With the California state government ban on promotional products and the previous ban from the pharmaceutical industry, many of us have serious concerns about the future of our livelihood, and rightly so.
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It’s All in the Presentation
I love when real-life situations point me to meaningful business lessons. I have learned so much from life’s experiences.
Read MoreThe #1 Way to Boost Your Sales
While it’s always smart to look for new business, the fastest and easiest way to increase your sales is to sell more to existing clients.
Read MoreHow Are You Different?
Can you come up with five points where your customers would regard you or your organization as being different from everything else they see in the marketplace?
Read MoreCome join the discussion on PM’s LinkedIn!
There’s a lot of great conversations happening in our LinkedIn Group. Come take part!
Read MoreExcerpts from Education at PPAI Vegas
Greetings from a sunny, yet surprisingly cold, Las Vegas! I’m here at the PPAI Expo 2011 in Las Vegas for the third year straight, though this time I was able to make it up a day earlier than normal to attend a few education sessions. It’s my first time attending any industry classes, so I thought it might be cool to share some of my notes and thoughts from the sessions.
Read MoreFriggatriskaidekaphobia – Feeling Very Superstitious
Marketing “luckiness” (or unluckiness if you prefer) on Friday the 13th could be an awesome opportunity for a promotion, which of course would include promotional product sales.
Read MoreCreate a No Cost Marketing Blitz
I know there are many distributors out their who simply don’t get the whole Facebook thing, how it is useful, how it can help grow your business, etc, etc. Just how useful it can be to your business depends on how much you put it to work for you. Today may be your lucky day in learning what Facebook can do for your small business.
Read More30 Blogs in 30 Days–Why None of Us Should Refudiate Googleability!
So here goes my own personal challenge, 30 blogs in 30 days. I am constantly discussing the power of the blog. How it is paramount for the small-business owner to be actively blogging on the web, creating a viral marketing campaign and getting involved in social media.
Read MoreDrinkware tips from Huffermen
Our April issue has been out for a little while now, which among other things, contains my amazing, fantastic and generally mind-blowingly great drinkware story. It contains advice and tips from drinkware experts at Huffermen, 99CentPromos.com, Visstun and Moderne Glass on how to sell different kinds of drinkware, like sports bottles, glassware and travel mugs
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