For Release: January 10, 2006Media Contact: Chris Kochmanski (734/944-8705, chris@design-hub.com)DesignHub Creates Web Site for Packaging and Shipping Specialists, Inc. (P.A.S.S.)SALINE, MI – DesignHub, Inc., a creative services and marketing firm headquartered in Saline, has designed and developed a new Web site for Packaging and Shipping Specialists, Inc. (P.A.S.S.) of Lubbock, Texas. The site, www.packship.com, tells how P.A.S.S. helps people own and operate their own businesses offering packing, mailing, shipping, printing, copying, and eBay trading services, among others. A section entitled “Your Opportunity” details the ways that P.A.S.S. differs from traditional franchise operations. (For example, P.A.S.S store owners pay no royalties and can name their own stores.) The site also outlines how to become a P.A.S.S. store owner, and provides estimates of the investment required. In a streaming video, P.A.S.S. founder Mike Gallagher tells the benefits of P.A.S.S. store ownership. The new P.A.S.S. Web site also includes answers to frequently asked questions, testimonials from current P.A.S.S. store owners, and an online application form. In a password-protected area called “Partner’s Corner,” current P.A.S.S. store owners can download marketing manuals and other useful documents, find preferred vendors on a continually updated list, and review messages from P.A.S.S. management. P.A.S.S. was founded in 1981 in Hobbs, New Mexico. Today nearly 800 individually owned P.A.S.S. stores operate under such names as Pack ‘N’ Mail Plus, Boxes ‘N’ More, Postal Plus, Pack ‘N’ Ship, Package Plus, and others. More information is available from Packaging and Shipping Specialists, Inc., 5211 85th St., Suite 104, Lubbock, TX 79424. Phone: (800) 877-8884. Email: info@packship.com. DesignHub’s services to P.A.S.S. included planning the new Web site, designing its graphical user interface, editing content, and programming its pages. DesignHub, Inc. works with clients on branding, Web sites, brochures, annual reports, newsletters, advertising, direct mail, packaging designs, and exhibit signage, as well as marketing strategies and plans. Principals of DesignHub include: Karen Ragland, business manager and account executive; Ted Chesky, creative director and graphic designer; and Chris Kochmanski, marketing strategist and copywriter. The company was founded in 1999. In addition to Packaging and Shipping Specialists, Inc., DesignHub’s clients include the Ann Arbor IT Zone, Ann Arbor SPARK, Architectural Media Systems, Berry & Associates, Berry Moorman PC, Carr Engineering, the Center for Automotive Research, Chelsea Community Hospital, DaimlerChrysler Corp., Electrocon International, Hardwood Solutions, Homeowner Services of America, MapInfo Corp., Motawi Tileworks, NanoBio Corp., Peters Building Co., Phoenix Contractors, Picometrix Inc., Qualigence Inc., Saline Area Chamber of Commerce, Saline Business Development Association, Saline Celtic Festival, Samson Senior Properties, SignGraphix Inc., Simons-White & Associates, Survey Sciences Group, Thomas B. McMullen Co., Travis Pointe Dental Group, the University of Michigan’s Congenital Heart Center, and others. Further information is available from DesignHub, 600 West Michigan Avenue, Saline, Mich. 48176. Phone: 734/944-8705. Fax: 734/944-8735. E-mail: . Online: www.design-hub.com. |
