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Case Studies

We want our clients to come back to us for repeat business. We price every job competitively while offering superior customer service. The clients who rely on us again and again have come to think of us as a silent partner or a right hand to their marketing department. Here we have highlighted 3 long term clients with very different businesses and individual needs for their jobs. We hope this will give you a little bit of insight into what we can do for your company.

 

Yelp

Yelp (yeIp.com) is a website that connects people with great local businesses. Yelp was founded in San Francisco in July 2004. Since then, Yelp communities have taken root in major metros across the US, Canada, UK and Ireland: Yelp drew an audience of more than 22 million unique visitors in June 2009. Yelpers have written more than 6 million local reviews, making Yelp the leading US local guide for real word of mouth on everything from boutiques and mechanics to restaurants and dentists.

Approach

Yelp.com sought out Visual Media Solutions when it was a small start up 5 years ago and needed an array of printed material. In the beginning their orders of post cards, stickers and business cards were being printed on a somewhat small scale but over the next few years the company grew 20 times the original size. Visual Media Solutions continued to meet this clients needs even with the hefty volume increase of projects. These days when producing Yelp decals, pens, drink coasters, subway maps for London and New York and printing direct mail campaigns the orders range from 20,000 to 100,000 individual pieces.

Kaco New Energy

Kaco New Energy is a leading manufacturer in the booming solar industry. For over 60 years KACO inverters have been setting the standard for customized power supplies. As Germany’s second largest PV inverter manufacturer Kaco decided to expand their presence in the U.S. When Kaco arrived in San Francisco they sought out Visual Media Solutions to be their local provider for their printed marketing materials and business collateral. As a solar company Kaco is dedicated to utilizing sustainable methods to produce their materials.

Approach

VMS supports and provides options to companies like Kaco who want to go beyond using 100% recycled paper. Our network includes Certified Green Printers who use soy vegetable based inks and biodegradable solvents to wash the press afterwards. For Kaco, Visual Media Solutions produces high-end primed materials in the form of: press kits, newsletter booklets and brochures in the most environmentally friendly way available.

Metaformers

Metaformers is the nation's top PeopleSoft Solution Architect firm. The firm provides consulting, strategy, implementation, and support services to a variety of industry sectors, including government, commercial and education clients. Metaformers had just rebranded and needed new business cards and new collateral. They were preparing for the Oracle Open World Convention in San Francisco and were under an extremely tight deadline. All materials needed to be produced in time for the convention.

Approach

Metaformers used outside designers to design the new cards and collateral and needed a top quality printer to produce everything. Materials included business cards for 30 individuals and full press kits (with presentation folders, stepped inserts and marketing slicks to be inserted into the folders). With one thousand press kits to produce in a week the project required us to use 3 separate presses. With our contacts and expertise of the stipulations we produced this job professionally and efficiently.