Outdoor Advertising

Utilising Outdoor Advertising to boost your business! This summer brings you all the essential outdoor advertising you’ll need to captivate the general public. At Monkey Banners we know the importance of print from the digital to the physical landscape. Print plays a vital role in raising the profile or your business, your brand and especially … Continued

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‘Inspiring’ teenager nominated for award

One young man has been hailed as ‘inspiring’ for his work in the print and sign industries, after setting up a print buying and management business, Creative Print North West as a young teenager. Now, the 19-year-old is up for Young Micro-entrepreneur of the Year. The Citi Micro-Entrepreneurship Awards are held annually, and Jake Adams, … Continued

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We’re ISO 9001:2015 Certified!

ISO 9001 is recognised worldwide as the international benchmark for quality within an organisation. By achieving our ISO 9001 certification, Creative Print are able to demonstrate to customers and suppliers that the systems we have in place meet the high standards set out by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). To gain the ISO 9001 … Continued

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MONKEY BANNERS SHORTLISTED FOR 2017 E3 BUSINESS AWARDS

Blackpool based banner and large format printing company, Monkey Banners has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2017 E3 Business Awards, which will be held at the Macron Stadium in Bolton on Thursday 13th July 2017. Monkey Banners, which designs and prints, banners, posters, wallpaper, exhibition stands and roller banners for clients across the … Continued

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7 iconic logos and what you can learn from them

Logo design is one of those areas of graphic design that looks easy, but can be fiendishly difficult to get right. So classic logos that have stood the test of time can offer some handy pointers when you come to work on your own designs. In this post, we look at seven logos that became world-famous, … Continued

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High Definition Printing

High Definition Printing – How It Works Our litho print uses a process called Hybrid Screening. We can combine the defined detail that the finer line screening FM (Stochastic) offers with the smoothness of gradients and solids that can only be achieved with traditional AM screening. The combination produces an overall crisper and dazzling end result. … Continued

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How to avoid a creative burnout

Lots of designers experience creative burnout, but it can be avoided. Here’s some great advice to help keep you in top form. I’m a firm believer that creativity is a finite resource and something that needs to be replenished at regular intervals before it’s gone. Creativity, is something all creatives, from interns to directors, need … Continued

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4 Free Small Business Marketing Tools

There’s only one thing better than finding a cool new marketing tool, and that’s finding a free, cool new marketing tool. Here’s a list of four marketing tools that add real value — but don’t cost a thing! 1. Portent’s Content Idea Generator Ever get stuck trying to come up with ideas for your next article, blog post or free … Continued

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An exciting year ahead!

It’s been a busy year 2016 for the team here at Monkey HQ, we’ve invested heavily into new equipment and upgrades to our state of the art production facility in Blackpool and we’ve got a great a feeling for what lies ahead of us in 2017! We’ve been looking back over previous year, where we … Continued

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Loud and clear! Design the perfect banner…

From trade shows to outdoor advertising, a well-designed, well printed banner can really get your business noticed. They’re affordable, effective and stand out in any environment. However, banner design differs from other traditional forms of advertising, so before you go to print, here are a few tips to make sure you get the most from … Continued

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