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Kill, Kill, Kill The Catalog

Posted on June 18, 2012 by PromoKitchen Contributing Editor

Mitch Mounger is CEO of Bellevue, Washington-based Sunrise Identity, a Top-50 distributor, member of QCA’s Distributor Advocacy Council and recipient of the Family Business of the Year and Best Place to Work awards by Counselor Magazine. People always ask me, “What’s the next big thing in promotional marketing?” That’s the million-dollar question, right? If I knew the answer, I’d be the smartest…

Want To Be A Line Leader? Have The Confidence To Carry The Soap Bucket.

Posted on May 31, 2012 by PromoKitchen Contributing Editor

The following article was written by Russ Mogell, CEO of Seven Sourcing, and he can be harassed via email here. My five-year-old son, Jack, is in pre-school, and each day a student from his class is chosen to be the “line leader.” The line leader is responsible for carrying the soap bucket and leading the class down the hall to the…

Getting Your Head–And Your Data–Into The Cloud

Posted on May 30, 2012 by PromoKitchen Contributing Editor

This post was written by Guest Contributor Dale Denham, CIO of Geiger and self described business geek. The hype is in full force around Google Drive. While some of it is deserved, the biggest benefit of Google Drive is bringing your attention to the value of the service provided by existing competitors. Google Drive is 5 Gigabytes of free storage in…

PromoKitchen Party/The Atlantic City Edition

Posted on May 29, 2012 by PromoKitchen Contributing Editor

The PromoKitchen community is hosting a party at Promotions East! Come one, come all. This is following a rich party tradition after Vegas, Orlando, San Diego Dallas & NYC.This will be a chance to catch up with old friends, meet some new people and chat about ways we can shake up the industry in 2012. Spread the word! Where: Tun…

The Integrity Equation

Posted on May 29, 2012 by PromoKitchen Contributing Editor

The following article was written by Steve Pons, vice president – national sales, at Accolade Promotion Group (APG), a division of Golf Town Canada Inc. There are some great websites and blogs that talk about what it takes to succeed in sales and in business. Some that inspire, some that educate and some that provide…

Top Six Trends Changing Our Business Today

Posted on May 14, 2012 by PromoKitchen Contributing Editor

Dale Limes, MAS is senior vice president of sales at HALO Branded Solutions. You can reach Dale via email, here. If you have been in the promotional marketing business for a while, you certainly know there have been an abundance of changes, and there are more to come. I can recall my early days when the morning started by unrolling…

Hi, My Name Is Rain. What’s Yours?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by PromoKitchen Contributing Editor

Steve Woodburn, MAS, is an account manager for Staples Promotional Products. Reach him at stephen.woodburn@staplespromoproducts.com. I’ve always been fascinated with brands, their products and the names chosen for those products. Some become iconic and last for centuries while others struggle to survive even a few years. DuPont, Colgate and Citibank have been operating for 200+ years while scores of others…

Yeah, I Do Buy A Lot of Swag, But Typically From My Aunt

Posted on April 19, 2012 by PromoKitchen Contributing Editor

The following article was written by Kamran Popkin, creative director (and rebel-rousing instigator) at swagclub. Several years ago, I was referred to one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen. Checked her shop out on the FB and was stunned. She’s unreal. And, I don’t mean cute, or even sultry. She is chest-clutching, breath-defying beauty. Poetry in motion. So awesome,…

Bovina. Explained.

Posted on April 4, 2012 by PromoKitchen Contributing Editor

The following article was written by Kamran Popkin, creative director (and rebel-rousing instigator) at swagclub. In which, we grilled a cow. Six sheep. And a goat. And The Wall Street Journal came, spent a few days with us, and put us on the front page of their damn publication. That’s NOT the story. The story was, and continues to be,…

Working With The Right Customers: No Magic Wand Required

Posted on March 28, 2012 by PromoKitchen Contributing Editor

The following article was written by Steve Pons, vice president – national sales, at Accolade Promotion Group (APG), a division of Golf Town Canada Inc. Congratulations! You’ve just been handed a magic wand. You can use the wand to do anything you want for your business, but there’s a catch… The wand is SINGLE USE. And it can’t just drop $1B…