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Driving Brand Visibility: Unleashing the Power of Vehicle Graphics
In the bustling streets of today's cities, every vehicle presents an opportunity to make a statement and leave a lasting impression. For businesses seeking to elevate their brand visibility and capture the attention of potential customers, vehicle fleet...
The Power of Company Stores
Streamlining Inventory Management and Elevating Brand Consistency In today's competitive market, maintaining brand consistency and efficient inventory management are paramount for businesses striving to stand out. For print companies like ours, facilitating these...
The Power of Company Swag
In the bustling world of business, every company strives to stand out amidst the competition. Amidst the myriad of marketing strategies available, one often overlooked yet powerful tool is company swag and promotional products. These tangible items not only serve as...
7 Benefits of Large Format Printing
Are you looking for new and exciting ways to attract customers? Cascade Print Media is here to help! Large format printing can help to attract customers in a new, fun and budget friendly way. Check out our top 7 reasons to use large format printing and its benefits....
5 Benefits of Working with a Local Print Company
In today’s digital age, it’s easy to assume that everything is better done online. However, there are still plenty of benefits to working with a smaller local print shop when it come to printing needs. In this blog post, we’ll explore some of the key advantages of...
5 Benefits of Print Marketing
Are you looking to expand your marketing efforts and maximize your ROI? Print marketing is an effective way to reach potential customers and drive conversions. While digital marketing is an important part of any successful marketing strategy, print marketing can be a...
Increased Client Communication
We are so excited to be able to offer increased, real time communication with our clients. Everything from when your order goes into production queue, to when it goes out for delivery, to the moment it gets delivered, we have enhanced our systems to give you updates...
How to Use Our Proofing System
Please see our quick guide below on how to use our new proofing system. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to your CSR. Please note that if not action is taken, you will continue to get email reminders until action is taken. You must approve,...
Different Ways to Bind Booklets
Looking to make a handbook, workbook, and other marketing piece to help show your customers all your products? Binding helps to make larger presentations or other large pieces of information look professional, clean and organized. There are several different binding...
Embossing vs. Debossing
What is the different between embossing and debossing? They are basically the same thing, just stamped paper, but the difference is in the location from where it is stamped. Both are created using metal plates to essentially stamp the paper. Debossing means the paper...
Car Magnets to Promote Your Brand
Did you know that over 16,000 cars see your car on average, per day? Imagine if you had vehicle graphics or car magnets on your car to promote your business. That is over 16,000 pairs of eyes seeing your business, all by just driving to work, or grabbing a cup of...
Reasons Why Your Direct Mail Campaign Did Not Work
Have you heard that direct mail campaigns are the best return on investment than any other form of direct marketing? You tend to get more readers, more people responding to your call to actions, and the biggest bang for your buck. All that said, have you sent out some...
How We Can Help You Go Green
Looking for ways to go green, while still getting your message out there? We can help! From direct mail campaigns to environmentally friendly paper and inks, we are here to help every step of the way. Check out some tips below on just a few of the ways we can help you...
Paper Grades and Weights
Paper Grades and Weights Have you ever heard someone refer to the weight of a piece of paper? When getting printing quotes, do you call out what kind of paper you want, or do you leave that up to the printer to determine? There is no right or wrong answer, but see our...
How to Save Time During the Print Process
Looking to speed up the print process? We can help! While each project takes a different amount of time, depending on the project, there are some things that you can do to help speed up the print process. We go through each project as meticulously as possible to make...
Promotional Products: Holiday Marketing Ideas and Tips
The holiday season is the perfect time to show appreciation for your employees, customers, and your vendors. With so many cards and gifts given at Christmas, it’s easy to get overlooked. Stand out from the crowd by giving at Thanksgiving or the New Year.
COVID-19 Signage
Outdoor and indoor signs are a cost-effective tool to help your business to survive and thrive during COVID-19. A wide variety of signs are available to keep your customers informed. Pre-made and custom signs are available in a wide variety of sizes and materials for...
Direct Mail – The Best Way to Reach Customers
2020 has been one for the books, and it isn’t even over yet! Who would have thought that a couple weeks of quarantine, would turn into months of quarantine, work from home, and distance learning for our children?
