Rose Calendars – Latest news

Particularly those of you who like to order promotional calendars early will be pleased to hear that the launch of our exciting new 2013 range is now only days away!

Having worked on the picture selection and designs for over a year now, the result is truly one to make an impact: stunning images, specially commissioned paintings and outstanding photography have once again been paired with innovative yet practical designs. We are proud to continue our exclusive contracts with acclaimed artists like photographers Colin Prior and Mick Payton and painter Mike Jeffries to name but a few.

Please visit our site again soon for a browse of our new 2013 range of promotional calendars.

If you'd like to request a brochure, please contact us and we will put you on the mailing list so you can be the first to view our 2013 calendars. 

If you have ordered your promotional calendars for 2012 already, chances are you will be starting to distribute them in the next few weeks. If you haven’t ordered yet, you should do so soon. Either way, we have put together a list of useful tips that we hope will come in handy when you come to distribute your calendars:

• The personal touch always wins: ask your field sales people and drivers to hand the calendars out in person during their next sales call or delivery (also saving on postage!).
• All those enquiries you received during the year but didn’t convert into orders are likely to welcome a calendar and feel valued by receiving one.
• Calendars make a great prospecting tool; give them to those businesses you’d like to count amongst your customers in the future.
• Send a calendar out with each quotation or invoice in December to save on postage costs (browse our postage saver range for calendars that can be sent out under Royal Mail’s ‘Large Letter’ format).
• Last but not least: get your advert seen in as many places as possible. Don’t forget your accountant, solicitor, IT provider and even your dentist!

Fact is, a well-maintained recipient list and carefully executed distribution will make your calendars work even harder for you, and all at no extra cost to you whatsoever.

Have you got any other tried and tested tips that have helped you get your promotional calendars into the right places? We’d like to hear them! Please contact us with your experiences.

All of a sudden we find ourselves in November and wonder how we got here! With only 38 working days remaining this year, there is not much time left to organise end-of-year gifts for your customers and prospects.

We would like to remind businesses across the UK to order their promotional calendars for next year and highlight the two major advantages of placing your order soon:

• you can still choose from good stock levels and are likely to get your preferred calendar titles before they sell out
• the earlier you take delivery of your calendars, the more time you have left for their effective and targeted distribution

You are unsure of the many benefits calendar advertising has to offer? Please watch our informative video What calendars can do for your business or visit our page Why Calendars

If you’d like to discuss your calendar requirements with someone, please contact us and one of our experienced team members will be happy to help.

Extreme, ground-breaking feats of construction and engineering have always been favoured as subjects for art and photography and what better time to celebrate the results than today, on World Architecture Day.

The grand designs of this world are exactly what gave us the inspiration for our brand new calendar 'Iconic Structures', which depicts impressive megastructures from both the UK and further afield, featuring not only outstanding photography and a contemporary calendar design but many interesting facts about each subject - did you know that the world's tallest building is in downtown Dubai?

'Iconic Structures' is available as a stunning wall calendar as well as a no less impressive but handy desk version.

Obviously the ideal choice of promotional tool for any business related to the achitectural, construction and engineering industries, it also appeals to a wide range of people and would give your business promotion an iconic presence, whatever your trade.

Please contact us for a free sample or further assistance regarding this or any other calendar in our range.

Have you ever wondered why printed calendars continue to be so popular, even in today's world that is dominated more and more by digital devices, hand held organisers and anything else electronic?

There are several very good reasons. The recent BBC News Magazine article 'Why do we still buy calendars?' explores a few and has received some great comments from readers as a result. Although written largely from a consumer perspective, the facts about calendars' continuing popularity highlighted by both the article and the comments can just as easily - if not more so - be applied to promotional advertising calendars.

Well worth a read from our perspective. As are our customers' testimonials, which can either be read on our testimonials page or watched on our new video page.

We'd love to hear your views. Do you buy calendars, either as a personal present for Christmas or as a promotional tool for your business? If so, what is your main reason for doing so?And, last but not least, have you got a favourite calendar?

