Press Release

BallStars Granted European Union Patent

Adding to a long list of patents BallStars’ can now add the European Union to the list. Patent is for the proprietary process and equipment that is used to imprint graphics onto sports balls.

This Patent cover the entire European Union which is made up of the following countries.

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands / Holland
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom

BallStars also has patents covering Canada, South Africa, Japan and numerous patents in the United States.

The Ballstars™ photo transfer system uses a proprietary process and equipment that has been tested for consistent results with minimal waste. For this reason, it is offered only as a package since results cannot be guaranteed if the proper equipment, supplies, and balls are not used. When used as directed, it has a lifetime guarantee.

Balls are intended for display purposes and not for actual use. Financing is available. For more information, contact Devlan Reeves at (800) 237-0653; e-mail: dreeves@ballstars.com; or visit the Web site at www.ballstars.com.

BallStars Granted Canadian Patent Approval

Adding to a long list of patents BallStars’ can now add Canada to the list. After 8 years and 2 months from the initial filing BallStars was officially granted a full Canadian Patent on November 22nd, 2011. Patent # 2,511,552 is for the proprietary process and equipment that is used to imprint graphics onto sports balls.

The Ballstars™ photo transfer system uses a proprietary process and equipment that has been tested for consistent results with minimal waste. For this reason, it is offered only as a package since results cannot be guaranteed if the proper equipment, supplies, and balls are not used. When used as directed, it has a lifetime guarantee.

Balls are intended for display purposes and not for actual use. Financing is available. For more information, contact sales at (800) 237-0653; e-mail: dreeves@ballstars.com; or visit the Web site at www.ballstars.com.

BallStars Features New Mid-sized 2 Panel Football!

New Mid-sized 2 Panel Football!

One of the popular sports in America is football and Ballstars gives you the opportunity to tap into this tremendous market by offering footballs that can now be personalized in four sizes. Using the company’s exclusive photo transfer ball system, you can put photos and text on a football that can be used to create awards, thank-you gifts, and keepsakes for team players, parents, coaches, and others.

The full–size football is regulation size and completely authentic. Balls come packed 12 per case; however, there is no minimum order. Suggested retail is $49.95. A mid-size football is 9” and comes packed 24 pieces per case. Suggested retail is $29.95. The mini football, which is 6” , also comes packed 24 pieces per case and its suggested retail is $24.95. Each size ball features 1 or 2 white panels that will accept a Ballstars’ proprietary heat transfer that is applied using its patented specially designed press.

There also are display accessories such as a kicking tee and an oak-base acrylic case that can be purchased separately to display the ball on a shelf or desk.

For more information, contact BallStars at (800) 237-0653; e-mail: sales@ballstars.com; or visit the Web site to see a product demo video at www.ballstars.com.

BallStars Offers New Mid-Sized Autograph Basketball!

BallStars Offers Photo Basketballs

Whether used as a memento or an award, BallStars has the right type of sport ball to suit any occasion. As part of its turnkey proprietary photo ball transfer system, Basketballs come in three sizes: full-size mid-size and mini. These specially coated sports balls can be imprinted with a team or player photo, mascot, and copy.

The full-size basketballs are regulation size, the mid-size are about 10” in diameter and the mini basketballs are about 6” in diameter. The full-sized balls come packaged 12 per case, mid-sized come packaged 24 per case and the mini ball come packaged 24 per case and quantity discounts are offered. Also available are solid oak and acrylic display cases.

BallStars is a manufacturer of a unique system to imprint photos and other graphics on actual sports balls. Sold only as a turnkey package, the BallStars Photo Ball Transfer system includes a proprietary heat press, specially coated sports balls, and everything else needed to get started.

For more information, contact BallStars at (800)237-0653; e-mail: sales@ballstars.com; or visit their website at www.ballstars.com.

On-Site Sports Photo Events made easy with BallStars system on wheels

On-Site Sports Photo Events made easy with BallStars system on wheels

BallStars is introducing a self contained roller trunk system at the 2010 Sports Licensing & Tailgate Show at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV January 20^th – 22^nd.

NEW CENTURY KANSAS, Jan 15/PR Newswire - BallStars is now offering a customized travel trunk system with its Sports Events Edition photo ball heat transfer package. Event planners, sports marketing agencies and event photographers will now be able to roll out and set up a complete green screen photo booth and heat transfer system that allows photo sports balls to be created on-site within 2 minutes from image capture to the customers’ hands.

The Sports Events Edition of the BallStars photo ball system comes complete with everything necessary to put on a first class photo event including the patented BallStars photo ball heat transfer press, color laser printer, photo event software and all other necessary green screen lighting equipment.

“In our research we found two key factors that guided our development,” said Devlan Reeves, VP Marketing, BallStars. “First, the photo gift market is the fastest growing part of the photography industry. Second, everyone expects instant gratification. So designing a portable photo system with an integrated heat press system fast enough to be used on-site was essential for us to meet these two key factors.”

