1. Thank You To Our Great Customers!
     

    June 29th, 2011

    In case you don’t already know, we have been giving away Free Posters to all our followers who like Pixxlz’s FB Page. Don’t you want this awesome offer? All you have to do is head to facebook.com/Pixxlz, “Like” our page, submit your image by clicking on the Free Poster tab, and Boom- you are going to get a Free Poster(12×18)! This is our way of giving back to our followers and letting them know that we appreciate their love!

    We have gotten a great response from college students and mothers. They all are ecstatic by the limited giveaway and we appreciate the feedback. There is nothing that we love more than hearing back from our customers. We received a variety of photos that are going to make awesome posters. Some are so spectacular that they can be used to decorate and style up your home.

    Not only can we make posters of your favorite photos, we can print your pictures in the following sizes: 5×7, 8×10, & of course poster size- 12×18.  We even made ordering photos easy by incorporating the upload featured in our FB Page.  So go ahead and capture your son, your daughter, any of your relatives’, and all of your friends’ special moments. It is truly amazing when memories are shared as decoration around a home. In addition to printing a variety of personal moments, we have also been printing photos of stunning artwork. These posters are going to make great art in someone’s home. In addition, we print all of our work using a high quality, commercial printer vs. a regular home printer that has lots of limitations.

    We at Pixxlz, want to thank you for blowing up our print center with all your remarkable photos! Remember that “Sharing is Caring” so suggest our page to your family and friends so they can print whatever their hearts desire!!

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  2. Measuring social media ROI, What about Non-Profits?
     

    June 17th, 2011

    Many uncertainties and complexities still lay within the realm of social media, most typically ROI and the ability to calculate it. According to many academics, ROI has become, in a sense, the holy grail of social media. Businesses want to be sure of ROI within social media and therefore still need many questions answered. Organizations find themselves asking, “Are we doing the right things? Targeting the right people? How can we tell?” One common finding is that traditional metrics are non-compatible within the social media arena. They simply do not work.

    To demonstrate ROI in social media terms check out Oliver Blanchard’s witty presentation in the link below:

    www.slideshare.net/thebrandbuilder/olivier-blanchard-basics-of-social-media-roi

    One must not underestimate the power of social media. DEI world study showed that 70% customers visited social media sites about information and almost 50% made purchases based on this information. This is huge! Given these statistics there is no wonder why Lady Gaga launched her new line of products are under her grey label tab on her page and include items such as an instant mobile printer and photo-snapping glasses.

    One thing is very clear for businesses- social media is where current and potential customers are interacting. Both Lady Gaga and Barack Obama demonstrate the limitless benefits of a strong social media presence. Combined, the two icons have a staggering 60+ million followers. In order to drive their overall popularity, revenue and, ultimately, success, both use social media as a powerful resource.

    In terms of Non Profits and Charities, where do they stand within the frenzy of social media sites?

    Lady Gaga recently joined forces with Robin Hood Foundation giving away $1million and using different contests to increase the number of Facebook likes and followers for the foundation. The exposure offered by a celebrity Fan page, of which 38.6 million people follow at 6/17/11, is a groundbreaking opportunity for any foundation.

    The 2011 nonprofit social networking survey, released by NTEN, provides compelling data on how charities are using social media. One distinct finding is the recent growth of social media and its use for online fundraising. Of the charities surveyed (over 11,000 nonprofits) it showed 9 out of 10 nonprofits (89%) reported a presence on Facebook in 2011. Nonprofits are undoubtedly getting savvier at growing their social media presence. The average number of Facebook followers for nonprofits rose 161% in 2011. The level of fundraising threw social media channels have also increased substantially. The number of non-profit groups successfully generating a small fundraising stream on Facebook is rising steadily and has the potential to revolutionize how charities fundraise.

    What do all of these statistics tell us? Put simply, nonprofits can no longer afford to be without a social media presence. To all the non-profits, if you are not on Facebook, other Non-Profits are, making friends, receiving donations and forming relationships with their followers and supporters. The key to succeeding in the era of social media can be put simply- keep up!
    - Pixxlz

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  3. Capturing Boston’s History
     

    June 15th, 2011

    Boston, Pixxlz’s home city, has always been known for its great history. Millions of tourists travel from around the world to experience the monuments from our nation’s early history. Boston is one of the top 10 tourist cities in the country. There are a number of free museums that offer a great range of interesting information that has made Boston such an intriguing destination for tourists. From the sports to political history, Boston offers a great experience for anyone.

