This morning at Motivators was an exciting one!  We had a visit from John Cudahy, a representative from one of our warehouses.  He brought in many interesting promotional products that will sure be a hit with our customers.  We saw new promotional flashlights, promotional cutlery and many diffrent types of promotional drinkware.  The one item that really stood out was the hand blown glass pilsner mugs.  They were extremely light and gave the liquid inside them a "floating" look.  These are sure to be a poplular seller for a wide array of our customers.  I also think our whole team is looking forward to getting a few samples for the office! 

Delis and restaurants everywhere are getting more and more technologically savvy, in their effort to improve sales.  While I was waiting in line at the local deli something new caught my eye.  There were promotional signs everywhere with QR codes on them.  With your smart phone you scan the QR code for your favorite eatery and text message your order in.  When you get to the establishment all you do is walk up to the express line, pay for you order and leave!  No lines, no hassle!  I though this was a fantastic idea and can’t wait to try it out.

I am a huge sports fan and love football and baseball.  The bleak few months after the Super Bowl are especially boring for me.  I don't watch too many t.v. shows and the cold weather makes it difficult to go to any outdoor establishments. I try to dabble a little in basketball and hockey but  it does not do much for me.  Thankfully, I have recently discovered Words, Scramble and Hanging with Friends.  I put my promotional iPad case on my iPad and I was ready to roll.  I have to admit, at first I wasn't sold, but after a little while I was hooked. Think I can't handle 20 games at once? No big deal!  Give me my promotional water bottle and a comfy chair and I'm all set. Thank goodness for a worthy distraction until my Mets are finally back!

This past Thursday January 26th, Ken, Laura, Samantha and myself attended the SAAGNY winter showcase 2012.  The plethora of trade show items were amazing.  Any promotional product you could think of was there.  Any item you may want imprinted they had on display.  It really makes you think about how many of these items you come in contact with every single day.  We all had a great time walking the show and are looking forward to selling many of these item to our customers!

A few weeks ago the gym I belong to (Ballys) was sold to LA Fitness.  Thankfully due to zoning laws, they had to honor Ballys member pricing!  For customers not as lucky as myself and the other Levittown members, they had tons of promotional products to attract new members.  One of those items I found especially unique was the Dumbell squeezie stress reliver promotional stressball.  This will surely be a great way to attract new customers and have their friends discussing this clever promotional product.

The other night a few friends and I were sitting around trying to remember the restaurant that catered our previous years super bowl party.  We were a second from giving up as one of my friends raised his glass and said "uhhh I think I remember the name"!  Along with the hero, wings and keg we ordered, they gave us plenty of promotional items to remember there name, address and phone number.  The one in particular that solved our issue was the Logo beer glass.  Without this promotional product some other restaurant would of gotten our business!  It makes you wonder how much more business would your company of done, with a promotional item of any sort.

This Wonderful Caddyshack quote is what I think of everytime I TRY to golf.  Last Time I "tried", the caddy was supposed to bring our clubs back to the club house.  Hs did not!  If it wasn't for my Custom luggage tag I might never of found them.  Now when I travel I have one of these helpful Promotional items on everything from my laptop case to my backpack.  It's a huge help and inexpensive for company giveaways.

I don't know if it's the iron, the board, or my lack of interest while waiting for that little metal thing to heat up but I hate/can't iron.  Everytime I go on vacation or to an event where an ironed shirt/pants/suit is required, I always have to have someone iron my items.  That was until my good friend Laurie told me about our custom garment bags.  The clothes fit perfectly into it and fold neatly in half for wrinkle free travel!  This promotional product had made life easier for me and whomever I may be traveling with!

This past Saturday Morning was sort of a rough one to get started.  Unlike most mornings, I decided, for hydrating purposes, to go with gatorade instead of coffee.  On the way to the mall, the plastic cup I had put the gatorade in began to spill over in my cupholder.  As i looked for a napkin the closest thing to me was my Promotional Water Bottle. At the next red light all of my delicious Cool Ice gatorade went cleanly into this wonderful Promotional Product, and saved my cupholders from months of gross stickyness.

A few months ago I added kickboxing into my workout regimine.  It is a great workout with a lot of friendly people, that make it seem almost as if you're not working out.  The saturation of my clothes after might say different however!!  For the upcoming holidays they decided to hand out promotional gifts in the form of boxing glove keychains.  Not only did they give out one per kickboxer, but knowing how much people appreciate promotional products, they also gave out another one with a coupon attached to attract new members.  I though this was a great idea for them to get their name out there and to give people another option to keep them in shape!