Creative Ideas

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Tracy Fehrenbacher

I chose to write this blog not about Coastal, and not about a particular item, or even a specific way to produce an item, but instead about a company located right around the corner from our office in St. Louis, Missouri. This blog is a little different than anything we’ve ever written before and I hope you all enjoy reading it just as much as I did writing it.

Before I get started, I want to start by saying what this organization offers will touch everyone reading this in some way. We all know someone that has been, is currently enlisted, or will be enlisted in the military in the future. So, with that in mind, let me tell you a little about them. Continue reading →

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How to Keep Meetings on Track

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Aaron Montgomery

Bad MeetingIn a previous blog, we talked about keeping your teams connected and discussed the need to have meetings, formal or otherwise to be able to keep the team connected. For most of my professional career I have been lucky enough to always work with relatively small businesses. It’s just the type of person I am. I have some friends that have always worked for large corporations like Intel, Motorola etc., and some of the stories I have heard from them were amazing to me. My favorite is the meeting they would have to discuss how to have fewer meetings. Really??? I got a great idea and if they want to hire me as a consultant at a crazy high rate I’ll come help them out (Hint: Start by not having the meeting to discuss how to have fewer meetings…) Continue reading →

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Breaking Down Industry Terminology

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Stacy Fowler

While on the phone with customers often they will ask me the meaning of a word I have chosen to describe a product or a property of the product. So I forwarded this idea onto my manager and, in turn, he asked everyone here at Coastal to think of words that are often used in conversations that might be unknown to the customer. And this is what everyone came up with!  I hope that this helps in breaking down some of the words used when talking about a product or process.

  • Auto Pop Up: This is a feature on a heat press that allows it to automatically open once the timer is done. When the timer goes off the heat press “pops” open allowing access to the item being pressed.
  • Bleed: Extending a printed image beyond the size of the intended product to ensure of the product will be completely covered by the transfer. Continue reading →
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