Five Promo Industry Pros Share Their Best Business Travel Tips

To help make sure your future travel goes as smooth as possible, we chatted with five seasoned travelers in the industry to get their best tips and tricks, advice on what (and how) to pack, and other things to know that might just save you some time and money when you’re traveling for business…

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The Golden Rule(s): 4 Keys to Five-Star Customer Service

We talked to Jeff Bourland, owner of Proforma Southwest, to find out what works when it comes to managing sometimes demanding customers, turning challenges into successful sales, and customer service do’s and don’ts. Bourland has been in the industry for more than 20 years, so it’s safe to say he knows a thing or two about good customer service…

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Promotional Jackets: Style Trends and Sales Advice From Outerwear Experts

Remember the Orolay jacket—the coat that went viral earlier this year and netted so many Amazon reviews it became known as the “Amazon Coat”? We asked our very own experts what to expect in promotional jackets for the coming months, so that you can help your customers find their very own versions of Amazon’s must-have outerwear phenomenon…

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Create Longevity for Your Promo Business With These Simple Succession Planning Steps for Every Stage of Your Career

At any stage in your career, the goal for every distributor should be to structure a business that’s strong enough to continue when you’re no longer running it. Impending retirement is not the time to slowly run down your company until you’re ready to close shop. When you’ve done the heavy lifting up front, the business is more likely to thrive—making it all the more appealing to your successor when the time is right…

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Search Party: What to Know About SEO for Promo Businesses

Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is nothing new. It’s a strategy businesses have actively employed for years to rank their web pages higher than their competitors in order to generate new leads and sales opportunities. These days, it’s a necessary component to any digital framework, promotional companies included. So, whether you’re ready to graduate to…

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Heat Printing: When and Why?

When choosing a decorating method, it’s important to consider the substrate, what finish is necessary, placement of the decoration, the quantity required and how quickly the job needs to be turned around. Heat printing, also known as heat transfer printing, offers advantages in these key areas over other methods like screen printing or embroidery. Although heat printing has been around for decades, innovations in heat-applied materials and heat application machinery are making it more popular…

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Fourth Quarter Fun: Fill Up on Q4 Promo Products and Sales Ideas

It seems like just yesterday we were scraping New Year’s Eve confetti off 
of our shoes and checking the weather for snowstorms. But, thanks to time’s ability to fly, 2019 is almost over. And many distributors are deep in the throes 
of planning for their fourth quarter sales. 
If you’re not, that’s OK! There’s still time to get the ball rolling. But now is the time to start thinking about what Q4 promo products clients are looking for at year’s end…

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