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QĂ 867< Younger people who were raised with notion that they belong to an entity larger than the United Kingdom now stand to lose the right to be a member of the EU. They will no longer be able to earn a living, study or live anywhere in the other 27 European nations. They will now lose economic and personal flexibility. Older voters on the other hand were more likely to be already economically and personally established and may not have felt that there was much in the added value of the flexibility and opportunities to live elsewhere in the EU.

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The age breakdown in votes provides key insights into the thinking of voter demographic.

Concerns about the implications for the UK economy were witnessed as global equity markets lost a record ÂŁ3.01 trillion in the two days following the vote. Throw in the upcoming Conservative Party election - in which a new British Prime Minister will be elected - not to mention the political and economic pressure to be heaped upon the UK by the remaining EU member countries, and you begin to see just how daunting the challenges are that the UK will face.

With the banks in the UK to keep interest rates suppressed for the foreseeable future, American and Canadian banks are likely to follow suit even though earlier economic indicators hinted at the raising of rates here in North America.

Lower rates in Canada, while fuelling skyrocketing housing prices in Vancouver and Toronto, will continue to maintain the economic status quo of the advantages and challenges our economy is currently experiencing.

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Industry News /&- # ,)-3-. '- 1#(- #(()0 .#)( 1 , Hirsch Solutions announced that Tas Tsonis, cofounder and CEO of Pulse Microsystems Ltd., received the 2016 J.W. Graham Medal in Computing & Innovation from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario. Hirsch is the distributor of Pulse software to the U.S. market.

Tsonis received a B. Math in Computer Science and Statistics from the University of Waterloo and an M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University

of Toronto. The Medal recognizes his achievements, leadership and innovation in more than 35 years of experience as an entrepreneur in the computer industry.

As cofounder of Pulse Microsystems, Tsonis has created software for creating personalized apparel and accessories that utilizes graphical algorithms, computer science and mathematics. Pulse Microsystems holds 12 patents in the U.S.

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TMT Canada recently announce that it has changed ownership and has relocated to a new warehousing facility, located at Unit 102 - 11420 Horseshoe Way, Richmond , BC, V7A 4V5.

Despite these changes, TMT Canada has continued normal business activity and greatly appreciates all of

its customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; past business with and would like to continue keeping in touch.

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It is with heavy hearts that Canada Sportwear has announced the passing of Mrs. Regina Goldfinger, wife of Canada Sportswear founder Mr. Charles Goldfinger and mother of Ralph Goldfinger, Howie Goldfinger and Lorie Goldfinger.

Mrs. Goldfinger passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at her home.

Memorial donations may be made to Beth Emeth Synagogue for Holocaust Education 416-633-3838.

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Imprint Canada is pleased to announce that seminars for the 2016 Western Imprint Canada Show are sponsored, and will be free-of-charge to attend!

In appreciation of the continued support of the Show, Imprint Canada will be waiving all admission fees each person (regular $30-$45).

Seating is VERY limited, so please reserve your seminar spot(s) today by visiting our website at: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The chance to work for a company that is fully in Imprintcanada.com/calgary-show/seminars-calgary. tune with the needs of its customers, as well as having Seminar registration forms can be downloaded a plan in place to meet those needs, was an opporonline as well. tunity I could not pass up. I am really excited to add Please prioritize each session that you are interested Fashion Biz to my agency and to get in front of my in attending. Please use the seminar code (S1, S2 & S3) customers to present what Fashion Biz has to offer,â&#x20AC;? to indicate which sessions you most wish to attend, he added. with #1 being the seminar you most wish to attend and Alan may be reached at: 427 Woodrow Drive, #3 being that which is least important to you.

Waterloo, Ontario, N2T 2V7, Tel: (519)-888-6598; Imprint Canada will make every effort to grant all Email: alanpaleczny@rogers.com registrants their top choices for seminars.

Space is limited and Imprint Canada cannot grant second and/or third choices until August 8th.

At that time, we will confirm your seminar registration.

