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7 Great Ideas for Mail Inserts to Retain & Get New Customers

When you send mailings from your business or organization, whether it is a direct mail campaign or an order, one of your goals should be to make a lasting impact on your customers. An easy way to do this is … Continue reading

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How to Make Your First Promotional Products Giveaway a Success

We all love being on the receiving end of promotional products (a.k.a. “swag”) – what’s not to like about getting something useful (coffee mugs, mini screwdrivers, or anti-bacterial gel) or something really cool like a USB lava lamp or a … Continue reading

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What Are Your Small Business’ Resolutions for 2011?

The past year was a busy and exciting time for small businesses. Changes in marketing, finance and health coverage presented a unique set of opportunities and challenges to companies and owners in 2010. Congress approved hiring and healthcare tax incentives, while tech firms and startups introduced new marketing strategies such as mobile apps, group buying platforms and location-based social networks like foursquare. Continue reading

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5 Companies Launch Ambush Marketing Attacks

Some weird things have been happening at sporting events recently. Why were a group of lovely ladies arrested at this year’s World Cup for wearing orange dresses? Why did hundreds of soccer fans have to strip to their underwear? Is … Continue reading

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Heat Up Your Summer Events!

Kick off this summer by heating up your connection with customers and your community! Memorial Day Weekend is the perfect time to start what will be a season filled with exciting celebrations, events with patriotic pride and awareness focused activities! … Continue reading

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Make an Impact with Total Branding

I walked the Ad Specialty Institute (ASI) Tradeshow in New York City earlier this week and discovered a variety of products that help promote businesses.  I saw everything from beach balls, stuffed monkeys, and bus shaped stress relievers to hats, … Continue reading

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The Power of Promotional Products

Recently, I read a few interesting articles that the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) has published.  They conducted a study to determine which marketing vehicle ranked highest in terms of reach, recall, and reaction from the consumer’s perspective.  The types … Continue reading

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