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| P2P Magaz i ne | Autumn 2013
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Pamper yourself with Bic
Bic is inviting customers to pamper
themselves in its latest promotion. Running
until the end of December, the programme
rewards customers for choosing BIC
stationery products including BIC Cristal,
4Colour and Atlantis pens; Velleda whiteboard
products; and Tipp-Ex correction products.
Anyone who buys a minimum of two boxes of
selected products automatically qualifies for
vouchers that can be redeemed for luxury spa
treatments, manicures, pedicures, facials and
massages.
www.bicpromotions.co.uk
CEPI stats show decline in
paper use
The economic downturn and greater
digitisation helped reduce overall
consumption of paper and board in
Europe by 3.8% last year, according to
the Confederation of European Paper
Industries (CEPI). Over the same period,
European GDP decreased by 0.3%
(source: Eurostat – EU27).
CEPI statistics show that in 2012 CEPI
members produced 92.1 million tonnes of
paper and board, 1.6% fewer than in 2011.
Before the 2008 crisis, production was 97.9
million tonnes.
Exports of paper and board outside
Europe showed an increase of 5.3%, whilst
imports fell by 9.7% from 2011 levels.
http://www.cepi.org/node/16197
A natural writing
experience
There are paper notebooks and there
are electronic ones and, thanks to
companies likeWacom, the differences
between the two are becoming ever less
noticeable.
The digitiser specialist recently launched
a new version of its Bamboo Paper app
which works with the company’s Intuos
Creative Stylus for a more natural note-
taking and writing experience on iPads.
Bamboo Paper 2.0 builds on the success
of the previous version (more than 5
million downloads) with an expanded range
of writing and drawing tools, including a
watercolour brush and pencil and a choice
of notebook styles for different tasks, such
as writing or sketching.
Wacom’s new digital stylus, the Intuos
Creative Stylus, makes the most of these
capabilities by providing a natural pen-
on-paper feeling, with 2,048 levels of
pressure sensitivity for greater control
and professional results when sketching,
illustrating and image editing.
Wacom claims that the brushed
aluminium stylus offers the best drawing
experience on iPads that are increasingly
being used to develop ideas and
experiment with concepts. It works with
popular drawing apps including Autodesk
SketchBook Pro for iPad, ArtRage (by
Ambient Design), Bamboo Paper, ProCreate
(by Savage Interactive) and Psykopaint.
The Intuos Creative Stylus is available in
two colour versions – black and blue/black
– and costs £84.99.
Winning design
Varicolor, the drawer filing system from Durable, has
won a red dot design award 2013 to go with its iF
Design Award 2013. The non-slip, stackable, colour-
coded boxes help keep work surfaces clear and
paperwork organised. They can also be kept side-by-
side on shelves and sideboards and in standard office
filing cabinets.
www.durable.eu
Work Cup final ticket to be won
A ticket to the FIFAWorld Cup 2014 final in
Brazil is up for grabs in a Europe-wide interactive
competition launched by Antalis to promote its
Image range of office papers.
The ‘Image Yourself’ trade and end user promotion follows
recent changes to Antalis’ own-brand range of office papers including new
packaging and the introduction of Image Coloraction tinted paper in 28 shades.
To enter the competition, customers are being asked to submit photographs of Image reams
to the dedicated Image Yourself app, Facebook page or mini-site,
www.imageyourself.net.
Competition prizes include nine trips to Brazil, TVs, video cameras, Ice watches, luggage and
polo-shirts. The closing date for entries is 15th June 2014.
www.antalis.co.uk
Protection
from snoopers
Popular stationery brand Leitz has expanded
its Leitz Complete range of smartphone/
tablet accessories with a new iPad/iPad
Mini cover designed to protect data from
shoulder-surfers on planes and trains.
The Leitz Complete Privacy Case,
introduced at September’s IFA show in Berlin,
has a front flap with a built-in privacy screen
that makes it impossible for people on either
side of a user to read the screen. The user
retains a clear view and can still interact with
the touchscreen.
The Leitz Complete Privacy Case is
available in a choice of styles.
Pink for a day
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month when
workplaces up and down the country turn pink in
order to raise money for breast cancer research.
Employees in every type of business are being
urged to show their support by donating £2
and wearing something pink to work on Friday,
October 25, otherwise known as ‘wear it pink’
day. Breast Cancer Campaign aims to raise more
than £2 million from the campaign. Find out
more at
wearitpink.org
or call
0800 107 3104
.