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Printed bags and custom packaging is the perfect way to improve your brand visibility, without breaking the bank.

3 core things to consider when updating your brand

Have you been thinking about updating your brand? With so many avenues for exposure these days, it’s even more important...

Pantone’s Colour Report for Spring 2018

It’s time to check out the Pantone Fashion Colour Trend Report for Spring 2018! This year, the talented team at...

What is the difference between B2B & B2C marketing?

Before we delve in to the difference of B2B & B2C, let’s be clear – they both fall under the...

Christmas Event Ideas To Capture Your Customers

The shopping frenzy is building for Christmas 2017, with cash registers singing in stores and online. If you’re looking for...

Plastic Bottle Deposit Scheme: Are Vending Machines The Answer?

In September Scotland began working on the details of how a plastic bottle deposit scheme will work. ‘Reverse vending’ is...

Christmas Spending 2017: How Much We’ll Spend & Where We’ll Spend It

The Christmas shopping season is upon us once again. People shoulder to shoulder as they shuffle through high street stores;...

Our favourite Christmas marketing tips to boost your brand

For most retailers these coming weeks building up to Christmas are their busiest – and so hopefully you have your...

How To Make Your Own Handmade Custom Bags

Most of us love the idea of having something a little different to what’s on the high street. Custom bags...

How You Can Use Promotional Bags To Boost Your Christmas Campaigns

While most of us don’t want to hear the word Christmas in October, for many businesses this time of festive...

Where Do Printed Jute Bags Come From?

Printed jute bags are one of the most versatile bags for life out there. They are strong and durable, whatever...

The Carrier Bag Tax: where is your money going?

We’ve all been paying the carrier bag charge for a couple of years now, but do you actually know where...

Why Buying Printed Bags Isn’t All About The Price

If you’re going to the trouble of buying printed bags for your business, you will want them to be a...

Custom Printed Tape and More: How to Step Up Your Printed Packaging

You have a super effective, well branded website. You’re a dab-hand at promoting your brand on social media. You have...

Why You Should Choose Us as Your Carrier Bag Company!

You know from what you see on the high street, and the marketing statistics you read, that having printed carrier...

Scotland commits to a plastic bottle deposit scheme

A plastic bottle deposit return scheme, partly funded by Sky’s Ocean Rescue Campaign, is to be introduced in Scotland. Nicola...

How To Express Your Brand Personality

The secret to a successful brand is to express your company personality through your branding. Having said that it’s not...

How to know when it’s time to rebrand

Is your company logo as familiar to you as a pair of comfy slippers? Perhaps you feel your logo and...

Tesco To End Sales of Single Use Plastic Bags

Tesco have announced that they will no longer be selling their 5p single-use plastic bags from 28th August. They announced...

Why paper is a great material choice for your branded bags

  When you’re looking at options for branded bags to use in your deli, retail store, or for promotional events,...

Could wax worms solve our global plastic problem?

There have been news stories recently about an insect that can eat plastic bags. Scientists have discovered that these tiny...

We Now Offer Plain Unprinted Mailing Bags!

Here at The Printed Bag Shop we’ve done our market research and listened to the enquiries that come in to...

Could Using ‘Bags for Life’ Make You Sick?

While we’ve all embraced the ‘Bag for Life’ era, are we using them safely? Do we stop to think about...

An explanation of Spot Colour, CMYK and Gradient Printing

When you see print options of spot colour or process printing on promotional stuff like our printed bags, do you...

5 Businesses That Can Benefit From Printed Sandwich Bags

Don’t be fooled into thinking the printed sandwich bag is only used for its humble namesake. These little paper bags...

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