Tuesday 13 December 2016

Merry Christmas, Thank You For Your Support

What a fantastic year we’ve had in 2016! Our business has gone from strength to strength whilst growing and adapting massively. We have had an absolute blast this year and believe it to be down to the support and loyalty of our repeating customers. So thank you for help not only in 2016, but years before. We massively appreciate the fact that our customers come back to us time and time again. Crystal Print hope to see you again in 2017 for more fantastic printing orders.



Crystal Print would like to take some time to say thank you for your help and support over the years and show to you how much we appreciate it. We can’t thank all of our customers individually, so we thought the best way to do so was with a blog. So here we go… Thank you! We are super grateful for the work and support you give us, both as a one-off client and as a repeating customer. Knowing that your coming back to us for your printing is all we need to aim towards bettering our business and our quality. We’ve said it before but the quality of our work never wavers, if anything we improve more and more. No matter if you order 10 or 10,000 prints of any range, we will always maintain the same high and professional standard of print. Rest assure that upon choosing Crystal Print, you really are getting the best!

Planning for 2017…

Should you be looking to update your printing or searching for a gift for your loved one in the New Year, don’t panic or rush around, Crystal Print can help! We’re experts in all things print, from printing to copying, signage to clothing we have all your needs covered. Our team are able to help you with all of advertising needs, whilst ensuring that your business is portrayed in a professional and appealing manner. So if you’re looking for a team of printers who can help you time and time again, Crystal Print are by far the experts to call on. We will make sure that you’re completely satisfied with our printing services and are always more than happy to talk through any questions or queries you may have regarding your printing or advertising.

New Year, new printing? Kickstart 2017 by updating your print with the latest trends or information about your business. We can help to make sure that your printing reflects your business well and helps you to stand out against your competitors, giving you that extra boost to make your services the number one choice for those seeking your service or products.

What a Year It’s Been!

Finally, from all of us here at Crystal Print we hope that you have a wonderful Christmas and we send you best wishes for 2017 too. As a final note, we would like to let you know of our Christmas opening hours… We are closed from Friday 23rd December (last day Thursday) through to Tues 3rd Jan re-opening on Weds 4th. So Merry Christmas everyone, we hope to see you again in the New Year, have a fantastic break!

Friday 18 November 2016

Personalised Gifts for Christmas

It’s that time of year again… Christmas! We love how festive this time of year gets, especially for our clients. Crystal Print love all things Christmas and especially love being able to print personalised gifts for you all. It’s great being able to print such lovely gifts for you to wrap up and send to your loved ones. Whether it’s a mug or canvas, we absolutely love the pleasure of being able to print your gifts for you, so within this blog we will be addressing some of our most favourite gifts to give you some inspiration for your shopping this year. Hope you enjoy this as much as we do!


Christmas Gifts

With the run up to Christmas in full swing, it may be time for you to begin the search for the perfect gift or even complete your shopping with us. Be it a family portrait or a picture of a family pet, our personalised gifts are fantastic for surprising your loved one with a heart warming present. We cater to a wide range of needs when it comes to gift printing and some of our most popular presents include: canvasses, mugs, bags and keyrings. No matter how you wish to thank your family, be it with a canvas to be treasured on their wall or a keyring to attach to their house keys, the quality of our printing is outstanding and is sure to leave them overwhelmed with your warm thoughts.


Canvasses & Mugs

Be it small or large, our gift printing is the perfect touch for all of your Christmas shopping. We can work with any budget to make sure that your loved one gets the most special gift this year. Whether you’re looking to create everlasting memories with a canvas or have a silly snap printed onto a mug for them to take to work, our printing standard is exceptional and we will always aim for 100% customer satisfaction.


Bags & Keyrings

For everyday use, our bags and keyrings are brilliant. Not only will that add cheer to their day, but they are ideal for giving a loving reminder that you bought them that present and that you’re thinking of them. So if you’re looking for a present that can be used and treasured for years to follow, our bags and keyrings are sure to help you do just that! After all, everyone loves a personalised gift, be it a funny image or a loving portrait, it’s something that will be truly appreciated no matter what.


Merry Christmas!

So the last thing to say is ‘Merry Christmas!’. We hope that you have a wonderful Christmas and Crystal Print would like to wish you all the best for 2017 too! We sincerely hope to see or hear from you soon in regards to our gift printing so that we can wow you with our marvelous work. Whether you call us for a FREE quote or to discuss your requirements, our team are always happy to speak to you and offer friendly, professional advice. Don’t leave your Christmas shopping until last minute and choose Crystal Print for the best quality of personalised gifts around, you definitely won’t be disappointed when you see your loved one's face light up on Christmas day!

Monday 17 October 2016

Are You Ready For Winter?

