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Design studio really does have X Factor! - Taken from the Bolton news - Wednesday 11th May 2011
A MEDIA agency has received a unanimous “yes” after impressing X Factor bosses with its high-quality work. Talkback Thames, which makes the ITV talent show, needed thousands of leaflets, flyers and business cards to hand out to the next crop of would-be superstars. They were used to advertise the regional auditions for the X Factor shows in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool and London in March. But TV bosses wanted them within 24 hours of ordering them. And after pulling out all the stops, Affordable Leaflets delivered the job on time. The company was set up seven months ago by Atherton-based North West Design Studio. It has achieved £100,000 worth of sales so far and is on target to reach £300,000 by the year end. Director Paul Hilton said: “We set up Affordable Leaflets and very soon we were featuring on Google’s first page and getting lots of hits. “The X Factor people needed some leaflets and flyers doing quickly and saw our company on the internet and came to us.” The X Factor team was so pleased with the work that it posted a testimonial on the company’s website.
It read: “I just wanted to email to say that we have received our leaflets and they are brilliant.
“The quality of the print is to a very high standard and we shall definitely recommend to other companies if anyone requires a quick turnaround of a large-quantity of leaflets.
Many thanks to all the team at Affordable Leaflets.” The X Factor team.
The agency produces artwork and website design in-house, passing on the savings to its clients, and handles advertising for TV, radio, magazines and newspapers.
It also publishes property magazines in association with estate agents.
New online printing service launched - 7th Aug 2010
North West Design Studios Ltd, based in Atherton, has recently launched a new print e-commerce site under the brand of Affordable Leaflets, the new site can be found at www.affordableleaflets.co.uk. The new portal has been built after months of research on competitor websites to ensure the site offers the best rates available across the UK and the website has already received orders for over ½ million leaflets in its first 3 weeks of trading.
Paul Hilton Director of North West Design Studios said “We have been buying print in large volumes over the last 12 months on behalf of clients and through our own experience and that of our clients realised there was a gap in the market for a cost effective e-commerce site that delivered quality leaflets and print without the need for customers to waste valuable time ringing round printing companies”.
“The site had been designed for ease of navigation and we have so far received positive feedback from customers across the UK. Our prices really are the most affordable on the internet and unlike many websites we have included the cost of delivery to anywhere in the UK in the print price so there are no hidden extras”.
Affordable leaflets is the third company launched by Directors Steve Smith, Gavin Chadwick and Paul Hilton in the last 2 years and the group now includes a full service media agency with an annual turnover of £2 million, and North West property guide, a property website and newspaper publishing company.
NWDS Sponsor Joe Geeling fun run - 31st March 2010
Nwds are delighted to support Lavender Hotels by sponsoring this years Joe Geeling fun run to be held on Sunday 6th June 2010. Now in it’s third year the fun run promises to be another memorable day out. Joe Geeling an 11 year old schoolboy from Bury who had been battling the life threatening disease Cystic Fibrosis was brutally murdered by a fellow pupil. The fun run raises money for both the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and the Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital, NWDS are proud to play a small part in supporting this event.
Recomendations are always key to growth - 13th May 2010
Being recomended by your customers and suppliers is an important element of knowing your business is well marketed and delivering results for customers. NWDS are delighted that being recomended by their customers has resulted in us gaining 3 new accounts in the last 4 weeks namely Stones Carpets of Leigh, Queenline Kitchens of Bolton and moneyexpert.com for whom we are in the process of planning a small, targeted national campaign.
