With our handy-dandy Google calendar you can keep track of all of the important (and not so important) annual holidays and events. Any one of these can give you a great opportunity to promote your business or keep up morale with a lunch-time party for the whole office. Looks like Employee Appreciation Day is right around the corner!

Here’s an example of how to think outside the box—or in this case, outside the diamond.

My husband and I recently took our son, Brett, to a Storm’s minor league baseball game. To our surprise, Brett was chosen to participate in an event called “Beat Thunder to Home Plate.” (Thunder is the Storm’s mascot.) My husband and I were so proud our son was chosen and all three of us were excited as we sat in the stands waiting for Brett’s upcoming contest against Thunder. We waited anxiously… Read more »

By: Gen Wright

According to Wikipedia, a uniform means a set of standard clothing worn by members of an organization while participating in that organization’s activity. People generally wearing uniforms are armed forces, police, emergency services, schools and workplaces. Uniform also means to be the same, and without any difference.

With these basic ideas in mind the concept of having a common dress came in to picture. If the dress of the members of an organization remains the same then there is a sense on commonality which develops amongst them. Uniforms also depict solidarity, and this has been this way through out, right from the days of the Roman Empire to the modern day manufacturing houses. Read more »

A late 2009, two-part study designed by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, and fielded through independent research company MarketTools Inc., evaluated a cross section of the American consumer population about television, print, online and promotional products advertising. The study surveyed more than 1,000 consumers who recalled receiving a promotional product in the past 24 months. Read more »