August 22, 2011

3 Ways to Make a Standard Ring Binder Stand Out from the Crowd

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Although the standard role for ring binders is to hold documents, their uses can go far beyond this. Ring binders can be a great opportunity for helping you to stand out from the crowd, providing opportunities for developing your brand identity and marketing your business. Here are three ways to make your ring binders stand out more.

Have you ever thought about making your ring binders do more? Every office makes use of ring binders, but they don’t just have to perform the standard function of storing documents. Instead, you can get a lot more from your ring binders when you make them stand out from the crowd.

Here are three things that you can do to your ring binders to get more from them and make them stand out:

1. Choose Different Materials

There are many materials available for you when you design customised ring binders. PVC, polypropylene and paper over board are three of the most common, and all of these have their advantages:

•   PVC is affordable, flexible, protects documents well and is very versatile.

•   Paper over board ring binders are environmentally friendly, offer a wide range of print options, and are very flexible

•   Polypropylene is a tough material which is heat resistant, lightweight and you can also recycle it

By choosing your material carefully you can make your customised ring binders look and feel different and make sure they make more of an impression.

2. Use a Unique Design

The design of your ring binders is the simplest way to make them different from all the other binders and help them to stand out. When you use a company specialising in bespoke presentation materials to create your ring binders, you can take advantage of a number of design techniques, including:

•   Spot UV varnish

•   Debossing

•   Metallic foils

•   Nickel plating

•   Clear frosting

•   Laminating

•   Silkscreen printing

•   Litho printing

By using these techniques you get an unlimited range of designs, so get in contact with a company which can provide such options and ask them what they can do for you.

3. Create Intriguing Copy

Use the space on your customised ring binders to write something interesting, such as a marketing message or something humorous or eye catching. If you add some copy that catches the attention and position this on the front or the back of your ring binders then you can really help them to stand out more.

Don’t waste this space. Make it interesting and something different from the norm. Of course, what you write will depend upon how you are going to use your ring binders, but if customers or clients are likely to come into contact with your binders then get creative and use some good marketing copy to make further use of them.

Get More From Your Ring Binders

Make sure that you get more from your ring binders by making them stand out from the crowd. By personalising them by using a good design, the right material and effective copy you can get a lot more use out of them and really help your binders to stand out from the crowd so that you present the right image of your company.

July 11, 2011

Customising your ring binder

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Customised Ring Binders

Customised ring binders come in various forms. You can have presentation ring binders, paper over board construction ring binders, polypropylene ring binders, PVC ring binders and more. Your ring binders can have two rings, four rings or six rings, round, square or the more common D rings, coloured or nickel plated. You can also have a lever arch system if you prefer. Customised ring binders are generally of A4 standard size, but can be other standards as well, and they can have customised printing on the cover in full colour litho, hot foil blocking, screen printing or various other printing options.

PVC customised ring binder are perhaps the favourite type of binder. It is an extremely versatile type that can be customised in many different ways. They can be made in a wide variety of sizes too, anything from a very small binder that can slip into a pocket, to a very large standard A2 size that requires a bit of thought for carrying around. The various options for PVC binders are practically endless. Different finishes and textures can be mixed and matched, folders and wallets can be added at will, and  corner protectors, pen loops and fancy edge stitching are other additions you may wish to consider.

Paper over board binders offer the advantage of being very environmentally friendly, and are therefore often a popular alternative to PVC customised ring binders.The print option for paper over board are, as you might imagine, literally endless. The finished printed product can then be protected through being laminated or covered by a clear gloss or matt film of polyester. This is usually mounted on to firm board of recycled material.

Polypropylene customised ring binders offer the advantage of being fully recyclable. Their lightweight, elegant stylish look belie their strong, tough, hard-wearing capabilities. Polypropylene ring binders are also heat resistant to a degree. Polypropylene binder, like their PVC cousins, can be customised in many ways. They can accept most popular printing methods, as well as embossing, and they can have a wide variety of differing pockets.

