As you’re probably aware, September is the busiest month for the print industry! Although you may be seeing plenty of work coming across your books, now is not the time to lose sight of what’s to come.

With plenty of people looking to book holidays and trips before the year is out, you’re likely to see a boost in sales from the travel and tourism industry. You’ll also start to find some seasonal print making its way through your business, ready for Christmas!

Continue reading to get more of an idea about September’s most popular products and discover more about this month’s top industry, travel and tourism.

Top Industries this Month

With students and families taking time out to enjoy activities, you can be certain that businesses such as music venues, theatres and craft clubs will be needing marketing materials to help promote their upcoming events and workshops.

What can you expect? Print items such as posters and flyers will be staples. Due to the highly promotional nature of the travel and tourism industry, it’ll come as no surprise that these are essential. There’s no better way to promote an attraction, day out or holiday than by handing out leaflets and putting up posters in popular public areas.

PVC banners are also a popular choice for advertising and highlighting deals, discounts, and sales! Help your customers to advertise the perfect getaway with a banner that truly stands out.

If you’re looking for more inspiration and tips on targeting this industry why not take a look at our handy blog; How to Sell Print to: Leisure and Tourism. Here, you can discover how to offer a personal service to customers from the leisure and tourism industry and help them promote their holidays and attractions to tourists.

Top Products

Business Cards – An agent’s essential. Help your customers in the travel and tourism industry keep in touch with hot prospects with a professional set of business cards. We’ve got everything from square to embellished, mini to folded, so you can give your customers choice.

Flyers – When it comes to the travel and tourism industry, getting everything from promotions to informative leaflets out there is super important. Help your customers to book holidays and fill spaces on trips with our huge range of stocks and sizes. 

Stapled Booklets – If your customers are looking to create a booklet that highlights their holiday offering, our stapled booklets are a perfect pick for smaller publications. Holding from 8 to 56 pages, and coming in a range of sizes and stocks, they’re completely flexible to your customer’s booklet needs.

Posters – The ultimate way of grabbing attention, posters! We’ve silk stocks for indoor usage and PVC stocks for outdoor usage so wherever your customers are advertising their offering, we’ve got posters to suit.

Other Opportunities

Wedding Season

September is one of the most popular months for weddings. With that in mind, you may find venues in need of a whole host of stationery and hospitality print products. Invitations, place name cards, selfie frames, menus and thank you cards are just some of the items customers will need. For more inspiration, take a look at our Ultimate Guide to Wedding Print.

Seasonal Print

As we mentioned earlier, you’re more than likely to see seasonal print rolling in. From Halloween to Black Friday and of course Christmas and New Year, businesses will begin to gear up for the end of the year. Make sure you’re ready to take on their seasonal print needs with our range of quality products and fast turnarounds!

Looking to get ahead of the game? Why not read our blog 6 Seasonal Marketing Tips for Printers and discover how you can get involved in seasonal marketing as a printer. We’ve gathered our best tips on making everything from Black Friday to Christmas work for you!  Remember, seasonal marketing isn’t just for the festive season, you can bring it into your sales strategy all year round if you want to!