Jeremy Lin continues to make headlines despite a loss to the Nets. He still managed to put up a good amount of points and assists. How odd is it that the Kicks can beat top tier teams, but lose to sub par teams. I am eagerly anticipating tomorrow's game against the heat. I'm sure it will be electrifying. If the Knicks can beat the Heat, they can be a playoff contender. Lin's jersey has been the hottest selling item in the NBA so far. Vendor's set up there trade show tents with Lin's items everywhere you go. I've been seeing a lot of Jeremy Lin promotional T-shirts with different Lin words. So if your a Knicks fan, lets cheer for them in tonights game against the Atlanta Hawks.

One of my favorite parts about my job is talking to my customers about what they do, and why they are ordering. Last week, I spoke to Jayson who is an export service representative at Rosenbauer America. But what does Rosenbauer America do? They make fire trucks! They also made the truck that is Sentinel Prime in the Transformers movie! When I was told that, I was blown away, and needed to ask for some swag. Jayson was kind enough to send me a huge package of their custom imprint promotional products that they have ordered. Below is an image of what I was sent: A custom imprinted lapel sticker, customer imprinted patch and lapel pin, promotional golf tees, personalized calendar, a screen printed T-Shirt, and an engraved bottle opener (reason they called to re-order). I am so excited to have received all of these amazing giveaways!

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!

Ah, there's nothing quite like a good ol' "Who wore it best?" contest!  So when an extra shipment of promotional scarves and bandanas arrived at Motivators' New York office, people got really into really into it.  We dressed up our dogs, our kids, and our outfits with the prettiest green bandanas you'll ever see!  Check out some of the photos below: 

To see all the photos (and to vote for your favorite), click here!

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.

With a steady rise in e-commerce, there's almost always a sale. Whether it's during the holiday season or shortly after, June or September, there's always an opportunity for savings if you search for it.

Motivators is introducing free shipping for hundreds of Leed's items on the website. Motivators already has low prices and has the occasional promotional code for extra savings but this sale is a great way to pick up any last-minute gifts and is our way of thanking you for a successful year. So whether you want a custom imprinted watch or a promotional mouse pad, Leed's has the finest around.

Who could ask for a better Sunday? Monday was a holiday and there was a full slate of pretty important football games for the masses to watch. For New York football fans, you had two must win games, one for each team. Sure the Jets would need a little magic, but that didn't make their game any less exciting.The Jets didn't win, but it didn't matter in the end because all the magic Jets fans needed to occur didn't. For Giants fans, it was either win against the Cowboys and head to Met-Life Stadium the following week to watch the G-Men live while holding their promotional stadium cups or lose and go home to watch Dallas while drinking from their logo beer glasses they keep in their cabinets. It was a fantastic game that even had a bit of nostalgia in it with a play by Eli Manning and Victor Cruz reminiscent of "The Great Catch" from the 2007 Super Bowl. The Giants would of course come out victorious and now have a at least a chance to be the ones wearing the Super Bowl Champions promotional apparel when all is said and done.

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!

What will you be doing for New Year's Eve? 

Every year, over one million people pile into Times Square to see the famous New Year's Eve crystal ball drop at midnight.

This year's theme, "Let there be friendship," is symbolized with the 300 or so crystals that were placed on the ball just yesterday.

If you're one of the million that will hug or kiss that special someone at midnight in Times Square, you can expect to be standing around for hours on end.

Luckily, myself and Heather Cross, an about.com guide, are here to remind you what items are best to pass the time on New Year's Eve.

• Warm, promotional apparel will be a must to survive the bitter weather. The low for New Year's Eve in Times Square is 33 degrees. Motivators carries promotional fleece and custom imprinted outerware are perfect, especially for the 20% chance of precipitation we might be expecting. 
• Bring a camera. People tend to forget to bring a camera and those who do will forget to back up their old photos on a promotional USB flash drive.
• Promotional snacks are a must-have to keep your hunger satisfied. Promotional nuts are a great snack that can last a while and fill one up.

There's certainly other items you can bring but Motivators is here to remind you about the essentials. 

$1,001,921,825.

That is how much money 2008's The Dark Knight grossed in worldwide sales. Who knows exactly how much the movie made in DVD sales and rentals. 

The film is #3 on the Top Grossing Films in the United States, just falling short of Avatar and Titanic. I saw the movie in theatres twice and continue to watch the movie regularly. When the movie came out in theatres, promotional products such as custom imprinted playing cards and custom imprinted t-shirts were in high quantities. To this day, stores continue to sell items from the movie.

While news of a conclusion to the series has been known, no footage had been shown until this week. A trailer for the conclusion, Dark Knight Rises, was released earlier this week is leaving people spellbound (the linked video has 1,119,935 views as of December 20) but continues to leave more questions than answers. The trailer features nemesis Bane, a taste of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman and Joseph Gordan-Levitt as a young cop who helps out Batman.

What kind of promotional products will we see for Dark Knight Rises?