Century Color Labs

Need to update your look?

Century Color is offering a great deal on business cards throughout the month of July!  From July 1st - July 31st, 2009, when you order 200 business cards through ROES, you will only pay for 100!  That means you get 100 business cards free!

Here are some reasons why you need to take advantage of this awesome offer:

1.  Have you started a website or blog that is not on your card?

2.  Does your card show your current portrait, or one from 10 years ago?

3.  Does your card feature your most recent work?

4.  Has your address or phone number changed?

5.  Do you have a new logo or color scheme?

6.  Have you hired new employees that need cards?

7.  Or is it just time to order more cards?

If you answered yes to any of the questions above, then its time for you to contact Century Color and place your order.  You must be a Century Color customer to download our free online ordering software (ROES).  Click here to become a customer and get started updating your business today!

The new equipment has been delivered! The Press Room is buzzing with activity. Multiple Xerox experts have stopped by to train our Press Room employees. Test prints are flying out of the Press Room, and they look great! We are very excited about the increased efficiency that our new machines will offer. Stay tuned for updates about new press products in the near future!

Xerox 700 Digital Color PressThe Xerox 700 Digital Color Press is perfect for graphics-intensive short-run production, which is what photographers today need to market their business! Duplo 615 Slitter/Cutter/Creaser

The Duplo 615 can produce more accurate cuts and folds, allowing us to experiment with more unique card designs.

If you have been following our blogs and emails, you might’ve noticed that Century Color has decided to expand into the press printing market. We have seen products like folded cards and press-printed books increase dramatically over the last few years. We have also seen an increase in the need for short-run business cards and promo cards that photographers can customize to their client’s needs.

We are upgrading our Xerox DocuColor 240 press printer to the Xerox 700. This new printer will give us more flexibility with our press products as well as faster turn around time. We are also upgrading our cutting and scoring machine to the Duplo 615, which will provide more precise cuts and score lines.

The Press Room at Century Color is expanding everyday and we are very pleased with the progress. Check out our price catalog at: www.centurycolor.com/thepressroom_brochure_download.pdf

The time to market is now...

The Press Room makes it affordable, fast and easy!

Use Century Color's new service, The Press Room, to print your studio's marketing pieces. Create your marketing piece in a design program of your choice, then save it as a JPG file. The simple drag-and-drop templates in ROES allow for easy ordering. Choose from business cards, sell sheets, posters, post cards and much more.

Call (800) 242-9501 to learn more about our press products and services and to receive a Press Room brochure outlining our pricing.

For those of you who do not know, my husband and I met in North Carolina 6 years ago. We have been married for over a year now. During all of this time he has commuted back and forth to Connecticut and I have flown all over the world on crazy weekend trips to see him. About a year ago he mentioned that it might be time to settle on one state and believe me I tried to convince him that Connecticut was the place to be. But when he brought me down to North Carolina (the sun was shining, people were extremely friendly, and the houses were gorgeous!) and we walked through a couple of houses I knew that I would have to say goodbye to Connecticut.

With the economy taking a downturn and the prices of houses also decreasing we The Back Porchdecided it was time to build a house. Over this last year I have been back and forth, picking out tile, carpet, fixtures, taking photos and signing papers. When I wasn’t there I put my husband on photography duty. We are having our final walk-through on the house in the end of April and our closing is in the beginning of May. So I am sad to announce that I will be leaving Century Color in the end of June (I have to wait until my daughter is out of school).

Over the past 6 years I have learned a ton about the photography industry! I can still remember meeting Greg and walking through the lab...I wasn’t even looking for a Family Roomjob, I just wanted to get some info on how to break into the photo world. It has been a great journey and I’m so thankful for the experience. From attending dozens of seminars, tradeshows, 3 sessions at NEIPP, meeting and becoming friends with tons of awesome photographers, I feel that I’ve made the most of my time here.

I will miss working at the lab and all of my great co-workers, as well as all of the The kitchen...will be my favorite place!!!daily phone calls and emails from photographers... answering all of your questions truly made me better at my job and a better photographer. During the last several months I’ve been transitioning my daily tasks over to Holly. She will be taking over most of my responsibilities and she’s already in charge of the blog, newsletters, marketing pieces, etc. Believe me, you’re in good hands! Please keep in touch...you can check out my website (not quite finished) at www.imagesbymichele.com and you can look me up on Facebook under Michele Manning. Thanks again!