Apparel Programs Protect Your Company’s Image

One of the questions I get asked by many small business owners is why should I invest in decorated apparel.  I have a simple answer.
Protect your image!  To your customers, your employees are your company.  Make sure they look the part and reflect the image you desire.
Decorated apparel does more than set you apart from [...]

Beat The Recession…With Networking

Ivan Misner, Founder of the world’s largest referral organization BNI, is giving a free copy of a new  E-book he co-authored, The Way Out! Your GPS “Guided Path to Success.  I just downloaded myself.  Take a look for your self here at networking.entreprenuer.com.
Download it and share your thoughts.

Creative Problem Solving Can Help Marketing Blues

Promotional products can and should be an important part of any company’s marketing plan.  However, many people think of promotional products as “freebies” “give aways” “trinkets” and some people even consider them trash.
I would strongly disagree with these thoughts and notions!
In many cases, company’s use promotional products as just that.  However, creative problem solving can [...]

5 Great Uses of Promotional Pens

Promotional pens come in many styles, shapes and price points. These are a few of my favorites: Garrett, Turner, Bande, Bassi
Year after year, promotional pens are one of the most popular items companies purchase as part of their marketing mix.  Here are 5 ideas on how you can successfully use promotional pens in your marketing.

Lumpy [...]

USB Flash Drives…Make it custom, Make a memorable splash.

As I was doing my morning twitter routine I ran across this blog post, 72+ Brilliant and Mos Creatice USB Sticks Ever Created, by Richard Darell.  These were incredible…and yet were great marketing pieces…pieces people wanted to collect, keep and use.
Next time you are thinking of doing a USB Flash drive promotion, consider making it [...]

Tide 2 Go? Heck No…promote your brand

I know I am a big fan of the Tide 2 Go pen.  I have used it many times and carry one in my truck and one in my brief case.  No, I’m not a slob…but accidents do happen.
As I have been working the PPAI show I have come across the Stain Eliminator.  This is [...]

Promotional Products Tradeshow – I’m Here in Las Vegas

Hey there….I know it’s been like an eternity since I have last posted…in fact over 2 months.  Well I made a promise to myself in 2009 I was going to try and add more content starting with my attendance at the 2009 PPAI Expo.  This is our trade association’s annual conference and trade show.
I got [...]

24 Hour Promotional Products

Just a quick note to let all of our readers know, that Junior’s Promotions, will be launching a new website…www.24HourPromoShop.com for all your urgent promotional product needs.  The site currently has over 2,000 promotional products that you can have shipped in 24 hours.
I am giving all of our readers an opportunity to view the site [...]

Welcome – My first official post

Welcome to The Promotion Guy Blog!
This is my first entry into the world of blogging. My primary intention to provide relavent and educational information on promotions, marketing and advertising here. I will however from time to time blog about other things important to me. However, we all know the best planned intentions [...]