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Crafting Unique Christmas Ornaments 

Designing Memorable Ornaments: 

Ornaments are quick and easy to make. They are the perfect personalized product item for decorating your own tree or offering as a gift. Your Ornaments are portals of cherished memories and a great source of joy. Let us share with you some guidelines learned from our clients on this creative process. 

Design Dos: 

  • Embrace Minimalism: When designing your Christmas ornaments, remember, they usually offer a small print surface so “less is more.” Use simple images, uncluttered compositions. Simple designs are more effective and still hold a lot of emotions. 
  • Photographic Narratives: Incorporate simple, single subject photos summarizing a treasured moment. 
  • Concise Messaging: Resist incorporating long text. Keep it short. A brief, one-line, impactful message will evoke emotions and memories effectively. 
  • Safe Design Zone: Keep your designed elements within the ornament template designated safe area. This ensure no critical details will be lost during the print production. 

Design Don’ts: 

  • The Precision Paradox: Beware, most ornament print surface are restrained. Don’t use designs that hinge on meticulous placement because minor deviations can manifest during production. Simplify your vision to optimize your ornament print production. 
  • Busy Background Burden: Steer clear of overly intricate or busy backgrounds. Complex patterns and cluttered visuals distract. Keep backgrounds clean and unobtrusive. Focus on the essence of your ornament. 
  • Gradient Aversion: Steer clear of gradients colors as printing techniques and materials can obscure their clarity. 
  • Size Matters: The size and shape of your ornaments is critical. Respect the design production template. Avoid intricate minuscule details or delicate lines. Simplicity will ensure that your design will captivate. 

Designing Christmas ornaments is more than just a creative endeavor; it’s fashioning lasting memories. Re-used year after year in your Christmas tree or home decor, personalized ornaments become radiant symbols of your treasured personal holiday magic. 

Mediaclip Designer Helps Consumers Craft Their Perfect Ornaments:

Mediaclip’s Product Personalization Platform is an exceptional creation and production environment for businesses and consumer alike. Mediaclip Designer, the Mediaclip Online Editor puts forward a complete set of design tools customers can easily use to personalize products like glass, ceramic, or wooden Christmas ornaments with their unique ideas. Simultaneously, this Mediaclip’s online editor offers robust protection measures to safeguard these designs integrity with warning icons/messages, alignment aids, and “safe zone” indicators. 

In addition, business owners can control the online editor user-experience by disabling some design options on certain products. This can help alleviate the temptation of using too many elements that could appear undesirably on the final product. 

Christmas Ornament Creation Process Using Mediaclip Designer: 

Watch our demo video to view the process of creating a Christmas ornament. Get in touch with our team if you’d like more information on our solution, or if you’re a customer and would like to use this video in your marketing

Get Ready for the Holiday Season 2023

The end of the year is so busy that planning and preparing your events now is essential.

Preparing for the holiday season in advance will help you avoid any last-minute problems and will allow you to manage your schedule and succeed in your sales.

Prepare yourself for promotions. 

Each holiday has its own lexicon, customs and color palettes. Be inspired by them and spread the word by offering products designed for the holiday in question, as this will give your products an exclusive look with real marketing power.

After all, a customer will be more likely to take the plunge if the limited nature of the offer gives them a sense of urgency. If you don’t have a seasonal design idea, you can remix your greatest hits to fit the holiday you’re promoting: don’t be ashamed to recycle, why waste a winning strategy!

Also consider offering customizable products: as we mentioned in several previous articles, these are extremely trendy and are very popular gifts.

Another essential point related to the preparation of your promotional campaigns is to determine a relevant selection of products that will be adapted to the sales of the season. 

A catalog that is too extensive can be confusing for the consumer, so be sure to handpick your products to offer them only the cream of the crop. 