Year on year the UK weather constantly changes, with unpredictable snowfall and rainfall it’s important to be ready no matter what the weather. For businesses it’s important to have your staff prepared for what’s to come, whether they be office based on field based, when the winter weather arrives no one wants to feel the cold.

Staff and Winter Weather

Winter is one time of year where sickness is at it’s highest in workplaces, usually due to things such as colds and flus or simply needing time off because of the bad weather.. With a few simple tweeks to your company uniform you could massively reduce time off in the winter, staff working outside without the appropriate attire are more at risk of falling ill, even staff who work in offices feel the cold.

At Crystal Print we believe that having the appropriate work clothing can help to combat time off and can also help to protect your staff in the harsher winter conditions. From simple changes to staff uniforms and including appropriate winter wear such as hoodies, sweatshirts, jackets, fleeces and hats can help to combat the effects of winter. With the right printing and embroidery your staff uniforms can be easily incorporated into your business branding; meaning your new uniform will still be in keeping with what you already have.

Items That Can Be Printed Or Embroidered

At Crystal Print we offer a range of appropriate attire to help combat the winter weather.


Hoodies and Sweatshirts

Perfect for use for both indoor and outdoor work, hoodies can help to keep your staff warm while still looking smart and matching the company branding. Hoodies and sweatshirts can be easily removed, so when you have a nicer day or the heating on full blast in the office, there’s no need to wear it but the options always there when your staff need it.


Jackets and Fleeces

Aimed more for people working outdoors, jackets and fleeces can provide the warmth and protection needed when the harsh winter weather attacks. With the ability to have them printed on or embroidered on your staff will not only feel better when wearing them outdoors but they’ll look great and match the company with colours and info that suit.


Hats

When it comes to working outdoors you wouldn’t believe the difference a hat makes, tradition says that when your feet and head are warm the rest of you is warm. By providing customised headwear such as wooly hats, you keep them safe and warm when their working outdoors.

Customisation

The great thing about workwear clothing is that it can all be personalised, so when your staff are out and about in the local area or working on jobs then they can be branded to match your company. Printed and embroidered clothing provides a great free way to advertise while keeping your staff warm in the harsh winter weather and also helping to reduce the amount of sick days they may need to take. By providing the appropriate winter clothing your staff are less likely to fall ill with things such as the common cold.



When it comes to kitting out your staff in the winter workwear clothing, look no further than Crystal Print. We offer clothing appropriate for the winter weather that can be customised with printing or embroidery; we only use the best quality material clothing items and ensure all work is carried out to a high standard. For a chat about our clothing printing and embroidery, give the team at Crystal Print a call on 01277 650661.

Wednesday 31 August 2016

Hen and Stag Do T Shirt Printing

If you keep up to date with our social media, you will see that our team provide hen and stag do T shirt printing across the whole of Essex. We have now taken some time out to show you as our valued customer the types of T shirt printing we offer. From hen parties to stag do’s, Crystal Print have your every need covered. We can provide generic T shirt print or customised prints, to help ensure that your celebration is one to be remembered! Please take some time to view our small gallery of images below to find out more on the range of T shirt printing we have available.

Rest assure that, no matter the quantity, time scale or budget you require your T shirts, our quality of work will never be compromised. Our team thrive on complete customer satisfaction and will always go above and beyond to ensure that all of your needs are completely catered for regardless of your specific requirements. So for all your hen and stag do T shirt printing needs, look no further than Crystal Print, we’re here to help!



As you can see, Crystal Print provide a wide variety of T Shirt printing services for our customers. Whether they’re personalised for mother of the bride or generically made for all your party, our team are here to help. With years of skills and experience behind us in T shirt printing, Crystal Print will be at your call no matter what. Regardless of your needs and requirements, we will never leave you in a position where you feel as though the quality, timescale or pricing is not good enough. Come and shop with confidence today and call on the professionals at Crystal Print. Our team would love to help you with your T shirt printing needs be it for a hen or a stag do party. What are you waiting for? Call our team today on 01277 650661 to talk through your options for your hen or stag do T shirt printing in Essex. A member of our team will be happy to help in anyway possible.

Avoid disappointment today and choose Crystal Print for all your T shirt printing needs. Our team will be at your call and more than happy to help ensure a first class finish to all your printing requirements. No matter the design or style of your T shirts, rest assure Crystal Print are the professionals to call! We always put our all into every project we complete to make sure that our customers feel completely satisfied with our service. So if you’re looking for a reliable and reputable T shirt printing company in the Essex area, be sure to get in touch with Crystal Print today.

Don’t forget to keep up to date with our social accounts and Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter! We regularly update our profiles with our work and important customer information. You don’t want to miss out!