    The Boston landmarks are truly a sight to see. The New State House at the top of Beacon Hill has breath-taking architecture that is a must see for any tourist. The dome covers the top of building in a 23.5 carat gold leaf. The building was built in 1795 on land originally owned by John Hancock. This still remains the home of Massachusetts legislation and is a pillar of Boston’s history.

    Of all the landmarks, the Paul Revere House, which is the oldest house in New England, located in downtown Boston is the most historic. In 1775, this is where Paul Revere set out on his famous midnight ride to warn the city that the British were coming. The house still contains the 17th and 18th century furnishing and memorabilia, even some of Revere’s personal belongings.

    Tourists are constantly taking pictures throughout the city to capture their own moment with the history of Boston. Most tourists only take photos with their digital camera and cannot print them with any good quality. They must also buy post cards to send to their friends and family that are commodities and impersonal. Pixxlz however can print quality photos. The photos can easily be uploaded through our website or Facebook and be delivered within 2-3 days before their trips are done! We can print in 8×10 or 12×18 whether they want to frame them or just keep them for memory sake. We also print customized post cards that they can send to their families and friends with their personal photos to share their moment! It would be a pleasure for us to help all the tourists experience the beauty of our great city.

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  4. Pixxlz evolves
     

    June 13th, 2011

    2004

    Lauren, Matt, and I were lying on my bed playing Nintendo 64 (Diddy Kong Racer to be precise). Since there were only two controllers, Matt sat at the edge of the bed playing around on Lauren’s laptop.

    “You have Facebook set as your homepage?” Matt was laughing.

    “It’s so addicting!” Lauren said.

    I was fourteen years old. Lauren was eighteen. When I asked what Facebook was, she attempted an explanation.

    “It’s like this thing where… you can like see people that go to the same college as you.” That was it. How informative. Then she and Matt began stalking Lauren’s future freshman roommate. “I wonder if she likes country music. She doesn’t look like the type,” said Lauren. “Message her and ask,” said Matt.

    Lauren’s generation was the first to form relationships (and online “friendships”) prior to meeting one another. For decades, the summer leading up to freshman year of college was plagued by the anticipation of The Roommate. For Lauren, the anticipation lasted only a few hours- the hours it took for Stephanie to accept her pending friend request.

    2005

    For the first year of Facebook’s life, every high school student envied college student’s membership to this cool club. Facebook existed for high school students, but it wasn’t nearly as developed nor popular as the college version. In addition, high schoolers and college kids were incapable of ‘friending’ one another. The GREAT divide. And so came the day when the bridge was gapped, and us wee one’s were finally able to connect with the big kids. Intergenerational stalking.Soon after, everyone was allowed to have a Facebook; providing a school email address was no longer mandatory. I remember feeling territorial, as did my friends (literal friends and online friends- big difference). Facebook was the land where we posted pictures of house parties and updated each other on the latest and most outrageous YouTubes. Adults had no place making themselves part of the Facebook community

    2011

    Why bring up all this Facebook nostalgia, if Pixxlz is Pixxlz and not Facebook? The answer: like Facebook, Pixxlz has evolved. In fact, our evolution is now intertwined with that of Facebook’s. For years now, Facebook has provided it’s users with the ability to upload pictures. The aim of photography has changed: now, people take pictures with full intent of posting them online, where hundreds of other people will view them/ comment on them/ “Like” them. Gone are the days of taking pictures just for the fun of it- for the most part. Facebook has conditioned us to crave an audience, and what better way to please our audiences then to provide visuals of our Thursday nights/ trips to Nantucket/ semester abroad? This is where Pixxlz comes in. As a digital printing company AND as a new technology, our aim is to materialize the memories (print picturesà make posters) and remind photography of its original purpose: quality images made to last.