  • The T-shirt, for example, will always be a hit since it can be worn year-round, by itself or under warmer garments. 
  • Mugs, whether enamel or ceramic, are a natural favorite for the hot beverage season. 
  • Home decor items such as posters and cushions, during a time when people are enjoying their cocoon more than ever, are also real bestsellers. 

If you wonder about the popularity of a certain product, don’t hesitate to test the field with Google Trends by putting keywords of your choice to the test. Take a look at our example of using Google Trends for Photo Personalized Calendars to see what you can uncover by doing this exercise.

Tailor your marketing to your customer base.

The holiday season is the perfect time to bring out the big marketing tools. These include cross-selling, for example, where you can offer products that are related to those that buyers are already interested in or have ordered in the past. Other marketing hacks include so-called gift sets and guidebooks, which increase your chances of getting more orders while making it easier for your customers to find the perfect gift.

Consider retargeting your biggest shoppers and most loyal customers. Send them a recap of their best buys from the past year to remind them that they found their perfect gift from you last season. Such targeted email campaigns generate significant traffic from returning customers.

Set up some of your promotional campaigns in line with the most frequent purchases of the past year by making them more trendy and up to date.

To do this, keep an eye on the trends. Learn about your competitors, the economic impact on your consumers, and even the anticipated trends for the new year. This will help you use your promotional campaigns to position your brand as a market leader and hopefully beat the competition.

Open a blog, or update your existing one regularly to improve your SEO/online presence.

Holiday Season blogging

Show up in searches where consumers often look to get gift ideas. Prepare your blog posts by digging up the latest gift idea trends for 2023, and sprinkle the internet with your content regularly. This is what your consumers are seeking: gift ideas, tips, recipes, and decoration ideas.

Time is of the essence.

By mastering the changing nature of online shopping, you’ll not only be prepared, but you’ll also be able to pivot your well-prepared plans to meet whatever the market has to offer. After all, if the last two holiday seasons have taught us anything, it’s that you need to have plans and know how to change them in a heartbeat.

So go ahead, make your promotional plans, identify your targets, identify new trends and be ready to lead during the holidays.

9 awesome personalized gift ideas for Mother’s Day!

Personalized gift ideas for Mother's Day!

Looking for Mother’s Day gift ideas? 

Simplify your search by choosing a unique customizable item like greeting cards, blankets, mugs, photobooks, and more. If you are planning to feature the best personalized Mother’s Day gifts on your website, here are 9 Mother’s Day interesting gifting ideas.

Idea n°1: The basic but personalized calendar

What better way to impress your beloved mother than with a personalized calendar? A calendar with family photos is always heartwarming.   

Offering your customers a wide range of calendar sizes and template formats is important. A personalized calendar is also a home decor. Mom will love placing her calendar in an accessible location. Pick a format: landscape, portrait, desk calendar, wall calendar, pocket calendar and many more options are available.

How can you make a calendar for Mother’s Day inclusive?

  • Use images and memories about the family!
  • Insert key dates and events in the calendar schedule!

Focus on great memories and significant achievement!

Idea n°2: A personalized phone case

Moms are just as connected as their kids! This has become a reality, which is why they will certainly love to have their favorite granddaughter on their phone’s case.

Having a personalized shell is trendy. You should take the lead by offering Mom with a personalized case. Show your mom special appreciation this Mother’s Day with a heartfelt photo or graphic. 

Idea n°3: More and more decoration for Mother’s day! 

The decorating industry has been constantly evolving, which is why giving decoration is a smart move, because no matter what your personalized gifts is, it will always be appreciated.

Why not personalize cushions or a special blanket? Choose your most precious family photo or your own special graphic design and place it on a cushion or a blanket. 

Customized coasters are a great Mother’s Day option. They are useful and nostalgic for personalized gifts, featuring poems, graphics, artwork or photographs in a unique way. They’ll catch everyone’s attention, making happy hour fun and making it easier to remember the good times.