Tuesday 2 August 2016

Our Comprehensive Printing Services

Here at Crystal Print we offer a wide range of printing services. From clothing right through to signage, our team have your every need covered. Having worked as reliable printers in Billericay, Essex for a number of years now, Crystal Print would like to take this time to reflect upon our work and have selected some of our most favourite prints and results to share with you. Within this blog you will be able to view some fantastic examples of our work, giving you a clear idea of how much work and effort goes into our services. So sit back, relax and enjoy some great examples of the work we have recently produced and feel completely reassured that Crystal Print are the printing company you can trust, no matter the size, time scale or budget you wish to work with.

5 Top Favourites (5-1)

With our team experts in a field of printing services, Crystal Print are sure to have your every need catered for. Whether you’re looking for printing, clothing, copying, signage or even gifts, Crystal Print have the solution. We offer a wide range of services to help ensure we meet the needs and requirements of every client. During our time of working as reliable and reputable printers across the Essex area, we have developed certain favourites when it comes to printing. Having said that, Crystal Print would like to share with you 5 of our most favourite prints and work we have completed starting from 5 right down to our top one. But by all means, every print we create and deliver comes with the same love and attention required to ensure a first class finish so no matter which printing you require, you will undoubtedly always receive an unbeatable service.

5. Workwear Clothing

With the professionalism in any business at the stem of success, what better way to present you staff than with custom made uniform? Featuring your business’s logo, colour scheme etc. on any t shirt, jumper or even jacket, Crystal Print have the perfect solution to your advertising. Here is a picture of a few examples of the range of workwear clothing we have available throughout Essex and nationally too. Don’t let your business get lots against your competitors and choose Crystal Print today for all your business’s customised clothing for simply the best quality around.


4. Van Signage

For a number of reasons, Crystal Print love completing van signage throughout Essex. Whether it be an extraordinary design or something simplistic and straight to the point, we truly love the finish signage offers to a vehicle. Here is one of our favourites...


3. Personalised Gifts

Whether you’re looking for canvasses, mugs, bags or even keyrings, Crystal Print have the ideal solution to all personalised gifts. We have been printing a vast range of printing services throughout Essex for a number of years now, so whether it be for a special occasion or just to say ‘thank you’ rest assure that our team can get your message across perfectly. See below a few examples of the hard work we have put into our personalised gifts over the years.


2. Hen & Stag T Shirts

A hen or stag party isn’t actually a party without custom t shirts. Whether you’re looking for t shirts with nicknames, a catchy slogan or the date and place you’re going to, Crystal Print are here to help. We have printed a large number of t shirts across Essex for hen and stag parties so don’t miss out and get yours ordered today. Regardless of the design or theme of your party don’t worry because believe us we’ve seen everything! Have an amazing night out to celebrate your upcoming wedding and even a keepsake t shirt when choosing Crystal Print for top quality hen and stag t shirt printing in Essex and on a nationwide basis too.


1. Mummy, Will You Marry Daddy?

Now at number one must be one of the best proposal ideas to date. What better way to ask the love of your life to marry you than getting the children involved too? So if you like this idea, get your very own proposal t shirts or baby clothings from Crystal Print today. We would love to be part of the moment you propose to your loved one!



To view more examples of our work, please see our Gallery page.


Tuesday 12 July 2016

How To Ensure Complete Leaflet Success

Here at Crystal Print, we’ve been operating as expert leaflet printers for many years now, which means we have been able to pinpoint some of the key ways to achieve success when you’re marketing your brand, products and services with leaflets. As experienced printers, I think it’s fair to say that we’ve seen a lot of leaflets over the years, which allows you to rest easy with the knowledge that we know what we’re talking about. So, let’s get into it. Here are the steps to ensure complete leaflet success.


Use A Time Bound Offer


One of the best ways to ensure success when marketing your business with leaflets is to use a time bound offer. Utilising a time bound offer will help to draw people into your business, as they will need to use the offer before the time is up. For example. During the summer months, you could offer a discount until the summer ends, which is a surefire way to bring in customers to your business, in quite a short space of time. It’s important to remember to put an end date on your offer, however. This is because, if you forget, people can utilise the offer whenever they like, which could cause major problems for your business and may lead to you losing money. Here at Crystal Print, we strive to help your business increase its outreach and want you to make money off of the back of our printed leaflets, which is why we’ll help you in any way we can.

Logo Placement


The placement of your logo is one of the most important things to consider when using leaflets to market your business. Many companies just put their logo at the top and forget about it, but Crystal Print know different. In fact, the best place to put your logo is close to the bottom of your leaflet. If your leaflet is printed to a high standard, which ours are guaranteed to be, customers will want to keep reading it. This will enable people who are genuinely interested in your services to find your logo and information, which is a lot better than just thrusting it into a customer's face before they even start to read your leaflet. Is your logo a tad outdated? Well, putting it at the top of your leaflet can be quite off-putting to potential customers.

