Contagious Graphics Newsletter!
Jan.
2009

 
 
 
Need Stickers Fast?

FAST TURNAROUND TIME ON VINYL STICKERS!

We've been cranking out vinyl sticker orders super quick lately!

Officially our turnaround time is still 10 working days (plus shipping transit time to your location), but with our capacity we are turning out sticker orders fast, and we're also able to take on RUSH ORDERS too!

Please note that Standard 250 Black & White, 250/500 Black & Red, and 500 Black & Yellow vinyl sticker orders can not be rushed.
Average turnaround time on those quantity orders are generally 7 to 8 working days, plus shipping transit time to your location.

But if you have a RUSH order, we may be able to help! Please fill out our online question form about your need for a RUSH job and we will get back to you ASAP and let you know what we can do.

  
 
 

AND THE MERCH GIVEAWAY #35 WINNER IS....

Michael Fahy, the bassist for the band "THE DEFINING HOUR" from Johnstown, PA.

Congrats Michael! Out of 1,467 valid entries received, your randomly selected entry won for your band 50 Dark Colored t-shirts, printed one side with one ink color, and 1,000 4.25" x 2.75" Vinyl stickers, printed one stock ink color on White vinyl. The value of this prize is $397!

For more info about Merch Giveaway #35, including how the winner was randomly selected, please click here!

And don't forget: the COUPON CODE good for 10% off any online order placed through our online store that you received when you signed up for Merch Giveaway #35 is still valid throughout JANUARY!
 
 
 
Happy New Year!

SO HOW DID CONTAGIOUS GRAPHICS DO IN 2008?

Happy New Year everyone! While we gear up for 2009, we would like to publish some numbers of the amount of business we did in 2008:

3,490,000: The amount of vinyl stickers we printed last year.
Yep, you're reading it correctly - almost 3.5 MILLION stickers!
That works out to be about 13,700 vinyl stickers we printed every working day!

967,000: The amount of Paper Roll Labels we delivered in 2008!
Paper Roll Labels are perfect for address labels or for sticking on the outside of records, videos, or magazines, but they are NOT weatherproof!

426,000: The amount of t-shirts & apparel items we printed last year.
The two automatic and four manual t-shirt presses were busy all year long, printing an average of 1,670 shirts & other apparel items per work day!

13,721: Number of clients on our Band & Company Customer List, which is an increase of 1,548 new customers since last year. Make sure your listing and link is on our list if you've done business with us!

1,152: Number of comments from happy customers on our Customer Comment pages, going all the way back to August 1999. (Take a moment or two and read what those giddy customers say about us!)

35: The number of employees at Contagious Graphics, and all of us THANK EVERYONE that used us for your business. We have a great crew of people here that are committed to making Contagious Graphics one of the best companies that you will ever do business with.

35: The number of Merch Giveaway Contest Promotions we have had over the years (with many more to come, so keep on trying!).

2: Number of people that Contagious Graphics started with 12 years ago.
Owners Steve Munsell (printing & people) and Bill Vasil (money & marketing) have come a long way from the days in working out of the 1,000 square feet of shop space behind the dressing rooms at Tremont Music Hall, and the tiny 8' x 12' office space, crammed full of Macs!
 
 
 
Win Free Stickers Weekly Contest!

8 MORE WEEKLY STICKER WINNERS IN DECEMBER!

There were eight more winners in December with our Win Free Stickers Weekly Contest! Currently there are over 6000+ people participating in this weekly contest to win free vinyl stickers and shirts too!

Winners in December who won 250 4.25" x 2.75" B & W stickers:
 
12.04.08:
  Spyder Mahan (IGNITE 454); Odessa, TX
 Bob Kuch (REWBEE); New York, NY
   
12.11.08:
  S. Tackaberry (THE SKEEBALLS); McHenry, IL
 Will Sonis (DEAD VICTORY); Chapel Hill, NC
   
12.18.08:
  Jason Baker (JOHNNY HANDGUNN); Lubbock, TX
 Michael Gall (SHACKMAXON); Philadelphia, PA
   
12.26.08:
  Matthew Reich (LIGHTS RESOLVE); New York, NY

And Matt Parmenter, the owner of the 'ICE CREAM FACTORY STUDIO' in Austin, TX won a 48 Garage Sale T-Shirt Deal on 12.26.08!

Please visit the sign up page for full details on this weekly contest!
 
 
 
Artwork Verification

WE'LL CHECK YOUR ARTWORK, AND FOR FREE!

Unlike some of our competitors who will print any artwork file you send them (regardless of how bad or poor it will turn out and fail to tell you beforehand), we take the time to make sure your artwork is printable. If we see that your artwork will turn out poor if it was printed, it's our policy to reject the artwork & let you know what the problem is. While other printing companies apparently don't care what you get or what it will look like, we do!

We can't process or print an order without proper and correct artwork for screen printing, so if you're planning on ordering shirts or stickers for your band or company, and/or you have never ordered screen printed items before, we encourage you to get your artwork verified first while you're getting your order together or while we're working up quotes for you!

We have divided the artwork verification service into three sections:

Verify Artwork for a Standard Vinyl Sticker design
Verify Artwork for a Custom Vinyl Sticker design
Verify Artwork for a Screen Printed T-shirt design

Our artwork specifications for screen printing can be found here - be sure to refer to this page when creating artwork, and don't forget we also provide Standard Sticker Template Artwork files for download as well!

Artwork Verification is a FREE service available to everyone!
Whether you know what you're doing with artwork, or if you've never placed an order before, having your artwork verified is a great idea!