Idea n°4 : The famous and personalized photo album

Today, the photo book is the new photo album. It is an essential part of archiving your special family memories. Photo books are personalized Mother’s Day gifts that share her story, demonstrate her impact as a parent, and how grateful you are. 

Many companies offer personalized photo books. Mediaclip offers you the opportunity to create an album and gives you the tools and creative flexibility to make Mother’s Day yours. Show your mom your love and create a fully personalized Mother’s Day memory book for her.

Idea n°5: A unique and personalized mug

With a personalized Mother’s Day mug, your mom will remember your love with each sip of her favorite drink. Everybody needs a mug, whether it’s for drinking coffee, tea or chocolate. Personalized mugs make everyone happy. Consumers love and buy mugs for all occasions, whether it is a birthday, Easter, Christmas or Mother’s Day. It is a symbol of remembrance, especially if it is personalized with a memorable photo. 

By personalizing your mugs, you’re giving your customers the ability to create their own item. With personalization, you ensure that your customers feel satisfied and excited about creating an unforgettable memory for a loved one.

Idea n°6: A nice wall decoration 

Who says Mother’s Day gift, says decoration. Many moms like to redecorate every month, and this often involves personalizing the walls. Collages, magnet frames, adhesive photo boards, posters, wooden boards, panoramic frames, posters, and so on. 

You can offer your customers many alternatives to their decoration, through wall customization, they can make changes to their decoration as they wish and at a lower cost.

Idea n°7: The personalized card

Of course, all of these ideas are rather material, but we all know that moms love small attentions that will remain engraved for years. So what could be better than a personalized card made by you? You may think it’s no big deal, but believe it or not, sometimes the little things are the best.

Give your customers the option to create different card themes for different occasions, include different sizes and colors. Add styles and even photos, the more choices, the more satisfied the customer will be and the more likely they will add more products to their cart.

Idea8: The perfect family portrait

We all know how much our moms love to have their homes filled with memories and family milestones. That’s why a large family portrait to place above her bed, for example, will make her very happy. Plus, these days, many family portraits can be personalized to your taste, making this gift even more personal.

Idea n°9: A photo print for Mother’s day

In the same vein, why not be able to personalize photo prints? We all know how much moms are eager to create their own photo album and develop the hundreds of photos in their camera. 

So for all the manual and creative moms out there, personalized photo prints are a must!

Give consumers the opportunity to choose. Photo prints, magnets, panoramic photo prints, retro, mix’n’match and more. Remember, the more choices customers have, the more satisfied they are!

2022 in Review

2022 Mediaclip - Bring your products to life

A recap of the news and triumphs we shared this year

Wow! Where has this year gone?! 2022 brought its own share of successes and challenges as the world pivoted out of pandemic mode. Through it all, we’ve become even more steadfast in developing the most strategic solution on the market – one that delivers product customization and merchandising strategies that drive higher revenues for retailers and enchant their consumers.

In 2022 at Mediaclip, a lot of exciting new development and successes were realized this year. As we close the year, we want to take a trip back on memory lane and reshare some of our greatest achievements this year. All of this was made possible by our talented staff, our knowledgeable partners, and, of course, our wonderful customers who put their trust in our team and solution to help them bring personalized products and gifts to their clients.

2022 highlights of the news we shared

2022 Company news

– Mediaclip presents its rebranding and the story behind the decision

Revisit our Press Release

Watch the video for the story behind the rebrand 

– Mediaclip is ISO 27001 certified

Revisit our Press Release 

– Mediaclip achieved a Great Place To Work certification

Revisit our Press Release

– Mediaclip offers a unique new employee benefit: “Cottage Office”

Revisit our Press Release

2022 Product launch review

– A new version of Mediaclip Designer with the following new functionalities

Display Screen Views for Photobook Personalization

Simple Themes for mobile devices

Enhanced “Reorganize” process for Simplified Photobook Projects Conversions

Theme Categorization for Mobile (Currently available for Hub customers only; On-Premise customers please review with your CSP Rep)

Ability to add remote filters and image enhancementsNew InDesign Extension for easier creation of content

New support for content-centric personalization

– API integrations to Perfectly Clear and PicsArt filters

2022 Improved and available features

– Reduced navigation for a more intuitive design process

– Cross-selling for Shopify Integration App

– Asset size validation process

– Improved auto-layout behavior to select a layout when text is added to match the previous layout

– Ability to connect remote filters

– Many new featured themes and templates for calendars, travel & vacations, back-to-school, sports, and weddings.