Aesthetically Pleasing Images


Having aesthetically pleasing images is one of the easiest way to catch a customer’s attention. Are you displaying leaflets in a rack? If so, people walking past your shop or the rack itself will notice the high quality, striking images on your leaflet and may possibly be persuaded to pick it up and read more information on your business and the services you offer. In short, high quality images allows potential customers to find out just what your business is about, as soon as they lay eyes on your leaflet.

Use The Back


At Crystal Print, we believe that leaflets should not just be one sided, it’s important to utilise the space on the back as much as you can. Have you used a time bound offer? Well, this is the perfect place to expand on that! Using the back of a leaflet can help grasp the attention of potential customers, as no matter which side they pick the leaflet up, they have something to look at and read. If you’re looking to expand on the services you offer, using the space on the back can act as another full leaflet. Utilising the back space effectively can help to persuade the reader to keep your leaflet and use it whenever they are in need of your services.

Short Headers


When creating a new leaflet, it’s highly important to write your headline as if you’re writing a newspaper article. A short and clear header can help entice people into reading your leaflet. This is because, when people are going about their day to day business, they want information quickly. Catching the eye of potential customers when marketing your products and services is vital, which is why short and snappy headlines are perfect when looking to ensure complete leaflet success.

Get In Touch With Crystal Print Today!


We hope this informative blog has been of use to all who read it. If you require additional information on our amazing leaflets or any of the other services we offer, be sure to get in touch with us today on 01277 650661 or 01277 658844 We’re always here and ready to take your call, answer any questions and deal with any enquiries that you may have about our services. We look forward to hearing from you.

Monday 11 July 2016

The Importance of Printing

Every business, no matter its size can benefit from printing. Whether you choose to have 1 or 10 forms of printing, you’re sure to be amazed at just how much is on offer from a simple range of printing services. From business cards to leaflets, clothing to signage, Crystal Print have you covered no matter what. In this month's blog we are going to be outlining the importance of printing and how it can benefit your business.

How Can Printing Effect My Business?

Printing is so important in this day and age for businesses as it offers solution to getting potential customers away from their phone and taking time out to take note of the printing you offer. This mean that your printing not only needs to be of a high quality, but effective and eye catching too. It goes without saying that the more printing materials you have, the better chance of surviving your customers have against your competitors. This is due to the fact that you will have various prints and options, allowing you to target multiple customers and widen your customer base. So if you’re interested in making the most of your business, look no further than Crystal Print for a simply outstanding service.



No matter the size of your business, you're sure to reap various benefits from using printing. Not only will it help with your advertising, it can also potentially set you aside from your competitors if you have more advertising methods than them. This will therefore put you in a much higher place for advertising than if you were to just stick to a website or word as mouth as you are putting your business and message out there in a number of ways. Stay ahead of your competitors by utilising as much of our printing services as possible and you will put your business in a much higher position for the services you provide. Don’t let your business’s skills go to waste and choose Crystal Print for all your printing and advertising. We’re more than happy to help you and your business progress further and further.


10 Benefits of Printing

Your business can benefit from using printing in a number of ways, whether it be through increasing your brand awareness or customer base. Without doubt, you’re sure to see a long lasting, positive impact from using printing. This is mainly down to the fact that people like to take a break from technology and respond better to printing that they can hold and read at a time that suits them. Don’t let your business get lost in the crowd, thrive on printing and choose Crystal Print for simply the best printing around! Some of Crystal Print’s most favourite benefits of using printing within a business are:
  1. Increased brand awareness/audience
  2. Customers can save your print to use at a time that suits them
  3. Extremely effective and responsive
  4. Visually appealing prints
  5. Constant opportunities for growth
  6. Print can last forever!
  7. Engagement with reader never fails
  8. You decide how you sell your business/product/service
  9. Cost effective
  10. Great for easy marketing and advertising

Choose Crystal Print

For a friendly, reliable and reputable printing service in Essex and throughout the UK, look no further than Crystal Print. Our team come with years of skills and expertise so be sure to get in touch with us today. We’re more than happy to help in any way possible be it with helping and advising or providing you with simply the best quality printing. No matter what, Crystal Print will always go above and beyond to ensure a top quality service regardless of the size, timescale or price. So what are you waiting for? Get in touch with the professionals at Crystal Print and avoid disappointment today. If you would like to know more about us or complete an order please do not hesitate to ask by calling us today on 01277 650661. A member of our team will always be around and happy to help. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Monday 16 May 2016

How Signage Can Be Beneficial To Your Business

Regardless of whether you have just started a new business or you have been operating for a few years, signage is massively important. At Crystal Print, we have been offering our signage services to our clients for many years now, which means we are experts at what we do. It also means that we have been able to notice a few benefits that properly utilised signage can bring to a business, which is why we have decided to outline a few of the key benefits in this blog. No matter if you’re a new business, an established one looking to rebrand or even if you’re simply looking to improve the visibility of your business, signage should be a crucial part of your marketing strategy. Signage can help to make an impact on your intended audience and can create a very strong visual brand, which makes your target market aware that you are operating and are more than willing to offer them your services.

