City Paper Blog

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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City Paper is #29 on Print + Promo's Top 50 Distributor List!

We are both humbled and proud to have been recognized as a leader in the print and promotional marketing industry! We're grateful for our customers, vendors and, of course, our City Paper employees, who all work so hard and believe in us. We'll be 120 years old next year, and yet, we feel like we have only just begun!

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Ten Trending Corporate Holiday Gift Ideas

The holidays are around the corner. Check out our spread in the October/November issue of BHM BIZ Magazine for 10 of our favorite trending gift ideas for your best customers, your amazing (but hard to shop for) boss, or even for your interoffice DJ. Let us know if you need how we can assist you! We love helping our clients create jaw-dropping gifts from the present itself to the packaging that wraps it all up.

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Promoting a Healthy Flu Season Workplace

Now, we know we aren't doctors over here at City Paper Company (though we like to believe we have our PhDs in creativity), but with the start of the autumn season, inevitably it means that flu season is upon as well. Every year influenza, or “flu,” affects employers and businesses.

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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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Turn Up Your Tailgate

It's September 1st - the start of a new season, school and cooler days. As we say goodbye to summer, we say hello to fall's colorful leaves, pumpkin spice lattes, and, of course, football. There is something very special about this time of year. And the good thing is you don't have to even love football to be able to enjoy the act of a good tailgate...though most of us here at City Paper do!

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It's Always a Good Time to say, "Thank You!"

The greeting card industry is not dead. According to the Greeting Card Association (yes, there is an entire association dedicated to paper sentiments), in 2015, over 6.5 billion cards were purchased. This number accounts for approximately $7-$8 billion in sales. Definitely not dead.

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