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Featured Merchants February 17, 2005

Are You Using the Most Effective Advertising?

 

There’s a reason Prographics has grown from a small 1,600 square foot plant in Valley Center with 3 employees to two large (18,000 and 5,000 sq. ft., respectively) plants in San Marcos and Escondido, with 85 employees.

 

The demand for quality promotional merchandise, corporate ID apparel and marketing know-how combined to build Prographics into the Third Largest Business of its type in San Diego County.  Corporate names like Pepsi, Hunter Industries, Hewlett Packard, Sony, Michael Crews Development, etc., call on Prographics when they want the job done on time, on budget, and with top quality.

 

Prographics can take your job from conceptual idea to the finished product; or, if you need marketing assistance they’ll gladly supply it.  They have full service sales, customer service and graphics departments available. Bruce and Barbara Heid, the brilliant couple who put together this business, credit “common sense and good old hard work” for their success.  That, plus knowing the needs of their corporate clients and utilizing only the best of products and graphics talent, all came together to cause this promotional marketing company to grow and grow.

 

In addition to a dazzling display of attractive corporate ID apparel they offer screen printing, embroidery, and many advertising specialties.  An example of just a few of them are seen in the photograph to the right.  That’s Brittany and Trevor Heid displaying just some of the product line available.

 

 

 

Starting as a mom helping out on a school fund raising project, which led to the offer of a job as a sales rep, to more experience with printers and marketing, Barbara Heid and husband, Bruce, have teamed up to make a business that North County can be proud of! 

 

If your business has a need for top quality promotional products, call Prographics today!  They’re at (760)743.0500 in Escondido, (760)744.4555 in San Marcos.  Or, visit their website at: www.prografx.com


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The San Marcos UPS Store is Going Gangbusters

 

 

 

Russ Tennesen, he of the smiling face and proud owner of the San Marcos UPS Store  at 663 S. Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, doesn’t have a whole lot of time to stop and visit these days.

 

“Even though the Christmas season is behind us, we’ve been busy with Valentine’s Day.  Most any holiday period we wind up going non-stop for weeks,” he says.  “Even though we are new at this location, word has gotten out that we’re here and folks have been coming in every day with packages for us to mail.  We love it . . . but it sure keeps us hopping.”

 

Tennesen learned his craft by being a member of the UPS organization for a number of years.  When the opportunity for a franchise came up, he jumped at the chance and has never looked back. Customers are amazed at how he always has his trademark smile at the ready, no matter how busy he is.

 

“The company gives us great training in moving parcels,” he said.  “We know the secrets to getting packages and other items on their way and arriving safely and on time.”

 

The San Marcos UPS store is a beautifully designed, well lit facility, with plenty of space.

 

Some of the tricks Russ offers to make your packaging more efficient:

 

• Use new or like new boxes to ship your package.

• Allow two inches on all sides for packing material.

• Use styrofoam packing peanuts and/or styrofoam wrap.

• Do not use newspaper or real popcorn for packing.

• Wrap all breakable and fragile items with bubble-wrap.

 

Other questions?  Call 752.3035.