Journalbooks are one of our top selling products and when you add the Photo Notes™ option you combine the power of the word and the image. It’s a remarkable combination.

We recommend Journalbooks for our clients but we also use them to promote our own business. A well designed Journalbook is both highly practical and functional. The books prove their value as we have clients that call us and ask for another book when the pages in their book become full.

The Photo Notes ™ option features a die cut window in the front cover that reveals a custom full-color image printed on the insert beneath it. When you open the Journabook there are five archival quality photo sleeves that hold ten photos. This is then followed by a one color custom insert. To complete the book we add 70 sheets of filler.

The Details
• Die – cut window cover
• One – color foil imprinting
• Heavy – coated full color insert sheet to reveal window
• Five archival quality photo sleeves
• 70 sheets of filler
• Multiple cover colors
• 36 foil colors with optional multi color imprinting
• Ruled filler paper
• Horizontal or vertical format
• Wire binding – standard black with optional white, bronze or pewter

That are a host of customizable options that are too numerous to mentions. Give us a call at 888-344-6060 or e-mail us at sales@mcmproductions.com

The perfect journalbook can be viewed as a myth or a reality depending on who you select to design it. At MCM we strive to create both a unique and perfect journalbook for each and every client. Our formula for success is founded in our many years of creating custom products for our clients and our ability to ask the right questions.

Each journalbook must have an end goal in mind. It can be as simple as a memento of a meeting or as complex as one that contains corporate goals, vision statements, SEC documentation, CD holder, flash drive, pen port and sophisticated graphics.

Before we talk about size, number of pages and exterior material, we will take the time to ask about your organization, your audience, the intended use of the journalbook and a number of other probing questions.

We suggest your take a moment to look at some of our more detailed pages on journalbooks.

• Designing Custom Journalbooks
• Journalbook Details

If you are ready to get started right now, you can call us at 888-344-6060 and ask for Chris Hartley. Instead of getting connected to a trainee like many of our competitors, you will speak directly with a 20 plus year veteran who was named Person of the Year 2009, out of 130,000 peers by the Advertising Specialties Institute. Chris and her team are ready to help you create your perfect journalbook today.

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Custom binders are one of over 800,000 items that a promotional products distributor has access to. We just completed an amazing looking custom binder for Microsoft for their education group.

 There is an enormous difference in the impact that a custom binder has over a basic 3 ring binder with an 8 ½ x 11 insert that someone did a rush Photo Shop job on. We don’t want to sound snobbish. There is a time and place for a simple and quick binder. However if you are launching a new product, introducing a new employee to your corporate policies, marketing a high quality product or service along with a host of other scenarios, we believe well designed custom binders are the way to go.

The cost is more affordable than one imagines and the value of the impression is close to priceless. Custom binders are not summarily tossed in the trash. They stand out. Through intelligent and creative design a custom binder can greatly enhance the perceived value of the contents.

Custom binders are not hidden on a book shelve. They make an impact.

We can guide you through the many options including:

*Custom sizes and shapes including easel sytle

* Capacity

*Closure systems

*Materials including poly,vinyl and paperboard

At MCM we can design a both a practical and visually powerful binder or we can work with your art team. Either way you will get a custom binder that will exceed your imagination. Give us a call at 888-344-6060 or e-mail us for more information at sales@mcmprodcutions.com.

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Over 20 years of design expertise.

There is never a charge for our consultative services. At MCM we will take the time to understand your objectives and help you create a Journalbook that ’s unique as your brand.

Our clients range from small business purchasing 100 Journalbooks to global corporations purchasing thousands of books with custom inserts and multiple features.

Tell us about your objectives and we will swiftly transform them into a Journalbook with all of the right features to accomplish your goals.

Ready to get started? Call us at 888-344-6060 or e-mail sales@mcmproductions.com

Want to learn more?   Link to Journalbooks and read our comprehensive page on Journalbook design and options. Don’t let the almost limitless combinations frighten you. In a single conversation we will ask the right questions and get your Journalbook started.

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In this age of iPads and Kindles, the doomsayers are proclaiming the death of the journal book. Our research shows just the opposite. No matter how “techie” the world seems to be coming, nothing beats the feel and convenience of a well made journalbook. 

From the moment a person is handed a journalbook they become connected to it. It’s a perfect device for note taking, creating lists, day planning or traditional journal writing. The journalbook instantly becomes an indispensable communications tool. 

What differentiates a good journal book from a great journalbook is design. That’s where MCM Productions makes the difference. Before one can begin to think about cover material, color or imprinting, the objective or mission must be clearly understood. A well crafted journalbook can be used as a simple yet impressive note book or it can contain custom printed pages featuring corporate goals or product information.   

Interestingly, a well designed journalbook can be transformed into a “digital” device. Instead of the traditional blank pages, we can help you design your journal book to provide two way communications. Do you need to convey an annual sales goal, a new set of core values, important financial data, visual effects, maps, graphs and more?  Need a CD or DVD to be included? It’s not a problem. You can also add the writing instrument of your choice to make it an even more attractive package. 

Once the mission of the book is understood there are 8 major design factors that must be incorporated into making your journalbook completely unique. They are: 

1. Size
2. Cover
3. Wire Color
4. Imprint Color
5. Imprint Position
6. Eco Filler Style
7. Page Count
8. Quantity. 

When we help you design a custom journalbook we honestly can prove that you can’t judge a book by its cover. Stock sizes come in 10 popular configurations. We can show you over 85 colors and 6 material choices and help you find the combination that will make the right impression. Choosing the right filler and binding are the next steps. 

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The true personalization and tools for accomplishing your mission are driven by the proper selection of options. They include: 

1. Custom Filler
2. Stock inserts including calendars 
3. Custom cover imprinting
4. Bookmarks and closures
5. Packaging
6. Pen holders
7. Stock fillers including graph and ruled
8. Vinyl pockets
9. Full color printing
10. Pen selection   

Simply put, the choices give an almost infinite number of combinations. That’s where MCM Productions and our many years of designing custom journalbooks help you make the intelligent selection to create a journal book that fulfills its mission and will be prized by all who receive it. Give us a call at 888-344-6060 or e mail us at sales@mcmproductions.com . We are looking forward to creating the perfect journalbook for you.

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In a prior blog I wrote about a dopp kit that I was given as a promotional gift and fact that I used it for over 20 years.
However, like many promotional products, it lacked the ability to send more than a single message.

Many of our clients come to us and they have a story to tell. Outside of digital content like a landing page on their web site we have found that a journal note book with a selection of customized pages is the ticket. Even though we live in a world of PDA’s Smart Phone and Tablet PC’s, we find more and more people clinging to small journal note books. We believe in their power and use them as a self promo for our business and our clients constantly call asking for new ones when their pages become filled. Aside from the traditional front page / back page we are helping clients design robust multi page inserts that can send a larger message including excerpts from Annual Reports, HR Communications, Strategic Initiatives, to the Corporate Calendar. You can add a writing instrument, a sleeve for a CD ROM and an impressive selection of covers.

Custom journalbooks come in many sizes, materials and are infinitely configurable. There is so much more to say. We would like to tell you how to turn this into legacy promotion. Give us a call at 888-364-6060 to see how you can use journalbooks in your strategy.

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