Customised ring binders offer many personalised options, too many to comfortably list, in fact. They are extremely popular in business, which makes them easily interchangeable, and they generally accept standard document sizes and hole punches. Through customisation, a business can easily stamp its own brand and style on all its ring binders at a surprisingly low cost too.

December 20, 2010

Ring Binders, a Versatile Way to Manage Reports

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Ring binders have been around for a lot longer than most people realise. They were invented in Germany in 1886 by Friedrich Soennecken. In November of that year he registered the patent for his new invention of Papierlocher für Sammelmappen, or hole punch system. There have been further developments since that time, but by and large, ring binders are pretty much the same today as when they first started out.

Ring binders, also sometimes known as files, are essentially folders that can hold sheets of paper through ring clamps that go through pre-punched holes in the paper sheets. The retaining clamps are usually circular, but can be D-shaped. They are usually two-hole or four-hole binders designed for the A4 size of paper sheet. However, in the USA and Canada, a three-hole system is the most common. This is designed to accommodate the letter size paper sheet.

Ring binders are made to accommodate standard paper sheet sizes, usually the A4 size. The capacity of a ring binder is not an absolute, but most are designed to hold a very generous amount of sheets that is usually enough for most needs. Adding or removing sheets of paper is managed by simply pulling apart the retaining rings that go through the pre-punched holes in the paper. This is usually sprung to hold it in a closed position, and it requires a small effort to pull it apart. In the open position, sheets of paper can be threaded through the rings to add them to the binder, or unthreaded to remove them. Snapping the rings together again secures the binder once more.

The covers of ring binders are made up of three pieces, a front, back and spine. They can be of PVC, which is probably the most common, paper over board, which offers quality at an affordable price, or recyclable polypropylene, which offers a very wide range of options in terms of colour, finish and design.

Ring binders can be found in every office and in most homes. They offer a degree of versatility that few other systems can offer. They are simple to use, inexpensive to purchase, they are available in a wide range of options, and they generally have a long shelf life, making them ideal for any situation where printed paper sheets need to be collated and organised.

May 11, 2010

Ring binders part 2

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Ring binder use covers a whole spectrum of business and personal uses. At home binders and folders can be used to organize, store and protect important personal documents. Using ring binders at home can also reduce clutter and disorganization. Being able to find what you need fast is a convenient and efficient way to keep your personal business in order. Ring binders can provide years and years of protection against harmful sun light and even moisture in the case of some binders. Convenience at home is a good thing and ring binders can certainly help achieve that goal. Everyone prefers a well organized tidy home and using binder, folders and ring binders is smart and efficient.

So, whether you use them for business or at home, ring binders continue to be the first choice for the presentation, protection and storage of important documents. They are sturdy, nice to look at, convenient and extremely re-usable. Ring binders will last you decades if you need them to. Always have a good supply of ring binders and folders available for all your organizational needs. Binders are here to stay and we should all be glad they are. Some older ideas are still best!

May 4, 2010

Ring binders part 1

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Sometimes it’s good to stick with what you know.  Have you ever seen an organised office or workplace without ring binders holding it all together?  Even in today’s world which is rich with technology, we still go back time and time again to storing paper based documents in our trusted ring binders.  Organised, customised, convenient, professional and so simple to use, where would you be without yours?

No matter what business you are in ring binders are still the best way to deliver a professional looking presentation, archive company documents, or put together manuals. Binders may seem a bit old school when you consider all the computer software programs out there, but the truth is ring binders never go out of style and still provide a durable, professional and impressive way to present your materials.  Ring binders are timeless and comforting in a technological age of impersonality. Remember, you can personalize any binder or folder with your company log.

It’s nice to have something physically in your hand to look at sometimes and ring binders provide that opportunity. It’s not just nostalgia that makes ring binders and folders seem like old friends, it is their usefulness as well. Binders and folders are great for storage of important documents. Their PVC covers and strong ring binders provide extreme protection against any kind of calamity. You can even set up a filing system of ring binders based on colour or size. It should be common knowledge that ring binders come in all manner of sizes, shapes and colours. This binder attribute makes organisation a snap.

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