The Benefits Of High Quality Signage

At Crystal Print, we know that high quality signage can hugely benefit any business, if utilised properly. Good signage can be beneficial to your business in a number of different ways, including:

Improved Brand Awareness

Your customers are more likely to buy from a business they have heard of, rather than one they haven’t heard of. This is why maximising your brand awareness is one of the most important things to do when marketing your business, and signage can be one of the best ways to do just that. Eye catching signage can help to advertise your business to people who, over time, may become customers. It also helps to expose your business to already existing customers, which cements the fact that you’re a business who know what you’re doing. Brand awareness should be one of the first things that you try to maximise as a business, which is why we offer our simply magnificent signage services to all of our customers, here at Crystal Print.

 

Differentiate From Your Competitors

If you feel that your business is ‘just part of the crowd’ in your industry, signage can be hugely beneficial to you as a marketing technique. Good, high quality signage helps to differentiate you from your competition and build a simply unique brand. The more unique and distinctive your signage is, the more you will stand out and the more chance you have of generating new customers. Standing out is one of the most important things a company can do as it can help to generate you revenue on a massive scale, through building your customer base.


Improves Functionality

Now, we know that signage has a promotional purpose to any business who is looking to market their brand and their services, but signage helps in a functional role, too. If utilised correctly, signage can help to direct people to your business and products, as well as helping to inform them when you are having a sale or promotion. Due to the functionality of signage, it helps to raise awareness of your marketing activities as well as improving the experience you give to your customers, when providing them with your products or services.


Cost Effective Marketing

Are you trying to advertise your business on a budget? If so, high quality signage from Crystal Print is absolutely perfect for you. We offer truly cost effective prices on all of our signage products and services, which allows you to advertise your business and services effectively, whilst not going over your budgeted allowance. If there is one way to advertise your business as best you can whilst saving money, signage is it. Help your business to generate customers, which in turn generates revenue, by using our amazing signage services.

High Quality Signage - Contact Crystal Print Today!

We hope this blog has helped to educate you on the importance of signage and how beneficial it can actually be to a business. If you are looking to invest in some truly high quality signage, feel free to get in touch with us today. Alternatively, if you would like a bit more information about how we can help you before you make a decision, check out our signage services. We’re sure something will catch your eye!


Monday 4 April 2016

Business Start Up Musts, Tips & Advice

With new businesses starting up every day, getting it right is key. No matter the industry you’re going into, you need to be aware of your competition, target, spending and most importantly your advertising. Without advertising your business could finish before it’s even started. This means that you need to get your advertising, promoting and marketing done right in order to give your business a chance.

To help make this process less daunting and easier to understand, Crystal Print have broken down four important areas of your business’s advertising to help make it more manageable. From printing to clothing, copying to signage, being able to promote your business in the right way is extremely important in order to ensure your business becomes the next big thing in your area. Check out the sections below to discover what’s involved in advertising and how each strategy can be utilised within your business to make you better than the business before, and the one after you!


Printing

Being able to get your message across in a professional and controlled manner, printing offers the perfect solution to increase brand awareness and showcase the best areas of your business. Whether you are promoting or advertising a product, service, current sale or your entire business getting the right message across is key. You need to show that you are professional, hard working business who is keen to give all of it’s customers a top quality product / service whilst staying with a cost friendly margin. Your printing will show the best of your business but without it, you could quite easily fall under the radar and people could be missing out on what you offer. You can never have too much printing, hence why Crystal Print offers the whole lot! We have you covered in all areas of printing including:

  • Business Cards
  • Leaflets
  • Invoice pads
  • Brochures
  • Compliment slips
  • Letterheads
  • Calendars
  • Funeral announcement cards
  • Order of service
  • Portrait printing
  • Canvas printing
  • Memorial cards
  • Invitations
  • Place name cards
  • Table menus
  • Table plans
  • Correspondence Cards
  • Labels
  • Christmas Cards

Clothing

Ordering printing, copying and signage for your business is great, but without the right clothing your business could be portraying the wrong message. Do you want to show customers’ that you are professional and dedicated? Then without printed uniforms you could be giving potential customers the wrong idea about your business and what you do. With our T Shirt Printing available from just £3, there is no reason as to why you can’t showcase a good representation of your business. We offer a wide range of clothing available for personalisation and embroidery including:

  • Polo shirts
  • T-shirts
  • Sweatshirts
  • Fleeces
  • Hoodies
  • Caps and beanies
  • Body warmers
  • Coats
  • High visibility clothing
  • You name it, we’ll do it!

