For employees who’ve reached noteworthy goals and employers who want to inspire more achievement, it’s the most wonderful time of the year: awards and recognition season. From November to January, companies will be giving year-end awards and deciding how to recognize employees over the next 12 months. If you plan, and educate your customers about…
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Tips for Selling Ballpoint Pens, a Perfect Promo for Your Clients
As we celebrate National Ballpoint Pen Day on June 10, it’s a good time to reflect on one of the promotional industry’s best sellers. Here’s why I recommend ballpoint pens for cost-effective, memorable branding and why you should suggest them for your corporate clients…
Read MoreGifts for Gadget Lovers
It’s that time of year where people ask me what to get their friends who love gadgets. There is no shortage of ideas this year for you to consider. The hard part is finding the right gift for the right person. Let’s start with the obvious. Amazon Echo (Alexa): On the off chance you know someone…
Read MoreThe Season of Giving
Pop quiz: You call up your mother and ask her what she wants for the holidays. She says, “nothing.” Do you: A) Buy her something anyway. B) Seriously, go buy a present for your mom. When people tell you that they don’t want anything for the holidays, they are lying. Everyone wants something for the…
Read MoreHow Appreciative Are You? 5 Easy Ways to Stand Out and Say Thank You: Part Two
It’s the time of year when you may be thinking about gifts of appreciation to send to your clients. Rather than show your appreciation once a year, I believe, in order to stand out in today’s highly competitive business environment, you need to show your gratitude year-round. Remember, it costs far more to acquire a new client than it does to keep an existing client loyal and happy.
Read MoreWhat’s Wine is Yours
Reviewing a hand-etched wine bottle from A+ Wine Design.
Read MoreYou Just Logoed My Facebook
Everybody loves to ride the wave. In just about 20 or so years the world has gone from the lovable (then annoying) you’ve got mail to a place where we can’t seem to live without the Internet to support our social and work interaction. Need an answer from a co-worker two cubes away, fire off an E-mail. Need to update Aunt Sophie on how the kids are doing—shoot a quick video and send her to You Tube. Want to get new car insurance, drop by Geico.com today.
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