News

Jul
24
2013

Congratulations to Travel Tags Employees, Scholarship Winners

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN - Travel Tags, Inc. is proud to announce ten employees as recipients of the Taylor Corporation Scholarship Program. A total of $19,500 was awarded to these ambitious employees who are in the process of pursuing higher education.

Each year, Taylor Corporation offers 33 scholarships to support eligible employees in the pursuit of a higher education and leadership, while building a lasting career within the organization. Out of the twelve Travel Tags employees who applied, ten were awarded a scholarship.

MEDIA CONTACT:
MARTHA WEAVER  |  MARKETING MANAGER
651 288 8470
meweaver@traveltags.com

TAGS:   Taylor Scholarships, trends

Aug
05
2013

Travel Tags Qualified as a G7 Master Printer

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN – Travel Tags is proud to announce its recent qualification as a G7 Master Qualified Printer. G7 is an international standard (TR015) for calibrating printing presses and proofing systems to a common visual appearance. The G7 methodology uses gray balance as the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. Proudly bearing the G7 Master certification mark means Travel Tags demonstrates “thorough production of print and proofing, the knowledge and skill required and the fundamental practices essential to meeting the G7 methodology in a graphic communications production environment,” according to IDEAlliance, which manages the specification and the qualification process. IDEAlliance is a non-profit industry association guiding and publishing print media methodologies, specifications, and standards.

What does this mean for the client? Customers of G7 Master Qualified Printers can be assured that they benefit from the most modern technology, techniques and process controls available today in the graphic arts industry. Achieving color consistency when printing on multiple platforms, in various geographic regions, is a critical component in brand management. Travel Tags is now part of the elite group of proof and print service providers who have successfully proven capable of providing the highest quality color printing.

MEDIA CONTACT:
MARTHA WEAVER  |  MARKETING MANAGER
651 288 8470
meweaver@traveltags.com

TAGS:   card manufacturing, G7 Certification

Sep
24
2013

Gift Card Network Education Committee Announces 2013 Toronto Summit

PORTLAND, OR  (PRWEB.com, Digital Journal)

The Gift Card Network Education Committee announces the Second Gift Card Network Regional Summit, hosted by Givex and Powerhouse Brands Consulting, in Toronto, CAN on November 5th, 2013. Thank you to our addition sponsors: Arjowiggins, Buyatab, Gift Fly and Travel Tags.

GCN members will be engaging in gift card education and networking, ending with a collaborative workshop that will generate a dynamic gift card strategic plan for a merchant case study. Utilizing the many perspectives of the vendors, distributors, and merchants planned to be in attendance, the group's resulting presentations will be crafted into a content piece that all GCN members can find inspiration from.

Education Committee chairs Travel Tags and Powerhouse Brands Consulting are heading up the event, inviting companies in the gift card industry in Canada and the US to attend and experience the Gift Card Network experience.
"The summit is a reflection of the network - it creates an environment where buyers and sellers are collaborating around a unified goal - to create a fantastic consumer gifting experience and learn how to leverage each other better," said Matt Davies, Gift Card Network Director.

Education Committee Chair Martha Weaver from Travel Tags said, "Our first event was an enormous success. The collaborative atmosphere of the Gift Card Network drives trust and relationships across industry perspectives."

About Powerhouse Brands Consulting:
We come from retail, helping merchants understand and embrace their gift card opportunities. We can act as a complete outsourced gift card department or manage a piece of the process. We drive strategy and execution for in-store, online, third party, and B2B gift card programs. We understand and have solved the issues of internal communication and support, the development and maintenance of gift card sales channels, and the infusion of brand into a gift card program to drive success. We empower everyday gift card heroes. Find out more at powerhousebrands.com

About the Gift Card Network:
The Gift Card Network is a community of gift card industry members that connect, collaborate and contribute through a highly specialized online platform, events, and group discussions. Members identify and create media, information, and services around education, challenges, and potential solutions to help the industry move forward. Find out more about how we're revolutionizing the way gift card companies interact here: thegiftcardnetwork.com

Read more:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1486886#ixzz2g7wqf9Cq

TRAVEL TAGS MEDIA CONTACT:
MARTHA WEAVER  |  MARKETING MANAGER
651 288 8470
meweaver@traveltags.com

TAGS:   card manufacturing, card services, Gift Card Network Summit