Cascade Print Media voted one of Washington’s Best Companies to Work For
We are so excited to be ranked as one of Washington's Best Companies to Work For by Seattle Business Magazine. 2020 has thrown us a ton of curve-balls, but we are happy to adapt and change with the ever transforming needs of our customers. How we do it? Our Employees!...
COVID-19-Related Health and Wellness Promotional Products
After the spread of coronavirus and COVID-19 and weeks of stay-at-home mandates, people are eager for health and safety products to help them stay safe in public. Give these popular and useful items to your customers, employees, vendors, and more. Demand is high for...
Education Marketing Essentials
Education marketing is critical, now more than ever, to get attention and focus on your brand or product. Did you know that most people absorb more information when reading it on paper than on a screen? What better way to get your point across about your brand than...
When to Use Promotional Products
Are you looking for a way to show off your new product line or announce your new company? Promotional products are a great way, at an affordable cost! Over 18 billion dollars are spent each year on various promotional products, at that number grows year by year....
Marketing Materials to Attract Customers
Wondering what marketing materials are useful in attracting customers to your brand or services? Check out our list below with helpful and proven pieces that attract new and existing customers to your brand. Posters: Get the word out about products, events and other...
What Is Bleed In Print?
Working on a print project and confused by some terms. We’re here to help! No printer or machine is capable of printing all the way to the edge of the paper line. This means that project must be printed on larger sheets and cut down to final desired size. That’s where...
Essential Print Items for Any Business
Are you starting a new business, new product, or want to spice up an existing business? We have some essential print items that will help promote your business at very little cost. Business Cards: Business Cards are essential in any business meeting. It is small, but...
Sales Meeting Essentials
Need insight into sales meeting essentials? Your business will shine with beautifully printed products that showcase your company and products. Some of the first interactions you have with potential clients are through sales meetings. Make sure you have the essentials...
Benefits of Floor Graphics
Want little to no side by side competition on marketing efforts? Floor graphics are your answer! Floor graphics help to enhance the customer experience and almost immediately draw the customers eye to your products or information you want to portray. We suggest...
CMYK vs RGB vs PMS – What Is The Difference?
RGB : Red Green Blue RGB stands for Red, Green, Blue. These three colors are essentially additive light colors that are used to make new colors. When all three are combined, it creates white. When no light colors are added, it shines black. The stronger the light...
Print Marketing vs. Digital Marketing – Twenty Facts That Will Surprise You
You may have heard the cry to reduce paper use. If you are considering a post card campaign or other types of direct mail, rack cards, brochures, or other types print marketing you might wonder whether to switch to “electronic”. The topic is well researched and the...
Vehicle Wrap FAQs
Are you considering a vehicle wrap for one or more of the cars, vans, trucks, buses or trailers in your company fleet? If you’ve got questions, we’ve got answers! Get answers to the most commonly asked questions about vehicle wraps and vehicle graphics. WILL A...
Secrets Every Business Owner Must Know About Vehicle Wraps
Would you like your company to be advertised to tens of thousands of people every day? People right in your service area? Have you thought about vehicle wraps? Imagine advertising that has: No monthly rent No payment per view or per impression No recurring charges No...
Tacoma’s Eco-Friendly Printer: High Standards to Protect our Environment
At Cascade Print Media, we love the environment! That’s why we run an eco-friendly print shop and have high standards when it comes to protecting the environment. We product eco-friendly print products that are both beautiful and help you protect the environment. Safe...
Packaging Gallery
From your smallest job to your largest, our printing team cares as much about your boxes and packaging as you do. These are just a few examples of our custom packaging and labels. Click any photo to see a larger version.Get a quote or contact us to talk with one of...
Vehicle Wraps, Window Graphics, and Wall Graphics Project Gallery
The possibilities are endless with large format vinyl graphics for vehicles, windows, and walls. See examples of large format vinyl graphics.
Print Project Gallery
From your smallest print project to your largest, our printing team is committed to excellence to ensure you are delighted with your printed materials. See examples of materials we printed.
Signs and Banners Project Gallery
From fluttering flag signs to large pole banners, our sign and banner team creates every sign and banner with care. See examples of signs and banners we created.
