1. GIFT CARD DESIGN FOR THE HOLIDAYS
    By Benson Leung Blog 0 comment
    5/Sep GIFT CARD DESIGN FOR THE HOLIDAYS
    A predesigned gift card with customer’s logo Each year around this time, gift card demand builds, culminating in a torrent of orders in last few weeks leading up to the holidays. Call it human nature, procrastination, or short-term thinking, but delivering a winning gift card design takes time, and the best time to start thinking [...]
    Read more
  2. HOW GREENPATH RECOVERY USED PLASTIC BUSINESS CARDS TO BOOST THEIR BRAND
    By Benson Leung Blog 0 comment
    5/Sep HOW GREENPATH RECOVERY USED PLASTIC BUSINESS CARDS TO BOOST THEIR BRAND
    Headquartered outside of Los Angeles, with locations in Dallas and Las Vegas, Greenpath Recovery is a full-service recycler, processor, and plastic manufacturer. For more than a quarter of a century, Greenpath has helped companies maintain accountability over their recycling programs with a unique closed loop system that processes recycled materials into raw materials and finished products. Greenpath [...]
    Read more
  3. FUNKO’S FUNKY SPOT UV BUSINESS CARDS
    By Benson Leung Blog 0 comment
    5/Sep FUNKO’S FUNKY SPOT UV BUSINESS CARDS
    [Click to Enlarge] Everett, Washington-based Funko sells products that are fun, familiar, and a little bit funky, as you might expect from a part of the country that produced counterculture-turned-pop-culture originals like grunge music and Nirvana. From its beginnings as a bobblehead manufacturer — a product that remains in its lineup — Funko now bills itself as [...]
    Read more
  4. DESIGN 41: DIE CUT PLASTIC BUSINESS CARDS WITH MIAMI STYLE
    By Benson Leung Blog 0 comment
    5/Sep DESIGN 41: DIE CUT PLASTIC BUSINESS CARDS WITH MIAMI STYLE
    click to enlarge Combining geometric shapes and ultra-modern styling, Design 41 is an upcoming restaurant, office and retail development in Miami’s famed Design District. According to Design District Development Partners, the project’s owner, Design 41 is “a nexus of creative activity for visually sophisticated consumers and professionals.” Any business card that represents such a design-focused project would [...]
    Read more
  5. WHY CUSTOM GIFT CARDS FOR SMALL BUSINESS ARE A MUST
    By Benson Leung Blog 0 comment
    5/Sep WHY CUSTOM GIFT CARDS FOR SMALL BUSINESS ARE A MUST
    According to last year’s Prepaid Consumer Insights Study conducted by payment technology and services provider First Data, gift cards are more popular than ever, with 81% of the study’s 2,371 respondents reporting their intent to purchase an equal or greater number of plastic gift cards than the year previous. Custom gift cards for small business [...]
    Read more
  6. WHAT MAKES THIS HOTEL KEY CARD GREAT?
    By Benson Leung Blog 0 comment
    5/Sep WHAT MAKES THIS HOTEL KEY CARD GREAT?
    click to enlarge For most travelers, a hotel key card is a tool—a device that serves a practical purpose, receiving little attention otherwise. For the Keating Hotel in San Diego’s historic Gaslamp District, hotel key cards are more than a utility. They are an opportunity to connect guests with their brand in a way that is both [...]
    Read more
  7. ADLUCENT THINKS OUTSIDE THE BOX WITH SQUARE BUSINESS CARDS
    By Benson Leung Blog 0 comment
    5/Sep ADLUCENT THINKS OUTSIDE THE BOX WITH SQUARE BUSINESS CARDS
    click to enlarge Austin, Texas based Adlucent is a digital advertising agency that helps businesses connect with customers through paid search, product ads, mobile and other channels. Using proprietary software that identifies businesses most valuable customers, Adlucent has attracted the attention of online retailers who seek their help, and industry thought leaders who sing their praises. Adlucent [...]
    Read more
  8. GETTING IT RIGHT: PLASTIC KEY TAGS SOUTH OF THE BORDER
    By Benson Leung Blog 0 comment
    5/Sep GETTING IT RIGHT: PLASTIC KEY TAGS SOUTH OF THE BORDER
    Click to Enlarge One of our goals with the Plastek Cards blog is to educate readers to help them make informed choices, whether it be designing and manufacturing the perfect card, finding the best POS solution, or learning how a gift card program can boost their bottom line. In today’s post, we thought we’d take [...]
    Read more
  9. PARKING PERMITS: WHY CHOOSE PLASTIC?
    By Benson Leung Blog 0 comment
    5/Sep PARKING PERMITS: WHY CHOOSE PLASTIC?
    While we’ve always offered plastic parking permits to our customers, we’re happy to say that they can now be ordered online, and fully customized to your parking management system and application. This includes custom artwork, multiple thickness and finish options, barcode, variable data, and more. A variety of organizations utilize parking permits to restrict access and offset [...]
    Read more
  10. FORGING A CARD RESELLER RELATIONSHIP
    By Benson Leung Blog 0 comment
    5/Sep FORGING A CARD RESELLER RELATIONSHIP
    A very important part of how we do business at Plastek Cards is leveraging our relationships with hundreds of resellers across North America. These resellers, also know as distributors, partner with us to sell our products to a variety of markets, including hospitality, retail, corporate, and membership organizations. By establishing a reseller account with Plastek [...]
    Read more