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In these tasks, you not only save money with auto- Price Quotes mation, but also cut down on human error, which One of the most frustrating tasks every print shop increases customer satisfaction and helps meet deadlines. must endure is preparing price quotes. Oftentimes, Accountability and communication also improve with people are shopping for the lowest deal, and the time automation. Software that tracks every step of an order spent collecting the information and calculating the cost throughout the process makes it easy to identify bottleis a mostly a waste of time. necks or other issues that slowed or stopped an order’s With the use of production. Using software, the most a network or cloud, common denominsupervisors can see at ators can be identiwhat stage an order is fied and included at any time. in the program to Automation also allow visitors to get holds every employat least a ballpark ee accountable, idea of how much because what they a specific job may did and how long it cost. The potential took them is recordclient is prompted ed. With this kind of with a series of quesdata, management tions to determine can identify areas specifics of the job. that need improveOne of the biggest bottlenecks in any decorated apparel or signage business is Unlike humans who the creation of artwork. Clients often don’t know what they want and they don’t ment and who needs can forget to ask cerknow what format it needs to be in. With the use of an online design program, better training. customers can take as long as they like creating a design that meets their needs. tain key questions, If you are one of the software ensures those companies that all the pertinent information is collected. that has not fully employed automation, your time In some cases, the degree of customization may be may be limited. The software and technology are availgreater than an automated program can handle, and able and at affordable prices. Late adopters run the risk in this case, the client can call to discuss the additional of waiting too long and risk going out of business while parameters and get an accurate quote. the aggressive companies take advantage of the many The 80/20 rule applies here. If you can automate the benefits mentioned above. bulk of a core process, it results in significant time savWhile the software is an investment, you’ll find that ings. The software cannot automate every single type of the return is more than worth it. Talk to companies that order, but it can assist with the most common ones. For have done it to find out to what degree. In the constant price shoppers, it can reduce the number of people who quest to have the lowest price and highest value, autotake up an employee’s time and never order. mation plays a key role. By automating redundant tasks, you reduce overhead, and this allows you to offer com- Artwork Creation petitive pricing while maintaining your profit margin.

Whether you print signs, graphics or apparel, a big With companies like Amazon offering product delivbottleneck for all shops is the artwork. The general public ery in an hour, the pressure continues to build to offer rarely understands the quality and type of art needed to quicker turnaround. This is another area where autodo specific decorating jobs. And many times supplied mation can speed up the order/production/delivery cycle artwork is not useable. and allow you to keep pace with consumer expectations.

Uneducated customers also tend to resist paying for Here are a few key areas where business automation artwork to be created. This, combined with many of software is available. There are many more, which you them not knowing what they want, results in a lot of will discover as you research products that fit your busitime and frustration as the in-house artist or freelancer ness and niche. tries to create graphics that will please the customer at an affordable price. It is this exact situation where using Customer Service software to automate the process can result in dramatic One of the greatest advantages of business automation time and cost savings. software is its ability to offer self-service to clients. Using There are online designers available for the grapha web portal, an account name and a password, buyers ics markets that allow anyone to create an account, can check on the status of their orders, submit questions, sign in and choose from a vast library of stock art and or review artwork anytime they like. templates. These programs are easy to use and prompt Reorder speed is also increased as clients can easily and the user through each step until a final draft is created quickly submit reorders online. If a buyer has misplaced a and approved. printed receipt, he or she can go online and simply reprint it.

It doesn’t matter how much time it takes because it’s the client who is investing the time, not an employee.

Additionally, there are studies that have shown that In some cases, the degree of when someone creates his or her own design, there customization may be greater is a greater sense of satisfaction in the final product.

Some people may not want to use an online than an automated program designer. For this group, software can be used to send can handle, and in this case, the a client a link showing a specific design category of client can call to discuss the stock art. The customer can review this art to see additional parameters and get if there is something they like, and the process is speeded up by having a core piece of stock art and a an accurate quote. template to start with.

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The two most common ways to accomplish this is to either send an email with an attachment that can be opened and viewed, or send a link where the customer can click and review the design.

In either case, the customer either approves the art as-is or responds with changes needed.

The good news is that there are software programs that will automatically send out the art approval email and track its process until itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approved.

While not every print shop is convinced about the importance of social media marketing, this is a task where automation plays a significant role.

While many experts recommend posting once a day or more often, it is not practical or efficient to post every single day manually.

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While there are still shops that use a white board or paper for scheduling jobs, there are several benefits to automating this part of the production process. One big advantage is the ability to instantly look at numerous jobs simultaneously produced. The bigger your shop is, the greater the advantage to using software to manage.

Another plus of automating is the ability to organize jobs by due date. The program also can assign each step of a job to a specific individual. Each employee must input in the computer when heor she is done with relevant data â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a great way of holding individuals accountable.

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Many software programs today can be integrated with the most popular freight companies such as FedEx, UPS, Purolator and others.

Oftentimes, these carrier companies offer discounts for using their systems, and the software tracks usage data that is helpful in keeping shipping costs as low as possible and ensuring that packages are delivered with the greatest speed and highest accuracy.

Another perk is automatic generation of shipping labels. For e-commerce sites, customers can be told what shipping costs will be at the time of placing an order, and the money is collected right then.

