dvc. for diapers

While the Spring provides assistance in an array of areas to over 2000 individuals a year, they provide a domestic violence shelter for women and children right here in Tampa with 102 beds. Over 50% of The Spring’s resident population is  under the age of five years old. Diapers are a continuous need for this facility. The average baby or young child goes through 5 diapers a day. For the Spring, that would amount to approximately 275 diapers daily.! That’s 1925 a week! Help DVC United help the The Spring of Tampa Bay care for these families and their most basic necessities. For every business card order you place with DocuSource in the month of January, we will donate 20% of your order in diapers to the Spring.

DocuSource Visual Communications Named Agency of Record for Crispers

DocuSource Visual Communications is excited to announce that is has been selected as the agency of record for Crispers restaurants. Effective immediately, DocuSource will begin implementing a creative marketing and advertising campaign to promote Crispers and their healthy, fast-casual restaurants. DocuSource will work closely with Crispers to develop a strategic campaign that includes social and digital media, media purchasing and planning, and creative and community initiatives.

“DocuSource is excited to partner with Crispers and demonstrate our staff’s diverse talents,” stated DocuSource CEO Travis Masters. “With 36 locations and 15,000 customers daily, this campaign allows us to do just that.”

As one of the only marketing and visual communications companies to have creative print, digital media, and project management capabilities in-house, DocuSource will facilitate a concise and effective campaign to promote the Crispers brand. The focus of the campaign will be to showcase Crispers as a healthy, delicious dining destination for Florida residents and visitors.

Visit Crispers online at www.crispers.com and “Like” Crispers on Facebook.

DocuSource Inks Partnership with the Kansas City Royals

Exciting news coming out of the DocuSource Visual Communications camp, as we announce a partnership with the Kansas City Royals. Through this relationship, we will showcase our print marketing capabilities utilizing the Kansas City Royals 2011 season and game day promotionals. Similar to our work with other professional sports organizations, DocuSource will expand its current relationship with the Royals to explore new ways to enhance the visual communications experience.

 

“We are proud and excited to become a partner with the Kansas City Royals organization”, said CEO Travis Masters. “The Royals have a long-standing commitment to the community and at DocuSource we endeavor to regularly participate in community initiatives, which creates an obvious synergy through this partnership.”

 

The Royals and DocuSource are working together to create a team experience for Royals fans and patrons of Kauffman Stadium by providing them with a first class game day interaction, which will begin with DocuSource printing six hundred thousand gameday magazines for the Royals. In addition to the Royals, DocuSource provides our services to several sports organizations, including the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Tampa Bay Storm.

 

DocuSource Acquires Crossline Marketing

Dear Valued Customer of DocuSource,

We are pleased to announce the addition of Crossline Marketing into the DocuSource Visual Communications family of companies.

Today, we bring together Crossline and DocuSource to create one world-class visual communications company that we know will continue to earn the role of your partner of choice. No matter how dynamic the evolution of the visual communications industry, we remain committed to support you in your effort to take your business to the next level.

We believe this merger offers you important benefits. By combining our strengths, we are not only creating an industry leading portfolio of products, marketing technologies and branding solutions, we are also enhancing a team of talented and skilled professionals to serve you. We have strengthened our position as an industry leader, which enables us to better provide you with the tools and materials you need to continue your marketing initiatives.

While this merger obviously signifies change, we are committed to making the process of integrating our two companies seamless to you. All aspects of your relationship with DocuSource, from customer service telephone numbers and personnel, to the interactive web site www.docusourcevisualcommunications.com will remain the same. To ensure that our commitment to putting customers first and our desire to be your partner in the important work you perform is achieved, the employees of DocuSource will make every effort to ensure that your every-day interactions with us will go smoothly.

On behalf of the employees and staff of DocuSource Visual Communications, we would like to thank you for letting us work with you in the past and we look forward to many more years of discovery together. We do not take your loyalty for granted. DocuSource will never rest in our pursuit of our goal to remain at the forefront of innovation in the visual communications industry.

Thank you again for your support,

Sincerely,

Travis Masters
Chief Executive Officer

 

DocuSource Remodels Kennedy Location

You may have noticed that DocuSource Visual Communications has been gradually making aesthetic improvements to its location at 1506 W. Kennedy Blvd. Well, over the holidays owner Travis Masters went Bob Vila on the space by totally revamping the interior of building. Travis, “almost” single-handedly removed several thousands of pounds of existing furniture and fixtures, laid all of the flooring (wood and tile), assembled all of the new workstations and furniture. The new look for DocuSource not only rings in the New Year, but several anticipated changes to benefit our clients.

