Marketing Material Guides

Articles in this rubric deal with printed pieces that carry an offer, a message or a reply: postcards and EDDM mailings, tri-fold and bi-fold brochures, booklets and catalogs, envelopes, doorhangers, table tents, rip cards, magnets, greeting cards, event tickets and certificates. Several posts are practical walkthroughs, such as counting booklet pages with covers and blanks, choosing a binding, sizing a remittance envelope flap or placing a perforation. Use them to settle format and page count before preparing the file.

Envelopes

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Oct 19, 2026

Envelope Sizes Chart: #10, A7 and Square Sizes

Use our envelope sizes chart to compare #10, A2, A6, A7, square and booklet sizes, then check paper, print options and artwork before placing your order.

Sep 1, 2026

Remittance Envelopes in Los Angeles: The Flap Is the Form

A remittance envelope is the only piece in your mailing that has to be filled in by hand and sent back. We print them at our Sun Valley shop — here is how to size the flap, handle return postage and keep the artwork off the glue.

Aug 18, 2026

Marketing Envelopes That Get Opened: Sizes, Postage, and Print Options

A marketing envelope gets about a second of attention before someone decides to open it or throw it out. Here is how we spec them — sizes, USPS automation rules, premade versus full bleed, and what the per-piece math actually looks like.

Aug 1, 2026

Remittance Envelope Size Guide for Nonprofits

Compare common remittance envelope sizes, including 6 3/4 and #9 formats. Learn how to test the reply piece, stock, flap and complete nonprofit mailing package before ordering.

Postcards & Direct Mail

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Oct 5, 2026

What Is a Postcard Size in Inches?

Compare postcard size in inches, from 4 x 6 to larger formats, with Angels Print options, starting prices and file setup checks before you order.

Aug 19, 2026

Letterhead and Flyers for North Hollywood Businesses: What to Print and What to Print It On

Letterhead has to survive your own office printer; flyers have to survive a windy sidewalk on Lankershim. Here is how we spec both, plus the postcards, rack cards, envelopes and folders that make the set work.

Jun 15, 2026

EDDM & Postcard Direct Mail: A Local Marketing Guide

A local marketing guide to EDDM and postcard direct mail: real sizes, stocks, finishes, turnaround, and buyer tips for LA and the San Fernando Valley.

Magnets

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Aug 30, 2026

Magnetic Postcards in Los Angeles: Mailing, Hold Strength and What Ends Up on the Fridge

A magnetic postcard has one job: survive the walk from the mailbox to the trash can and end up on a fridge door. Here is how we spec thickness, shape and artwork at our Sun Valley shop — and the mailing question you have to answer before anything gets printed.

Aug 27, 2026

Fridge Magnets in Los Angeles: Thickness, Shape and the Stainless Steel Problem

A practical guide to printed fridge magnets for LA businesses — magnetic sheet thickness, why some refrigerators reject magnets entirely, layout that still works at arm's length, and how to get them into houses.

Rack Cards, Door Hangers & Table Tents

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Sep 8, 2026

Table Tent Cards in Los Angeles: The Four Seconds They Get, and How to Not Waste Them

Table tents are the only piece of print your customer is already looking at while they wait. We print them at the shop on Lankershim — here is what makes one work, what makes one fall over, and how many you actually need.

Aug 24, 2026

Doorhangers in Los Angeles: Stock, Die Cuts and How a Route Actually Runs

What a doorhanger campaign in Los Angeles really involves — paper weight, hole style, what you can and cannot leave at a door, and how to plan a route that turns 100 pieces into calls.

Coupons & Tickets

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Sep 9, 2026

Tear Off Rip Cards in Los Angeles: Where to Put the Perforation and Why It Decides Everything

Rip cards work because the recipient keeps a piece of them. We print them at the shop in Sun Valley — here is how to design the tear-off so it survives on its own, and when a magnet or a postcard is the better buy.

Aug 25, 2026

Event Tickets in Los Angeles: Numbering, Stubs and What Actually Has to Be on the Ticket

A printer's guide to physical event tickets — sequential numbering, tear-off stubs, stock weight, and the door-kit pieces that go with them. Event tickets start at $50.89 for 50.

Folders & Booklets

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Oct 16, 2026

What to Include in a Holiday Catalog

Learn what to include in a holiday catalog, with a sample spread, product details, photo checks and ordering instructions to review before printing.

Oct 7, 2026

How to Count Booklet Pages Before You Order

Learn how to count booklet pages with a numbered holiday catalog mockup, account for covers and blanks, and check your PDF against the order before upload.

Oct 3, 2026

How to Count Pages for Booklet Printing

Learn how to count pages for booklet printing, include covers and blanks, and use a sixteen-page map to match your PDF to the page count on your order.

Aug 19, 2026

Rush Book Printing in Los Angeles: What Actually Makes a Job Go Fast

When a book has to print on a short clock, the press is almost never the bottleneck — the file and the binding choice are. Here's how we work through a rush book job at our Sun Valley shop, and what to change when the calendar won't move.

Jun 25, 2026

Brochure Printing Guide: Tri-Fold vs Bi-Fold, Sizes & Uses

Tri-fold vs bi-fold brochures explained: pick the right fold, size, paper, and finish for your marketing, plus pro tips for designing print-ready folded brochures.

Jun 10, 2026

Booklet & Catalog Printing: Binding Options Explained

Saddle stitch, perfect bound, or wire-o? A clear guide to booklet and catalog binding options, finishes, and sizes from Angels Print in Sun Valley, CA.

Greeting Cards, Certificates & Badges

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Oct 21, 2026

What to Include in Donor Thank You Cards

Learn what to include in donor thank you cards, with sample wording, folded card and postcard comparisons, plus envelope and personalization checks.

Aug 28, 2026

Greeting Cards in Los Angeles: Folds, Scoring, Envelopes and the December Mistake

What actually goes wrong with printed greeting cards — cracked folds on heavy stock, envelopes ordered as an afterthought, interiors nobody can write on. Sizes, paper, timing and pricing from our shop in Sun Valley.

Aug 21, 2026

Certificate Printing in Los Angeles: Stock, Size, Signatures and Seals

Training completions, employee awards, graduations, gift certificates — four different jobs that all get called "a certificate." Here is how we sort out stock, size, names and seals before anything prints.