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The first step in automating your business is to start collecting data from your staff and customers. Interview both and ask, what causes the most frustration? What are the most common mistakes? If you could change one thing about the company, what would it be?

You also will want to set future goals. For example, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s say your company spent $23,000 in correcting orders last year. This year, you want to lower that amount to $5,000 or less.

Once you have determined these factors, then you analyze your processes and procedures. Create a checklist of what needs to be changed or improved. For instance, to address the reject rate mentioned above, you may identify that your company needs a better art approval process to avoid printing merchandise due to a lack of understanding what the customer wanted. This is an area that can be greatly improved by allowing the customer to create their own artwork and approve it all online.

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There will always be a certain percentage of people who prefer to talk to a human being, and you do not want to lose their business. Always make sure that phone numbers and emails are prominently displayed for customers to contact you.

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It is easy to get overwhelmed when beginning to automate your business. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go overboard right away. Start with collecting the feedback and doing an audit within your company. Identify and prioritize and pick one department at a time. Start with an area that will provide the most immediate return.

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The newest social media phenomenon is a mobile messaging app that allows users to take photos and short videos that remain viewable to recipients for limited time and, after that time elapses, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Snapâ&#x20AC;? disappears.

In short, Snapchat is about great storytelling. The platform boasts more than 100 million people that use the application every day to watch stories from friends and family, see events from around the world, and explore content from publishers.

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Snapchat nears Facebook levels for daily video views: In January 2016, Bloomberg News reported that Snapchat delivered more than 7 billion videos to users each day. Previously reported numbers of Snapchat daily video views (in September 2015) was 4 billion.

Fast forward to June 2016 and Snapchat reported that Snapchatters watch over 10 billion videos per day. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an increase of 150 per cent in less than 10 months!

Snapchatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10 billion daily video views figure is important because mobile video is rapidly gaining favour with advertisers. According to eMarketer, companies spent $7.46 billion on digital video ads in the U.S. in 2015, an increase of 42 per cent from the year before. With mobile video ad spending growing faster than all other digital advertising tactics, Snapchat is positioned itself perfectly.

As reported in eMarketer in January 2016, more senior ad buyers are planning to begin advertising on Snapchat than any other social media site. While most ad buyers are already advertising on Facebook and Twitter, it is still revealing that more marketers plan to test Snapchatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s platform and performance this year.

and talk up its posts, offers and products. The engaged consumer uses the company to build a portion of his or her identity. The user with this level of emotional tie-in promotes and buys far more than the passive user just perusing the latest sound bite or unique fact.

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Snapchat recently introduced new features that allows advertisers to target by location, age, gender, and device. While these metrics are still relatively weak there are sure to be updates in the works.

Snapchat has also created private livestream video calls, where users can chat using their own recorded video or audio, with the content disappearing after a set amount of time, as usual.

By expanding its set of features, Snapchat is ensuring that young people will want to stay in the app and use it instead of other, single-function platforms like WhatsApp or Google Hangouts. The company is staying relevant in the space, not just languishing in the features that already exist, and this will only broaden their audience.

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1. Highlight special events or provide access to Live Events

Snapchat is great for real-time social media marketing because it gives the audience direct access to live events.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hosting or taking part in live events (grand openings, trade shows, open houses, charity BBQâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, et cetra.), then Snapchat is a great tool to leverage. It gives your audience direct access to your live event, no matter where they are.

Snapchat gets your audience excited because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re providing a different, more authentic view of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on at the actual event your company is attending.

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GrubHub - the free online restaurant ordering platform - succeeds in Snapchat community engagement with a variety of promotions, exclusive deals and contests. In fact, they were the first brand to execute a Snapchat scavenger hunt. Each day during its five-day campaign, they asked their followers to post a daily snap, whether it was a food selfie or a food doodle.

audience that they might not receive on other digital platforms. Think of something unique to surprise your community of followers.

Snapchat is an ideal vehicle to try releasing â&#x20AC;&#x153;teaserâ&#x20AC;? videos and pictures of your newest products or creations. The fashion brand Michael Kors, for example, has used Snapchat to debut their collections to followers before they hit the runway.

3. Offer Contests, Perks or Promotions

Many users love social media giveaways and promotions, so think of ways you can keep your followers coming back for more. For example, you could offer promo codes or discounts to your audience who watches your entire Snapchat story, or ask them to take a snap while holding your product.

Capture birthday parties, office tours, on-site production, manufacturing tours, company outings; this is a great opportunity to show how different your company is from your competitors. Pulling back the curtain to educate customers while producing enticing content is what Snapchat stories are all about. The skyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the limit on showing how your brand differentiates itself with company culture.