Copying

For newly started businesses, you will find that you require a lot of copying and digital printing to help promote your business. Whether the copying is to be kept in the shop or office or to go out to customers, you need to keep a consistent quality in order to prove to customers you are doing your all, not cutting corners. Here at Crystal Print we offer a wide variety of copying, putting you in control of what you would like printed or copied in order for your business to not only suit the needs of the client, but is portrayed in a way you imagined it to be too. Whether you are copying a menu, price list or just the latest notes for a meeting, Crystal Print are here to provide fast, sufficient and expert quality copies. Our colour copying is available from just 9p too! We can copy a range of size documents which include:

  • A5
  • A4
  • A3
  • A2
  • A1
  • A0
  • 1 sided
  • 2 sided

Signage

Are you opening up a new business in a shop, office or property? Then you will most likely need signage to indicate to your customers who and where you are. Signage is a perfect representation of any business as you get to include information such as: name, logo, website, contact info and images. Your signage needs to be kept interesting, detailed and informative so it can not only show customers who you are, but leave potential or unexpected customers curious to what it is you do, so that they want to enter your business. Our signage will help your business to not only stand out from competitors but be highly beneficial to increase brand awareness. No matter your needs for shop signage or banner printing, Crystal Print are the expert printers to call on.

Whatever Your Needs, Choose Crystal Print!

Our team at Crystal Print and here to help you no matter what, from newly started businesses to businesses with decades of of experience. Whether you require 10 or 10,000 prints, look no further than Crystal Print for all of your printing needs. Our team of experts will be able to assist, advise and produce some of the best quality prints in all of Essex, giving you ample opportunities to present your business and show customer exactly what you’re made of. Feel free to browse through our Gallery and Testimonials today for ideas and inspiration on how you can make the most of your business through printing and signage.


We offer a diverse range of services to help ensure you completely make the most of your products, services and most of all your business. So for all your printing, clothing, copying and signage needs, you know who to call… Crystal Print! After all, we have became the first choice printers and sign makers for a large number of people living within Billericay, Basildon and surrounding Essex areas!

Tuesday 29 March 2016

London Marathon 2016

With the London Marathon fast approaching, now is the time to get your outfit sorted. Yes, a marathon isn’t a cat walk or a red carpet event, but having your very own T Shirt printed for just £9.95 will help you on your way.

Set to take place on 24th April 2016, the gruelling 26.2 mile race helps raise thousands of pounds for charities around the world every year. With more than 120,000 applications for this year's marathon, it’s important that you arrive in style with your very own personalised top.



The London Marathon is an important event for everyone up and down the country, as most runners take part for charity to raise money for good causes. Whether you are completing the marathon for a popular or local charity, Crystal Print will be with you every step of the way (literally).

All for a great cause

This year’s charity of the year is the NSPCC. On the 30th year anniversary from ChildLine first starting up, this charity is a great cause and helps many children and families stay in a safe and protective environment. The London Marathon are attempting to raise £2.3 million to help every child in need and of course, Crystal Print are totally behind this. So for every step, mile and road you run down, you’re not just doing it for yourself, but many children, families, adults and organisations will benefit from all pennies raised too.

You may end up putting blood, sweat and tears into the marathon, so it’s important that you look good whilst doing so.


Running Top Printers Essex

Whether you are looking to have your name, charity or sponsor printed onto your top, Crystal Print will be more than happy to do this for you. For both marathon runners and family members, choosing us to print your top for the big run on 24th April is sure to give you a huge motivational kick.


If you are looking to get your hands on your very own printed top for the London Marathon, be sure to choose Crystal Print for top quality finishes and even better prices.

All tops are available in a large range of colours and sizes, right up to 6XL. Call us on 01277 650661 to order your top and to specify the requirements, colour and personalisation you require. A member of our team will be happy to help in any way possible and ensure you have an amazing outfit for the big day.

Before we go, we’d like to wish all runners the best of luck in the London Marathon and hope you thoroughly enjoy the day. Ciao for now.

Friday 11 March 2016

5 Reasons Printing is More Valuable Than Digital

The main question that gets passed around is “What is more valuable, printing or digital?”. There are of course two sides to every story, but the team at Crystal Print believe the answer of this question to be printing. With printing offering a wide range of opportunities and chances of advertising that digital could never offer, we believe printing to be the most successful form of promoting a business. We have pulled together 5 main reasons as to why printing is more valuable than digital and hope that you seem the same too.


1. Judgement

The appearance of your advertising is key, although digital marketing may wow you at a first glance, printed materials can come to a HD print with a more familiar and friendly feel to the way you advertise. If the advertisement looks too good to be true, it most probably is so by sticking to what you know and choosing printing, you will receive a high quality finish you expect with no nasty surprises.