The biggest piece added to DocuSource puzzle was the acquisition of a Heidelberg Quickmaster DI Pro Printer. The “DI” allows extremely fast color printing runs for our customers while cutting down on the cost at the same time. How fast? The DI can print 5,000 8” x 11” double-sided sheets in less than an hour.  In a nutshell, the Heidelberg DI offers 10 times the quality, versatility and economy of a standard digital printer. As always, DocuSource is a one stop solution for the visual communications your company needs to get noticed in a busy world!

 

Order Your Holiday Cards From DocuSource!

DocuSource Visual Communications brings the holiday’s home this year, offering online Holiday Card ordering for your convenience at DocuSourceStore.com. Customizing and ordering your holiday cards has never been easier! Get the professional, yet personal service you’ve come to expect from your favorite local print marketing company without ever having to leave your home. With just a few clicks of your mouse, you can upload your photos, add your personalized greeting, and send your print-ready order to DocuSource. All of our holiday cards are printed on high quality photo stock paper and come with your choice of envelopes in a variety of holiday colors. The holiday season is the perfect time of year to convey that personal message to your family, friends and colleagues… and who better than DocuSource to spread your season’s greetings!

Refer your friends and get 10% back through our new Affiliate Program! In addition to our expanded services, DocuSource rewards our customers with 10% back on all purchases made by your friends and co-workers! What a great way to celebrate the holidays with not only great looking holiday cards, but some extra holiday spending cash in your pockets! Contact Scott at scott@ds140.com for more information on how you can participate in this program!

 

DocuSource Launches New Web Site

DocuSource Visual Communications announces the launch of our new website and expanded marketing services. Our automated website displays portfolios of our past and current projects; our online store explains each available product, with components for calculating costs, uploading files, and creating your marketing materials in real-time. Our pricing feature displays immediate cost calculations, where you can upload files for your order to be placed directly.

Our customers, visitors, and fans can interact with DocuSource through many social media links and features. ““It has become essential that brands understand that trust isn’t something you build through traditional marketing,” said DocuSource owner Travis Masters. “You do that through integrating social media. It is a science to understand how to interact in a way that is authentic, and not just marketing; which is why we implemented social media not only on our website, but as a valued marketing service as well.”

DocuSourceVisualCommunications.com, is a one-stop shop where customers can order all their business needs, including marketing materials, graphic design, printing products, signage, web site design, vehicle graphics, social media services, creative writing, direct mailing, inventory management and document destruction. Our new website demonstrates our dedication to quality customer service through superior marketing channels. Potential customers can visit DocuSourceVisualCommunications.com for more information and to place orders.

DocuSource Joins Two New Groups

Further acting upon our mission of community development through business practices, DocuSource has recently become a member of two great organizations; C12 Group(Christian Business Leadership Development) and TIBA (Tampa Independent Business Alliance). C12 Group reflects the ideals and values that DocuSource was founded upon and abides by through our everyday business. It is these values and experiences that DocuSource hopes to emulate with felow members of C12. As a member of TIBA, DocuSource joins 150 other Tampa ares businesses dedicated to strengthening and supporting our local economy. “Every dollar spent with locally-owned independent businesses generates over three times the local economic impact of spending with national chains, providing stability and accountability with direct local investment,” per TIBA’s web site. DocuSource Visual Communications is proud to be a member of both C12 and TIBA and looks foward to a productive future with both.

RockMelt Social Browser – First Look

DocuSource Visual Communications recently received an invite to try out the BETA version of the new social media browser ‘RockMelt”. RockMelt is built around the same technology as the Google “Chrome” Browser, which means it is both fast and effective for internet searches; but it is the integration of the social media site components which makes RockMelt unique.

In order to start even using RockMelt, you must log-in to your Facebook account, which subsequently launches the browser. Once resolved, the browser displays a “Social Frame” on your computer screen. The top navigation bar is just like any standard browser, however the left side of the screen displays a thumbnail image list of your online or “favorite” Facebook Friends (your choice). On the right side of the screen, the browser shows thumbnail icons of your social media or RSS fed sites that you frequent. What makes RockMelt functional for both casual user and social media managers, is the ability to have access to every site, feed, and communication utility in one window… AT ALL TIMES.

