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  • Backpacks Take the Load Off

    Marching Onward   Every company knows the most crucial goal is to expand the business, so that goal keeps continuous pressure on the marketing and sales team. Within all those plans and schemes there must be a portion available in the budget for promotional products. We know what an incredible impact promotional items can have on the growth of your business, so we want to help you increase your knowledge and narrow down to the items most beneficial for you.   Play the Field   One of the benefits we provide for you is to point out some of the more successful items we sell. We know from the feedback we receive which merchandise has more influence over which categories of your target market, so …

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  • Fridge Magnets Jog Memories

    Find the Power It may be tough to know which direction your business should go when making decisions for marketing.  There are many options but you should always have promotional products at the ready.  The challenge there might be which promotional item is most effective for your marketing plan because we have so many useful and fun items available.  But you need to know your customers in order to be sure you are giving out what would be most beneficial for them.  People love to get free stuff and they don’t even realize they are part of your marketing plan so make sure you hand them the merchandise they will enjoy. It’s Good for Business When you use promotional products they are providing high visibility …

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  • State of Internet Marketing for 2014

    How do your marketing efforts for 2014 stack up against others? A recent survey of over 500 marketers revealed top digital goals, top challenges, what is working and what isn’t. WebMareting123.com compiled the survey results data into an infographic which shows the objectives and challenges for both B2C and B2B companies. Top Internet Marketing Objectives for B2B Companies: 41% Generate Leads 27% Drive Sales 17% Improve Awareness Top Internet Marketing Objectives for B2C Companies: 40% Drive Sales 27% Improve Awareness 18% Generate Leads Top Internet Marketing Challenges for B2B Companies: 21% Generating Enough Leads 19% Producing enough Quality Content 18% Converting Leads to Customers Top Internet Marketing Challenges for B2C Companies: 25% Measuring ROI 22% Converting Leads to Customers 14% Integrative Content Across Channels Other …

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  • Funny Signs that Can Attract Attention for Your Business

    If humour is done right, signs can attract customers and attention to your business. Of course, it can also go very wrong, so before trying humorous signs you might want to test them out on a small sample test market. Here are some examples of businesses that got their funny signs right. This sign from Taco Bell can show potential employees that their boss and the restaurant have a sense of humour. Duelling signs is risky, but it can bring attention to both businesses. This is one way to attack the competition. This sign is on a church. Signs with humour can be a great way to gain new parishioners. Another idea from a church to entice attendance with humour (and a little bit of …

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  • Show Up on a Mouse Mat

    Beginning Marketing   With the dominance of digital communications and dependence there are many new techniques for marketing your business. Of course we believe that the most brilliant method for utilizing the many methods for advertising is handing out promotional products. If you give out something really useful then you can reach a large number of your target market to expand your brand recognition.   Choose the Best in Technology   We have many recommendations but an item which will go far for your business is the promotional Mouse Mat. These mats are a vital part in computing and our favorite technology product to give away.  Your computer’s mouse hovers on the mat, rendering it easier to move the mouse to get around all around …

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  • Building A Successful Website Infograph

    Today we are featuring an Infograph from American Express Merchant Services Written by CNET Review’s Senior Editor of Digital Editing, Lori Grunin. She outlines some of the major points of how to create engaging websites based on the type of business you have and shows some of the common mistakes to avoid ensuring success with the goals of your website. Top 4 Design Elements that Retail Websites should have: 1.       Site search within your website is integral to make sure that once visitors find your site that they can find what they are looking for on it. 2.       Navigation design that makes it easy for site visitors to see where they are going and labelled so that they know where they will go when they …

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  • Product Spotlight: Promotional Pens

    Product Spotlight: Promotional Pens Pens are definitely one of the most popular promotional products. Even though they are quite common, they are still one of the top promotional gifts that are kept for quite a long time and are used repeatedly on a daily basis by the recipients of the promotional gift. Pens also have a great transfer factor, they are given away or shared, which is always a good thing because it brings added exposure to your brand.Brandme has promotional pens available with your company name and/or logo in many different styles and price points. Promotional pens can fit a variety of uses from inexpensive giveaways to higher end promotional gifts. In addition to pens, we also carry pencils, highlighters, markers, and even stylus …

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  • Going Green for St. Patrick’s Day

    Going Green means a few things for us this month. St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and even though it originated back in Ireland, we celebrate the holiday here in Australia with quite a bit of fun. At BrandMe, we also take the time to reinforce our commitment to the environmentby revisiting our recycling and responsibility to the environment and our commitment to our customers to save green! Here are some great ways you can also Go Green this month with some energy saving tips for your office: Use recycled products in the work place. This not only includes the office supplies, but can also mean the products that your work purchases as well. Along those lines, we feature a variety of eco-friendly …

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  • Putting the FengShui Elements to Work in Your Office

    Last week, we posted all about how to FengShui your office space and included the Do’s and Don’ts when implementing FengShui techniques in your office or office space. This week, we thought it would be a good idea to take a look at FengShui’s 5 elements and delve deeper into the details of how to put them to use for balance and harmony at your work place. The 5 FengShui Elements: There are five Feng Sui Elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. FengShui experts say that you should include all five elements in your office space in some way. The element you are more in tune with should be used more than the rest, same with the element that more closely represents your business …

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  • FengShui Your Office: Do’s and Don’ts

    What is FengShui? FengShui translates to mean “wind” and “water”. It is a traditional art of living based on a philosophy strongly rooted in spirituality and Chinese history and ancient cultures. A more simple and modern definition ofFengShui, is the idea and practice of living in harmony with the natural world. Even though this practice is quite ancient, dating back to 4000 BC, it is widely used today and can be quite helpful when setting up your office architecture, design and arrangements. Skeptical About FengShui? If you are unsure about the possible benefits of practicing FengShui , try some of these techniques in your office and test out if they have a positive effect on the environment, staff, employees, guests, customers, sales, and productivity. Did …

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