In the most celebratory sense, of course: March 12th is Alfred Hitchcock Day. While we’re fans of mystery and suspense, we know that both are lots more fun in movies than in real life. And that’s why we do our best to help when you’re puzzled by something. If you’re feeling mystified by any aspect…
Ever the optimists, we’re looking for that first robin of spring. Sure, he hasn’t turned up yet, but we’re keeping our eyes peeled all the same. And in the meantime, we’re spending some time with his hardier blue cousin: a little bird we call Twitter. It’s estimated that around 500 million tweets are sent out…
Questions. We love ‘em. When somebody has a question for us here at Paper Shop, we know that they’re either already advertising with us or thinking of giving us a try. We’re happy to help with and all inquiries, and we’ve found that a number of them are, well, frequently asked questions. Here’s where we take…
Your secrets are safe with us. And so is your email! If you’ve checked out our website, you’ve probably discovered that it’s pretty simple to register. You’ve also likely noticed that we require an email address to do so. In fact, even when you advertise with us over the phone, we do ask if you’d…
Modesty is overrated. There, we said it. But when it comes to letting people know about your business or what you’re trying to sell, why not make a splash? We offer display advertising for as little as $13.50 a week. And we’d be delighted to go over all the options that we’ve got; give us…
It’s said that Eskimos have over 100 words for snow. And while that’s a pretty intriguing thought, it’s simply not true. But it does point out how very important wording can be. Even in English, we’ve got a number of words to describe winter precipitation; while a dusting of snow may be no big deal,…
And so is findnflip.com. You probably noticed something a little different when you visited us online in the last few days. Okay, okay – “a little different” is an understatement. As you might have guessed, we’ve revamped our website. We added some exciting new options and developed a more user-friendly interface, and we know you’ll…
340 million. That’s how many tweets are posted every single day. And we here at Paper Shop contribute about five or six tweets daily to that staggering number. We’re particularly well-suited to Twitter, because we’re used to working within pretty strict guidelines to say the things we want to say; our most common ads are…
Because we sell anything and everything, we often get ads for the interesting, the unusual and the extremely specialized. One of the best parts of working here is that we learn so much about so many different things. Here’s where we feature an ad that made us sit up and take notice. U-LINE PACKING PEANUTS 100%…
… if you’re Italian. Let us clarify: that lovely little symbol you see right up there? The one you use in every single email address? It’s known in Italy as the chiocciolina or small snail. And we can kinda see the resemblance. To the Dutch it’s the apestaart (monkey’s tail) and the Japanese know it as the…