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What are Promotional Products?

Promotion items are gifts given out to new, existing and potential clients. Promo gifts are used by non-profit charities and educational institutions as well. The purpose of these items is to increase brand awareness and to show appreciation. They are very powerful marketing tools.

How do Advertising Gifts Increase Business?

An item such as a promotional pen is like a traveling billboard. Your imprinted logo advertises your brand. It’s gets your name into every hand of every person it comes in contact with. Using unique and fun items create additional value. Fun and special products are easy to remember … Continue Reading

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A plant in Denmark burns household garbage 24 hours a day and converts it to heat and electricity. This has greatly reduced energy cost and reliance on gas and oil.

The U.S., however lacks such a clean and efficient waste conversion process. There are no new developments or plans for waste-to-energy plants. 54% of our garbage goes into landfills. Whereas 54% of the garbage in Europe is converted to energy. All of the garbage in our landfills is wasted energy.

This brings me to the significance of Earth Day and living … Continue Reading

Eclipse Global 16oz – Earth design reveals when filled with hot liquid! Use it for Earth Day promotions! A great industry gift for energy, heating, engineering, food, beverage and other services and business. Reveal your brands potential with the Eclipse Global Tumbler!
Rainbow Highlighter – A fun highlighter to hold and share! It’s unique shape is attractive and makes you want to get your hands on one. Highlight your brand on one of these creative markers!
Fold-Up Stadium Cushion – A comfortable and easy to carry cushion! A perfect compact seat cushion with a carrying strap. Use this gift … Continue Reading

This braille cube puzzle adds another dimension to the classic promotional Rubik’s Cube puzzle. Not just for the blind. Like the Mood Dude™ Rubik’s Cube this classic toy is now more interesting and pleases everyone’s needs. The stark white squares and Braille embossed colors: green, blue, red, yellow, white and pink make you see and touch the Rubik’s cube like you never have before.

I’d like to use this product as an example of how to meet your customer’s needs. Give them complete satisfaction through awareness. Pay attention to what they want. Know who … Continue Reading

March 19th is World Sleep Day, under the slogan “Sleep Well, Stay Healthy”. Sleep Day is an annual event to raise awareness for sleep deprivation. Lack of sleep can cause weight gain, car accidents, and other health issues. Lack of sleep is one of America’s top health problems; one in three American’s have a sleep disorder. Those that get fewer than 6 hours don’t live as long.

It is recommend that we each get seven to eight hours of sleep each night. We all have busy lives and many distractions such as TV, the … Continue Reading

We’ve all got a wee bit of Irish in us on St. Patrick’s Day.. don’t we? I love the fact that you don’t have to be Irish to enjoy this holiday. It’s a wonderful celebration of Ireland’s culture that I think everyone gets a little excited about. Celebrated across the world in at least seven countries. Some of us join the St. Patrick’s Day celebration because we are indeed Irish. Others for religious reasons. It’s said that St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity. … Continue Reading

Oh spring is so near and after such a bitter winter we could all use some colorful cheer! Check out the new Flexi-Vase! It’s a flower vase that folds flat. It folds completely flat so that you can use it as a promotional mailer. Flexi vase is made from flexible and shatter proof PVC.

Spring up your promotions. Brighten up the office. Here is something different to help your brand bloom. Use this flourishing promotion for these upcoming events:
Nurse Appreciation Week, MS Awareness Month, Mother’s Day, Stress Awareness Month, Clean Air Month, Teacher Appreciation Week, Memorial … Continue Reading

Get moving and spread the word. MS Awareness week starts March 8th and ends March 14th. Join a community walk or bike. Start your own fundraiser. Raise support for those living with MS and increase your brand awareness at the same time. Become a business advocate or create a volunteer program. Extend your MS support and efforts into the month of May during Multiple Sclerosis Month.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that can disable the central nervous system. The cause is unknown and symptoms vary from numb limbs to paralysis.

The … Continue Reading

Update your employee recognition and rewards programs regularly to keep employees engaged and excited about work. Use Appreciation Gifts to say thanks! A struggling economy has drastically changed business within the past two years. As a result many employees may feel under appreciated. Before you loose your top performers check out these key pointers courtesy of Successful Promotions magazine to fine-tune your recognition program.

Ask yourself these questions:

Are we rewarding the right behaviors? If your current mission is to fill the company pipeline with new prospects – but employees are being rewarded … Continue Reading