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Right now we're in the middle of the pre-Christmas rush. You too, we know! The traffic is heavier on the roads, and faster and more aggressive. The malls are packed, the couriers run off their feet. And now the questions on every Queensberry client's mind are, will I get my order before Christmas — and why will you be closing down over the holidays??? The holiday season stress-tests many businesses, but especially companies like Queensberry, so they're good questions, and deserve an answer… Our challenge Before Christmas, as this little graphic shows, our orders increase by at To View More >>

This entry was posted in by Ian Baugh

Stephen and Adrienne are about to board a flight to Las Vegas to check things out with an eye to the future! If you're in Vegas for WPPI and would like to meet up, send us an email and we'll see what we can work out. They do have meetings lined up, but they'd love to talk if they can make it happen! Every year we run deals over the trade show season, though, and this year we have something for everyone, so here goes: • 40% off sample albums, books and boxes:  Quote Code SMP40 when ordering. • 10% off full price production orders for Flushmount albums only:  Quote code FM10 To View More >>

This entry was posted in by Alexandria Baugh

If you haven't seen our brand new frames, you need to take a look! They've got away to a cracking start since we launched them. But you might be wondering — How can I show frames online without spending heaps on samples? Which ones should I offer? What would they look like with my photographs? The answer? Our new stock image templates for frames. They're free to use anywhere you're selling. Download our PSD layouts, insert your own imagery and you'll have a virtual product complete with your own photography. Our stock templates for frames To View More >>

This entry was posted in by Victoria Hollings

We saw this album with photography by Simon Darby of Wanaka Photography as it went through the Bindery. It showcases not just beautiful photography of Kate and James' lovely wedding, but the stunning New Zealand landscape. Wanaka is a tourist and holidaymaker destination, and the subject of much iconic New Zealand photography. The album also shows some of the features that make our Duo unique. The album has a Buckram Carbon cover with Futura embossing. The matted pages are Pagemount style, with a keyline around the prints created by carefully hand trimming To View More >>

This entry was posted in by Victoria Hollings

Try the Workspace Album Designer and save 15%. For a limited time! “Easy as!” That’s the kind of thing we’re hearing about the new and improved Workspace album designer. We’d love you to try it, so we’re offering 15% discount on all new book and album orders placed using the Workspace designer until 23rd May.  That’s not far off, so you’ll need to be quick! Just quote Promo Code WSD2305 in the comments when you submit your order. If you can’t confirm the order by 23rd May, no problem. We’ll calculate the cost and honour the discount To View More >>

This entry was posted in by Alexandria Baugh

Your website is a tool to get your name out there, increase bookings, keep your clients updated, and share your work. You can do all that very easily in Workspace. Over the next few weeks, we will be focussing on creating a Workspace website you can be proud of, which is completely unique to you and your business. The Page Designer Each page is built up of horizontal sections, which you can divide up into columns. Within those columns, you add "widgets" to build components like hero images, text, contact forms and slide shows into your site. Workspace has a wide range of To View More >>

This entry was posted in Product Updates by Alexandria Baugh

There's no substitute for display samples that your customers can touch and feel, but you can give your clients a wider "trade show experience" in your marketing materials and website with our new stock image downloads. They're free to use anywhere you're selling. Download our PSD layouts, add your own imagery to our layout shots, and you'll have a virtual product complete with your own photography! Maybe you can even help your clients envisage their purchase by using images from their own shoot. It's quick and easy in Photoshop, and we'll To View More >>

This entry was posted in Marketing by Alexandria Baugh

If you're wondering how to upload your logo to Workspace, read on! We'll explain how to create a favicon too. The graphic shows how we added our logo to the queensberry.com website (which is built in Workspace). 1. Select SETTINGS from in the main navigation.  2. Select Appearance from the dropdown menu. 3. Click on the Logos tab. 4. Click the Upload logo button. Save 40% when subscribing, upgrading or renewing your Workspace annual plan. Conditions apply. That's all there is to it. Your logo will be displayed full size (a 200px image will appear smaller than a 500px To View More >>

This entry was posted in , by Victoria Hollings

A few weeks ago Luke, who works at Queensberry, told us his grandparents were away overseas. After selling their movie theatre they’d decided to take a trip to Italy. They kept in touch, as he asked them, but little did they know he was collecting their photos to make an album of their adventures and special time together.  It was a fun project to work on. He kept feeding the images to Steph as they came in, and in some ways, we almost felt like we were travelling with them… We loved seeing their smiling faces, and loved even more the stories that Luke would tell us as he dropped To View More >>

This entry was posted in , by Alexandria Baugh

By Megan DiPiero   Frustrated with this situation? You’re talking with a hot lead. Conversation is going smoothly. She loves your work! She’s excited about the possibilities for her shoot! And then her biggest question arrives: “How much will this cost?” You tell her your “starting at” prices and then… crickets. Hmmmm… maybe she didn’t love your work as much as she thought. The convo quickly wraps up and you have this pit in your stomach knowing that another one just bit the dust. : ( What to do? Here’s a sales adage for ya. “If To View More >>

This entry was posted in Marketing by Megan DiPiero