    Julie Daniels

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  5. GPS: Global Printing Services
     

    May 12th, 2011

    “Turn left on Cambridge Street. Go straight on Commonwealth.” We’ve all heard this robotic voice that has become a standard in many vehicles. With today’s constant advancements in technology, GPS can do so much more than routing you from Point A to Point B though. They are not still the bulky windshield ornaments that they once were, either. Today, GPS technology has found its way into the smartphone market, acting as a helping hand to consumers while playing Big Brother for marketers. GPS falls under the broader category of location-based services (LBS), which have become a staple on the mobile platform. A recent article on The Digital Nirvana looks into this fairly new LBS concept that has revolutionized the world of marketing.
    Much of the magic of location-based services occurs unbeknownst to the consumer. Researchers recently announced findings that Apple, Android, and Windows phones contain tracking software. While this may stir up some concerns over privacy, LBS should not be seen as a threat to the consumer but a helping hand. Without these services, consumers would be left without many special deals and promotions that allow them to capitalize in the marketplace. The Sunday flier and supermarket coupon has now become the Foursquare badge and the QR code. Without a doubt, technology makes the life of the consumer easier.
    At Pixxlz, we have taken steps to evolve alongside the location-based technology. Soon, we will be launching Pixxlz Mobile, an application that will completely change the way people go about printing. A service taking place entirely on your mobile device, Pixxlz Mobile will allow for you to take a photo with your iPhone, Droid, iPad etc., send the photo to Pixxlz, customize your project (size, quantity, mailing addresses), and send printed copies of your photos to yourself and loved ones. Grandma will no longer have to wait for you to return from vacation to see photos of her grandchildren at Disney World—she can see printed copies of the trip a few days in. In an increasingly portable world, Pixxlz Mobile eliminates the need of bulky cameras and trips to the One Hour Photo. We know that everyone lives on their phone, and now they can print from it.

    Source: http://thedigitalnirvana.com/2011/04/location-based-services-whats-it-all-about/?utm_source=whattheythink&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WhatTheyThink+Daily

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  6. Design Tip of the Week: Saving Your Work
     

    January 29th, 2010

    We get a lot of questions about saving work on our site, and whether or not customers need to save their work in order to successfully place an order. The simple answer is no; you can visit our site, design or upload a file, and checkout in just a few short minutes without ever creating an account. But a great option that our site offers is the ability for customers to create an account and save their work to be edited or ordered in the future. So here’s how:

    Save your work

    When you are in the design tool and have finished designing your template, click the “Save My Work” button on the left side of the page. (Only the current page that you are designing and future pages that you create will be saved, so if you are designing a two-sided business card, make sure that you initiate this step on the first side of the card so that your first side is saved!) This prompts you to navigate away from the page to set up an account. If you already have an account, enter your information and the page you are currently working on will be saved. Otherwise, you can create a new account. Fill in your information and once you click “Register,” you will receive confirmation on the screen with your login information, as well as a confirmation email to keep for future use. Enter your email and password, click Login, and your saved works are available to be managed!

    Having trouble with this feature? Contact us and we’ll be happy to help. Have suggestions for how to make your experience better? Let us know! We’re always trying to improve the user experience.

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  7. Pixxlz New Homepage Is Live!
     

    November 9th, 2009

    These are exciting times over here at Pixxlz, your eco friendly printer. We launched our brand new, redesigned homepage this weekend! Our goal was to make it easier for customers to find exactly what they’re looking for when they visit our site. So let’s take a look at the features on our homepage, shall we?

    First, you will notice we provide a list of products and services down the left side. Now, you can find and link to the exact product that you are interested in buying right away. We also label any ongoing sales with red sales tags for those of you who are looking for a great deal. Also listed are additional services that Pixxlz is offering to customers. These link to a description and encourage customers to contact us directly if interested. Like we’ve always said, we offer more than what you see on our site!

    Another great aspect of our new homepage is the slideshow of featured products and important notes about Pixxlz. Here, we highlight products that we think customers might be interested in, depending on the season and upcoming holidays or events, as well as brief information about our printing process and philosophy. It’s a helpful way to guide our customers towards products they might need or might not have considered before.

