Hotcards, Full Color Printing In The Nation

Because we’re awesome.

Cleveland news channel WKYC came by the Hotcards head office this week to talk to us about the printing business. Check out the resulting article and news story here.

The story turned out great. They interviewed a bunch of people, and everybody was very professional and NOT at all nervous. And they covered all the stuff that’s cool about Hotcards.

They talked about how we got started, when Columbus had an idea for a better printing business, and how he built it with no help from bank loans or borrowed startup capital.

They talked about our green printing efforts, and showcased our sweet water-saving plate processor. (NB: in the video clip, Columbus says the processor uses only 15 gallons of water a week, but the article accidentally quotes him as saying 15 gallons a month. Just a typo, folks.)

The story also mentions that we’re a union print shop, which is a bigger deal nowadays than it used to be. There are fewer and fewer union printers in the U.S. every year, which can be a problem for political campaigns and unionized and government business, all of which depend on union printers for their printing needs.

One thing I thought was pretty funny was that the story said, “Hotcards is a union shop, but…the company respects and supports the total person.” I don’t know what the prevailing opinion of unions is these days, but respect and support of every employee is what unionizing is all about!

Finally, and MOST importantly, of course, they gave a shout out to the website, which brought a tear of happiness to mine eye. Thanks to all the site visitors and customers out there who help to make Hotcards as awesomely newsworthy as we are!

Oh, and while you’re watching the video, see if you can spot me in the background!