Sunday, May 2, 2010

NWCI Premium Hop Up Display on the Market!

Northwest Creative Imaging has just launched our new line of NWCI Premium Hop Up Displays that are an exclusive to NWCIdisplays. The display system uses an Orbus Hop Up display frame and a custom printed dye sublimation graphic from a local printer. By using the high quality Orbus Hop Up frame with a lifetime warranty, and a low cost, high quality graphic print, NWCI has packaged the Premium Hop Up Display as one of the best values available in the trade show industry. It is superior in quality to the OneFabric display, but is only slightly more money. We offer a faster standard turnaround at 4 business days, as opposed to the standard 5 day turnaround for the Orbus Hop Up. The main product line has just been launched and will soon includes custom size Hop Up displays and fully custom Coyote pop up displays. Stay tuned for the Ultra Premium Coyote pop up display with Lambda graphics and revamped large format printing section!

Friday, April 30, 2010

New Waveline Displays!

Northwest Creative Imaging has just introduced Waveline displays to our line up. They are highly portable display systems that very affordable and surprisingly high quality. The frame work is made from tubular aluminum that has a lifetime warranty. The graphic print comes from China and is very colorful and finished very well. This display system is available in many different sizes to accommodate nearly any booth size. The fabric print pulls over the aluminum frame for a pillow case like assembly. There is an industrial strength zipper that secured the print onto the frame and gives the fabric a nice stretch. Any wrinkles that may be in the fabric quickly go away once the display is fully assemble. The fabric is wrinkle resistant so wrinkles are usually not an issue, but a portable steam clean con be used for stubborn wrinkles. There are also many accessories available for the Waveline display including LED lights, fabric tension counters, and dye sub table throws.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Effective Outdoor Displays

Outdoor displays can be a great way to market outside your storefront or at outdoor events. Outdoor banner stands are the most portable outdoor graphic displays because they are light weight and they break down quickly and easily. Event tents are great solutions for portable canopies at outdoor events. They pop up quickly and easily and are made of high quality, durable materials. When choosing an outdoor display it is critical to examine the outdoor elements that the display will be exposed to. There are many outdoor displays that are designed to withstand extremely high winds, while other should only be exposed to light winds. The Spinnaker outdoor banner stand is a great example of a large graphic display that is designed to withstand even the most extreme conditions. The graphic has C-cuts in it to help withstand winds and there are two large bases that can be filled with water to help with stability. You can view our entire outdoor displays section to find the perfect outdoor marketing product for your company.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Gaining attention with minimal costs

The most important part of any trade show is to gain the attention of every potential customer. Even if they are not a potential customer they could know someone who is, that is why effective designs are the key to a successful show. There is one product out now which utilizes a full graphic print from China which is surprisingly high quality and very affordable. The product is called the OneFabric display produced by Brandstand. It is ideal for exhibitors who have a very tight budget, but are still looking to make an impact. The great thing about the OneFabric is all the accessories are just as affordable as the display! You can get a set of 2 LED lights for $105 while most manufacturers charge close to $200 for one! The shipping case and option counters are also great values.

This product was brought on by NWCI because of the great quality and great price point. This gives exhibitors more options that every when going to a trade show. The low cost of replacement graphics give the customer the flexibility of changing designs and messages for different shows. With the OneFabric pop up display it is now possible to get much higher ROI on each show. There are also many banner stands and trade show accessories that can be added to make your booth space unique and exciting. We also offer all the traditional pop up displays if you are looking for a product that has more options or shelving.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Northwest Creative Imaging Takes a Stand Against the Overpriced Trade Show Industry

