Direct Mail Is Not Dead: Why traditional promotions still work
Fallen in love with digital marketing? Join the club. After all, what’s not to like? Digital marketing has a lot of pluses: it’s instant, easy to measure and – many people would argue – more environmentally friendly than its physical counterparts. Before jumping on the digital bandwagon completely, however, it’s worth considering some of the […]
Aberdeen Print Specialist Launches Anniversary CSR Scheme
An Aberdeen-based print and design specialist is celebrating its thirtieth year in business by launching a CSR (corporate social responsibility) initiative to strengthen its support for local communities. XIC is offering to sponsor thirty small print projects throughout the year on behalf of third sector organisations, charities and social enterprises via its new Thirty Good […]
Not for Landfill Campaign: Why we signed up
The Not-for-Landfill campaign is a free, green, business network and resource that aims to support and share the good work that local businesses, charities, organisations and communities are doing to avoid landfill in the north east of Scotland. Campaign manager Stuart Youngson, spoke to XIC about our rationale for signing up and our ongoing commitment to the initiative. Who […]
BP Coast to Coast Cycling Challenge
It’s great when team interests and CSR efforts collide. At XIC, several of our team members are keen cyclists. For this reason, we were delighted to support the eighth BP Coast to Coast charity cycling challenge by producing a finish banner to welcome home the 70 participants.
Matrix Risk Control Conference
Hats off to Matrix Risk Control who hosted a highly informative conference on managing business risk at Ardoe House Hotel in May 2016. XIC provided print literature for the well-attended event, including pre-event promotional flyers, themed posters and banners for venue branding, plus event programmes and delegate bags.
Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce
XIC’s membership of AGCC is almost as old as the company itself (we’re a good-looking thirty this year). Over the years, we’ve been delighted to offer print sponsorship for some of the Chamber’s flagship events, including its Northern Star Business Awards. More recently we jumped at the chance to support a new exhibition – The […]
Topsides UK
XIC has grown up alongside the North Sea energy sector. We therefore welcomed the chance to get involved in the inaugural Topsides UK conference and exhibition from 16-17 March at AECC. We supported the event with the production of materials including the exhibitors’ directory, ticket desk boards, roller banner graphics, printed lanyards and event leaflets. […]
Befriend a Child Big Kids’ Ball
Being young at heart, we were delighted to recently support Befriend a Child’s Big Kids’ Ball at Ardoe House Hotel. Our involvement included the printing of event literature such as tickets, table numbers, table plans and the event programme itself. The evening raised £49,000 for this local charity – a remarkable result.
Creative Communications Provider Awarded Six-Figure Contract
An Aberdeen-based creative communications provider has been awarded a six-figure contract for the provision of off-site print and reprographics services to North-East Scotland College. XIC, which specialises in creative, print and digital solutions, won the contract following a Public Contracts Scotland tender process. Its value is estimated at £350,000 over three years, with an option […]
Exhibition Essentials: Print preparation for your next event
You’ve taken the sales calls, reviewed the website and signed on the dotted line. Your organisation is committed to its next business exhibition or trade show – yippee! The buck doesn’t stop there however. You’ve made a cost and time investment to attend: now you need to make the most of it. That’s where print […]