Wondering what’s new in ’22? The real question isn’t what’s new (not much) so much as what’s trending. Here’s a look at what you should be thinking about as you plan your marketing and promotional purchases in 2022: DRINKWARE Top trends include retail-inspired styles (think of what you’d see for sale at Starbucks), pieces that […]
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Planning to order in 2022? Here’s what you need to know.
It’s a new year, but somethings have not changed. The problems that have been plaguing our industry (and many others) will continue to be a major consideration as we move into 2022. Here’s what you need to know if you plan to order any printed or promotional products this year: PLAN AHEAD Those supply chain […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2021
‘Tis the season to start your holiday gift shopping. Actually, we recommended you start shopping back in July — due to the on-going supply chain issues and production delays our industry is experiencing related to the Covid-19 pandemic — but there IS still time to order holiday gifts for 2021. (We just don’t recommend waiting […]
Make a Plan for Christmas … in July
‘Tis the season to start your Christmas shopping. Really. All things summer may be front of mind right now, but given the on-going supply chain challenges our industry has been facing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it really is more important than ever to start planning early for your year-end/holiday gifting and promotional needs. A […]
Supply Chain Challenges
We all know that the last year has been full of challenges on so many fronts, and our industry has not been an exception. Perhaps one of the biggest issues to emerge for the promotional products industry as a result of this pandemic is the impact on our supply chains. Our vendor partners are struggling […]
Coming Together Virtually
The coronavirus vaccine is rolling out across the country right now, but until most of us can get both of our shots, virtual events, social hours & gatherings are going to continue to be a staple of how we stay connected from afar. But if you want to spice up the gathering, and maybe inject […]
Top 5 Favorite Promo Products from PPAI Direct-2-You
We saw a TON of new and newly-imagined products at this year’s PPAI Direct-2-You virtual trade show for the promotional products industry. Here are our top 5 favorite items we saw this year: 1. Car Visor Mask Dispenser This is the one item that got us both extremely excited when we first saw it, and […]
Trends & Fresh Promo Ideas for 2021
Every January, PPAI Expo — the largest trade show in the promotional products industry — comes to Las Vegas. This year, for obvious reasons, the trade show became a virtual event. While we missed seeing our vendor partners in person, we were still able to get a sampling of what’s new, fresh, and trending in […]
2020 Holiday Gift Guide
Holiday gifting season is nearly upon us, but in the promotional products industry, shopping early is always key — since demands on production flow and inventory become higher the closer it gets to the holidays. That’s probably even more important this year, as our vendor partners have implemented various safety protocols to keep their teams […]
Work From Home Essentials: Part 2
For many companies, having employees working from home continues to be the best practice during Covid-19. So we wanted to update our previous list of Work From Home Essentials with some new ideas, and a reminder about some of our favorite products, as well. Blue Light-Blocking Glasses remain one of our favorite work from home […]
T-Jag’s Adventures
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