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Weekend Express Print Sale!!!!!!!!

Color Inc Holiday Tips!

1. VIP Rush - For our photographers on-the-go, VIP Rush places your order at the top of the stack in processing. VIP Rush adds an additional $3.99 to each order and is available during the "Review Order" process in ROES.

2. Clear Bags - Protect your prints! For you and your clients, ensure your prints are kept in great condition by transporting, showcasing or storing your prints in these convenient ClearBags™! Simply slip your prints into the appropriate ClearBag™ size option, peel off the adhesive strip and fold the top flap over the bag's opening to easily seal (and reseal) to protect your prints!

3. Boutique Packaging - Image and presentation are vital to a successful photography business. Color Inc has added a Boutique Packaging service, which combines your work with our quality products to create a fashionable display for your clients. Boutique orders will be wrapped in white tissue, packaged in a beautiful textured box and fastened with a silver stretch button band. 

4. Photo Boxes - Beautifully showcase your 4x6 and 5x7 photos to your clients with these charming high-grade leather Photo Boxes! Each Photo Box comes pre-assembled with a single image of your choosing under a protective acrylic box top. Pair it with our express prints and it's ideal for proofs!

5. Easel Backs - A great add on to a styrene mounted print or a sprial bound book. Perfect for placing on a shelf or setting on a desk at work!

6. Express Prints - Printed on our high-quality Fujifilm Standard Professional Paper (the same as our Standard Professional Prints). Select Express Print sizes are also available with a 1/4'' white border option at no additional charge. Try printing those vacation photos that have been sitting on your computer, holiday greeting cards or gift certificates!

7. Drop Shipping - This feature, available in ROES for an additional $3.99 handling fee, allows you to have your images shipped right to your customer. We keep out the order invoice so they won't know where it came from! :) You're busy enough this Holiday season, let us take care of the delivery! P.S try adding a boutique package!

8. Textures and Coatings - Coating is recommended for prints going in an album without protected covers or prints that are framed or hung without glass. Coating is not available on Express Prints & Proofs, Metallic or Velvet paper types. Available in Lustre, Matte, and Hahnemuhle. Textured prints provide you with scan-proof insurance while protecting your images!

9. Calendars - Color Inc offers a few ways to make a calendar! First, the dry erase board allows you to use our templates or make your own. Add a magnet or an easel back to display around your house! Next is the press print calendars that let you start at any month. At only $19.95 and free shipping they make a great, affordable gift for anyone! Then, if your looking for a more creative approach make your own sprial bound book calendar - Don't forget to check out templates over at www.corinanielsen.com - Click here to view my favorite! 

10. Albums - Along with Calendars, Color Inc also offers lots of options for Albums. First, we have the Assembled Album which is the ultimate wedding album. Equipped with an optional acrylic cover and thick pages assembled by our lab, a bride will be in awe at the quality. Next, we have our Press Print Albums that are awesome for guest books, parents albums, and family sessions. Our Spiral Bound Books are a great, affordable option to display your art. Lastly, is our Accordion Album - perfect gift for anyone, especially during the holidays! :) 

 

 

Order Reference Field is Here to Help!

ROES System Update

Dawn McCarthy's Standout Wall Clusters!

Our dear friend and customer, Dawn McCarthy of Dawn McCarthy Photography sent Abby [customer service] some kind words this week that we wanted to share! 

Here is the fabulous email we got from her:

"I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my wall collages. I know it took me FOREVER to make the decision on how to puzzle them together and FINALLY place the order but it was SO WORTH IT once they hung on my walls. I am in love!!! I feel like they add such dimension to the rooms. Thank y’all so much for always being so terrific!!! 

Overall, I could not be happier. I absolutely LOVE the images that I used and the way they came together in the final presentation. The color and clarity is spot on!!! THANKS A MILLION!!! I am so excited to “show them off.” Lotsa love to y’all!!! XOXO"

She included pictures we've posted below - Aren't they awesome!?

Dawn mixed 'n matched our standout clusters! She used:

1 - Cluster 28 - (10 - 10x10's)

1- Cluster 19 - (3-10x20's)

2 Cluster 18s - (2-10x20's, 1-16x20)

All standout clusters utilize the 3/4" standout mount.

Combine our clusters just like Dawn did to create your own display. View other Color Inc clusters, here! Or, if you'd like to make your very own unique cluster, you can always add standout mounting to most prints. Be sure to check out our our mountings page for sizes by clicking here.

If you have any images of our products we would LOVE to see them! E-mail them to info@colorincprolab.com. Thanks! :)

Printlife REWIND: ROES Packager & Presenter

The Color Inc ROES software has many features built into it that are useful for photographers. Take a look at how these two great features can help automate your ordering process, and make it easy to showcase your images to your clients.

Packager

The packager tool is available in your Color Inc ROES software, and is a useful feature for any photographer who needs to order any quantity of a single image in several different sizes. Packager helps take the work out of your hands by allowing ROES to automate it.

