Boost postponed events in 2021!

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One of the Photocutouts.co.uk team has just completed a fundraising walk for a local charity. Like many such events it was originally scheduled for 2020 but then COVID forced it to be postponed to 2021. The organisers were hugely relieved to be back running the event and raising money, and David was hugely relieved to get over the finish line!

2021 rescheduled events

As we emerge from lockdown and rules are eased, there will be a great number of events taking place this year that were postponed from last year. Charities can resume their events, sports crowds are gradually coming back, business gatherings can start to be face to face again, and exhibitions can start again where they left off last year.

This is great news for everybody, and they will quite likely be looking to give their events an extra boost to make up for what was missed out on last year. One way of getting that boost is to add some extra visual elements to the event and to the publicity surrounding it. Get the public interacting and there should be a healthy increase in attendance and engagement.

This is what we do best. Our face in hole boards are always a big hit because they invite people to interact and take photos. That grows brand awareness and helps it to stay top of mind. The photos often end up in local and trade media, too, which again gives the event a boost. We supply these memorable visual aids to all sizes of event, from household names to small local happenings.

We’ve been listening to customers for over a decade and created a variety of options that should suit any type of event.

Freestanding face in hole boards

Events postponed from 2021

These can be designed with your own artwork or we can create a design for you. There is a big range of sizes, shapes and number of face holes. We have a folding model that folds in half for easy transportation and storage between events.

Promotional cutouts

product promotion, product launch marketing tools

Any size, shape and design you want! Logos, mascots, icons – you name it, we’ll build it!

Photo walls

postponed events 2020

Large format boards that provide a backdrop. Can have multiple face holes if requested, or none at all if that is suitable.

Selfie boards

Cancelled events 2020

Hand-held photo boards that can be carried around for quick photo opportunities. Never miss a photo op!

Hand sanitiser stations

rescheduled events 2021

These are still going to be part of events for a while, and they present a further opportunity for visual appeal. They can be created with your own artwork, insignia, message etc.

How could you use one of these boards to create visual appeal and come roaring back in 2021? Talk to the photocutouts.co.uk team!

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Special boards for a special Summer

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Planning an event for the Summer? Add some extra fun with a face in hole board – the classic British seaside attraction that never gets old.

Summer 2021 is going to be special. Lockdown restrictions come to an end in June and when people start to hit the beaches and outdoor spaces, it’s going to be like VE Day – a real sense of relief and celebration. It’s going to be a fantastic opportunity to promote events and brands, too. One of the best tried-and-tested ways of getting people involved is a photo cutout, face in hole board, photo wall or photo standin – call them what you will. Colourful designs, funny poses and memorable photo opportunities are what they are all about. They offer a proven way to engage with the public and promote brands, campaigns and causes.

summer beach face in hole board

We work with our customers to design unique one-offs for events and campaigns, brands and businesses, and just for fun at parties and weddings. Each one is hand made by our team in-house. Our business client list is a who’s who of household names. With Summer on its way, we expect our production to ramp up for the outdoor events season.

Summer is the perfect time for photo cutout boards. They hark back to the traditional comical face-in-the-hole boards that were once so popular on promenades and piers around Britain.

Here are some examples of Summer-themed boards we have made in previous years. Planning an event? What will yours look like?

Summer face in hole boards
The artwork on this one has a particularly period feel. It evokes good times.
Seaside beach face in hole board
A classic seaside scene with slightly more modern artwork
traditional seaside photo board
A friendly face for this much loved North Norfolk beach

We don’t only do beach scenes. These are just some seaside-themed examples. We can design and print literally anything. If your event is inland, we’ll work with you to design something that is perfect for the occasion. See more examples of boards we have made here.

Want to boost public engagement at your Summer event? Start the beach ball rolling now! Have a chat with our friendly team on 01842 337 100 or drop us an email.

Retailtainment: making people love your brand

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Retailtainment
A photo wall for interactive photos at a theme park. The boy is real

 

Right now the UK is beginning to head out of the pandemic. The best news we’ve heard all year is that non-essential retail stores will be allowed to open from the 12th of April. For us, it’s exciting because we can get back to providing our tried and tested marketing tools to a wide range of businesses. Face in hole boards, photo walls, selfie boards, marketing standees and other props are what we do, each one carefully made by hand in our workshop. Our customers use them in shopping centres, retail parks, themed trails, amusement parks, trade shows and individual shops to boost engagement and increase sales.

Our interactive marketing props are part of what has been called ‘Retailtainment’. Sociologist George Ritzer described it as:

“the use of ambience, emotion, sound and activity to get customers interested in the merchandise and in a mood to buy.”

Retailtainment is nothing new really – it’s been going on since humans began to trade. Think of market vendors singing songs to draw attention to their wares, which scales up to the same thing as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in the USA and the John Lewis Christmas advert which always features an emotional song that gives people warm fuzzy feelings.

