BHP Printing Blog

Think of all the items in your business that you use a printing company for every day. Blue Hill Press can take care of your business printing needs in  a timely and professional manner. Here are just some of the things that we specialize in:

Annual Reports
Our design staff can produce stunning annual reports using color, photos, charts, and graphics.

Booklets
Booklets are used for everything from directories to programs. We can produce booklets of virtually any size or design from conception to finished piece.

Brochures
Our design staff can take your ideas, words, or images and produce eye-catching promotional pieces. Or, if you already have print-ready art, we can print or copy your document on a variety of stocks.

Business Cards
We can design and print business cards that incorporate your personal or company identity. These can range from black & white to impressive, full-color designs. We can also create a corporate identity package for you, with an integrated system of business cards, letterheads, and envelopes.

Catalogs
We can produce catalogues for trade, corporate, or small business; everything from simple black and white to oversized, full-color pieces. We offer a variety of binding options and can include inserts for ordering or reply.

Coupons
Whether you need a perforated coupon as part of your brochure, or a separate piece, we can help. We can produce basic black and white, eye-catching full-colour, and everything in between.

CVs and Resumes
We can design a professional CV and print it on impressive premium papers with envelopes to match. We can also design cover letters and address labels that will add to the quality of your CV package.

Digital Copies
Digital copying machines offer outstanding print quality, convenience, and faster turnaround times than standard copying or printing. With digital output, every finished piece is an original.

Direct Mail Printing
We print a variety of products that are used for direct mail. We complete the project by either using your mailing list or procuring a mailing list using your specifications and addressing the printed pieces plus applying barcodes and sorting for maximum postal discounts.

Labels
Whether you need mailing labels, price tags, or reusable static labels, we can help. We can produce labels of various shapes and sizes that adhere to almost any surface indoor and outdoor.

Flyers
We can create simple black & white posters or dazzling full-colour pieces that will make an impact and get results. Just bring us your words, art, or ideas and we'll make your concept a reality.

Letterhead and Envelopes
We can design and print letterhead that incorporate your personal or company identity. These can range in format from basic black & white to impressive, colorful designs. We can also create a corporate identity package for you, with an integrated system of business cards, letterheads, and envelopes.

Manuals
Organizing your information into a manual is an effective way to communicate with your audience. You can incorporate everything from basic black and white copies to full-color inserts and transparencies to custom designed index tabs and binders.

Memo/Note Pads
We can create memo pads customized with names, company information, or personal messages of any kind.

Menus
The look of your menu says a lot about your business. From your ideas and business image, we can design an eye-catching menu that does your product justice. We can also keep an electronic copy of your menu on file to make it quick and easy to update.

Newsletters
Whether you have print-ready art or rough sheets of handwritten content, we can help you create and produce newsletters that meet your objectives.

Presentation Folders
We can produce presentation folders in any color or size. These can be printed in a single ink or professionally embossed or foil stamped to create a lasting image. Additional options include business card slits and printed pockets.

Price Lists
Price lists don't have to be boring or basic. We can produce informative, eye-catching price lists that reach your target audiences and get an immediate response.

Proposals
We can develop, design or reproduce proposals of any nature or size. Just bring your concepts, mockups, or print-ready originals, and we'll produce proposals that make a lasting impression.

Raffle Tickets/Books
We offer fast turnaround of raffle tickets or raffle books for organizations that are holding fund raising events. We can customize the raffles with your logo and colors in both small and large quantities. All raffles are numbered and perforated and packaged for easy distribution.

Report Covers
We can produce report covers in any color or size. These can be printed in a single ink or professionally embossed or foil stamped to create a lasting image. Additional options include business card slits and printed pockets.

Training Materials
From transparencies and worksheets to full-scale manuals, we can produce materials that strengthen your training program.

A couple weeks ago we gave a few examples of mistakes people and companies make when choosing a printing company.

1. Picking a Print Shop based only on price
2. Thinking  all print shops are the same
3. Having three or more printers competing with each other for your work
4. Thinking  having the right equipment is all a printer needs to print your job
5. Not giving your print shop enough time to print your job properly
6. Pick print shops that don't guarantee their work
7. You don't ask for references

In that blog we discussed the first three. Here are the other 4 examples.

Mistake #4: Thinking having the right equipment is all a printer needs to print your job

Many print shops own great equipment. However, there is no guarantee that they know how to run it.
There are many printing presses that have lots of extra functions, but if the press operator doesn't know how to use the new features, you might as well use a printing company that has old equipment.

Mistake #5: Not giving your print shop enough time to print your job properly

Mistakes happen when you’re rushing! In your hurry, you may forget to tell your printer certain instructions. You may make a mistake on your original artwork because you were concentrating on getting it done, instead of getting it right.

Before you work on your printing project, talk with your printer. Get your printer involved from the beginning. There might be a more efficient way to complete your project that you don't know about.  You should think of your printer as your "project partner."

Mistake #6: Pick print shops that don’t guarantee your work

All reputable printers guarantee their work.  This means if they make a mistake on your printing, they will re-run your job at no charge.

The best thing you can do is pick a printer who unconditionally guarantees their work. If it's not printed right and it's their mistake, they will run it again.

Mistake #7: You don't ask for references

This is probably the easiest way you can avoid any problems with a printer. All good, reputable print shops will eagerly give you references. Ask your printer to give you at least three names of people they have done business with. Most successful printshops can run quite profitably on their referrals and their repeat business.