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Plastic Key Tags: An Effective Marketing Tool for Businesses
Seven benefits of plastic key tags as a marketing tool
10 / Mar 2023
Reference Articles
Add Braille To Your Gift Cards
How gift cards fits in with potential changes to the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
15 / Feb 2020
Guide to Plastic Card Printing
A helpful guide that takes the reader through the various steps of creating artwork for plastic cards. PDF Document.
09 / Sept 2019
Getting Started ... Placing An Order
Placing an order for card printing can sometimes be intimidating, especially when you don't know the jargon and procedures for it. A helpful article outlining what information you should gather before placing an order.
09 / Sept 2019
Common Barcode Types
Type 39. UPC-A. QR Codes. It is enough to make one's head swim! You're not alone. Here's an easy-to-follow list of common barcode types.
09 / Sept 2019
A Guide to Magnetic Stripes
Let magnetic stripes be a mystery no more! Another helpful guide by CardPrinting.com, this one about magnetic stripes and how they work.
09 / Sept 2019
Suggested Gift Card Disclaimers
Examples of disclaimers that businesses print on the back of their gift cards. For informational purposes only.
09 / Sept 2019
Plastic Card Material Choices
A rundown of popular card stock choices, including paper and eco-friendly, with a little information about them.
09 / Sept 2019
Ordering Embossing?
Embossing is a great choice when you want to give your card some authority. There are some parameters that need to be followed, and we outline them here.
09 / Sept 2019
Gift Card Laws: State-by-State
A link to a resource listing gift card laws, referenced state-by-state.
12 / Dec 2019
Product Articles
Add RFID to your PVC Key Tags!
A key tag that is the perfect size, with or without RFID. Perfect for service access such as EV charging stations or micro markets.
16 / Mar 2021
This Small Business Mistake is So Easy to Fix!
Avoid the pitfalls so many small business owners make with one easy fix.
07 / Nov 2019
4 Reasons Why Your Company Needs Custom ID Badges
Read how custom ID badges by CardPrinting.com can fit into your company's security plan.
07 / Oct 2019
PatronPal Gift Card Software
An inexpensive solution that enables any business to implement easy and cost-effective gift card and loyalty card programs. A "no transaction cost" system, it operates on standard Windows-based point-of-sale equipment.
09 / Sept 2019
3 Reasons Why Customers Love Plastic Postcards
Most promotional mailers get lost in the shuffle, but plastic postcards are a unique way to get noticed. If you need a reason to try plastic postcards by CardPrinting.com, then read this article, and we'll give you three of them!
09 / Sept 2019
Wrap A Gift Card!
Well, not really. Present your custom gift card the best way imaginable with a custom-printed card holder!
09 / Sept 2019
Industry Articles
Ideas to Kickstart Your Reopening
Has the pandemic or sluggish economy affected your business?
13 / Apr 2021
Increase Your Revenue Dollars with Gift Cards
A cool infographic that outlines the advantages one might experience when they sell gift cards to their customers.
09 / Sept 2019
How Does Your Garden [Center] Grow?
Tap the full potential of your current customer base by starting a customer rewards/loyalty program. Especially good for off-season activities, the reasons outlined are solid for any business, any time.
09 / Sept 2019
General Topics Articles
Five Ways To Market Your Gift Card
We cut right to the chase here. Five ways to market your gift card, which is also marketing your business.
09 / Sept 2019
How Your Gift Card “Works”
One step in avoiding the "our cards don't work" issue, is to understand how they are meant to work. Here's an informative article.
09 / Sept 2019
RGB vs. CMYK: An Infographic
Lots of people don't understand color and how it is created in print or on the screen. This is an easy-to-follow infographic about that.
09 / Sept 2019
Business Card Design Psychology: An Infographic
A fun infographic outlining some card design principles.
09 / Sept 2019
Guide To Professional Typography: An Infographic
Go beyond Arial and New Times Roman! Apply some of these guiding typography principles when designing your gift cards.
09 / Sept 2019