Our colourful, often funny marketing props appeal to people’s desire to get involved and have fun. They are mainly visual, which encourages people to take photos, which they often share. And the great thing is that as people interact with a photo board or other prop, they are actually interacting with the brand that is displayed on it. This leads to brand familiarity and helps to keep the brand top of mind.

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These folks will remember their visit to North End Market.

Other engagement features can be added to the boards. Hashtags, URLs, competition info, phone numbers, QR codes – these encourage people to explore the brand further. We also make Augmented Reality boards that work with an app. Scan the code on the board and a range of audio and video marketing media spring to life on the smartphone screen.

Let’s celebrate the reopening of non-essential retail stores on the 12th of April!

Boost your brand for the great reopening! Try a bit of retailtainment. Call us on 01842 337 100, email us or use our contact form.

 

Everybunny loves our Easter boards. They’re 24 carrot gold!

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Do you like to celebrate Easter? Know what a simnel cake is and how to make one? Were these part of your childhood: easter egg hunts, hot cross buns, maypole dancing?

You might like to brighten up Easter even more this year with one of our Easter-themed stand up boards. They offer a great photo opportunity and the results can be really funny.

Here are some examples from our current range. We also make face in hole boards and giant cards to order, so if you have an idea for a unique card, send us your ideas (or artwork if you have it) and we’ll design and make you a one-off special!

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Chocolate Easter Egg with bunnies
Easter party face in hole board egg chick
Easter Egg and Easter Chick
Easter party face in hole board Bunny Chick Lamb
Bunny and Egg with Chick and Lamb
Easter Bunny and Hot Cross Bun face in hole board
Easter Bunny and Hot Cross Bun

Check out our range of seasonal boards here

As well as face-in-hole boards, we can also make any design into a giant mega card up to six feet tall! These enormous cards definitely make a statement. They are popular with teams and workplaces, such as when a department gets a giant card designed to show their appreciation of a team member, manager or of the team itself. There is plenty of space for everyone to sign and write their own message inside the card. The jumbo cards are double-sided just like a regular greetings card, with a message printed inside and space to write messages in whiteboard marker. They come in four different sizes from very large to as tall as a man! Check out our mega cards here.

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An example design for the outside of a giant mega card

Hot cross puns

Apologies for this: *Pun warning* We are very egg-cited about our Easter face in hole boards and mega cards. Make your April party guests happy bunnies with a face in hole board – they’re 24 carrot gold!

Email us or call 01842 337 100 to find out more.

Photo boards for councils, events & tourism

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Photo boards can’t be beaten for raising awareness and providing photo opportunities at local council events and tourist attractions. This Summer should see the return of such events up and down the land, and people are going to be in a buoyant mood. Fun, colourful photo boards are just the thing to get people interacting with events and taking amusing photos.

We have a long history of providing boards for local events and tourist spots. They are durable enough to be brought out year after year because we use UV-protected anti-fade inks and weatherproof PVC board. A single investment can provide recurring value if the event happens every year, or if it moves around different sites.

Photo boards are shipped flat packed and assembly into a standing board takes a few minutes by attaching the metal feet with the bolts provided. Full instructions are included.

We design the boards using artwork provided by the client, including logos, fonts, colours and images. If none is available, our in-house designers will create a design and run it through several proofs until the client is happy. Then we print it on our state-of-the-art large format printers, attach it to lightweight industrial PVC board, and include sturdy metal feet to keep it upright. Here three basic stages of the design process for one board we made for St Albans Food & Drink Festival.

Photo boards for councils and tourist boards
Initial sketch
Photo boards for councils and tourism marketing
Rough draft
Photo board for council tourism events
Finished board

If there is good communication then we are usually able to produce a board within 5 working days. However, getting in touch somewhat earlier than that before the board is needed will give us a bit more time for revisions and shipping.

There is a variety of options including freestanding boards, selfie boards (small portable face in hole boards for carrying around by hand), folding boards for ease of transportation, AR boards for use with apps, large panoramic boards, and more. See these options here. The purpose of all of them is to boost engagement with the public and create memorable photos carrying the event name and hashtags, URLs, etc.

Photo Boards for local events

Here are a few more examples of boards we have made for local events and tourism. What will yours look like?

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To discuss options for a local council/tourist campaign, call us on 01842 337 100, use the contact form or email us.

 

Giant Mother’s Day Cards!

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Flowers, gifts, cards and lots of appreciation – these things are traditional on Mother’s Day. But if you really want to show her how special she is, we have a super-special card for you – one that is truly memorable. This one is not going in the bin a few days after Mother’s Day. Why? Because it wouldn’t fit!

Introducing the giant Mother’s Day card. It comes in three sizes that dwarf ordinary cards. The biggest is 183cm tall or 6 feet! The one pictured below is the second-biggest.

