What is the Difference in Printing? Offset vs Digital

Posted by John Mier

Washington Graphic Services rely on both offset and digital printing to produce high quality work for our clients. Having the option allows us tremendous flexibility and each method offers great advantages. When we are asked what method of printing is better our answer is always,“It depends: on quantity, size, paper and turnaround time” When it [...]

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Accepting Credit Cards on Your Website

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Accept credit card on your website for: Registrations Conference sign ups Memberships Product purchases Client pay services Donations If you don’t accept credit card you may be missing out on some great business opportunities. Clients often ask me about how they can get started accepting payments in this form, this article provides some basic information [...]

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Marketing Through Social Media

Posted by John Mier

There are so many articles pushing firms to start social media and more and more a/e/c (architecture/engineering/construction) firms are jumping on board. Doing social media right is not just being able to create a facebook page or tweet messages out. There needs to be a policy for employees, a strategy in place that aligns with [...]

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Brand Building and PPC

Posted by John Mier

Forward-thinking business owners in the construction, design and real estate industries know that many of today’s successful marketing strategies rely on the Internet. These include social media campaigns, online advertising, link building and search engine optimization, also referred to as SEO. Of the multitude of Internet marketing strategies that are out there, SEO is one [...]

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Where Do I Get Blog Content for My Business Site?

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Blogging is simply one of the best things you can do to build your brand. Writing in a blog doesn’t always have to be a time consuming task. The main core of your writing should be to educate and entertain your readers. Content means value, and you always want to provide your readers with a [...]

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Office Graphics Bring the Brand Inside

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Washington Graphic Services has over the past two year helped Abt Associates to bring their brand into their office spaces. Using decorative imagery with a color coded scheme – the conference rooms and lounge areas are now an extension of the corporate identity. Main lobbies have been transformed, elevator areas, front desks, employees spaces and waiting [...]

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Great Store/Office Graphics and Store Signs

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Make a wise investment in some beautiful, custom made, professionally designed signage from our skilled team at Washington Graphic Services. You’ve thought about the perfect style and approach to appeal to your specific target audience. You’ve hung that massive banner across the front awning, positioned large, colorful window graphics, and staked yard signs all around [...]

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Where, Oh Where Do I find Social Media Content to Share?

Posted by John Mier

There are so many aspects to learning about and “doing” social media. Understanding the Ins and Outs of each platform, learning the “best practices” for maximizing your engagement levels on each platform, and developing a social media plan, takes a good deal of time and practice. But then once you have all of those things [...]

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Steps to Planning your Social Media Implementation

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The benefits of going social with your business and making the decision to grow your brand are very important. Servicing your customers via social media is only the first of many decisions you’re going to need to make in order to get started. Below are 7 steps for getting started with social media for your [...]

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Washington Graphic Services starts its 16th Year

Posted by John Mier

15 years and counting. WGS has begun our 16th year in the graphic communications business…and we love our job! WGS began our business in 1996 while Art Director, John Mier was working as the Creative Director for the American Automobile Manufacturers Association. After almost 15 years in the business he started generating clients for his [...]

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