For a complete video tutorial on Packager, click here.
Or, for a PDF file with step-by-step instructions on Packager, Download ROES_Packager_Guide

Presenter

The Presenter is a feature that enables you to present your images in a professional manner to your clients when they are in your studio. This tool includes a great slide show option as well as a side by side comparison of any two images.

For a complete video tutorial on Presenter, click here.
Or, for a PDF file with step-by-step instructions on Presenter, Download ROES_Presenter_Guide

If you have any questions on either Packager or Presenter, please feel to contact us at 1.800.475.8340, or by email at info@colorincprolab.com

Black Friday Winners!

 

 

 

Congrats to all the winners from The Black Friday Sale!

 

Allison Crall

Mani Dieppa

Cindy Throgmorton

Tracy Grosshans

Beth Schueler

Ashley Allen

Jeannie Woodruff

Paul Kennedy

Sharie Crittenden

Kristine Kraft

Meredith Rowlen

Katey Pettengill

Tracy Muilenburg

Cindy Corstange

Brandy Dinkins

Hillary wheat

Courtney Blue

Jenny Steiner

Lisa Roberts

Eric Lanning

Jana Graham

Sheryl Friedman

Teresa Prince

Jenny Steiner

Rich Hanson

Rochelle Heyboer

David Johnson

Angela Bergsma

Cherish Drinkard

Ben Bouma

Jennifer Goodman

Peggy Tomaszewski

Nickie Halloran

Angela Soules

Rosie Siebenthal

Wendy Kovac

 

 

 

Weekend Giveaway: Gallery Wrapped Panel Splits!!

 

One Lucky Printlife reader will win a Gallery Wrapped Panel Split of their choice!!!

 

Gallery Wrapped Panel Splits are the perfect way to present and display a single image over multiple Gallery Wrapped Canvas prints without compromising your image! Each canvas is hand wrapped around a 1 ½” frame with the finest attention to detail. Each piece is properly finished with a wire hanger, bumpers, or you can choose to leave the back open or cover it with Tyvek® backing. In addition, your canvas will be coated with Hahnemuhle protective spray which protects your work from harmful UV rays and other atmospheric contaminants.

 

    

Ordering your Gallery Wrapped Panel Split is so easy! Here are a few quick tips:

    

• If you have not registered to become a customer click on "Start Today!"
• Click on "Sizes"
• In the “Catalog”, select “Gallery Wrapped Panel Splits”
• Click on “Sizes” then choose desired size.(See “FAQ’s” for image size specifications)
• Open the folder with your images on the right side of the screen, and simply click and drag your image into the Gallery Wrapped Panel Split template on the left.
• When you are finished, click “Add to Order” and “Review Order”
• Then click submit! Its that easy!

 

 

 
  

   *The Contest Starts Today at 5pm est

 

    *To enter the contest, leave a comment telling us why you need a Gallery Wrapped Panel Split?

    For Extra Entries

•  If you have a twitter account, follow ColorInc and tweet the giveaway using this tweet: Colorinc is giving away a Gallery wrapped Panel Split!! (please RT) 

    *Return here and leave an additional comment that you tweeted

• Become a fan of ColorInc on Facebook, and post a link to the giveaway on your profile page; if you have a blog, post a link to this giveaway.

    *Return here and leave an additional comment that you Facebooked or Blogged!

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Checkout whats new at ColorInc!

 

Drop Shipping - it's FREE!

Drop Shipping is a great tool available for you at ColorInc - and it is completely FREE!

We understand that sometimes your customers may need their prints much quicker than you had anticipated.There may not be time for you to have the prints shipped to your studio before you either re-ship them or deliver them to your clients. 

With our free Drop Shipping service, your order is printed and packaged (just as it is for every order), however instead of shipping the package to you, we ship it directly to your customers or other third party. There will be no invoice or ColorInc logos on any of the packaging, so your customers will never know where you get your prints from!

For an easy and affordable way to impress your customers combine Boutique Packaging with the Drop Shipping option.

More Details on Drop Shipping

• Drop Shipping is available for free in ROES or in LabPrints.
• Drop Shipped packages will not include an invoice, unless otherwise requested
• Regular handling prices still apply (orders over $15 get free Standard Shipping. Orders under $15.00 are charged a $8.50 handling fee.)
• Shipping Upgrades (via USPS or UPS) are available, and are charged at cost. Contact the lab for services and pricing.
• Orders shipped outside of the United States do not qualify for free Standard Shipping.

 

As always, please contact the lab with any questions at 1.800.475.8340

New Product + 24-Hour Sale

Dry Erase Boards are a fun and innovative way to spark your customers creativity in a variety of 5x10, 6x9, 7x14, 8x10 and 11x14 ready to use sizes. From the family fridge to school lockers each Dry Erase Board comes equipt with magnetic styrene backing, rounded corners, and a single black erasable marker.

All images used for the Dry Erase process are printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Digital Pearl paper with templates available for your convenience. You can click and drag your favorite images into the designated locations to customize and personalize each one!

