“Get your feet on the street!” This morning Andrea, Kim & I and 18,000 other Austinites participated in the Cap 10k. The race took us a little under 2 hours and as usual the costumes did not disappoint! This years race raised approx. $140,000 for Meals on Wheels – It was a great day for a great cause!!
Jen, Andrea & Kim
View from Town Lake to the Capital
Top 5 reasons to make reusable bags part of your next promotional campaign…
1. The petroleum in 14 plastic bags could drive a car 1 mile.
2. Americans use more than 14 billion plastic bags a year.
3. It takes 70% more global warming gases to make a paper bag than a plastic bag.
4. Plastic bags do not biodegrade in landfills.
5. Cities spend up to 17 cents per bag in disposal costs.
If you need more ideas, you can search here or email us at PromoteYourself@360promos.com and we will be happy to search for you.
One of the things we are really passionate about is keeping up to date with all of the latest products and trends. We attend multiple trade shows, lunch & learns and education events throughout the year. Today we had a great meeting with supplier partner and I wanted to share a few ideas with you.
-Stainless steel bottles are very popular for several reasons 1. they make great gifts 2. they have a high perceived value 3. they pass the “usability” test. The bottles featured are great examples of design and function. It’s offered in 9 colors – everything from stainless to electric blue. Here is where the *coolness* factor comes in, there are 36+ stock designs that you can add in conjunction with your logo, to make your bottle really stand out! With min. quantities of 72 pieces this is a no-brainer. 
-The first time I saw the cup below I immediately thought “they are crazy if they think that people are going to pay that much for a plastic throw away cup.” Well, you know what they say about assumptions and I was very wrong. While this cup has the same appearance of a Starbucks cold drink cup it’s actually made of acrylic and the straw has little buttons on the side so it does not come out. How cool is that?? You almost have to see this to believe it, so email me if you want a sample: jennifer@360promos.com Another great thing about this item is that since it’s made from double wall acrylic you don’t have any safety concerns. Did I mention that it comes in 5 colors? 
-Last but not least…”thin to win” magnets. Most magnets are either .20 or .30 mm thickness but these new magnets are .011 in thickness which makes them the perfect promotion for mailers. Normally if you mail a magnet it would require extra postage but not this item. It’s available in sorts of sizes and shapes, with a 4 color process imprint, starting at 250 pieces. 
If you need more ideas, you can search here or email us at PromoteYourself@360promos.com and we will be happy to search for you.
I once read that the average temperature in Austin, TX is 67 and while they may forgetten to add May through Sept. into that average 
- today is the perfect example of a gorgeous spring day!
Spring also offers unique marketing opportunities for you such as company picnics, festivals, sporting events, outdoor music venues and the list goes on. A unique theme that runs through all of these events is kids! Targeted marketing towards kids can be a gold mine for building brand loyalty and recognition. What a better way to show your employees that you truly care than to give a gift to there kids at a company picnic. Or let’s say you have a booth an outdoor festival or music event where kids and adults attend, if you are giving away a really cool item that all the kids want, you are going to automatically drive traffic to your booth.
Here are some examples of fun “kid friendly” items:
Hand Clacker with Whistle and Bubble Maker
Foam Dart Gun
Whoopie Cushion
Your options for kid friendly promotional products are endless and will not only generate a buzz about your brand but will leave everybody with a warm fuzzy feeling!
If you need more ideas, you can search here or email us at PromoteYourself@360promos.com and we will be happy to search for you.
Welcome to our new blog- Let’s Brand Together! Over the last few months we have been working on getting up-to-date on all things social media. You can now find us on facebook, twitter, LinkedIn and the new blog. You probably also noticed that the website has recently undergone a face lift- I am super excited about the new site and hope you will enjoy it, too!
So, what is this blog going to be about? Let’s see…our adventures with promotional products (& believe me, we have some funny stories to share), tips and tricks on how to improve your marketing, cool products that you have to know about and i’m sure you’re going to find a special or two posted from time to time 
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