2. Reader Capability

Reader capability is one of the main reasons that we believe that printing is more valuable than digital. Studies have shown that people prefer to read something printed rather than something in a digital format, so it is of vital importance that you remember this when advertising your business, your services or your products. If your customers physically have something in front of them to read, it could potentially persuade them to invest in your services.

3. Engagement to Customer

Studies show that printing is far more user friendly that digital, meaning the amount of time people spent reader a printed advertisement is far longer than reading digitally. If you are looking to move forward with your business’s advertising, printed documents offer the perfect solution. Not only is your reader able to hold the printing for themselves, they can choose when they want to read the document, whereas digitally they may see it once and never again.

4. Emotional Stimulation

Are you aware that printed materials appear to stimulate people’s emotions more than material in a digital format? The study that found this used biometric analysis of various different people’s emotional responses to both printed and digital material, and found that every signal of emotional engagement, such as sweat production, heart rate and the amount of body movement, were all higher with print than with digital. This just further proves that printing is more valuable than digital, because if you can generate emotional engagement with your products, the customers are a lot more likely to contact you and use your services.

5. Trustworthiness

Paper advertising feels much more trustworthy than what you see online, as you never know who or what you can believe. Digital marketing has to be done very carefully in order to show that they are a trusted business, but with printed paper you can make the judgement for yourself as you don’t have to worry about the online world of scams. All in all, printed advertising provides a much more higher chance of sales due to the fact that customers read the document for longer and at a time that they choose.

How Crystal Print Can Help You

Here at Crystal Print, we have been working in the printing industry for many years now, which has allowed us to hone and develop a few of our skills in order to help our clients better with their printing needs and requirements. We are blessed with a fantastic team of printers who are extremely dedicated to providing only the highest quality products for our customers. No job is too big or too small for us here at Crystal Print, we undertake jobs of all sizes in order to meet all of your needs and desires. Regardless of what you need, be it 5 business cards or 500 business cards, we have got you covered.

We care about and value each and every one of our clients and thrive on complete customer satisfaction, so you can rest assured that you are in good hands with us here at Crystal Print and you will get the best value for your money. Why not give us a call today on 01277 650661 or 01277 658844 to find out a little bit more information on how we can help you with all of our printing services? Alternatively, take a look around the rest of our website to find out what we’re all about, we look forward to working with you.

Friday 5 February 2016

How Using Leaflets Will Increase Brand Awareness

Leaflets may look small, but they can have incredible benefits on a business. If you are in search of a cost friendly, effective form of advertising that will increase brand awareness, leaflets are by far the perfect choice. We believe that leaflets have many benefits and plus points, so much so the list is almost endless! However, in terms of increasing brand awareness you will be amazed at just how much something as simple as a leaflet has to offer. The team at Crystal Print have put our heads together to come up with the top five reasons why leaflets will help with your businesses brand awareness. We hope that they are of use to your business and you see a true improvement on your business’s customer base, profits and brand awareness.

1. Tangible

With leaflets offering a print that is there to hold and read at a time that suits the reader, it is more likely that it will result in a sale and increase brand awareness. This is due to the fact that the reader will feel no pressure into taking in the information or being interested in what is in the leaflet. By having a printed leaflet that can be touched and read through at the customer's convenience this will give the reader a relaxed and laid back approach to your services or products. Realistically, this gives you a much higher chance of moving forward to a sale and also increasing your brand awareness.

2. Affordable

Available to buy in mass amounts, having bulk leaflets printed gives you a cost friendly solution to increasing brand awareness. By having a affordable form of printing, it means you target and reach out to more people now that your branding strategy is cheaper. Here at Crystal Print our leaflet printing is available in bulk orders, giving you an amazing opportunity to save big and hit a large customer base! This will in fact increase your brand awareness more than you may realise as you are able to have more leaflets printed at a cost effective price, and therefore send out more leaflets to a larger proportion of customers.

3. Target Who You Choose

Printed advertising puts you in control of who you target, this allows you to determine where, who and when you hand out your leaflets. This will give you free reign into increasing your business and will only make your business better than it already is! You will be able to do many things with your leaflets including:
  • Hand them out in towns to passers-by
  • Leave them in shops for people to pick up on their own accord
  • Post them to houses and businesses
  • Have them inserted in local magazines and newspapers
  • Place inside packaged orders
  • Hand them out at events and exhibitions

4. Personal

If you are looking for a printed material that will not only give your customer a personal experience, but can kick start a customer relationship, leaflets are the perfect way to do this. They allow you to not only meet your potential customers face to face whilst handing out your leaflets, you can also leave a personal touch by having a box to insert their name or business. If you are interested in being totally individual with each print, you could even have their business name printed on which could be the difference in having or not having a sale. For printing material that will not only help with customer relationships but brand awareness to, Crystal Print believe that leaflets are the perfect solution.

