Sarah Selects: Gifts for Employee Incentive or President’s Club Trips
From awards to room drops to welcome gifts, Merchandising Manager Sarah selects her favorite President's Club gifts.
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Merrell: The Pack
It all began in 1981 when Backpacker Magazine called Randy Merrell’s boots, “the most comfortable and functional boots in North America.” In the past 30 years, Merrell has become one of the top names in outdoor footwear and apparel. Besides having great shoes and clothing, Merrell also has some great programs, including The Pack. When […]
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According to a report from IBISWorld, pilates and yoga studios are two of the fastest growing industries in America. With such rapid growth, Yoga and Pilates studios need to promote themselves to stand out from the competition. Here is a list of 5 Yoga Promotional Items to Brand Your Studio. 1) Yoga Mat A yoga […]
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“Cars 2” Inspired by Success of Promotional Products, Not Critical Acclaim
Welcome to this week’s edition of “Trending Topic Tuesday,” where we share our take on what’s going on in the world and what promotional products would appropriately (or inappropriately) market the subject matter. According to movie critics, the 2006 animated film Cars was not much of a success – at least not for Disney-Pixar, which […]
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What’s the Story Behind Ballpoint Pen Day?
In 1888, John Loud, an American leather tanner, filed a patent for a roller-ball-tip marking pen. However, his pen was never manufactured, and neither were any of the other 350 ball-type pens patented by others over the next thirty years. It wasn’t until 1935 that Hungarian brothers Ladislas and Georg Biro introduced an improved version […]
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Promotional Gambling Products & Bunco: From Speakeasies to the Suburbs
Sick of board games? Tired of Bingo? Well, say hello to Bunco, a dice game invented in 18th-century England. While Bunco was a popular gambling game during the 1920s and Prohibition era, it has now evolved into a social dice game where players typically compete for door prizes instead of money. Although promotional gambling products […]
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Promotional Products – The Elleven Series
Imagine, if you would, a corporate professional in today’s day and age. He or she likely owns either a Blackberry (the new Blackberry Torch measures 4.37” x 2.44” closed) or an iPhone (the iPhone 4 measures 4.5” x 2.31”). Maybe they have a Kindle (the latest version is 7.5″ x 4.8″) or Barnes & Noble’s […]
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