At Steel City, we know that even the smallest items need to reflect your brand’s quality. Sticky notes are a desk staple, but we want to make sure they land well – avoiding common frustrations like late delivery, artwork getting clipped, or pads that look fine on day one but don’t last.
When you’re ordering for events, direct mail, welcome packs, or office stock, the details really matter because you’re repeating the same action hundreds of times. We want to ensure that every pad you hand out or leave in a meeting room reflects well on your business.
- Reliable lead times: Lead times are a really common question, so we filter our sticky note options upfront to help you hit your dates. We have 5-day express options where the build supports it, ensuring your pads arrive exactly when you need them for that show or mail-drop, rather than sitting in a cupboard because they missed the deadline.
- Print-area sizing control: We will always help you with print areas to ensure your logo looks sharp. We offer defined sizes (e.g., 71x71mm, 96x96mm, 121x71mm) and clear choices like printing on every sheet or just the cover. This ensures your artwork doesn’t get cut off at the edge and that small text or QR codes remain perfectly readable.
- Sizes people actually use: We focus on sizes that are useful for the recipient in their day-to-day – like the classic 75x75mm squares or wider 105x75mm pads. We typically suggest sensible sheet counts, often 50, so they feel substantial and valuable to the recipient, rather than a throwaway item. That means when you top up meeting rooms, the pads feel good quality.
- Branding that lasts: We offer both cover-branded pads and every-sheet printing because the branding goal changes depending on how the product is used. If you want consistent brand exposure right down to the last note, printing on every sheet is a powerful choice that stops your message disappearing after the first few pages are used.
- Readable CTA layout: We think calls to action are really powerful on branded items. We include larger pads with bigger printable zones (up to 121x71mm) so you can fit a short URL, a message, or a QR code without eating into the writing area. It’s a great way to drive engagement from a desk item without the text becoming too small to read.
- Paper you can trust: Sustainability is a real priority, so we specify paper options with clear sourcing statements (sustainably managed forests) and include recycled variants like 90gsm kraft recycled paper. It’s important that we don’t greenwash, so we give you concrete details to sign off on if your brand cares about where the paper comes from.
These are the starting point of our suggestions – the benchmarks we use to keep the range dependable. If your volumes and timelines allow, our team can go beyond this list to source bespoke sticky note builds that match your specific campaign or pack format perfectly.