Marketing News - Duplication Emails Cost Firms Money

UK firms are wasting thousands of pounds by sending duplicate emails to customers, says a new report by Experian.

The report shows that a staggering 85% of business across the UK's main industry sectors fail to remove duplicate names and addresses from their mailing campaigns every month.

It might be time consuming to remove all duplicated names and emails, but this could save your firm a considerable amount of money and prevent unsubscribe emails landing in your inbox.

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Marketing News - Duplication Emails Cost Firms Money

What's the difference between your CD-ROM and CD-R duplication services?

A CD-R disc is manufactured to allow data to be copied (recorded) by a special device called a CD-R writer. The CD-R has a recording surface that uses a special dye that can be ablated by the laser in the writer. When writing to the CD-R disc, the laser burns the pattern of data into the dye on the recording side of the CD-R. There is a special grooved, spiral track that the laser follows when writing the data.

A replicated CD-ROM is manufactured using an injection moulding process that stamps the spiral track and data into the polycarbonate material at the same time. A reflective layer of aluminium is then spin coated onto the disc to allow for the laser in a standard reader to identify the spiral track and data layout. Once copied the CD-R disc functions exactly like a replicated CD-ROM disc.
CD-ROM is for projects that require replication or pressing and generally over 500 units upwards to many, many millions. They are inexpensive to produce, especially in quantities of 1,000 plus.

CD-R duplication or ‘print and burn’ is for quantities from 100 upwards. As there is no glass mastering or “stamper” production required, the smaller quantities are cheaper to produce and offer much quicker turnaround times.

We often produce 1,000 or 2,000 discs as CD-R production and not CD-ROM production because of the lead time restrictions, even though they are more expensive.
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What's the difference between your CD-ROM and CD-R duplication services?

CD Media News - GE nears 1TB storage (CD size Media)

Imagine storing 200 DVDs on one disc? GE Global Research is working on it. Specifically, GE is designing a next-generation optical data storage technology that will fit at least 1 terabyte (TB) of information on a standard CD-size disc.

This is not only equivalent to 200 DVDs, but also 40 Blu-ray Discs. GE's approach to this next-generation technology is called single-bit micro-holographic data storage and uses microscopic holograms throughout the volume of the plastic disc to store information.

The GE technique goes beyond the traditional surface-based storage technology to use an entire volume to store data in 40-50 layers, Todd Alhart, a spokesman for GE Global Research, told One to One. Potential applications for this technology extend from the individual consumer to professional domains.

In the consumer space, high-definition video formats and high-resolution entertainment continues to grow and expand. "As a result, consumer-generated content proliferates the corresponding requirements for content storage and distribution," said Alhart. "In the professional segment, information is increasingly generated in bandwidth-hungry native digital format."

High-definition broadcast and motion picture video generation creates new demands for long-term, high-density archival storage systems. In addition, "medical imaging techniques are moving away from static-information film to dynamic digital detection and storage that can generate thousands of petabytes [1PB = 1,000TB] of electronic medical records data each year," Alhart added.

Commercialisation for professional markets is targeted for 2011, and some GE technology may start to penetrate consumer markets as soon as 2012.

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CD Media News - GE nears 1TB storage (CD size Media)

Sony develops new audio CD format

The internet has been buzzing lately with stories of Sony's announcement in Japan that it is launching a new audio CD format - the Blu-spec CD. Apparently the format uses Blu-ray laser diodes and advanced polymers in order to improve on the standard CD format (reduction of jitter) while operating within the format parameters.

According to one report: "A roughly translated Japanese press release about the new technology claims the new CD cutting machines 'eliminate vibration', thus improving the quality of the laser beam and bringing sound quality closer to that of the master tape".

Apparently Sony Music Entertainment has announced plans to release 60 titles of classical music, jazz and other genres in the new format for 2,500 yen (715 yen more than a conventional CD). The first releases will be ready for launch in the Japanese market on Christmas Eve, including albums from Miles Davis and ELO. There is no indication of when or if the technology will be released in Europe.

For more information http://www.sony.co.uk/section/home

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Sony develops new audio CD format

Memorable Marketing Solutions - USB Flash Drives

Your Brand Awareness
Expose your company by distributing a USB Flash Drive to your clients as a gift or incentive, printed with your corporate logo. Partition the USB drive, which protects your presentation showcase or movie showing your products or services leaving the remaining memory on the USB to be used by your client as storage. Your partitioned data cannot be edited or deleted.

USB Uses

1. Conference handouts
   
   
2. Electronic catalogues
   
   
3. Multimedia presentations
   
   
4. Offline versions of websites



5. Video showreels
   
   
6. Music
   
   
7. Games
   
   
8. Software
   

Build brand awareness with a Promotional USB Flash drive and distribute important data at the same time.




USB ports are now a standard interface on all PCs. The USB flash drive has become the portable storage solution of choice. With no drivers required, the user can access their data anytime, anyplace, anywhere.

Branded USB flash drives are a powerful marketing tool, which can help to build your organizational brand. HDC can customise each USB flash drive to your individual requirements with logo printing, pre-loading data files, packaging options and branded neck straps.

