Every business seeks creative methods to reach their customers. An eye-popping brochure can be a powerful method to provide your customers with important take-home information. There are a number of tricks to design a more productive brochure. Once it is designed and printed, distribute the brochure at hotels, tourism offices, direct mail and more! A Powerful Headline Every brochure should …
We are excited to announce that we are partnering with Hollywood Theater in the Hollywood business district in Northeast Portland! Hollywood Theater is one of Portland’s most iconic theaters. They are celebrating their 93rd anniversary this month! Paperjam works with many creatives and one of the artists we work with did a watercolor painting of the Hollywood Theater. We showed …
There is nothing that gives me more joy than connecting with another small business owner in my neighborhood, city, and state. We understand each other and what it takes to run a small business. It takes courage, resiliency, hard work, resourcefulness and lots of heart and soul. It can be challenging and it can be rewarding. I …
One thing we love about having a brick-and-mortar our business can call home is getting to build relationships with our community, and celebrating all of the different stories customers bring in with them. As Black History Month 2019 draws to a close, we recognize that black history is American history. Today and every day of the year, we honor …
In our last blog post we discussed our city’s appreciation for supporting small local businesses by holding events like Little Boxes, a three-day event where participants earn raffles for prizes from participating small business in the city, and other neighborhood sales and events. Since we are passionate about our philosophy as a city who values community over competition, we decided to host …
Shopping small in Portland can mean saving big. And winning big too! As we discussed in our last blog, one of the reasons that Portland is considered a “small business town” is the amount of collaboration that happens in this city. Here in our town, the idea of placing community over competition is more than a hashtag. It’s a …
It’s no secret that Portland loves to go local. It’s a part of the Portland “brand,” yet the convenience of buying from big box and online corporations from one’s own home keeps many from staying loyal to the stores just around the block. In 2008 alone, there were 62,633 businesses with fewer than 100 employees according to the Portland Business …
Portland is filled to the brim with artists, and that means that this summer is filled to the brim with festivals! Art printing is one of our favorite services we provide. We know your creations are a labor of love, so in an effort to give back to our local artists, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite art …
Read this before your company decides to go paperless – the answers might surprise you. We are always thinking about all of our points of contact with our customers, and how to stay sustainable throughout the process. We know people often ask, ‘why might a company choose to print certain information, rather than communicate it digitally?’ Two Sides North America …