You’ve probably read stories about the psychological studies that have shown that, although at first it seems we smile as a result of being happy, it appears to be more the case that smiling makes us happy. People that are in the business of being on the phone know this – they’re taught to smile when they answer the phone, because their customers can hear them smile.  It turns out that the physical act of smiling itself can cause positive and happy feelings inside. Well, this interesting article in the Harvard Business Review relates this same phenomena to the workplace, and in particular, job titles. It turns out that there’s a method to the job-title madness!

So, while it may not be practical to give yourself a new title in your established business, figure out what your “empowering title” should be – and use that title mentally when you’re thinking about your work and your job. You just may find that your “King of New Sales” or “Customer Satisfaction Champion” will sit a little taller, feel a little stronger – and ultimately, be a little better – just from the power of a job title.

Last year, as Cash for Clunkers came to an end, and in the spirit of continuing to support our business economy, we offered our own little stimulus package of discounted pre-paid design services to our clients. Our clients loved it and have, since then, expressed interest in a regular pre-paid arrangement. Especially in these times, such an arrangement helps tremendously with budgeting, forecasting and planning – all excellent methods of cost control. So, in response to that client demand, we have decided to offer our discounted pre-paid design services as a standard product, not just as a special.

Effective immediately, if you’re an established client,  you can pre-pay for a block of design time (6 hours minimum) and receive pricing that is 20% off of our standard pricing. What that means is that now you’ll be better able to plan ahead and budget your marketing costs – and reduce those costs in the process!  Foresee a big project coming up? Give us a call. We’ll help you estimate the total time and you can immediately lower your anticipated costs by 20%. Do you anticipate several little projects over the upcoming months? Pre-paid design time will get you priority scheduling and basically have us on-call when you need us – all while dropping your design costs by 20%.

So, whether you’ve got a large project on the horizon or need our creative input to help you execute your marketing efforts on a more regular basis, call or email us today with your plans, and we’ll help you put together a great deal!

Visage’s Discounted Pre-Paid Design Details:

• Standard Visage design rates are $95/hour – with the 20% discount, your rate would only be $76/hour.
• Pre-paid purchases must be for a minimum of 6 hours.
• Pre-paid discount does not apply to printing, the purchase of fonts, stock photography, or other hard costs.
• Design time under this special cannot be applied to projects already in progress.
• Pre-paid design hours do not expire. (Inflation Buster! )
• Valid for established clients only.