Reeves continued. “We put our new system to the test last March when Spalding asked us to demonstrate our on-site photo ball event system at the 2009 NBA AllStar Jam Session in Phoenix Arizona. At the 6 day event, we had to produce hundreds of Autograph Photo Basketballs a day. Each day we had to setup and tear down. So we recognized then that a portable, durable, easy-to-setup travel trunk system would be essential for the on-site event planners to be successful, so we created one.” Visit BALLSTARS EVENT SYSTEM

About BallStars

BallStars is a manufacturer of a patented system to imprint photos and graphics on actual sports balls. Sold as a turnkey package, the BallStarsä Photo Ball Transfer system includes a proprietary heat press, specially coated sports balls, and everything else needed to get started.

Established in 1996, BallStars has sold more than 550 systems in more than 13 countries. BallStars holds 3 United States patents and several foreign patents and trademarks.

Contact:

Devlan Reeves

Vice President, Marketing

100 Mission Woods Dr

New Century, KS 66031

Phone: 913-764-7738

dreeves@ballstars.com
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www.ballstars.com

New Product Announcement - Baby Blocks

Just released - New Baby Blocks!

Three colors to choose from; Traditional Pearl, Baby Pink and Baby Blue. Can be hung as an Ornament or displayed on a shelf. Baby Blocks can be printed on 2 sides and have the letters A B C printed on the other panels. Great for newborn announcements, perfect for "Baby's First Christmas" ornaments.

Manufactured exclusively for BallStars and to used with their proprietary heat press equipment.

To find out more, visit www.ballstars.com or email sales@ballstars.com

BallStars at 2009 NBA Draft

Thanks to our long running relationship with Spalding, you can see BallStars custom printed basketballs on the tables of the players during the 2009 NBA Draft ceremony.

Check it out here: 2009 NBA Draft Video Recap

BallStars at 2009 NBA AllStar Jam Session

Here's a quick interview that the NBA Live TV group did with Marshall, founder of BallStars when we were at the 2009 NBA AllStar Jam Session in March.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlO0-HpUQAk

If you look real close, you can see our Green Screen background and photo lights that we used to drop the fans photo next to their favorite NBA AllStar Player

We were at the NBA AllStar Jam Session testing our new Photo Event System that maintains a very fast production speed enabling you produce a custom photo sports ball in under 1 1/2 minutes. This is pretty incredible when you think you have to take a photo, create the graphic, print a mirrored transfer, then press the ball in our heat press.

Our new Photo Event System utilizes optional software that can be purchased in addition to any of our complete Photo Ball Heat Transfer systems. To find more about BallStars and our available Photo Ball Heat Transfer systems please visit: www.ballstars.com

BallStars Ranks No. 4088 on the 2008 Inc. 5,000

MEDIA CONTACT: Devlan Reeves, 913-764-7738 / dreeves@ballstars.com

America’s 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies Revealed

5000 Fast-Growth Companies to Quell Your Recession Fears – List Reports Aggregate Revenue of $185 Billion

BallStars Ranks No. 4088 on the 2008 Inc. 5,000

NEW YORK, August 20, 2008 – Inc. today ranked BallStars No. 4088 on its annual ranking of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.

“Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism,” said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. “The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth.”

BallStars manufactures a patented heat press system that turns autograph style sports balls into individually personalized premium sports memorabilia with a unique process that prints any type of color photo, logo or text permanently onto the surface of the ball in seconds. BallStars currently has systems in all 50 states, 11 different countries, holds 3 United States patents and several foreign patents. BallStars systems are used to serve the awards & engraving industry, sports memorabilia market and can be seen at sporting events and corporate hospitality events around the country.

The 5000 companies that made the list reported aggregate revenue of $185 billion and median three-year growth of 147 percent. Most important, the 2008 Inc. 5000 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 826,033 jobs since those companies were founded. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and a list of the fastest-growing companies that can be sorted by industry and region can be found at www.inc5000.com.

Hottest Regions for Fastest-Growing Companies

The New York metro area tops the Inc. 5000 list with the most companies of any city with 355. Washington, D.C. comes in a close second with 300 companies on the list; Los Angeles comes in third with 244 companies, and Atlanta (194 companies) and Chicago (189 companies) round out the top five. Interestingly, only 62 companies on the Inc. 5000 are not based in metropolitan areas.

Grand Rapids, Mich. leads the list with the highest median revenue of any metro area ($26.2 million, 16 companies), followed by San Antonio, Texas ($21.3 million, 25 companies), Baton Rouge, La. ($18.8 million, 14 companies), Houston ($17.1 million, 97 companies), and Kansas City, Mo.-Kan. ($16.5 million, 39 companies).

Hottest Industries for Fastest-Growing Businesses

The most notable median growth categories among the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing businesses are in the Energy category (which grew by 298%), followed by Government Services (which grew by 220%), Security (200% growth), IT Services and Software (both grew by 187%), and Consulting (which grew by 182% on average).

The largest business category is IT Services, with 579 Inc. 5000 companies. Business Services (532 companies), Construction (459), Manufacturing (405), and Advertising & Marketing (361) complete the top five industries ranked on the 2008 Inc. 5000.

Industries reporting the highest median revenue are Travel ($38.8 million), Financial Services ($16.3 million), Logistics ($15.4 million) Government Services ($14.2 million), and Energy ($14.2 million).

