City Paper Blog

Branding in Action

We love seeing our customers succeed

A major part of City Paper’s business is selling promotional packaging. It may not seem like a big deal, who cares about a bag and tissue paper, right? But actually, a lot of careful thought and consideration go into finding the right fit between the customer and the packaging they need for their business.

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120 Years Young

As we make our way to the halfway mark in our 120th year in business, we’re taking a little extra time to stop and appreciate where we’ve been and, even better, where we’re going!

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Vote for City Paper!

Vote for us! City Paper's design for the Midsummer Night's Run has been chosen as a finalist for ASI's The Wearables T-shirt Challenge. Keiah Flowers and Merri Logan Crow both helped design this shirt that benefited Oneonta City schools. Please click the link and vote for our design, Entry #7.

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The Best Kind of Promotion

One of our local Birmingham Account Executives, Nadav Raviv, was recognized in Promo Marketing magazine for recently providing an environmentally friendly solution at the right time. The added bonus that made this project worthy of "Best Promotion" is the promotional solution helped volunteers in the community with clean up efforts. The article details the importance of knowing your client as well as their target audience. Way to go, Nadav!

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The Face of Branding

Such an honor to be featured in Birmingham's B-Metro magazine as the face of branding. We're off to an exciting start in our 120th year and appreciate the support from partners like B-Metro.

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Reinventing City Paper

This year happens to be our "double diamond" 120th year. 120 years is kind of a long time. We recognize that it's pretty special to be alive, and even more so, to be thriving after all of that time. So much of that is a direct result of our amazing employees, our loyal customers, and our supportive vendors, so THANK YOU to each and every one of you for your continued loyalty, support, and confidence in us.

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Promo Builds Collegiate Sports Programs

Everyone’s a Lobo! If you’ve ever had the chance to visit a sporting event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, chances are you have heard this chant. Cheers and chants are a great way to get fans excited about a game, but how can a program take the gameday experience to the next level?

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T-Shirts Fit for a Great Cause

We love a good cause. We also love when our products are connected to an event that is in support of a great cause. One of our great customers, CFD Research Corporation, recently participated in the 13th Annual Liz Hurley Ribbon Run.

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The City Paper Boutique

It's not uncommon for people to confuse our showroom with a retail store...for two reasons - one of which being that our showroom, once upon a time (for close to 20 years), it actually was home to our party goods retail store, Paper Works. While Paper Works is no longer around, take one step into our showroom and it will be a challenge for you to not look at, feel and touch the numerous products on display.

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