Smart Phones & QR Codes
Over the past few months I have had quite a few companies cold call me and offer QR codes and costs range from £99.00 to £500.00 and then a monthly fee on top to keep it live. So what a QR Code…..QR codes are a simple way of connecting the physical world to the digital- take a picture of a QR code on your phone and it will take you to a URL or text encoded within the QR code. After a bit of trolling over the web I came across quickqr , it’s quick, simple and FREE, yes FREE so...
Read MoreSpring Fair, NEC, 2nd – 7th February 2013
The 2013 Spring Fair kicks off on the 3rd February 2013 and we will be there in Hall 3, stand No 3U52 so why not pop along and have a chat and pick up the new trade balloon printing price list. We will also be launching 2 new designs on Special Occasion Foils and you will also be able to log into www.printingonballoons.co.uk and open an account and for the first 100 new accounts opened we will give a free memory stick and lanyard. Check out the new designs on the stand for Special...
Read Morewww.printingonballoons.co.uk…..It just got a whole lot better
More options at www.printingonballoons.co.uk Back on the 14th November we told you all about our new on-line balloon printing quoting site. Well , there have been a few changes. The site looks and is the same but now it’s STRICTLY TRADE ONLY, so no need to add the discount code to each quote. Just go to www.printingonballoons.co.uk and click on my account and register, its that simple So what’s changed at www.printingonballoon.co.uk We launched the site with the following...
Read MoreBalloon printing video
I found myself with an hour or two spare this afternoon so I whipped the camera out and had a Spielberg moment. It won’t win any awards but I had fun, Enjoy You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
Read MoreAbroad with an idiot and a little friend
If you can cast your mind back to May 2012 you will remember that I went on a 1200 mile journey to inflate 12 balloons but could not tell you where I went, who I was with or why I was asked to do this job, but all can now be revealed. The client was Risk Productions who are the production company behind the programme “Idiot Abroad” featuring Karl Pilkington and Warwick Davis. I was flown out the Macedonia to assist with one of the challenges Karl had to do and ended up being...
Read MorePrintingonballoons.co.uk , SEO , On Line Shop & Special Occasion Foils
I had a meeting with my web designer on Tuesday 16th October. He arrived at 10am and we finished at 7.30pm, not even time for lunch. By the time I got home my brain was fried but WOW, what a day. My designer is Jim Drury and when it comes to web design , integration and coding he is fantastic and just watching him blew me away. Jim designed Special Occasion Foils and the design for my company website Matthew Lewis Displays so when it came to look at another site there was no question, it...
Read MoreIMAGES…so now you all know what makes me tick
The European October/November and December issue of images is out, great front cover shot, interesting article on photography and some very interesting reading on pages 16-19. Enjoy IMAGES October/November and December issue 2012 Thank you Amanda Dolechek and all the IMAGES Team at Pioneer, this year has been a very special year for...
Read MoreSTAY CALM, It’s only a helium crisis
Helium is not running out, its the by-product that we use to put inside balloons that has become more scarce the rocking horse pooh and every day I read articles posted on the net about doom and gloom and how this crisis is going to effect balloon businesses all over the globe, so we’re all in the same boat….. ….and rather than dwell on the negative lets look at the positive and explore what we can do in this industry without helium Air Filled Swirl Arches Funky...
Read MoreBalloon Release in a van TO GO
There is nothing worse than standing in the rain on a British summers day inflating wet balloons and placing them into a sodden net whilst try to keep a professional look, so here’s the answer… Place the net in the van, fill the balloons in the van and place into the very dry net, drive to venue, get net out of van (may take a few minutes as the net will get caught on every part of the van), stand in the middle of the school playground in the pouring rain with 500 screaming and...
Read MoreFunky Numbers
When it comes to a milestone birthday the Qualatex numbers are a must, but numbers on their own are a bit plain and need a bit of funking up. With a bit of imagination and a few extra balloons you can bring these number to life and make them a real focal point. Numbers on their own sell for about £10.00 each but giving them some TLC will fetch you in around £25.00 per number. Lovely Jubbley
Read MoreGala Bingo and the Queens Jubilee
Gala Bingo pulled out all the stops when it came to the Queens Jubilee and required 10 sites to be decorated by 10.30am on the morning of Sunday 3rd June. There is no way I can do this on my own so I contracted in 9 balloon decorating companies to assist. The decor was very simple and consisted on an air filled 4 cluster swirl arch at the entrance and 2 spiral columns on the stage. Each decorator was chosen through trust and post code location to the site. Well done to all with no disasters...
Read MoreJude Brady Foundation
I had the great pleasure once again on decorating and hosting to 2012 Jude Brady Foundation Ball which this year was held at the Stoke By Nayland Hotel, Spa and Golf Club, near Colchester in Essex.
Read MoreNational Association of Funeral Directors Ball
On the 19th March I supplied the table centrepieces for the Nation Association of Funeral Directors at the Holiday Inn , Stratford Upon Avon and not a balloon in sight… The video below captures the light changing mode, enjoy You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube...
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