If you want to mix it up behind the scenes, rotate control of your Snapchat account among trusted employees. Give them each control of it for a day or so. This adds a great deal of variety and flavor that your fans will enjoy. Just be sure to set some guidelines to avoid negative content from being published.

5. Tell a story

Videos in any medium should be kept short and snappy, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly true with Snapchat.

Regardless of the medium, your audience is out there looking for brief content to digest while in line or on a break at work. Feed them brief content and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll gobble it up.

Snapchat works because the videos you take are limited to 10 seconds. Take that and run with it, because you can make multiple video clips and string them together to tell a story that your followers can go through all at once when they have the time.

6. Partner With Influencers

Just like with other social channels, social media influencers on Snapchat can help spread brand awareness and reach. By partnering with influencers, you can spread awareness to a demographic thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to reach through traditional media. Keep in mind, too, that influencers who are skilled with the Snapchat platform can create spectacular video content that can further enhance your brand voice and personality.

Snapchatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s authentic platform can make an impact with your followers and strengthen your brandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point of view with real-time marketing.

7. Push The Incentives

Incentives are a classic marketing strategy, and have become an expected staple within social media.

Businesses often host giveaways and sweepstakes asking fans to like, retweet, share and comment for a chance to win something big. Snapchat can be used the same way and can drive customers to your business or website.

If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t started using Snapchat yet as part of your marketing strategy, you may be missing out on the opportunity to connect with relevant members of your target audience. If you do decide to give it a try, be sure to take it slow, have fun with it and create a plan for content creation that you can stick to.

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Running a small business is not an easy endeavour; turning a small business into a big one is even harder. This is why most businesses that start small tend to stay small. But if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a business owner who recognizes that staying small wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily guarantee your businessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s survival, there are examples of companies that have successfully made the transition from start-up to small business to fully-thriving large business.

Businesses tend to grow in cycles, however trying to maintain explosive growth over the long-term is something that can prove to be elusive for many small businesses.

The iPhone has had a similar impact; once customers began to enjoy the look and feel of the productâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interface, they opened themselves up to buying other Apple products.

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Growth strategies resemble a ladder or sorts, where lower-level rungs present less risk but maybe less accelerated growth impact.

The bottom line for small businesses is to focus on the strategies that are at the lowest rungs of the ladder and then gradually move up as needed.

As you go about developing your growth strategy, business owners should first consider the lower rungs of what are known as Intensive Growth Strategies. Each new rung brings more opportunities for fast growth, but with it also comes more risk. The rungs on the ladder can be considered as the following:

1. Market Penetration. The least risky growth strategy for any business is to simply sell more of its current product to its current customers. Think of how you might buy a six-pack of beverages, then a 12-pack, and then a case. Finding new ways for your customers to use your product is another form of market penetration.

2. Market Development. The next rung up the ladder is to devise a way to sell more of your current product to an adjacent market, i.e. offering your products or services to clients in another city. Many fast-growing companies of the past few decades relied on Market Development as their main growth strategy.

3. Alternative Channels. This growth strategy involves pursuing customers in a different way. For example, selling your products online. Using the Internet as a means for your customers to access your products or services in a new way, such as by adding an e-commerce solution model, is another Alternative Channel strategy. See Imprint Canada magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s May/ June 2016 edition- â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adding an E-Commerce Solution to Your Business.â&#x20AC;?

4. Product Development. This involves developing new products to sell to your existing customers as well as to new ones. Ideally selling new products to existing customers is preferential because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less risky than having to launch a new product and learn a new market segment simultaneously. Think logical add-ons / tie-ins to your current product offerings.

5. New Products for New Customers. Sometimes, market conditions dictate that you must create new products for new customers. Apple pulled off this strategy when it first introduced the iPod. What made the iPod such a breakthrough product was that it could be sold alone, independent of an Apple computer, but, at the same time, it also helped expose more new customers to the computers Apple offered.

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Check the temperature of your press with a heat strip or stick thermometer at various places on the platen to check for differences and make adjustments from there.

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Unfortunately, if none of these things work for you, it may be time for a new heat press. Check with your distributor or manufacturer to see if your warranty still applies. A good heat press should have a lifetime warranty on the heating element, at least.

Though sublimation may have its challenges, it most certainly has its rewards - most importantly profits!

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4 NEW COLORS, including more UNIQUE HEATHERS on trend with today’s fashions.

Brick Heather

The Sofspun ® Collection—made with an innovative, soft fabric & a modern fit.

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