Last month, the entire Jag team — Sara, Jeff & T-Jag — flew down to Las Vegas for the 2015 PPAI Expo, the single largest trade show for the promotional products industry. During the week we were there, we took part in educational seminars, met with key vendors, and explored thousands of vendor booths covering […]
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Excellence in Family Business Awards
In case you haven’t heard the news, Jag was recently honored as a finalist in the 2014 Excellence in Family Business Awards (presented by OSU’s Austin Family Business Program) for the category of Family Harmony – Emerging Family Business. We were honored during an awards ceremony back in November, although the process for the awards […]
The Truth About Paperless
As the green movement has taken hold across the country, many companies have devoted considerable resources to the “go paperless” idea to conserve our natural resources. While the concept is noble in theory, it is not necessarily altruistic, nor is it entirely accurate. Paper is actually a renewable and sustainable natural resource, because it is […]
Plan Your Holiday Promotions Now (or Never)
Sure, you just sent the kids back to school — but it really is time to start planning and finalizing your holiday promotions. Promo Consultant Today has an excellent article on three ways to improve sales through your holiday promotional plans, and the article serves as a good reminder that you should be making and […]
Business Cards: Splurge vs. Conserve
As distributors of printing, one of the most common items we produce — and get asked about by prospective clients — is business cards. They are a staple in our world, and are something everyone uses. Since we see so many business card designs — both for our clients and friends, and from strangers we […]
Proofreading can save face … and money
Here is yet another embarrassing example of proofreading – or lack thereof. The Colorado Rockies recently ordered 15,000 t-shirts designed to look like the jersey of star player Troy Tulowitzki to hand out at this past weekend’s game. The problem? The shirts misspelled the player’s name as “Tulowizki,” without the second “t.” What’s worse is, […]
6 Challenges of Working from Home
One of the luxuries of being a small, home-based business is being able to work from home. You make your own hours, your commute is miniscule (down the hall!), and you don’t have to worry about co-workers stealing your lunch out of the communal fridge. As many blessings as there are to working from home, […]
Our Open Ears = More Value for You
Over the last several months, we’ve been talking about the different ways we add more value to your business. But one of the biggest ways we do this is by NOT talking at all. We listen. By offering you our open ears, we provide more value because this allows us to really listen and find […]
Marketing Resources (We Have Them!)
I’m sure you’ve heard an older person tell a younger one that “I’ve forgotten more than you’ve learned.” Well, here’s my true confession . . . I graduated with a degree in Marketing, and literally forgot that fact for almost 25 years. I was sitting in a client’s office a few years ago, and I […]
Excited About Doing Business (Again)
After 30+ years in the same business, things can become old, mundane, stale, or just about any other adjective that comes to mind. In my case, that “other” adjective is “exciting.” And I owe that feeling to my daughter Sara – you know, the redhead who is my co-worker these days. When Sara and I […]
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