We understand the annual 'Scotsman Calendar' won't be produced for 2012, which might leave you wondering what other Scottish calendars there are to promote your business with.

You have come to the right place, as our range of promotional Scottish calendars is extensive and contains calendars for all tastes and budgets.

So, whether you are favouring the Highlands or islands, the stunning remote mountains and lochs or beautiful towns Scotland has to offer - please take a look at our Scottish calendars, which can all be overprinted with your company's details, exactly to your requirements.

Please contact us if you'd like to receive more information, a sample or a quotation.

We would like to wish everyone in Yorkshire and all those who love Yorkshire a very happy Yorkshire Day!

The weather today couldn't be any nicer for all the outdoor activities planned in York itself and the whole of the county and we hope it stays that way.

Here at Rose Calendars we have always loved Yorkshire - both its beautiful sights and its lovely people who are very proud of their heritage. That is why our promotional calendar Yorkshire is so popular amongst businesses in the region: they love their county and embrace the opportunity to prove it.

If you are a Yorkshire business wanting to show your customers and prospects that you care about your local area, please take a look at our Yorkshire calendar, it might be just the right advertising tool for you. Your ad up on someone's wall, together with a stunning image of your county is sure to impress way beyond the Yorkshire borders!

Our promotional wall and desk calendars with Scottish landscape images by Colin Prior are extremely sought after in both Scotland and across the whole of the UK. His unrivalled skill in capturing the awe-inspiring beauty of the landscape through his lens has been an inspiration to many other professional and hobby photographers.

In a recent BBC series about his award-winning photography work, Colin shared some of his knowledge and talked about the many factors that need to be considered to take the best photographs – time of day and lighting to name but a few.

The following links give you an insight into his world and see Colin reveal some simple tips to help you take amazing shots yourself.

BBC iplayer - Colin Prior Tips 1

BBC iplayer - Colin Prior Tips 2

For more information on Colin Prior, please visit our About Colin Prior page.

Our Colin Prior promotional calendars for 2012 can be viewed by clicking on these links: Colin Prior Wall Calendar and Colin Prior Desk Calendar.

Please contact us if you would like to discuss your business calendar requirements or to request a brochure, sample or quotation. We will be happy to help you with your enquiry.

We are firmly into a new season, the clocks have changed and “Q2” has started – a big milestone on the annual calendar of business planning, with the beginning of the new financial year merely a couple of days away. Time, perhaps, to look ahead to your promotional activities for 2012 and the timely ordering of items like company calendars and diaries.

Your immediate response might be “Calendars? - It’s only April!”, but there are a number of advantages in ordering your promotional business calendars early:
• You get the best choice of calendar titles, which can sell out later in the year.
• Early buying discounts mean your marketing budget goes even further.
• Choice of early delivery slot to allow plenty of time for distribution.

In fact, there are only advantages as you don’t even have to pay for your calendars until you wish to take delivery at a time that suits you.

Don’t miss out on the power of calendar advertising – promote your company in the most visible, targeted and cost-effective way available today. See our testimonials for other companies’ opinions on this great marketing tool.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss any aspect of your business calendar requirements or to request a brochure, sample or quotation.

At this year’s National Calendar Awards held in London, Rose Calendars won a total of three coveted awards in the corporate calendar sector.

The annual event is the most important in the UK’s calendar industry and the trophies are much sought after, so we were very pleased with our success. The winning titles were:

Geographica – a stunning scenic calendar with exceptional images celebrating the natural wonders of our world

Tooled-Up Terriers – a novelty humour calendar, superseded for 2012 by new title Guinea Pig Games

Pure – beautiful models in natural settings, a contemporary and innovative glamour calendar that won’t offend

To read our official press release about the awards, please click here.

Why not take a look at our complete range of promotional calendars for 2012 – we have updated old favourites and added some exciting new titles for you.