5. Long Lasting

Your leaflet could find itself on a customer's’ fridge, draw or worktop until your services come in handy. For example, if you offer T - Shirt printing, the leaflet could be saved until they require this kind of printing. Not only are they long lasting in the sense that they can be kept, they can leave ever lasting memories for a customer if they always have your business remembered when seeking a T - Shirt printer. This will then in fact, grow your brand awareness as they know they can always count on your business, know where to find you and can even suggest your services to their friends, family or other business owners. Leaflets most definitely offer long lasting effects for not only your business’s customer base, but brand awareness too, so waste no time in having yours printed with Crystal Print today.
If you are in search of a cost friendly solution to increasing your business’s brand awareness, leaflet printing is the way forward. Having worked in the printing industry for many years, Crystal Print know that there is an array of benefits that come with leaflet printing and believe them to be extremely beneficial for any business. Make the most of your business and increase your brand awareness and choose Crystal Print for your leaflet printing today. We know you won’t be disappointed with our high quality leaflet printing, so get in touch with our team and we will cater to your every need!

Friday 8 January 2016

Improving Your Businesses Advertising for the New Year

Crystal Print know that the beginning of the new year can be a tricky time for businesses and we are determined to help in any way that we can. Our team of highly skilled and experienced printers believe that improving your business’s printed advertising material can be of huge help to improve your business at the start of a new year. With years of experience in the printing industry behind us, we love nothing more than being able to help our customers in any way possible. Crystal Print offer a wide range of printing services for our customers and would like to help your business in the new year by printing new forms of advertising for your company.

By choosing Crystal Print for your printing this new year we will help and support your business and produce high quality advertising material with the aim that it will give you a boost in getting started again. Whether it be to promote your business with vehicle wrapping or having a new design for your printed stationery, we are here for you. We have put together a few of the ways which improving your advertising will help your business and hope they are of use to you.

5 Effective Ways to Advertise Your Business

Printed advertisements offer a brilliant way for your business to get the message out there that you exist and the type of services you offer. The list on advertising is close to endless, but Crystal Print have chosen five of our favourite advertising strategies. We hope that they are useful and help with your business’s advertising this year. Our top five advertising materials are:
  1. Signage - There are a number of ways you can use signage to advertise your company. Crystal Print have found that vehicle signage is one of the most popular choices. Having advertisement material like vehicle wraps gives you  a 24/7 marketing campaign. Wherever you go, people will see your company name, logo and contact information emblazoned on your vehicle, leaving a lasting impression on anyone who sees you.
  2. Clothing Printing & Embroidery - A good way to get your business’s branding out there is to implement a uniform into your workplace. This will help to generate brand awareness for your business and even out of work hours you are still advertising.
  3. Business Cards - Business Cards are a brilliant idea for any business. They can come in handy at any time, unexpected or intentional by handing out your business card you are giving out a port of contact to a potential customer. Whether it be at a meeting, event, in the street or by post you can send your business’s contact details out in a small but useful fashion. Including your company name, logo and contact information, your business card can be stored or used immediately at a time that suits the client.
  4. Leaflets - Leaflets can be very effective at advertising your business, if they are utilised in the right way. They can be used in a number of ways, by post to advertise your latest offers or at a business event to showcase your company’s services. Leaflets can come in useful for both expectant and unexpected customers, so whether you intentionally hand them out to people in the street or by off chance send them in a newspaper or post, they can generate sales.
  5. Brochures - Brochures are a really good way of advertising and promoting yourself to other companies and your client base. If you have an office, you can keep brochures by the door so if clients are waiting to be seen they can have a read through and find out more about your company and the services you provide. They can also be posted through people's doors so they can give them a read and find out more about your business and how you can help them in their time of need.

Revamp Your Advertising

Refurbishing your advertising and coming up with new and exciting ways to showcase your business is a great way to improve your advertising material. If you already have existing advertising products such as: brochures, leaflets, business cards, or billboards then, it could be advisable to improve them with a revamp to keep them up to date and eye catching for customers. For example, if you have a poster which is worn down and out of date, we at Crystal Print know that people will often overlook unappealing and dull. Make the most of what your business has to offer and showcase yourself in the best light and choose Crystal Print today for all your printing needs! We will help with all areas of your printed advertising to ensure both existing and potential customers are amazed at your products and services.

How Crystal Print Can Help You

Crystal Print are in a very good position to help businesses that need to improve the print side of their advertising. We have extensive knowledge in this field and are able to assist you to advertise your business with our printing services. We aim to provide only the highest quality print products in order to get your business the most revenue that it can possibly generate all year round.

As a company, Crystal Print are able to offer a bespoke service unique to every company. We are able to listen to exactly what you need and how you want to advertise your business. Furthermore, we will advise you on how to properly go about it to get the most revenue for your company, from both clients and potential customers. By catching their eye and making them attracted to your company, this will increase the chances of them getting in touch with you if they ever need any of your services.