The calendar year continues to fly by and we are quickly racing toward the holiday season. Christmas and the New Year are still months away, but in the world of corporate gifting and today’s crazy climate, it’s never too early to start thinking about gifts! Corporate gifting can be twofold: it can mean giving gifts… Read More
Category: Happy Holidays
Tips for Celebrating Festivus at Work
With December 23 fast-approaching, it’s time to get serious about your plans for FestivusTM. Don’t be distracted by bright lights, shiny tinsel, and the same three snowman songs looping on the overhead speakers. FestivusTM requires focus. Here are some tips for buckling down and making it the most productive one yet. Airing of Grievances Chances… Read More
Top 3 Media Gift Ideas
The holidays are right around the corner, and for those of you working in the marketing or public relations industry, now is the time for you to start thinking about media gift ideas for the friendly reporters in your life. And if you’re not, remember that reporters are people too and all people love gifts.… Read More
The 4th of July is when we Americans celebrate our independence, our freedom. As you prepare your celebrations, let me encourage you to reflect on these two questions: Are you truly independent? Are you truly free? Most distributors with whom I speak don’t seem very independent. They seem to be enslaved by all of the… Read More
Overcoming The Extended Memorial Day Weekend Slump
Memorial Day is here again. As is always the case, the holiday of remembrance heralds in the familiar sights, smells, and sounds of the beginning of Summer. Everywhere hangs colorful flags; suburban fathers wheel out the backyard barbecues, fighting and cursing at the long-disused apparatus as it refuses to light; firecrackers are soon to be… Read More
Start Spring with a Fun Frame of Mind
With the advent of spring comes one of the most polarizing holidays on the calendar – April Fools’ Day. No other day of the year so clearly divides the populace into two distinct categories of people: those pulling pranks on those around them and having a good laugh, and the groaning crowds of people looking… Read More
A New Year’s Resolution to Business Growth
Stack the Deck in Your Favor to Generate more Appointments and More New Sales In honor of the New Year approaching, I thought I’d revisit my annual New Year’s post on Facebook, in lieu of resolutions: The two most important ones at the bottom are personal items and pretty self-explanatory, so let’s get on… Read More
5 Ways to Fall into the 8% in 2017
A New Year means a new start and 365 new opportunities to take action toward your goals. Now, many people will make New Year’s resolutions and that’s fine, but unfortunately, most will break them within a month. Studies* show that approximately only 8% of people will be successful in keeping their resolutions. That doesn’t mean… Read More
Unexpected surprises can make someone’s day
Unexpected gifts can always brighten someone’s day and this time of year is the perfect opportunity to show your appreciation for their kindness. Whether it’s the mailman who drops off your packages daily or the friendly cashier at your local bank, a gift is a small gesture in seeing that you receive ongoing customer service… Read More
Prep for the New Year with Resolution-Ready Promotions
A New Year is upon us which means one thing – New Year’s resolutions will be in full swing and your local gym will soon be the most popular place on the block – for about a week. Make your employees and customers’ resolutions last all year long with promotional items focused on helping them… Read More
Have You Thanked Your Contacts Recently?
As we prepare to enter the final month of 2016, it’s time to ask yourself, have you thanked your contacts recently? Whether a business associate went out of his or her way to make a project run smoothly, you’d like to wish your best customers happy holidays or thank your employees for giving it their… Read More
Get Over the Holiday Hump in 5 Simple Steps
The holidays are right around the corner. Thanksgiving is less than a week away, and the winter holidays will be here before we know it. Although it happens every year and we’re all aware it’s coming, for some reason we still seem to stress ourselves out and wear ourselves thin. The weather takes a turn… Read More