River City Graphic Solutions
211 W. 4th Street, Vinton, IA 52349
PH 319-472-3301 / TF 866-517-9478

Smart solutions for small business.

River City Graphic Solutions provides smart, creative and affordable solutions for small businesses and organizations.

Our list of services includes graphic design, commercial printing, full color and black and white digital printing, e-mail marketing, and website development and hosting services.

Thank you for visiting our blog. You'll find announcements about new services and recent projects. If we've done a project for you and you'd like us to feature it, please send us an email.

Jim Mayhew, Owner/Creative Director

Friday, July 10, 2009

Customer Satisfaction Survey

As part of our commitment to providing outstanding service and quality products, we would like to invite you to participate in our survey. Please click HERE to take the short survey - just 12 simple questions and about 2 minutes of your time. Upon completion, you will receive a coupon with a special offer.

Friday, June 12, 2009

"24.7" Vinton, Iowa Flood Film Website

The Great Flood of June 2008 has left its mark in history as the most significant natural disaster to effect the state of Iowa. One local film is now available that documents the flood's impact on Vinton, Iowa and the surrounding area.

River City Graphic Solutions was chosen to promote the film "24.7: The Vinton Area Flood Film". Working alongside videographer, Brian Larkin, River City Graphic Solutions produced two versions of movie posters, developed the film's website, designed and printed the t-shirts, and designed the DVD.

According to owner, Jim Mayhew, "This was a great opportunity to give something back. We were more than happy to help promote this project." Many of the services were donated in-kind to the project.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Thank You Cards

Increase your bottom line with this simple and traditional method of expressing your appreciation of your customers!
  • Retain customer loyalty by thanking them for their business
  • Reinforce your commitment to customer service
  • Boost your "top of mind awareness" with your customer base
  • Use Thank You cards as an opportunity for a referral - no better time than when you have a completely satisfied customer!
  • Option to include a brief handwritten message - in a world of impersonal communication, a simple, handwritten message really impresses!
  • Use our latest print technology - variable data printing - to PERSONALIZE each card to your customer - or insert a scanned signature for high volume account representatives.

Now thru June 30, 2009, get 50 FREE Thank You cards when you purchase 200 at our low, regular price! Contact us today for details and to place your order!

Full Color Banners & Event Displays

River City Graphic Solutions is now offering a comprehensive line of full color banners in large formats up to 126". We have several substrates available for indoor and outdoor applications with finishing options that include grommets and/or hemmed edges.

Coming very soon to our showroom are several outstanding solutions for trade shows, job fairs, and exhibitions. River City Graphic Solutions will have mutliple banner stands and table top displays featuring quick setup and premium quality graphics. Need help with the graphics, design and/or theme? Let us help! Contact us today!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Custom Graduation Announcements by River City GS

We have just posted our price list for our Custom Graduation Announcements! For 2009, there are several new changes:
  • More Styles - We are now offering 3 different flat card styles and 2 different folded cards!
  • All-Inclusive Pricing - the price you see is the price you pay. NO setup/design fees. NO scanning fees. And envelopes are included with our folded cards!
  • Every design is unique - these are NOT templates
  • Early incentives - get great discounts and special offers
  • Referral Program - refer your friends to us and get a $5 Subway gift card!
We simply want to offer you the best value in custom photo graduation announcements. You can download our price list and get more information online at www.rivercitygs.com/grad09.

Make Your Business WebSmart

As we work with small business clients, we realize there is a need to help educate owners learn what options there are for getting their own online presence. River City GS has been working on putting tools together to help any small business create a strong online presence.


We have a solution for you if:
  • you still are using your personal email address for all of your business needs, too
  • you don't have your own domain registered for your business; or you don't even know
  • what a domain is or what it does
  • you don't currently have any online presence for your company
  • don't understand what a blog is
  • you think websites are too expensive
  • you have a website, but it hasn't been updated since 2005
  • you'd like to update your website on your own


We'll teach you the basics and the benefits of having your own email address, the importance of owning your domain names, and how simple and affordable it can be to have your own website that you can maintain. Plus, we are now offering e-mail marketing solutions, providing you with new ways to reach your customers and build your business.

We have launched a new website, www.websmartshop.com where you can research and purchase some of these features on your own. But before you do, let us help you identify what you want to achieve and what steps to get you there.

Contact us today for more information!

Saturday, January 17, 2009

River City Graphic Solutions Joins Constant Contact’s Business Partner Program

Program Provides RCGS' Clients with Effective and Affordable Tools to Build Strong, Lasting Customer Relationships

River City Graphic Solutions today announced they have joined Constant Contact’s Business Partner Program. River City Graphic Solutions is able to provide their clients with easy-to-use email marketing and online survey products to help them build strong, lasting customer relationships. Constant Contact®, Inc. (www.constantcontact.com) is a leading provider of email marketing and online survey tools for small organizations.

“Our customers are always looking for effective ways to grow their businesses,” said owner, Jim Mayhew. “Constant Contact’s customer communication tools give our clients a valuable addition to our core services. Constant Contact’s ease-of-use and affordability made the partner program a great solution to meet our clients’ marketing needs.”

“Email marketing and online surveys are proven tools that help small businesses connect with their customers and build successful customer relationships,” said Len Bruskiewitz, senior director, Partner Programs, Constant Contact. “We are pleased that River City Graphic Solutions chose Constant Contact to provide their clients with our products and services, and we look forward to working with them to help grow their clients’ businesses.”

As a Constant Contact Business Partner, River City Graphic Solutions is able to provide their clients with email marketing and online survey capabilities. With SpeakUp!SM Email Marketing, Constant Contact’s email marketing product, RCGS’s clients can quickly and easily create professional-looking emails, manage contact email lists, measure email campaign results from clicks to open rates, and review who joined email lists.

With ListenUp!SM Survey, Constant Contact’s online survey product, RCGS’s clients have an easy-to-use tool to gain insight that will help them meet customer needs, generate new ideas, and grow their business or organization. ListenUp! Survey also helps River City Graphic Solution’s clients analyze responses quickly, create targeted email lists based on survey responses, take action, and follow-up with relevant email communications.

About River City Graphic Solutions
River City Graphic Solutions provides professional graphic design, print and imaging, and e-mail marketing solutions to small businesses. RCGS is located in the heart of eastern Iowa between Waterloo and Cedar Rapids and has been providing high end design, print and imaging solutions for their customers since 2000.


About Constant Contact, Inc.
Launched in 1998, Constant Contact, Inc. is a leading provider of email marketing and online survey tools for small organizations, including
small businesses, associations, and nonprofits. To learn more, please visit www.constantcontact.com or call (781) 472-8100.
Constant Contact and the Constant Contact Logo are registered trademarks of Constant Contact, Inc. All Constant Contact product names and other brand names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Constant Contact, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

Please direct all press inquiries to:
River City Graphic Solutions
Jim Mayhew
Owner
jmayhew@rivercitygs.com
319/472-3301

Customer Testimonial

"On behalf of Virginia Gay Hospital (Vinton, IA), I feel extremely fortunate to work locally with Jim and Beth Mayhew over the past few years. The most recent project was with the development of our Vinton-Shellsburg Athletic booklets. Jim was approached with the concept and from there the quality and creativity have consistently exceeded our expectations. Jim has been extremely flexible and accountable to his timeframes, and we plan on continuing this relationship for many years to come.

Without hesitation, River City Graphics is a "one stop shop" for us and I would encourage anyone else to see the results for yourself. Professionalism is priceless!
"

Kim Frank, Director of Human Resources
Virginia Gay Hospital www.vghinc.com