From Labor Day through December, your clients receive catalogs from Harry & David, Mrs. Fields, and all the other giant food gift companies almost daily. As a result of their huge budgets and massive marketing efforts, these mail-order and internet companies sell about 10 times more food gifts to U.S. businesses each year than the…
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Let Your Clients’ Brand Take a Walk with Pet Bandannas
Last year, during the height of the pandemic, did you notice your neighborhood got a little, well, furrier? With the work from home revolution in full swing, people started thinking, “Hey, you know, now might be a good time to get a dog.” With all that newfound free time to take them for walks and…
Read More3 Real-World Applications for the Javalina Pen Series
An internet company created a branded website for a promotion called “Where has your pen been?” A local bank wanted to increase awareness of its low mortgage rates through a direct mailing. An insurance company was planning its annual sales meeting and needed a save-the-date item. Here’s how all three used the Javalina Pen…
Read More5 Minutes to a More Effective Business Gift Program
Too often, gift purchases are left to the last minute and end up with someone running to the nearest big‐box store or searching the internet for gifts. The result: ROI is much less than it could have been. But gifting programs can be easy and effective if you follow these simple steps…
Read MoreProducts That Fuel Adventure: A Logistics Company Promo Case Study
A logistics company wants to provide some items to help with their employee’s summer trip! Their employees have been cooped up inside for quite some time now, and they wish to provide them with items that encourage and facilitate getting out and about…
Read MoreHow to Spread the Word With Nonprofit-Themed Promotions
Anyone who’s completed a charity race event will tell you that the most rewarding part was crossing that finish line after months (or years) of training and preparation. And they’re not lying. But they’re also not telling the whole truth, perhaps. Because those same people likely have more than their race bib or medal to remember the day…
Read MoreIntroducing QNCH™–Custom Drinkware for Your Next Promo
You need look no further than your in-laws’ sports team beer glass collection to confirm that branded drinkware is a beloved promo item. Give them a nice cup with your logo on it, and they’ll be fighting with their wife about keeping it 10 years later—or using it as an impromptu dog food scoop (we’ve…
Read MoreAre You Kitting? Let’s Get Gifting!
Are you looking to deliver a branded experience that will not only excite your clients and employees and show your appreciation, but also bring comfort and joy after a long year? Maple Ridge Farms has hundreds of delicious gifts that will work for any food gifting program. For those customers that would like to go…
Read More3 Ways to Incorporate Spirit Accessories in Your Back-to-School Promotions This Fall
After more than a year of virtual learning in many places across the country, this fall could be the first school year that is in-person full-time since the class of 2019 graduated. Classrooms abruptly became virtual in 2020 and have been a hybrid mix this school year as places across the country return to in-person…
Read MoreRecognition: Benefits for Your Business
There’s little doubt that employee recognition—especially when done both thoughtfully and intentionally—has an enormously positive impact on all involved. From a simple increase in productivity to retaining talent, there are seemingly countless studies that materially show how well employee recognition programs work for all involved. Even with all the irrefutable data, many employers overlook the…
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