Jumbo size card for Mother's Day

 

We produce these in up to 5 working days, and Mother’s Day is on the 14th of March this year. So get your order in pronto!

Your giant Mother’s Day card can have a picture on the outside that you send to us – maybe a good one of Mum or a family scene, it’s up to you. We’ll print it onto semi-rigid PVC (no floppy cardboard here) in super high-resolution with vibrant colour.

Inside can be printed with a design and message, plus a space to write in with a whiteboard marker. The format is just the same as an off-the-shelf card, but these mega cards are personalised and, well, huge.

Ordering is easy. Hit our site and look for Mother’s Day Mega Card. It’s easy because it’s the first one on there right now. Pick a size and the price will display above it. Hit Buy Now and go through checkout. Then email your photos to our designers at artwork@eventstuff.ltd.

Giant Mother's Day cards

We’ll design the card and send you a proof by email. If you’re happy with it, full steam ahead – you will have your card within 5 working days. If you would like changes made, our designers will correspond with you until you are completely happy.

We think you’ll love our Mega Mother’s Day cards. More importantly, so will she!

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Jumbo cheques for prize givings

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Have you ever wondered who makes the jumbo cheques that people pose with for photos at big prize givings? Well, it’s us!

Jumbo cheques printed

We design them ourselves, or we use artwork that the prize-giving company send us. Then we print them in high resolution onto PVC board. This material is lightweight but stiff and weatherproof. No floppy cardboard cheques here. We produce the jumbo cheques as quickly as possible so as not to miss the prize giving ceremony, and ship them out to wherever they are needed.

We can make one-off jumbo cheques that are permanently printed with the prize amount. Alternatively we can print re-usable ones that have the amount area left blank. It can be filled in with whiteboard marker by hand, then wiped clean and used at the next event.

The biggest cheque we make is 200 x 100 cm, which as far as we are aware is the largest presentation cheque available online in the UK today. We try to cater for all needs, though, with a range of three sizes: Mini (100cm x 50cm), Maxi (150cm x 75cm) and Mega (200cm x 100cm).

Here’s an example of a company using our jumbo cheques. BOTB are famous for their supercar competitions where players enter a spot the ball competition to win a highly desirable car and a cash prize. They publish the name and photo of each winner after each competition has been judged. In this example the lucky winner was Kashif Mumtaz. He was unable to travel to receive his cheque due to COVID, but there it is in the photo alongside the car he won.

Jumbo cheques prize giving

Another Jumbo cheque example is one we made for Omaze, whose Million Pound House Draw supports charitable causes. In this case the cheque is for a £250,000 donation to Teenage Cancer Trust. As you can see, the cheque is huge but the recipient is not struggling to hold it up because it is made of lightweight PVC board.

Charity donation giant cheque jumbo cheques

Need a cheque for a prize giving or charity donation? Simply head over to our Megacheques website, pick a size, insert your text and place your order! We send you a PDF proof for your approval before it goes to print.

Any questions? Call us on  01842 337 100 or email office@eventstuff.ltd

Giant Valentine Cards to take their breath away

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Jumbo Valentine's day cards
Printed with a photo sent to us by the customer, with their own personalised message inside

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and a last-minute box of chocolates just won’t do, especially when everybody needs some extra love right now. Perhaps this year you can’t be close to the object of your desire. Or perhaps you can, and need to let them know how much it all means. Either way, the fourteenth of February is on its way – so don’t just pick up a weeny little card at the supermarket like everyone else. Say it loud with one of our GIANT Valentine’s Day cards!

Up to a metre and a half tall, mega Valentine’s Day cards leave no doubt about your affection. They aren’t made of cardboard but semi-rigid PVC, so in theory you could give your card to your beloved outdoors in the rain – which would be quite romantic as long as you let them have the umbrella! The PVC material also makes them stiff enough to stand up on their own.

These are the biggest cards available on the web. They are double-sided with a message on the inside just like the titchy little normal cards people usually give to each other – but their sheer hugeness is guaranteed to take their breath away. Even the smallest (50 x 75 cm) will dwarf any normal card. In case you are wondering if such a giant card will get damaged in the post, we send it to you flat packed in strong cardboard!

Giant Valentine cards are not only for romance. They are also a fantastic gift for organisations. See an example below of how one group presented a card to the hardworking staff of an NHS hospital.

Giant Valentine's Day cards
A message printed on the inside of a giant card. You write it, we create it!
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This card was presented to the staff at Arrowe Park Hospital, who had in-quarantine people returning from the Wuhan area at the start of the pandemic
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The inside of the Arrowe Park Hospital card was left blank to allow space for messages

Back to romance again – and here’s one way of expressing love during the pandemic.

COVID Giant Valentine Card
Love knows no boundaries …

Order your giant Valentine cards from our Mega Cards Page or call us on 01842 337 100.