Mimeo Lounge

Passion for Print

Posted on June 21, 2010 at 8:36am, written by Jeff Grill, VP Marketing

Great column by Seth Godin today on passion in B to B marketing.  It’s something that is so important to Mimeo.com, yet something that we often fail to express in favor of the typical benefits common to business marketing such as productivity gains, cost savings, quality and other commodity type attributes.

Yet, when you ask a customer that relies on MImeo day in and day out about the service, you’ll hear some of the above, but probe a bit deeper and you quickly move beyond “productivity” to...read more

Tags: b to b marketing, emotion in b to b marketing, passion in marketing, seth godin

             

Digital Printing Industry is Bigger than Digital Media Industry

Posted on June 16, 2010 at 8:40am, written by Jeff Grill, VP Marketing

Yesterday I attended a presentation from Forrester by Shar VanBoskirk at the Conductor Searchlight Launch (search engine management and optimization platform) that reviewed growth trends in digital media; e.g; advertising placed through Google etc.  The size of this business is estimated to be $17 billion in 2010, growing to $32 billion in 2014.  Now compare this to the digital printing industry which is $50 billion. 

Digital media gets all the attention in the press since the “Splinternet”...read more

Tags: digital print vs. digital media, mimeo.com, mimeo.com open platfrom

             

Mimeo Unveils New Facebook App

Posted on June 15, 2010 at 11:12am, written by Jeff Grill, VP Marketing

Mimeo isn’t just all business, on Monday June 14th, we officially launched our Facebook consumer application.  With “fotobooks for Facebook” visitors can turn their Facebook photo libraries into a custom photo book with a few clicks of the mouse. In addition to opening the MImeo platform to consumers, it demonstrates the versatility of the Mimeo platform and how print can be used by entrepreneurs to monetize websites or other types of businesses that rely on print.

The new release of fotobooks...read more

Tags: facebook fotobooks, fotobooks, photo books facebook

             

Documents 3.0: Innovation in Technology, Documents and Digital Print Technology

Posted on June 9, 2010 at 3:51pm, written by Jeff Grill, VP Marketing

Every day we see new technologies and innovative thinking in the way printed materials are managed, produced and distributed in the enterprise. The very nature of documents as static containers of words stood still for 6,000 years, only to be disrupted in the past 5 years by digital print technologies, variable data, e-commerce, cloud print, e-print, virtual print and a raft of innovations that promise to transform the way we communicate.

As noted by Francois Ragnet from Xerox on his “Future...read more

Tags: cloud printing, digital printing, document 3.0, document management, knowledge management, mimeo.com

             

Mimeo Survey - Help Us Improve Our Next Newsletter

Posted on October 12, 2009 at 6:15pm, written by Jeff Grill, VP Marketing

Help us improve the Mimeo Insider Newsletter and the Mimeo Service. Please take a moment to fill out this brief survey.

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Same Day Printing and Delivery for Our Neighbors in New York/New Jersey

Posted on October 12, 2009 at 6:00pm, written by Jeff Grill, VP Marketing

Sending a print order to an address in the New York/New Jersey area? Now, if you order bound documents by 10 a.m., materials can be on your recipient’s desk by 5:30 p.m., the same day.

Same day delivery is a perfect way to keep pace with the speed of New York business. It’s ideal for delivering up to the minute investor presentations to Wall Street, marketing collateral to the Javitz Convention Center or distributing flyers in Times Square. When on business in New York, forget about...read more

Tags: new jersey, new york, same day shipping, shipping

             

New! Free Shipping on Qualified Orders Over $100

Posted on October 12, 2009 at 5:45pm, written by Jeff Grill, VP Marketing

We are always looking for ways to improve customer value, including the cost of shipping. With this in mind, we are now able to offer free shipping on all qualified orders over $100. This in combination with premium materials, industry leading quality (99.7% flawless) and customer service (top 5% of all U.S. companies), makes choosing Mimeo for your next print project an even easier decision.

Taking advantage of free shipping is easy:

1. Order $100 or more in printing for each recipient...read more

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Tip of the Month - Keep Your Tabs from Bending

Posted on October 12, 2009 at 5:30pm, written by Douglas Jung, Creative Director

Tabs are an ideal way to organize a document with the end user experience in mind. The problem with tabs is that they look great when printed, but since the tab extends out past the edge of the paper, the tabs themselves can tear and bend. Documents that looked great when printed can quickly look worn.

A simple solution is to specify an over-sized cover and back that extend out past the paper’s edge to the edge of the tabs. Said another way, use a 9"x11” cover and back on an 8.5"x11”...read more

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Customization Comes to the Mimeo Document Builder - New Opportunity for Team Collaboration

Posted on October 12, 2009 at 5:15pm, written by Jeff Grill, VP Marketing

Customization is a new collaboration tool that is now available to all Mimeo customers. It is designed to give the account administrator more flexibility in how they share and control documents.

Now a document owner can predefine areas of each document that can be changed by others. Options include uploaded graphics (such as a logo), text or pictures. This approach is perfect for anyone that allows co-branding of documents or needs to insert event or location specific information.

There...read more

Tags: customization, document builder

             

The Mimeo Makeover - Our Interface and Your Documents Never Looked Better

Posted on October 12, 2009 at 5:00pm, written by Douglas Jung, Creative Director

You may have noticed some changes throughout the Mimeo application. Some of the changes are subtle, and involve improved aesthetics, while others are much more pronounced.

