To Use or Not to Use: Spot Colors or Process Colors or Both???

Written by Kay Zetkin


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Onrepparttar other hand, it is preferable to use process colors or CMYK when: -full-color photographs shall be used -your publication has multi-color graphics that would require many ink colors to reproduce with spot colors -the printing job nees more than two spot colors. Actually, if you check with your printer, you might find that process color printing would be less expensive than using three or more spot colors.

It is but required to use both spot colors and process colors when: -your publication has full-color photographs that must also incorporate specific spot colors fromrepparttar 136726 PMS and cannot be created with CMYK inks (e.g. logo color). -There is a need to improve or increase intensity of a specific process color by adding spot color ink. This 5th plate fromrepparttar 136727 spot color to used as addition to CMYK is called a bump plate. -Some ofrepparttar 136728 full color publication is coated with clear varnish, varnish being specified as a spot color.

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Kay Zetkin discovered the pleasure of writing through her daily journals as a teen-ager. Writing in it helped sort out her thoughts, relieve her feelings and record what she observes of the world.

For her, writing is an effective tool to express your viewpoints... To write is already to choose, thus, writing should be done along with a critical mind and a caring soul. She hopes to become more professional, skilled and mature in her craft.


The Dos and Dont's of an Elevator Pitch

Written by Jennifer Guinan


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- Do speak in plain English. Don't use acronyms, technospeak, hype, or marketing babble.

- Do show enthusiasm and passion (if you don't believe it, who will?) but don't go overrepparttar top. (That's why used-car salesmen are forced to sell used cars.)

- Do practice, practice, practice. It should roll off your tongue naturally and consistently. No ums or uhs.

- Do make sure everyone inrepparttar 136725 company hasrepparttar 136726 same story. Don't forgetrepparttar 136727 receptionist. You don't want to be in a position where members of your own team have contradictory descriptions of your company.

- Do adjust for your audience. Customers are more interested in what problem you are solving for them than how you plan to make money. Save those details for potential investors.

- Do close with a call to action. Get a business card, schedule a follow-up call, set up a presentation, something.

- Do write it down. This will have a million uses--fromrepparttar 136728 boilerplate in your press releases to online directory listings--to get your company description inrepparttar 136729 world consistently. Do shorter versions as well--allrepparttar 136730 way down to about three sentences. This will be vital for your pitch deck.

Jennifer Guinan, president of Sage Strategic Marketing, offers 19 years of experience in marketing, communications, Internet and search engine marketing, and PR for companies and organizations large and small. Guinan’s background includes national and international marketing and communications executive management and strategy, PR and media relations, and consulting.


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