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! 

Lately I have been so tired of listening to the radio stations and the same music replaying over and over again. It drives me insane! how many times can you really listen to Adelle on everything radio station. That is why I love my ipod, I just plug it in to my car and listen to my favorites. Custom MP3 players are great for this exact reason, and I get to choose what I listen to and it isnt repetitive.

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!

This weekend, Bill and had actual adult/Mom and Dad plans! We were going into the big ol' city to hang out with our friends, play boardgames, and drink some wine.  In preparation for our big night out, we purchase a swanky promotional corporate wine gift set to bring with us to the party. We had ready our promotional wine lovers gift set, so what we could walk from point A to point B with our beverages, and our promotional wine companion gift set, in which to open said beverages.  We packed everything in our promotional bag and were excited to go out!  Unfortunately, Bill and I decided to get sick instead and did not leave our cozy house. Being that we could hardly breathe, and it was about 25* outside, we thought it best to rest up and relax. So instead of going out on the town, we stayed in, replaced our promotional  ipad case and drank juice.

While visiting my family, friends, and co-workers (of course!) in NY over the holidays and New Year, I spent some time at my Dads optical store in Great Neck. Without even realizing it, his store had promotional products everwhere! And I am not talking about the promotional mints that Motivators did for him either. I am talking about promotional items that were given to him from lens companies, frame companies, insurance companies and many more.

Two of the items caught my eye above the rest. The first was a branded basketweave ballpoint pen. The main reason this one stands out is simple. It is one of my favorite custom executive pens because of its weight and the weave design texture on the body of the pen. Of all the promotional pens in my custom imprinted bamboo stripe pen holder, this is by far the first one I grab. This works out well for Definity, a brand of progressive lenses, as my dad really likes the pen too! In the best case scenario, using the pen will remind my dad of their brand, and if suitable for the client, he will choose their brand of lenses.

The second promotional item that I encountered was a promotional non-adhesive note pad. New York Eye actually left a few notepads at his office and that was certainly to their benefit. I noticed that the first branded note pad on each table was one from New York Eye. Being that the promotional pad has many other brands on it, such as: Seventeen, Taka, Jubilee, Reality, Eddie Bauer and Coleman, to name a few, this must have been a joint sponsorship. One thing I really like about these branded non-adhesive pads, is that the imprint area is so large. The consumer has just about the entire product to customize which makes it really favorable for joint sponsorships and creating very affective brand awareness. How would you choose to customize your promotional notepad?

Tis the season for traveling for my wife and I.  We love the winter.  Unlike most people in the Northeast that head to the warmer weather climates we head to the pacific northwest in search of BIG POW, aka alot os fluffy snow .  I just pulled our snowboard travel bags from storage to get them ready for our upcoming trip.  Everything was fine but our custom luggage tags.  They were the free paper ones that you get at the check in counter.  This year I planned ahead and got some custom luggage tags guarenteed to be able to spot our luggage and last for many more trips to come.  I was able to get a couple of our promotional explorer Luggage Tags.  These are great hard plastic pieces with a protective cover for the written information.  

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.

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!

As Christmas approaches, many are still scrambling to finish there holiday shopping. Every year I tell myself I would start early, but I end of doing it at the last minute. I did however managed to pick up atleast one present so far. Need something by friday? Look no further. Motivators still has some great Promotional Gifts, and Company Holiday Gifts that we can do a 1 day rush production on. Our Holiday collection can also help you narrow down your searches. I want to wish everyone a safe and happy holidays!!