Contact us for access. 

Some marketing and promotion reminders to kickstart 2023 sales:

– New Year Greeting Cards and Calendar projects are still a vibrant product category until the third week of January

– Don’t forget to do a Christmas ornament liquidation sale

– Remember, many products can serve a purpose for different occasions throughout the year! Stay tuned for ideas on how to repurpose your products and freshen up your promotions cycles.

Stay tuned for more developments and programs to Bring your Products to Life in 2023!

🎊Happy New Year!🥳

Personalized Christmas ornaments: A winning holiday product to feature on your eCommerce with Mediaclip

Part of many families’ Christmas tradition is decorating together – unveiling and displaying precious objects and ornaments that may have been passed down for generations. Christmas is also a time to make new memories and add to traditions as families grow. It could be the perfect opportunity to add new decorations to the family holiday collection that signify important events that occurred or to welcome new family members who joined over the year.

What could be better than updating your eCommerce with new decoration options that will excite and entice your customers? When your eCommerce has Mediaclip Product Personalization Solution integrated into its ecosystem, offering a wide range of customizable products including Christmas ornaments and other personalizable gifts becomes a cinch. Delight your customers with the ability to give the perfect gift to every loved one over the holiday season!

The Christmas tree is often a central attraction during holiday festivities. It can help create an atmosphere that reflects the family’s personality and be full of emotion and memories. Because of this, a personalized Christmas ornament is a touching gift that is holding its popularity every season. Besides photos, sweet messages on Christmas decorations are also a popular option.

The ideal time to promote Personalized Christmas Ornaments

Google Trends gives us some insight into the popularity of searches for personalized Christmas Ornaments. Historically, Google’s data shows that the terms “personalized Christmas ornaments” or “customized Christmas ornament” surge during the last week of November and the first week of December, with the former phrase being a lot more common. The leading regions looking for personalized ornaments are The UK, USA, and Canada. 

Doing targeted regional ads through various media starting after Cyber Monday could prove to bring a lot of traffic to your site. Of course, you’ll need to consider production time and delivery time to ensure timely completion when planning your promotion. Make sure to CLEARLY communicate this in the ordering process and give an order submission cutoff date to guarantee delivery for Christmas.

Once they’re on your site, of course, utilize your merchandising tactics to capture a larger basket of revenue per client. Mediaclip offers powerful options here as well to invite your customers to treat themselves and their loved ones to even more personalized products!

The Versatility of Christmas Ornaments as Gifts

Personalized Christmas ornaments are not only a family favorite, but are also popular promotional gift items. These prove to be a great way for organizations looking to make connections with their customers, prospects, or donors as they offer a lasting impression.

Schools, churches, etc. often carry out fundraisers before the holidays as well – teaming with these establishments to offer customizable ornaments and other gifts to their communities is a great way to help them reach fundraising goals, show your commitment to your community (important for many shoppers today to gain their trust), as well as to gain a new avenue that reaches fresh clientele for your business. An ornament with the school’s logo is often a cherished item for students and their families, displaying their school pride and the memories of experiences/friendships from the time on trees for many years to come.

And who can forget holiday weddings…they’re two events that share the magic of love, family, and tradition. That’s why ornaments are extremely popular as wedding favors that encompass these feelings with all event guests year after year on their trees.

