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Staying in a positive top-of-mind position in your client’s life is one of the most important things you can achieve. One way of accomplishing that is with an impressive technological promotional gift. Technology is a dominant part of life these days. And, I think we can all agree that it’s not going to decrease its…

No matter what you think about Amazon, you have to admire its founder Jeff Bezos. He has become the wealthiest person in modern history. Here’s what he says about failure: “He says nine times out of ten, you’re going to fail. But every once in a while, you’ll hit a home run that in business…

A job well done, a goal accomplished, a milestone reached, sales record, years of service, volunteer appreciation, donor recognition… The reasons behind rewarding and recognizing people within your company or organization are as varied as the awards themselves.  However, the reason behind the act of the recognition remains the same- to show the recipient they…

If you’re on time, you’re late. We’ve all heard this saying before – from a coach, professor, boss or relative. You may hate it, but it’s absolutely true… I love punctuality. Growing up, it was expected not suggested, and because of that I’m almost NEVER late. Whether it’s to work, a gathering or even just…

“It’s not what you want, but what you need.” While growing up, I’m sure that you’ve heard your parents explain to you the difference between wanting something and actually needing something. It’s an idea that most of us usually frown upon because it has us walking away from something we may have intended to enjoy,…

I believe that many businesses have brands that suck. I mean, suck away opportunities for sales and profits! Let me explain. First, there are many companies out there with brand names that only indicate they sell printing or promotional products. Names like, City Printing Company or Peoria Promotional Products, LLC. These names suggest the company…

No matter what we do as individuals, I think it is safe to say that sometimes in life, it just doesn’t go as planned. Whether it’s a project at work, a personal goal, a planned event, etc. We can put in the endless work hours to think we have everything finalized and prepared down to…

We all could use more time in a day, but the stark reality for most of us is that life is only speeding up and becoming even more hectic as technology propels us forward, especially in business and office environments. Truth be told, we were sold a bill of goods about how technology was going…

The manufacturing process is often much more complex than an end user would ever dream.  If you’ve seen photographs of a shipyard full of containers, or watched a port where one of those huge vessels unloads them, you were likely in awe.  Now if that scene is somewhere between an Indonesian farmer harvesting silk, an…

Let’s say you are looking for a hotel online and while clicking around you see an enticing web banner for the Westin hotel. You click through and after scrolling through amenities and pictures, you book your stay. Months later, when you arrive there is a welcome kit that includes a Westin branded lavender essential oils…