The biggest change is our new document proofing tool. Our “what you see is what you get” (WYSIWYG) document viewer now offers crystal clear resolution and provides an excellent representation of how your finished work will look. Other changes include easier to understand check out screens and more contemporary colors...read more

Tags: interface, mimeo

             

Mimeo Fan Page - Meet Holly Landau

Posted on October 12, 2009 at 4:55pm, written by Jeff Grill, VP Marketing

Starting with this issue, the Insider will showcase a customer that uses Mimeo as a best practice within their company. If you are interested in featuring your business, just send an email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Our first featured customer is Holly Landau, CEO of Landau Leadership. Her firm is known for their innovation in the Learning and Development fi eld. They operate virtually, with trainers located across the United States.

“When the materials don’t...read more

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Take a Bigger Byte Out of Files with Our New 64 Bit Print Driver for Microsoft Vista and XP

Posted on October 12, 2009 at 4:44pm, written by Jeff Grill, VP Marketing

We’ve just released a new 64 bit version of the Mimeo print driver in addition to our current 32 bit version. The new driver is designed for 4GB computers that run the 64 bit version of Microsoft Vista or XP. For those not familiar with the Mimeo driver, it is the recommended method for PC users to upload documents to Mimeo. It is designed to preserve all of the color and detail of the original document as it uploads into the Mimeo system.

If you are confused, just think about a...read more

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Ask Charlie - Add a Professional Shine and Improve Document Durability

Posted on October 12, 2009 at 4:20pm, written by Jeff Grill, VP Marketing

“Ask Charlie” is a feature that showcases customer questions and the thinking of our resident print expert, Charlie Corr. If you have a question for Charlie, please send it to askcharlie@mimeo.com. Here, Charlie discusses the many options available to give documents a finished, professional look.

“A document isn’t done until it is finished.”
by Charlie Corr

There are many finishing options for printed sheets. Choices range from film lamination to various types of coatings. The...read more

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Mimeo on Twitter

Posted on October 12, 2009 at 4:18pm, written by Jeff Grill, VP Marketing

Mimeo has joined the Twitter revolution. Here’s all the ways to Tweet with us. We look forward to tweeting with you.

MimeoPrinting – All the news that is Mimeo
MimeoEvents – Where we will be in weeks ahead
MimeoService – The easy way to ask a question about your Mimeo order
JeffatMimeo – Our lead tweeter

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Entertainment Weekly Video Player - A Leap Forward for Print

Posted on September 13, 2009 at 3:45pm, written by Jeff Grill, VP Marketing

Entertainment Weekly Magazine,  in it’s September 18, 2009 issue, is the first magazine to embed a video player within a print insert.  The player promotes the CBS fall television lineup with sponsorship by Pepsi. The video player represents a leap forward for print as it combines the benefits of the printed piece with the story telling ability of video.  Incredibly, the player is thin, and has excellent video and audio quality.  Viewers can press buttons on the page to view different Fall...read more

Tags: entertainment weekly video player, print video player

             

The Power of Printed PowerPoint Presentations in Small Groups

Posted on August 20, 2009 at 1:09pm, written by Jeff Grill, VP Marketing

Confirms what we are seeing.  I’d humbly suggest printing through Mimeo.com. Our company, is an online printer - upload your PowerPoint by 10PM, proof online, next day delivery by 8:30AM anywhere.  We see many orders for 2 to 4 presentations.  Thanks for pointing out the power of print…not to mention it gives your audience a keepsake of the meeting and a place to jot down some notes.

To quote Seth Godin:

“when you make your presentation, sit next to the person you’re meeting with and go...read more

Tags: powerpoint printing, seth godin and powerpoint

             

Take Our Survey and Win a Dinner for 2

Posted on July 14, 2009 at 5:06pm, written by Douglas Jung, Creative Director

The Mimeo culture centers around a commitment to using innovation to improve the customer experience. Many of “our” best ideas are actually requests from customers. Please take 5 minutes to provide your Mimeo wish list, reactions to this newsletter and anything else that you believe will improve the value of Mimeo to your organization. As a thank-you we will randomly draw 5 entries for a $100 gift certificate to your favorite restaurant.

Take our survey to win today at:
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Marketplace with Customization – Now Shoppers Can Customize & Order Documents

Posted on July 14, 2009 at 5:00pm, written by Douglas Jung, Creative Director

What if with a click of the mouse you could place documents into a branded e-commerce storefront for your employees or channel partners? Now what if you were able to define areas of those documents that could be customized with text, graphics, a logo or pictures added by the person ordering?

Mimeo Marketplace with Customization can do all of this and more. Now channel partners can easily co-brand documents while trainers can add information such as class times, room locations and instructor...read more

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PC Users - Did You Upgrade to the New Mimeo Print Driver? Upload Multiple Files in Minutes

Posted on July 14, 2009 at 4:45pm, written by Douglas Jung, Creative Director

The Mimeo Print Driver ensures your digital file reaches our system in the highest quality form possible. It works just like the printer in your office, but instead, transmits the file(s) to Mimeo.

The updated print driver is free, has many new features and is a convenient way to upload multiple files. It is a one click method for opening your library and for changing file names before sending them to Mimeo.

TIP: To upload multiple files to Mimeo, just drag the files onto the print driver...read more

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Mimeo Welcomes EU Customers with Mimeo.co.uk

Posted on July 14, 2009 at 4:30pm, written by Douglas Jung, Creative Director

Many customers already utilize Mimeo to print international documents. Now printing for the United Kingdom and most of Western Europe just got easier with the June launch of Mimeo.co.uk.

The site is completely localized for the UK market including language and pricing in pounds. Mimeo.co.uk incorporates many of the features of Mimeo.com, offering free digital file storage, an online realistic proofing tool and many A4 sized paper choices and finishing options such as tabs, wire, coil and...read more

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