of our definitions series. Find out more about how our business runs! As we recently formatted our ribbons website to be accessible via mobile usage, let’s cover what ribbon types we offer!

Rosette Ribbons

This ribbon type is the best way to give as an award to any winner or event participant. With decorative tops and bottom streamer ribbons, rosette ribbons have an elegant look that will show recognition for doing well at anything. Rosettes are ideal for awards for businesses, sports events, educational needs, hobbies, animal shows and more. We offer both stock and custom styles of these ribbons. They range from stock titles and places to fully customized.

Classic Ribbons

This variety of classic ribbons refers to several ribbon options. Flat pieces of ribbon that can be either attached to a name badge or used as other promotional material are commonly known as badge ribbons. Order many of these ribbons can as custom or stock; both have their benefits. These ribbons can be printed with information that identifies speakers and staff or an assortment of other functions of people during conferences and other meetings. This ribbon type also includes imprinted ribbons and they prove to be valuable networking and marketing tools and are great for brand recognition. Full color ribbons, which are classic ribbons that are personalized with your custom text, a company logo or full color graphics.

Custom Ribbon Rolls

From celebrations to awards, custom ribbon rolls are extremely versatile. Each ribbon selection can be customized to meet all your needs by simply imprinting your text or logos. These are perfect for weddings decorations or other events and floral arrangements. Add your personalized message and tie them around bags and boxes when giving gifts. Ribbon rolls also make great award or awareness ribbons. And, we have several types to choose from that will meet all your needs.

Same Day Ribbons

This section is incredible! It features all of our ribbons that will ship either the same day they are ordered or the next day. These same day ribbons include ribbons from each of the above categories.

Do you have any further questions about these ribbon types or definitions?

There will be more articles coming with even more definitions! Please help us by letting us know what definitions you need. Are there specific things you just don’t quite understand? Reply with anything that you might need help with! And don’t forget that we have definitions for name tags too!

Custom Ribbon Definitions: Part 3

Defining our business helps our customers to understand what we do.

While our FAQ pages contain many questions, we thought about getting down to the nitty-gritty for you. Here is part three of our definitions series. Find out more about how our business runs! While our Artwork Guide features most of this topic, there might still be a few unanswered questions.

HORIZONTAL VS VERTICAL RIBBONS

Our classic ribbons come in two different orientations. Both horizontal and vertical ribbons are useful for many different things. Attach these ribbons to a name badge with a simple adhesive strip located at the top of the ribbon.

Horizontal ribbons feature a width that is longer than the length of the ribbon. These ribbons are ideal for sales and promotions. They can also recognize accomplishments or feature a title or position.

Vertical ribbons feature a length that is longer than the width of the ribbon. These ribbons are perfect for making someone stand out. With the longer feature of this ribbon, graphics and sayings stand out for anyone to see.

IMAGE BLEED

This feature is only available on our full-color ribbons. A bleed means that the background colors of a design may extend off the edges of the ribbon. The design may bleed on any and all sides of the ribbon. However, because the ribbons are printed and cut from a continuous roll, ribbons with a background image that extends off the pinked edges (the zigzag edge cutting) may show the beginning of the repeated background on the tips of the pinking. To avoid this, design your background so that both pinked edges have the same color or pattern.

Do you have any further questions about these definitions?

Personalizing Corporate Gifting

Use custom ribbons in your corporate gifting this year and make your brand stand out!

According to many surveys, most often corporate gifting includes major clients, employees and prospective clients. A company’s brand is what they are, what they want to be, and what they aim to become as a whole. And when gift giving, branding is extremely important for all corporations.

Reasons for gift giving range from thanking customers or consumers for their business to recognizing an employee for outstanding work. But, the basic reason seems to always be the same. It is to sustain relationships and deepen the personal connection between giver and recipient.

For many companies, corporate gifting is a fundamental detail within their marketing strategies. But remember, the packaging is just as important as choosing the right gift for your associates. Adding a fun personalized ribbon to each gift.

Typically, when thinking about corporate gifting, ribbon rolls come to mind. These personalized ribbons are perfect to get a simple message imprinted on them. Wrapping your gifts with a fun and creative ribbon is a great way to get your message and brand out.

But, don’t forget about all of the other wonderful ribbon options we offer! Customize imprinted ribbons and full color ribbons to fit all your needs. Choose from a fun and festive full color design or a simple imprinted message to those who will be receiving your corporate gifts.

Looking for that perfect gift?

Going for a traditional personalized gift like a desk wedge or name plate is great way to go. But, don’t get caught up in a boring streak! Customize name plates to fit anyone’s personality. From favorite quotes to a fancy font for a name, choose from a large variety of these wonderful and flexible personal identification tools. Quotes and simple sayings also look amazing on acrylic name plates and executive name plates.

Corporate gifting is a fun and wonderful way to show appreciation. These ribbon products will help you to maximize your investment. Have you ever received a corporate gift that you couldn’t live without? We’d love to hear from you!

Custom Ribbon Definitions: Part 1

Defining our business helps our customers to fully understand what we do.

While our FAQ pages are full of your questions, we thought we’d get down to the nitty-gritty for you. Here are some definitions of how our business runs. From what personalized ribbons actually are to all the fun and fabulous details of ordering, we want to make this process as easy as possible.

So, what are personalized or custom ribbons?

All personalized ribbons can be customized with logos, text and other designs. These are anything from ribbon rolls that are used to wrap presents or for decorations during a party to ribbons that are attached to a name tag or worn as a type of identifier. They include badge ribbons, classic ribbons, ribbon rolls and rosette ribbons.

Now let’s get some of the more technical definitions out of the way.

Need By Date

We often reference a need by date on our website when a customer is placing an order. This phrase might be confusing. A need by date is the exact date that a customer needs to have the product in hand. While we do our best to match everyone’s need by date, this date is not a guarantee.

Ribbon Titles
We often refer to ribbon titles for our pre-imprinted ribbons. A title is the word(s) that is imprinted on a ribbon. They are available as stock items on our website. Titles are words such as sponsor, president, staff, visitor or member. Each ribbon type we offer comes with varying available titles that can be found on the order pages. These ribbons are ready to ship the same day you place your order.

Custom Text
Most ribbons are also available with custom text. This means that instead of using pre-imprinted titles, you can provide your own text. This text can range from titles that you don’t see on the list to names or other messages. You can choose your own font and color to match your ribbon choice. Each of these ribbons can also be designed with or without a logo.

Die (not dye*)
A die is required for all imprinting on ribbons. These dies are engraved stamps for impressing a design or text onto a ribbon. (*Dye refers to the process of using a color to stain fabric or other material such as hair.) Using foils and a heat transfer process, your design or text is stamped directly onto a ribbon with a polymer or metal die. A polymer die is a less expensive way of imprinting simple designs. However, a metal die will always create a better imprint due to its ability to transfer heat more effectively.

Do you have any questions regarding these definitions?

There will be further articles with more definitions, but help us by letting us know what you need. How about anything of which you’re unsure? Please let us know what else you need help with as we’re here for all of your questions!