PPB April 2018

Show Your True Colors A health care non‑profit was looking for a badge holder to promote its message during Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. The purple retractable badge holder matched the national awareness color, and the eye‑catching departure from the organization’s everyday badges drew extra attention to its message. Source: BIC Graphic Case Studies The Elephant In The Room When the city of Cleveland, Ohio, won the bid to host the 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC), organizers had the daunting task of issuing identity credential badges for over 26,000 delegates, VIPs, members of the media and additional guests for all the onsite and offsite events, venues and suites. The client chose durable, waterproof badges with unique designs for each event and venue. The badges were color coded with a valid date and, in some cases, the event time frame. At the distributor’s suggestion, the organizer also provided matching parking hang tags to event attendees. Source: Printing Concepts Personalized Perfection A chain of nursing homes, all with different location names, needed employee badges that would be highly visible to elderly patients and would show each employee’s position and length of service. Digitally imprinted badges met all these requirements, since the information could be customized for each person. The Badge Warehouse Release Program (an online program that allows badges to be reordered as employees are hired, with no minimums) was used to handle small quantity orders from the various locations. Source: Permark, Inc. A Solid Security Solution A large metropolitan hospital was seeking a solution to the following problem: it had many employees who needed to be in the building around the clock; however, some were not authorized to be in all areas of the building. For the safety of the employees and patients, each employee was issued a laminated photo identification badge with a bar code that was scanned when entering and exiting authorized areas. The hospital also utilized the Badge Warehouse Release Program (an online program that allows badges to be reordered as employees are hired, with no minimums.) Source: Beacon Promotions The Lighted Badge ™ will help your customers stand out from the crowd. Custom artwork is laser‑etched onto a glowing acrylic badge that is powered with rechargeable lithium batteries lasting eight hours or more. NeverDim ™ technology ensures that badges remain at maximum brightness during the charge cycle. Available in seven different colors or made to display a continuous cycle of colors, these badges can also be customized by shape, full‑color inlay and individual name personalization. Bentcil / PPAI 113387 / www.bentcil.com | APRIL 2018 | 49 GROW