What’s better than listening to your favorite song? Listening to your favorite song on a portable Bluetooth speaker with L.E.D. lights that change colors as often as you change your favorite song, which is exactly what I’m doing in this video:
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7 Reasons You Should Buy the Apple Watch (Or Another Smart Watch)
The hype around the Apple Watch is reaching epic proportions, and while I am far from an Apple fan boy, there are some very good reasons you should buy a smart watch based on my recent interaction with my own smart watch.
Read MoreThe No. 1 Ingredient for Business Success
What’s the No. 1 key ingredient to business success? Some might say sales. Others might say marketing, technology or access to capital.
Read MoreMindless Drones Selling Promotional Products
It’s actually no “secret” that a successful business is driven by knowledge. Knowledge is power in an increasingly more challenging business environment. My PPAI award-winning FreePromoTips.com industry resource program has been offering relevant business-building information and industry commentary for years.
Read MoreWhich Version of QuickBooks Is Best for Ad Specialty Distributors?
There are five versions of QuickBooks, each designed for specific applications, and the ad specialty business was not one of their selected specifics.
Read MoreHone
What are you doing to hone your skills? Hone. What a funny word! Abraham Lincoln said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
Read MoreIn a Relationship: The Bachelor and Power Meetings
My mom often tells me, “Brittany, you should apply to be a contestant on the show ‘The Bachelor’ to find a good guy.” Honestly, it’s not for me.
Read MoreHow Does Amazon’s Business Model Affect Ours?
Our evolving industry business model continues to be a hot topic. Recently I started wondering how an online purchasing mentality, I’ll call the Amazon click-to-buy world, affects our industry. It begs the question, are we (aka distributors) really needed? It’s getting easier and easier for end-users to buy online or direct from suppliers.
Read MoreSpring Cleaning
It’s that time of year when the world looks fresh and clean—for those of us with winters of snow, we begin seeing robins and green grass. Regardless of where we are, there’s something about spring that is bright, sunny and new.
Read MoreWhy QuickBooks for an Ad Specialty Distributor?
The ad specialty distributor business, regardless of its size, is unique. It does not fit a “business mold.”
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