Monthly Archives: January 2014

• Wednesday, January 8th, 2014

  CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2014 Trends to Watch

  Las Vegas is hosting the annual Consumer Electronics Show in the USA this week. It is one of the largest and most popular conference and exhibition shows in the world. This year, over 3,000 exhibitors have the latest and greatest innovations in electronics on display and on topic this week. Every year, CES, features the biggest new trends in technology. CES is a combination of information and learning conference, press centre, and exhibit floor. Here are Four Trends to Look for at CES: Wearable technology. Everywhere you look at CES there is new wearable tech innovations. These devices are trending and becoming more main stream. We are not quite at the point of augmented reality tech, like the famous Google Glass. Most of the wearable …

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• Tuesday, January 7th, 2014

  Use Coasters for Your Promotion

  Hold Onto Those Marketing Dollars To maintain control of your advertising money in a tight economy is crucial, getting your budgeted dollars to work even harder for the attention your business needs to compete is an essential part of your plan. When you learn to be smart with your spending it will give you the competitive edge over those who don’t study their marketing plans. Very expensive ad campaigns don’t always return the results you were hoping for, but when you use our promotional products we know that investment will assure effective results for your business. Make Your Name Heard Getting your name out into the light is what we do and one of the hardest working products we have is the promotional Coaster.  And …

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• Monday, January 6th, 2014

  Mugs Will Take You Further

  Sometimes It’s Simple Being the person in charge of taking care of spreading the word about your company means you are in a constant state of assessment. As an effective marketing manager it is essential you try different approaches to advertising all the time. It keeps things fresh and will attract new people with new ideas. You might want to use a mix of marketing methods but you will most certainly want to keep promotional products in the mix. Choose the Best You know there are many choices to consider when you are looking at all the products and evaluating their effectiveness.  However we know the one product which will be welcomed and used on a regular basis, the promotional Coffee Mug. In order for …

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• Saturday, January 4th, 2014

  Tips for Dealing with Difficult People in Business

  Anyone who has been in business for any length of time understands that dealing with difficult people comes along with the territory. Whether it may be a co-worker, a boss, or a customer, challenges come up every now and again. The important thing to learn is the best way to deal with these challenges and coming out on top while also not stressing yourself out. A recent MarketingMag.com.au article highlighted 6 tips for dealing with difficult people. Most of them involve your own attitude, because in the end, when you are in control, you drive the results. Since there is always bound to be some level of conflict at some point, it is a good idea to read about these ideas and formulate an attitude …

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• Saturday, January 4th, 2014

  A Champion Heritage Polo Will Champion Your Business

  Winner As you are trying to keep your business in front of everyone else in your industry be sure you get the most for your marketing dollar.  The best way you can accomplish that is to have promotional products as a big part of the mix in your marketing plan.  For sure you want a company who will work hand in hand with you to present and create only the very best.  We are in the best position to help you gain all the name recognition possible.  We have tons of great merchandise for you to put your name on and give away to your best clients and future customers. Excellent Choice As we coordinate with our clients we have discovered the one category of …

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• Friday, January 3rd, 2014

  Our Most Popular Posts for 2013

  The end of the year always comes along with reflection on the past and a look to the future. We are taking a look at our most popular blog posts over the past year and compiled a top 10 list of the most read Brandme Blog posts in 2013: 10. Product and Company Names Gone Wrong. Reading these funny names is always fun, but it is a reminder to remain vigilant about your business planning. When naming your business and each product, take care in doing your due diligence and investigating what cultural and language barriers and implications you might run into. One idea is to use a small focus group when choosing names and ask them what they think of when they hear and …

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• Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

  Show Off Your Business Energy with a Frisbee

  Don’t Be So Serious This business of running our lives can kind of wear us down, there is so much to be done that really is routine, not fun, waking up, taking a shower, going to work, picking up the kids, you know how it goes.  We can provide some fun in your day with some serious marketing but using a more fun promotional product to get your business message flying on its way. Change It Around All of us get far too serious about our business and the growing part of it, but then we happen upon some fun promotional item which provides some play time.  So as we were playing with some new fun stuff we found a promotional Frisbee, and we think …

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• Wednesday, January 1st, 2014

  Creative Ways to Grab Attention with Facebook Brand Page Cover Photos

  Have you changed your Facebook cover photo lately? The cover photo on your Facebook brand page should be changed out frequently to keep a fresh look, but still keep it familiar with some of the same logos, or colours. Now that Facebook lifted some of the restrictions previously imposed on their cover photos, it is time to take a look at your Facebook cover photo. Here are 10 different idea concepts ideas for Facebook Cover Photos for the Facebook page for your business:   Highlight the Holiday or the Season. The holidays just ended, but new holidays are coming up soon. In the meantime, celebrate winter or summer (depending on which side of the hemisphere you are on.) Holiday cover photos are the most popular …

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