Methodology

The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, independent – not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies – as of December 31, 2007, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in 2007.

Companies can apply for next year’s Inc. 5000 by registering with “IncBizNet, Business Network for Private Companies”, at www.incbiznet.com.

About Inc.com Inc.com, the daily resource for entrepreneurs, delivers how-to guides, advice, tools, breaking news, and rich multi-media to help business owners and CEOs start, run, and grow their businesses. Inc.com offers dynamic marketing solutions to help advertisers effectively reach Inc.com's audience of business leaders. Visit http://www.inc.com.

About Inc. 500|Inc. 5000 Conference Each year, Inc. magazine and Inc.com celebrate the remarkable achievements of today’s entrepreneurial superstars — the privately held small businesses that drive our economy. The Inc. 500|Inc. 5000 Conference brings together members of the Inc. 5000 community—both a new class of Inc. 5000 honorees and the list’s alumni—for three days of powerful networking, inspired learning, and momentous celebration. For the first time ever, this powerful networking event is open to all. Please join us September 18-20, 2008 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, D.C. For more information or to register, visit www.Inc500Conference.com or call us at 877-211-0489.

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Webinar Announcement - CorelPHOTO Paint: The essential skill set!

BallStars Partner, Digital Art Solution is hosting a free valuable webinar Friday, May 16th, 2008 from 3pm - 4pm EDT.

CorelPHOTO Paint: The essential skill set training course will provide a comprehensive menu of tools and strategies for producing digital designs.

Many new buyers recognize that there are profitable opportunities in the imprinting industries. The trick is figuring out which direction to go. Digital Art Solutions takes a completely unique approach to selling imprinting systems. They believe that digital art and software are just as important as hardware or the imprinting equipment. The best hardware on the planet has little value if you can not easily design and output graphics. For this reason, every potential Digital Art Solutions customer will undergo a comprehensive needs analysis before a system recommendation is made. As a result of this consultation, customers are able to determine the production process that best fits their needs, and that will give them the quickest return on their investment. Digital Art Solutions will also make a specific recommendation for each customer including digital art, software, hardware, and consumable products. We deliver and support the entire imprinting system as well as offering comprehensive training solutions. We believe that our approach is not only unique in the industry, but also offers our customers significant competitive advantages over traditional equipment resellers.

System Requirements to view webinar
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server,

VistaMacintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.3.9 (Panther®) or newer

BallStars Adds 280 Photo Ball Templates

BallStars Adds 280 Photo Ball Templates

BallStars has added 280 new templates that are designed to be used with its exclusive photo transfer ball system to decorate 28 types of sports balls with a photo, graphics, text, logos, and more.

These templates can be edited in Photoshop to create a customized ball for a player, coach, team, or any individual. The new templates feature a patriotic red, white, and blue theme, which uses stars and stripes to accent photo frame borders. Sayings such as “All American Team” and “Baseball Superstar” also are used. Nostalgic-looking versions in sepia tones also are included in this new collection.

A major improvement in this collection is the templates are designed to maximize the imprintable area of the ball, adding to the perceived value. These larger templates require that you have the large 8-inch press head for the Model 5500 press and understand the different technique needed to press balls with large image areas. If you don’t wanting to push the limits, you can simply set your printer to print automatically at 90% to reduce the size in which case you do not need the larger heat press head.

BallStars offers all the most popular sport balls including baseball, basketball, football, and soccer as well as sports such as water polo, cricket, and lacrosse. Pet balls and ornaments also can be decorated and used for gifts, mementos, or promotional products. Balls come in a range of sizes including regulation, mid-sized, and mini. Display cases and accessories also are available.

The BallStars™ photo transfer system uses a proprietary process and equipment that has been tested for consistent results with minimal waste. For this reason, it is offered only as a package since results cannot be guaranteed if the proper equipment, supplies, and balls are not used. When used as directed, it has a lifetime guarantee.

Balls are intended for display purposes and not for actual use. Leasing is available. For more information, contact Sales at (800) 237-0653; e-mail: sales@ballstars.com; or visit the Web site to see a product demo video at www.ballstars.com.

BallStars Offers E-Commerce Web Sites To Licensees

BallStars Offers Customized Commerce Web Sites To Licensees

Ballstars is making it easier than ever to start your own business or add new products and services to an existing business with its line of photo transfer ball decorating systems. Licensees now have the option of getting a fully customized, commerce-ready Web site to promote their business and offer easy online ordering. The new Web site package provides the customer with his own domain name, a professionally designed layout and look, and the ability to accept credit cards.

Online licensee customers can visit the site, choose a ball, choose a template, choose text, and e-mail the photo to the Web site. The customer can then see his ball exactly as it will be created. The automated system computes the price, accepts the credit card, and the completed transfer automatically prints out ready to be heat sealed to the ball. A bar-coded order sheet also is printed as well as a shipping label and invoice. It can’t get any easier.

To find out how to get set up with an exclusive Ballstars system or to get more information about the custom Web sites, contact Sales at (800) 237-0653; e-mail: sales@ballstars.com; or visit the Web site to see a product demo video at www.ballstars.com.