Colour Trends for 2025: Kickstart Your Business with the Hues of the Year

Colour is pivotal in branding and marketing, influencing perceptions and emotions. As we enter 2025, embracing the latest colour trends can give your business a fresh and appealing edge. Pantone has announced PANTONE Mocha Mousse as the Colour of the Year for 2025—a warm, rich brown that embodies comfort and sophistication. Understanding Mocha Mousse Mocha […]

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Kickstart 2025: Print Marketing for Success

As we step into 2025, businesses are brimming with fresh opportunities to connect, engage, and grow. With the digital landscape often feeling saturated, print marketing remains a standout way to capture attention and leave a lasting impression. In this guide, we’ll explore how you can harness the power of print marketing to ensure success in […]

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Freelancers & Agency – Why Work With Us

Read time: 3 minutes In the midst of reports declaring the decline of the high street, we can’t help but feel incredibly fortunate to announce that our Print Studio in Sutton has been thriving for over 35 fantastic years and this is mostly because of our many Print Partnerships with people like you! Why do […]

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The Essential Exhibition Checklist

When attending a trade show, exhibition or conference, you only have a matter of minutes to attract your potential buyers attention. So the decision as to which display stand to purchase is so important to your business, and to the success of your exhibition. Ensuring that your exhibition presence creates an appealing and professional first […]

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Supplying Artwork

Feeling creative? Do you want to supply your artwork? We always recommend sending an Adobe Print-Ready PDF… however please read our guidance below to ensure your artwork is printed as expected. File Formats We usually recommend that artwork is supplied as a high-resolution Adobe Print-Ready PDF file. Using the PDF (or Portable Document Format) to […]

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10 Tips to Help you Design and Create the Perfect Leaflet

It doesn’t matter what business you are in, good leaflets and brochures are a strong tool for marketing. It gives you an opportunity to interact with your audience for a much longer time, provided you are able to grab their attention! Use our tips and you could be on your way to creating an effective […]

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Putting Together a Print Brief

A print brief doesn’t have to be too detailed however it should be clear and concise and convey the right information to us, at SM1 Print. Please find below an example of some of the information that should be included. How is the artwork to be supplied? For example, will it be on a USB […]

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Re-branding Tips

Re-branding your business can be a complex process. SM1 Print Studio recently went through this process and can completely understand the challenge it represents. However, simple steps can give your business a refreshing look, feel and identity that can make the company more customer-focused, competitive, or simply more reinvigorated. Based on our experience, please find […]

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