Simply select the "Dry Erase Boards" catalog in ROES by clicking on the "Sizes" button, and then selecting "Dry Erase Boards."

  

There will be a 24-Hour Sale to help introduce the new product!

Take 20% off ALL SIZES and Template Options

available through ROES

starts today (6/28) at 5pm est

ends tomorrow (6/29) at 5pm est

Featured Product - Signature Press Printed Books

      

 

The Signature Photo Book is a top-of-the-line photo display that gives you a timeless way to preserve your pictures in a gallery-quality setting. Signature Photo Books use a special paper and binding process to allow pages to lay perfectly flat when the book is opened. Each book consists of a full wrap photo printed hard cover and is printed on 110lb acid-free archival paper with a UV protective finish. This photo book is perfect way to show off all of your precious moments.  

   

 
 
 
 

    Check out the full list of sizes and prices

As the featured Product of the Week, you can use promo code POW622 to receive 10% off all Signature Press Printed Books. . .  This code is valid in ROES for 24-hours: from 5pm est June 22 to 5pm est June 23.  

Ordering in ROES is simple: Just go to "Sizes" --> "Signature Press Printed Books," and drag in your images. Then include your discount code in the "Notes/Promo Code" section of your order to receive the discount. 

Please contact the lab with any questions 1.800.475.8340

Order yours today!

Featured Product - Occasions Press Printed Books!

Occasions Press Printed Photo Books use a special printing and binding process that allows the pages to lay flat. All Occasion Photo Books consist of ultra-heavy pages that are four times as thick as ordinary photo book pages and are printed on high-resolution brilliant photo-calibrated color.

Each book comes equipped with a durable hard cover with the option of a full-wrap cover photo. Occasions Photo Books provide you with an impressive way to present professional-quality photos of personal memories, professional services, or corporate events.

Prior to creating your book, check out the specific size requirements below...

6x6:
Front cover total size: 14.13" x 7.49" before wrapping Approximately 12.64" x 6.00" visible after wrapping the cover
First printable page: 6.00" x 6.00" Full spreads: 11.75" x 6.00"

7.5x7.5:
Front cover total size: 16.88" x 8.74" before wrapping Approximately 15.64" x 7.50" visible after wrapping the cover
First printable page: 7.50" x 7.50" Full spreads: 14.75" x 7.50"
Press Printed Book Template Sizing

Check out the website for more info!

As the featured Product of the Week, you can use promo code POW616 to receive 10% off all Occasions Press Printed Books...  This code is valid in ROES for 24-hours: from 5pm est June 16 to 5pm est June 17.  


Ordering in ROES is simple: Just go to "Sizes" --> "Occasions Press Printed Books," and drag in your images. Then include your discount code in the "Notes/Promo Code" section of your order to receive the discount. 

Please contact the lab with any questions 1.800.475.8340

Order yours today!

3-2-1 winners!

   

Congratulations on winning our 3-2-1 sale! 

1.) Mani Dieppa/Mani's Photography- $300.00 credit

2.) Jenny Steiner/Flourish Photography- $200.00 credit

3.) Jenn Clark/Jenn Clark Photography- $100.00 credit

Thank you for participating in our 3-2-1 Sale... stay tuned for future sales!

Weekend Long Mystery Sale!

 

Tip of the Week: Benefits of Texture

Texturizing your prints is one of the easiest (and most affordable) ways to "upsell" any print! Adding texture to a print gives it a professional finished look that your customers are sure to enjoy. This is a quick way to add an option that your clients can not get from a non-professional printing lab.  

Texturizing will also help protect the copyright of your images. The added texture makes scanning and reprinting very difficult, and typically results in a low quality scan.

Our three types of textures include linen, pebble, and embassy.

• Linen - gives your images a linen texture with a very classy look
  
• Pebble - a unique texture that adds a medium pebble dimension to your print
  
• Embassy - a new texture that gives you a combination of both linen and pebble textures

For a complete pricing and size guide for texturizing, check out our website!

Ordering prints with added textures in ROES is extremely simple!

• Select your desired print and size
• Click the options tab and scroll down to texturizing
• Choose from linen, embassy or pebble
• Open the folder with your images on the right side of the screen, and simply click and drag your image into the desired page. 
• When you are finished, click "Add to Order" and "Review Order"

 

 

Ordering with LabPrints

To add a texture service to specific prints from your order

• go to the Edit/Order screen of LabPrints.
• select the "Services" button (located below the size options) and select "Print Services"
• Scroll Down and check the box for your desired texture option

To add a texture option to the entire order

• go to the invoicing section and select "Create Lab Order"
• Once you are on step 2 "Lab Options and Order Method" select the "Add Order Services".
  
• Be sure that "Entire Order" is highlighted
• Scroll down until you find "Machine Texture" and select the desired option.
• *Don't forget to hit "Save and Close" (otherwise your added options will not be saved)
  

 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at info@colorincprolab.com

Try one of the texture options today!