Editorial Type: Tips and Tools

Product of the Day: Inflatable Neck Pillow from Minya International Corp.

Fact 1: Everyone hates a smug sleeping businessman. Fact 2: Everyone wants to be a smug sleeping business man. Fact 3: You can fulfill humanity’s needs for both bitter jealousy and sweet naptimes with the Inflatable Neck Pillow from Minya International Corp. Fact 4: Seriously, why am I not a smug sleeping businessman? Look how content he is, the jerk!

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Product of the Day: Bass by Ariel Premium Supply

In marketing, sometimes it’s best to “think outside the pond” as they say. Because let’s face it, give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day, but give a teenager Ariel Premium Supply’s foam Bass with “stay in school” printed on it, and he’ll remember your message forever.

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Product of the Day: The Windsor from Picnic Time

In three months time we’ll all be complaining about the cold and the rain, and long for the summer days when all we did was complain about the heat and the rain. Today, instead of grumbling, go outside and enjoy a picnic with the Windsor from Picnic Time. I promise you can still complain when you get back.

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Product of the Day: Water Bottle with Steel Cap and Base from 99centpromos.com

It’s currently 10 kajillion degrees out in most of the country, thanks mostly to one of the worst heat waves this side of Al Gore’s “I told you so.” There’s only one thing to do in horrible, soul-immolating weather-times like this: Shop for water bottles. Why not start with the Water Bottle with Steel Cap and Base from 99centpromos.com? The 18 oz., BPA-free bottles are available in blue or clear colors and feature a no-slip base.

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Product of the Day: Child Safety Tested Flyer from HumphreyLine

Kids like to throw things, it’s a scientific fact. Rocks, lumps of trash, other children, more rocks … basically, if it can go in the air, at some point a kid is going to see how far they can chuck it. Why not make your local airspace slightly more civilized with the Child Safety Flyer from HumphreyLine? The 9 1/4″ flyers are available in 15 different colors and are even safety-tested, leaving one less way the little heathens can find to inexplicably pull injury from the playtime ether.

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Product of the Day: Significant Clear Backpack from Banaka Inc.

If it’s one thing Dora the Explorer taught us, it’s that vaguely poetic character names are incredibly easy to sear into the public consciousness. Well, that and a rad backpack an explorer makes. Outfit your own army of tiny bilingual adventurers with Banaka Inc.’s Significant Clear Backpack. The 600D polyester bag includes PVC backing and measures 13x16x5″.

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Product of the Day: Fields Manufacturing’s Forklift

Take your brand-building to a higher level with Fields Manufacturing’s Forklift toy. The miniature lift features an imprint area of 1/4×3/8″ and fits in great with any number of construction, cleaning or general help-hand metaphors you might want to use for a promotion.

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Product of the Day: Moderne Glass Co.’s 21 oz. Pub Glass

Whether it’s Oktoberfest, St. Patricks Day or just the end of another long day at work, it’s hard to overestimate how much a well-crafted piece of barware can make an impression on an end-user. At 21 ounces and with a bubble curvature to help make sure a beer gets just the right amount of head, Moderne Glass Co.’s Pub Glass could be exactly what you need for your next bar or restaurant promotion.

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RSS For Success

Michael Cornnell

For the next few weeks, I thought I’d highlight a few Web applications that some of you might find useful. Not that I’m any great-and-powerful computer wizard or anything, but I do like to get my nerd on now and again. As a result of said nerdiness, I’ve picked up a few good tricks that those not permanently tethered to a computer screen like myself might not know. This week we’re going to cover one of the basics–RSS readers.

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