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January 18, 2019

5 Ways Schools Are Using Border Papers

Border Paper

Border papers are an item that your school can use in many ways. The different styles of border papers are perfect for matching with any type of event you’re having. Whether it’s an announcement or a flyer, border papers are a great way to add creativity and fun to your letter.

Flyers:

Stylish flyers are a great way to grab the attention of students. Pick the perfectly styled border papers to advertise your fundraiser, band concert, or musical. Display your event’s information uniquely and create a flyer that students will like to hold on to. 

Teacher Handouts:

Teacher handouts are important because it’s a way for teachers to communicate with their students and their student’s parents. Pick the right border paper that will make your important stand out. Choose between fun and exciting or professional and minimalist.

Sign-Up Forms:

Styled border papers make great sign up sheets. Clubs can pick the border paper that best fits the event they’re recruiting for. Make the right first impression with a stylish border paper that goes perfectly with the event. 

School Lunch Menu:

Display your school’s lunch menu in a fun way this school year! Decorate your menu with an ice cream or food themed border paper, adding excitement to the lunch hour. Laminate your menu and use it over and over again.

Classroom Newsletters:

Classroom newsletters are great for displaying information you want everyone to see. You can display test dates, pep rallies, fundraisers, and field trip dates. By choosing a professional and stylish border paper, you’ll be able to create a newsletter that students will read and want to keep.

These five ways of using border papers at your school are great for adding custom pieces. Using border papers in one of these five ways can either be professional or fun, for either students or their parents. Make sure to pick out the perfect border paper for your school online at PaperDirect

January 28, 2016

10 Content Ideas for an Amazing Internal Newsletter

Filed under: Employee Recognition Ideas — Tags: , — PDWriter @ 11:34 am
Internal Newsletter

Keeping your staff in the loop about company events and policy changes is critical. So, why not make it fun? Next time you design your internal newsletter, arrange a few of these unexpected pieces of content around the must-publish business news articles. Soon, employees will look forward to this regular piece of communication — even if it lists upcoming meetings!

Newsletter Employee Spotlight

Write a paragraph or two about someone in the office for each newsletter. Tell a bit about their hobbies, family, or interests outside the office. And be sure to include an eye-catching image of them away from their desk. You might just discover that quiet co-worker in accounting is actually a weekend songbird and frequents open-mike night!

Crossword Puzzle

Use a simple app to create a game for your staff to play during downtime. The theme of the puzzle could help them brainstorm ideas for a current project or simply highlight an upcoming holiday to give them a mental break from work for a bit.

Company Hashtag

hashtags

Announce a catchy hashtag for everyone to use on their social media during a specific business campaign or project. This is a casual way to see who’s working on what, or to post behind-the-scene snapshots of progress for the client.

Restaurant Review

Ask your local office foodie to highlight their favorite eateries near the office. Share the inside scoop on specials and the best dishes to peak your employees interest in trying a new lunch spot. Restaurant information is also great for celebrating employee birthdays after hours, colleagues who are retiring, and more.

Charts and Graphs

We all know visuals such as infographics and pie charts are easy to glance at and consume. Why not keep team motivation high by including a colorful visual that shows progress on a project, sales goals, or number of new clients attained? Charts and graphs can be used instead of including the same old boring black-and-white paragraph of statistics that not many employees read.

Employee Contact Information

The whole idea of an internal newsletter is to maintain a healthy flow of communication among everyone in the office and create a positive company culture. Include a section highlighting new phone numbers, extensions, email addresses and other contact details for employees and freelancers working with the company.

Cheesy Jokes

Laughter lightens the mood. So, why not fill in awkward blank spaces in your newsletter with a riddle or knock-knock joke.

Comic Strip

Every office has a doodler. Put them to work on the next piece of communication. Have them sketch a cartoon that helps boost confidence in an upcoming company task or celebrate a goal recently achieved.

Celebration Dates

calendar

Encourage a sense of community by sharing a list of upcoming birthdays and anniversary dates for employees. If you have a small staff, consider scheduling lunch-time potlucks or breakfast doughnut parties for each of these milestones.

Famous Quote

We all love to share and comment on uplifting memes on Facebook. So, why not add one to your newsletter? Focus on quotes that offer productivity tips, inspirational messages, or how to laugh at our mistakes.

Are you ready to put together your next internal newsletter or office communication piece? Print it on fancy newsletter paper, program, or a decorative postcard. Browse Paper Direct online for ideas!

August 24, 2012

Now is the Time to Design Fall Newsletters

Filed under: Marketing & Sales Promotion Techniques — Tags: — PDWriter @ 8:00 am

Swirls of Autumn NewslettersIs there an upcoming event that you’ve been asked to announce? Do you have a large number of people on a mailing list, and you want to save time and money? If you have been given the task of designing and mailing fall newsletters, PaperDirect can help! Newsletters are a great way to announce company business, family events or send out mass invitations. Newsletters are also a great way to simply connect with people and let them know what’s going on this fall.

Purposes of Newsletters

Newsletters basically have three purposes:

  1. A promotional newsletter to sell something
  2. A relationship newsletter to communicate with family or members of the same group
  3. A professional newsletter sent to students, patients or church membersTurkey Time Newsletters

All three types of newsletters can take a seasonal approach, and fall is a great season to create festive, vibrant newsletters.

Direct Mail–A Lost Art?

PaperDirect newsletters come in two sizes: 8″X11″ two-sided or 11″X17″ for a four-page newsletter. The vibrant colors of fall such as oranges, reds, yellows, and browns will add a lovely seasonal tone to your announcement! You can send out fall newsletters announcing a special sale your business is having or a contest. Halloween stores can send out mass mailings advertising all the wonderful costumes they have in stock and other Halloween accessories like decorations for the house and yard. Maybe there’s a German restaurant in town that is holding an Oktoberfest celebration and is offering a buy one drink get one free. A Christmas Fantasy Newslettersnewsletter would be a great way to spread the word and get customers in the door.

Is your place of business giving away free stuff to people who come shop in costume? How about candy donations for underprivileged children who may not be able to go trick or treating. Costume donation drives can be announced by sending out festive fall newsletters.

Do you want to connect with distant relatives this fall and let them know about upcoming family gatherings for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Fall newsletters with all the necessary information will allow plenty of time for family to make plans to join the festivities.

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