Monthly Archives: June 2013

• Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

  Celebrate World Social Media Day on 30, June 2013!

  At the end of this month, Mashable  is organising the 4th annual World Social Media Day. The day was originally designed so that people in every city across the world could have social media meetings, tweet ups, and educational events to teach others about social media. Learning about new technology and sharing ideas with others are some of the fundamentals of social channels that are enhanced when people get together to talk about it. Each year, there are new social media sites to learn about and the existing channels are ever-changing, new best practices emerge, and overall it is a fun time to meet up in person with others who share the same interests that you normally only converse with online. Social Media Day in …

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• Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

  Keep Up With Sticky Notes

  Finding Your Way To be valued by your clients you will always be thinking about them as you look for ways to retain their business and attract new clients. When you use promotional products they will be happy to know you have been keeping them as your focus. It’s always a good idea to keep in mind how your clients work, at a desk, on a manufacturing floor, out of a car, or somewhere else.  By doing this you can make the best decision for something that would be helpful for their workspace. Gotta Be Useful The ideal method for making an impact means you want to have something in their face every day.  And although there are quite a number of promotional items that …

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• Saturday, June 15th, 2013

  How to Edit Images for Your Site for Free

  When you have a business that requires updates to your website, social media, or blog, it often calls for making images to add. Pictures definitely help your website and social media posts pop and grab the readers’ attention. Here are step by step instructions on how to take screen shots using free software that comes on your PC computer: If you have a PC computer, they come with a Paint program as one of the default programs and it is great for editing, resizing, and adding text to images. First, let’s go through how to grab a screen shot for images that are on a website but cannot be saved. When you see the image you want, centre it on your screen and press the …

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• Saturday, June 15th, 2013

  Use Umbrellas for a Large Exposure

  Find Your Purpose No matter whether you are experiencing good traffic to your business or are struggling to bring new customers in you will find that promotional product advertising can serve a strong purpose in your business. More than any other form of advertising you will discover promotional products are very flexible and work just as well at bringing in new customers as they do at keeping customers returning over and over again. Find the Best From a marketing perspective giving out items which are useful and fun for your customers is an effective method to attract some attention for your business. A great product for everyone is the promotional Umbrella; they are super great at showing off your logo. Since they are so bold …

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• Friday, June 14th, 2013

  How to Save Costs When Exhibiting at a Trade Show

  There are quite a few different ways that you can cut corners to save money without compromising the quality of your trade show set up. Everyone knows that attending a trade show can be quite expensive and exhibiting at one is a significant cost. Of course, the goal for trade show exhibitors is to be able to gain new customers and make enough sales to cover those costs. Another option is to cut costs for exhibiting at trade shows. Cutting some corners and doing things with a budget in mind can lead to a more efficient trade show can result in a better profit margin. If your company exhibits at trade shows often, then getting a streamlines plan in place will result in lower costs …

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• Thursday, June 13th, 2013

  Conference Folders are Here to Stay

  Best Methods Businesses are always searching for the best way to set themselves apart from their competitors. Although there are many traditional methods that are used by companies to reach their target audiences, many unique ways are currently used and are proving both effective and profitable. One of those ways is to provide promotional items to clients and the target market. Best Product The number of promotional products to choose from is huge but one particular item has a really strong and effective presence, the promotional Conference Folder. There are a number of reasons why conference folders are used to help companies gain strong positions for their brands of products or services on the market. A high value item which can be used over and …

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• Thursday, June 13th, 2013

  67% of Australian Tweens Use Social Media

  If your target audience is the tween market, and if you previously thought most tweens were not using social media because of the age restrictions, think again! Despite the 13 year old age restrictions on most social media sites, two out of three Aussie Tweens are using some form of social media online. These new statistics are in courtesy of a McAfee survey of 500 young Aussies. That figure includes 28% who use Skype and 26% who use Facebook. Although parents may not be too happy with that, it is still something to keep in mind when marketing to an untapped target market of tween social media users. Even if directly targeting tweens is not part of the normal online marketing strategy, keeping in mind …

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• Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

  Something to Eat Always Makes a Good Impression

  Try Something Effective When you get others to take notice of your brand you are doing something right in your marketing plan. There are a number of different companies selling products and this can be somewhat difficult but we can help you.  We have many items to choose from but some make a bigger impression than others. Try a Yummy Idea One type of item is super popular even though it doesn’t last very long; they are the Promotional Foods.  It might not last but it will create a lasting impression with those who they are given to and those are the items that are edible in nature. Everyone loves a tasty treat and even the clients who are difficult will be happy to consume …

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• Saturday, June 8th, 2013

  Feng Shui Colour Concepts

  If you have been keeping up with our office Feng Shui series  here on our blog (and we hope you are enjoying our tips), then you know that we have covered the Do’s and Don’ts of Office Feng Shui, Putting the Elements of Feng Shui to work for you, How Plants Help with a serene office space and purified indoor environment, and How Feng Shui can help remove the clutter from your office space too. Our office has greatly benefitted by applying some of these easy techniques and we hope that you have done the same. So, this got me thinking on how Feng Shui principles can also help your business and make it appealing to customers as well. A few weeks ago we featured …

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• Saturday, June 8th, 2013

  Keyrings Will Expand Your Business

  Smaller Might Be Better   As you are reviewing your marketing options don’t forget to seriously look at promotional products.  Customers really do keep all of these items if they are useful to them. So as you are looking over the many products to customize for the business, don’t disregard the small but powerful items out there.   Small and Powerful   One of the best small tools is the promotional Keyring.  This is definitely an item which will be used on a daily basis. All types of things can be attached to the keyring which make it all the more useful.   Attaching any small useful tool, measuring tapes, USB flash drives, etc Flashlights are very handy and come in all sizes. It can …

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