Help satisfy the increasing demand of users wanting to retain business and personal data. Whether it is music, video or data files; a pocket size branded USB flash drive is the ideal solution.

Benefits
Your customer can use the USB everyday to conveniently store their own files along side yours. This means your company name or web address will be in front of them every time they use it.

Sizes
64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB (Now in Stock)
Please request details of styles and costs.

Free USB Sample

Click here to order your free (non working) USB sample.

Useful links:
USB Flash Drive Product Page
Protect your USB content
Autorun files
Quick quote form

Creative packaging
Take advantage of HDC's creative packaging service and let us create a bespoke packaging solution tocomplement your Flash memory project. Printed card boxes, plastic boxes and metal tins can all be branded as per your project requirements.

Want a Quote?
We continually strive to bring you the best quote on the market. Please call us on 01274 26 26 11 and quote reference HDC 154 to get a competitive quote.

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Memorable Marketing Solutions - USB Flash Drives

DVD shows record-breaking performances

New figures reveal that the film and home entertainment industry is experiencing record sales as the British public opt for a cosy night in with a movie, according to the British Video Association (BVA).

The BVA recently announced DVD sales of an unprecedented 51.7 million to the end of September, the UK's best ever third quarter performance, up 6.5% on that of 2007.

Lavinia Carey, director general of the BVA, told One to One: "2007 was a record year for sales of DVD and so it's very encouraging to see another record nine months into 2008. Everyone enjoys a well-told story and at times of economic hardship, history has shown that UK consumers turn to the home entertainment and film industries for comfort. As a popular and value-for-money choice for leisure spend, we expect to see continued volume growth in our market, as consumers tighten their belts in response to increasing economic uncertainty."

The UK cinema industry has also seen its best performance in 40 years, with the Cinema Exhibitors' Association (CEA) announcing total admissions for the months of June to August this year of 53.6 million. This is a 6% increase on the same period last year, itself seen as a particularly strong performer in recent times.

Phil Clapp, chief executive of the CEA, added: "With films such as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Sex and the City, The Dark Knight, Mamma Mia! and Wall-E driving cinema audiences in another particularly miserable summer, it is understandable that the public find attractive,, affordable entertainment as some kind of escape, even if only for a few hours, from the prevailing gloom. We expect the latest Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, to have a similar effect at the end of this month."

Carey concluded: "We are now seeing Blu-ray contributing to the success of the home entertainment market. As this summer's successful films join the pre-Christmas line-up on all video formats, we are hopeful of another record year for the home entertainment sector."

For more info http://www.bva.org.uk/

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DVD shows record-breaking performances

DVD download to disc from Pioneer

Pioneer Electronics (USA) has introduced two DVD/CD computer writers featuring Qflix DVD Download & Burn technology; these writers, said the company, "Allow users to take advantage of this exciting technology while expanding their entertainment collections with a tangible, familiar media that will maintain into the future."

Jointly developed by Pioneer and Sonic Solutions, Qflix is an emerging DVD technology that gives consumers the opportunity to purchase licensed Hollywood films. "Consumer adoption of digitally distributed entertainment will happen at a far greater rate than the extinction of the DVD player," said Mark Ely, executive vice president of strategy, Sonic Solutions.

"Qflix is an important and necessary bridging technology that allows content owners to deliver a more flexible product that combines the convenience of digital distribution with the permanency and portability of the DVD."

For home audiences who were previously relegated to viewing downloaded content on a small computer screen, Pioneer's new writers with Qflix technology enables users to preserve digital content for playback on standard DVD players and then watch it on a big screen television.

Click here for more info www.pioneerelectronics.com

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DVD download to disc from Pioneer

New Baby at HDC Media Group

Congratulations Emma from everyone at HDC Media Group on having a beautiful baby boy!

Jack Thomas Richmond was born on 08.10.08 at around 5:25am and weighed 8Ib 7oz.

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New Baby at HDC Media Group

Grab A Green Pack Game - Eco Friendly Packaging Game

Instructions
Simply use your mouse to guide the hand and grab as many Green Packaging sample packs which our team members are popping up with, around the HDC Media Group office.

>> Click here to play the game

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Grab A Green Pack Game - Eco Friendly Packaging Game

The New Computer Arts Projects Advert

HDC Media Groups new advert inside the next edition of Computer Arts (115)

The advert shows the 100% recycled paperfoam cd tray, the fully recyclable pop pack and the Green Eco Disc which has the following features compared to the standard DVD5.

• Compatible with all standard ejectible tray DVD players and computers, with the exception of slot drives.


• 4.7Gb storage capacity, which is the same as a standard DVD5


• Has the same playability as a DVD5


• 100% recyclable


• 100% flexible


• 56% less carbon emissions


• 50% less polycarbonate


• 50% thinner


• 50% lighter


• Doesn't contain non-biodegradable bonder resin


• DVD-Video and DVD-ROM formats available

Want to know more?
Visit our new website at
http://www.green-cd-dvd-duplication.co.uk/
or call and speak to one of our friendly experienced account managers on
01274 65 65 65.

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The New Computer Arts Projects Advert