RockMelt’s ability to provide real-time access to status updates, breaking news, feeds and chats while surfing the web, is truly something that’s been a missing piece in a rapidly evolving social media climate. If you manage multiple social media accounts (such as 2 or more Twitter accounts for clients), RockMelt allows open management of the account’s feeds without having to log in and out of each individual account to access.

While our overall take is encouraging, we have found some drawbacks to using RockMelt. For Facebook users that wish to manage or have access to Facebook Fan Pages or Groups, RockMelt will pull up a feed in an embedded pop-out navigation window, however it will not display a default profile thumbnail link for the page, nor will it link out to the page directly when clicked upon as a direct URL. Most importantly, and perhaps most perplexing, is the complete absence of a dropdown history for the address bar in the navigation. Most browsers provide this function and it is probably one of the most frequently used utilities for resolving web browsing history. However, this is a BETA Version, and Rockmelt prominently displays a “Submit Feedback” link for the BETA testers to submit their take. We’re sure they will resolve these issues prior to public release.

Overall, RockMelt is a fully functional browser which makes your online experience a lot easier as a social media enthusiast….or distracting, as someone who is actually trying to get work done… however you look at it.

Social Mania

There is a very good reason that we keep you updated on the latest Social Media news: it is changing the face of business as we know it. You have two choices… you can either ignore the current social business trend and keep plugging along, or you can embrace social media and engage your customers.

The social behemoth that is Facebook has been engaged in an escalating battle with Google for internet supremacy for the past year, largely due to the advertiser’s ability to create a free Facebook fan page and reach potential customers through targeted ads for a fraction of the price of a Google AdWords campaign. By the close of this year, it is estimated that Facebook will host 1 Trillion display ads! A market primarily controlled by Google in the past.

This week has seen a futile attempt by Google to “block” Facebook Users from importing their GMAIL  contacts into their Facebook accounts. Facebook responded by simply investing a half a billion dollars into a new data center of servers in a North Carolina based facility, acquiring the domain name FB.com, and announced their intent to launch their long overdue email service that will finally enable “full” email capabilities on the Facebook platform. Considering that Facbook’s estimated value has increased another $9 Billion dollars (to $41 Billion) in just a month and a half, we’d say they are on the right track.

Are you currently running a Google Ad campaign, and not seeing the results you would like? Is it time for your company to create or upgrade your Facebook profile? If you answered “Yes” to either of the above, we can help! Contact DocuSource Visual Communications today for your free social media evaluation!

QR Codes…Scan & Go!

QR Codes or (Quick Response Codes) are digitized codes of content-rich embedded content such as Website URLs, Personal or Business Data, Wi-Fi Codes, Special Promotions, or any text that you want relayed into a encrypted message. QR Codes are “read” through QR Code Reader Applications that can be downloaded on your smart phone. Simply hold the smart phone over the code and either scan or take a photo of the QR Code (depending on the application), and you will be redirected to the information available in each code. 

Originating in Japan, where they have been in use for over 2 years, QR Codes have been a staple of the Japanese marketing culture and can be found on almost every product and advertisement on the market. Slowly making their way into the mainstream here in the U.S., the QR Code has been displayed on major advertising campaigns by Wal-Mart, Calvin Klein and Target to name a few. Subsequently, businesses are now clamoring to engage their existing and prospective customers with the excitement and unlimited potential that QR Codes provide.

At DocuSource, we can generate your business data into QR Codes, and incorporate them into your marketing materials…

• On business cards: A fast and simple way to use QR Codes for your own professional purposes is to place them on business cards. Generate a QR Code that directs scanners to your online resume, small business Facebook Page or your website to help new contacts find you or your business faster.
• On marketing materials: QR Codes can be implemented into flyers, brochures, programs, handouts, letterheads, media kits and anything in your marketing campaign. Add QR codes to direct viewers to a particular how-to video on YouTube, send them to a Flickr photo set, get them to follow you on Twitter, or point them to a mobile-friendly web site landing page that promotes a new campaign.
• For Promotions: If you really want people to pay attention to your QR codes, make them good for promoting coupons or discounts. Simply have DocuSource create a custom QR code for the promotion you want to offer.

DocuSource offers unique QR Code generation and we are constantly keeping our clients abreast of the latest technology to enhance business marketing initiatives. Contact us today to put QR Codes to work for your business!