    In the upper right corner of the slideshow, you’ll notice an offer for a free sample kit. This is a helpful new option for our customers that are interested in eco friendly printing, but would prefer to see examples of our printed products before ordering. Who knows, you may even find a deal or two when you request the sample kit.

    Below the banner slideshow are two pictures of featured products. This provides a great visual of two of our finished products to give customers an idea of how their designs could look. These images are static, but will change routinely to showcase new products and designs. Right now, this space contains a picture of one of our new square business cards and a second picture of a holiday photo cards. Plus, we’re so proud of our low prices that we have them on display for everyone to see.

    So visit the new Pixxlz homepage and tell us what you think! We’re always open to comments and suggestions and would love to hear your feedback.

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  8. Introducing:: Eco Friendly Holiday Cards
     

    October 23rd, 2009

    Introducing eco friendly holiday cards from Pixxlz! Whether you’re planning ahead or waiting until the last minute, our green holiday cards are the way to go this year. Upload your favorite family portrait to create photo cards or customize one of our templates for holiday greeting cards. Eco friendly printing is a great way to combat the paper waste experienced during the holidays.

    Did you know:: According to The ULS Report, annual trash from gift-wrap and shopping bags totals 4 million tons.

    Printed on your choice of 30% or 100% PCW recycled paper, it’s up to you how green you want your holiday cards to be.  Not sure how our paper will look? Click here to request a free sample kit of our standard and upgrade paper stock. But just because you’re minimizing waste doesn’t mean you have to be conservative with design. Get creative with our easy-to-use templates that help you customize your greeting cards, or upload your own file to truly control the creative process.

    Want to print with soy-based inks? Get a quote for an offset print job on our presses, where we print with “edible” ink. Whichever process you choose to print, the job will always be printed green.

    Have your own design for holiday templates? Contact us, and we will promote your templates as one of our designer collections. You’ll receive a percent commission on any sale that uses your design!

    So get in the holiday spirit with your eco friendly printer. Happy holidays and happy printing!

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  9. Pixxlz New Design Feature!
     

    September 30th, 2009

    There’s a new design feature at Pixxlz.com that makes creating your eco-friendly printed products even easier! A lot of times, people want to use our business card or flyer templates, but would prefer to customize the background while maintaining the pre-designed text layout. Well we heard your requests people! Customizing the background of a template is now a reality. Here’s how you do it: When you click on one of our product templates and start designing, there is the option to “Add an Image” on the upper right corner of the design toolbar. Click here! With the new feature, after you have browsed for an image, you can choose to “Check to Replace Design Background,” which replaces the entire background image with your own. You no longer have to decide between uploading your own file and creating a design on a blank template to customize a design. And this, my friends, makes creating custom eco-friendly printed products at Pixxlz.com as easy as ever.

    What’s so helpful about this feature, you may ask? Now you can use the text layouts of a template that you like and replace the background image with your own. The best part is that you don’t lose the text box that went with the original template, so no need to worry about sizing or centering a new one: it’s already done for you. Check out the two templates below; the left one is unedited and the right template has had an image added into the background using the new feature.

    Want to get paid for templates you design? Pixxlz.com features collections from graphic designers and photographers who want to share their work with our customers. Each time someone selects and buys one of your designs, you earn commission. It’s a great way to gain exposure as a designer and earn some extra money for designs you have already created. Interested? We’d love to hear from you. Contact us for info!

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  10. Business Card Sale and 2010 Calendars
     

    September 22nd, 2009

    We’ve got a lot going on at Pixxlz.com! Have you checked out our business card sale? There’s just a short time left to get eco-friendly business cards for the cheapest prices around. Our prices have been slashed, so upgrade to 100% PCW to make an even bigger difference. Don’t need to add to the business cards you already have? Try designing a mini business card. Your card will stand out against all the others.

    If you’re stocked up on business cards, why not get ready for the New Year with a 2010 calendar? Design one for your kitchen or office, or get one for both! Our prices are affordable, and you help the environment when you print green.

    What do you think of Pixxlz.com? We’ve been making some changes recently and would love your feedback. How can we make Pixxlz better for you?

    Happy printing!

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