The trade show industry has always been a very profitable industry for convention centers, display retailers, and the exhibitors who attend the shows. Trade shows are a very cost effective way to make contact with a wide variety of clients and potential leads. Over the years these shows have proven time and time again to offer a good return on your investment.
In the past 10 years prices have been climbing very steadily in the trade show industry making it much more expensive to exhibit, effectively decreasing return on investment. One of the biggest factors contributing to climbing trade show costs is the displays that are being sold on the internet and at brick and mortar stores. Starting in about 2001 a surge of online trade show retailers hit the market offering very good prices in comparison to traditional trade show display retailers. Unfortunately this also caused many problems due to the fact that online companies do not have show rooms and clients cannot see the product before they buy it. These situations breed a large number of online retailers that retailed products of very low quality at premium prices. Needless to say many of the companies trying to find good deals were consistently getting burned on their purchases resulting in spending more money to buy a higher quality product from a local distributor.
In 2009 only a handful of companies like this are still around, many online retailers have begun to sell higher quality products, but they are still selling at a premium in comparison to their quality. This is a very tough problem for online shoppers because there are very few websites that actually disclose exactly where the product is from, who makes it, and the true durability of the product. Many online retailers still do not look at or test their products to insure there are selling quality products to their customers.
Another factor coming into the trade show printing industry is overseas printing from China. The prints are extremely low cost and reasonable quality. This is creating a problem for local printers who are selling to online retailers and are overcharging for US prints. This causes more people to go toward China printers which are still not as high quality as US print shops causing frustration to the end user. Many companies do not even disclose if the prints come from China!
Companies are having a problem finding displays today because of the ambiguity of online shopping and the high cost of buying from a brick and mortar store. This has led a lot of companies to limit their number of trade shows because they cannot afford to market different divisions of their company. This is very sad because the display should be the lowest cost item of the entire show.
 Northwest Creative Imaging discloses nearly every detail of the product relevant to the end user including the products manufacturer, origin, turnaround time, warranty, specs, and templates. “Our vision is to educate each customer through our web site so that every customer is just as informed as we are on every product”, says NWCI owner Matt Nixon. “An informed customer is a happy customer; if they know exactly what they are getting then everyone is happy! We also test every product we carry vigorously so we know exactly how to describe it on our site.”
Northwest Creative Imaging sells their trade show and print products at a fraction of the cost of most online dealers. “We feel that every company should be able to exhibit at a reasonable cost, there are sites that charge over $600 for a basic banner stand which is price gouging in my opinion. We don’t mind working a little harder for our money in order to give our customers a lower price. With our low cost and high quality prints our customers can try different designs at different shows to maximize ROI. This is the key to long term business success for us and our customers. We don’t offer a lowest price guarantee because we have the lowest price, period. We don’t play negation games; we just charge the lowest price we can. We don’t mark up our products just to mark them down. We feel our customers will appreciate this because they can order everything online knowing they are getting the lowest price already, most business people do not want to waste time negotiating for the lowest price.”
Northwest Creative Imaging specializes in trade show booths, store fixtures, large format printing, and banner stands. They only sell the most portable display options to maintain a user friendly site and fast and easy shopping.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

NWCI Customer Wins Best Booth Award

This past weekend a customer of Northwest Creative Imaging won best booth award and a local trade show. The award was given because the professional and effective booth set up. Once again this is a great example of how a low cost trade show display can still work as effectively as most of the higher priced substitutes. The entire selection of products on NWCI are very affordable, but still meets NWCI quality standards for durability and craftsmanship.

The best options are the One Fabric pop up display and the Arise pop up display. The One Fabric is one of the most affordable graphic backdrop displays available while the Arise is still highly affordable and has a heavy duty frame that can support shelf's, back lit headers, and Lambda graphics. Both displays are very easy to set up and use full color graphic printing!

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Making a statement without breaking the bank

Whenever compiling an advertising campaign, the projected return on investment is the most critical number to analyze. If your ROI is not sufficient then the campaign will be dismissed by management. This happens very often in the trade show industry because costs across the board are very high and can price many companies out of trade show exhibiting. It is very unfortunate because trade shows are one of the most effective ways to make your company known in the market place.

Northwest Creative Imaging understands this dilemma for many companies and has an answer for portable trade show exhibiting. The One Fabric display is a fairly new addition to the trade show industry and is quickly becoming a favorite due to its incredibly low price point and surprisingly high quality graphic prints. This product is made and printed in China, but is quality controlled by US and European companies to insure quality. This product with NWCI pricing is making professional exhibiting extremely affordable for many companies who normally could not exhibit. We multiple shapes and sizes so you will be sure to find a One Fabric pop up display that will work perfect for your convention!