Let your customers’ creativity speak for themselves

Offer your customers a unique possibility to personalize their Christmas ornaments by making them much more personal and to their taste. With Mediaclip’s technology, your eCommerce can offer various types of ornaments, from glass to ceramic, metal, or wood thanks to our vast network of Fulfillers (printer & manufacturers) and the solution’s ability to support any printable surface. The solution also offers curated themes and designs out-of-the-box and includes Design extensions to enable your team to create your own unique designs that set your store apart. 

In addition to ornaments, give your customers the option to personalize other giftable items over the holidays like calendars, photobooks, wall art, pet products, clothing & accessories, and so much more. Today’s shoppers enjoy endless possibilities. So give them more possibilities that’ll not only fuel this year’s gifting agenda but inspire gift planning throughout the year for other occasions!

Because we know that the holiday season is one of the most important for businesses, put all the chances on your side by adopting our online product personalization software and enrich your customers’ Christmas.

5 fun and festive Thanksgiving gift ideas for your website

‘Tis the season when we start receiving invitations to Thanksgiving gatherings, thus kicking off the holiday season. As an invitee, it’s always nice to bring along a gift for your host(s)…but sometimes they’re difficult to choose! What will your friend or family member not only like, but also find meaningful? That’s why personalized gifts for Thanksgiving (or for any holiday for that matter) are such a hit for the giver and the receiver. So look no further…to serve your customers with unique Thanksgiving gift ideas, Mediaclip is your solution!

Personalized greeting card

Guests often bring bouquets of flowers when they are invited to someone’s home for Thanksgiving, accompanied by a greeting card.

Our solution can allow your customers to give a card that reflects their sentiments towards the host. Cards can be personalized according to the degree of closeness between the people in question, and especially according to their tastes.

You can offer your customers a wide selection of greeting card templates that can be personalized to their liking: they will be able to edit colors and text, add photos, and more. It’s a great way of showing thanks and appreciation for those they love!

Personalized mug

Mugs make everyone happy, whether you’re a coffee lover, tea lover, chocolate lover, or whatever. This is even more true if they happen to be personalized! 

Consumers love to give and receive mugs for all occasions, whether it’s a birthday, Easter, Christmas, or Mother’s Day! It is a symbol of remembrance, especially if it is personalized with a meaningful photo. By offering personalization on your mugs, you give your customers the power to create their own gift, as if they hand-crafted it themselves. With this type of personalization, you make the customer feel excited about creating an unforgettable memento for a loved one.

Personalized apron

Thanksgiving is a festive holiday that honors North American traditions dating back to the 17th century. It is well engrained into the lives of most Americans and Canadians. Thus, it is a time when we are invited to enjoy the holiday over delicious meals with family and friends as we bask in the warmth of all the things for which we’re thankful. That’s why a customized apron is a perfect idea to thank the chef in charge of the gathering! 

Our solution enables customers to personalize a kitchen apron as they wish. They will be able to customize the color, some text, or even the shape!

Personalized candle

What could be more simple but effective than a personalized candle? With Mediaclip’s solution, you can offer customized candles, ideal for Thanksgiving gifts! Thanks to our product designer tool and our solution’s ability to integrate with any fulfiller, you can offer your customers customizations such as the color and/or patterns of the wrapper, the text on the label, and more.

Personalized charcuterie boards

Thanksgiving gift idea - charcuterie board

A great way to show thanks to your host is to contribute to the meal. A perfect way to appeal to the masses is to bring finger foods loved by all! And what could complete the sentiment of gratitude, but to bring your contribution on a beautiful board that is personalized for them to keep and cherish! With Mediaclip’s solution, you could offer your customers engravable wood boards that they can personalize with messages that show their appreciation for the ones they love.

These are just a few examples of fun Thanksgiving gift ideas that Mediaclip’s software can help you offer to your customers. You can see many more product options on our demo site. Do you have a product idea yourself and want to see how it could work? Our team loves challenges…let’s talk about your idea and see what we can do together!