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2021 Outlook and The Road Ahead
As we approach halfway through the first quarter of 2021, we are very optimistic of the changes that are going to be happening in the market. We know that 2020 was a very turbulent year where we saw our smallest quarter in history (Q2) and our largest quarter in...
Camping Bug Promotions
The best promo items to get rid of Bugs Outdoor giveaways are very popular for employee gifts, client gifts for outdoor retailers like camping store, car dealerships, RV dealers. There is something about connecting with the outdoors that just makes people feel...
Promo Addict State of the Union
The Promo Addict was named Sherwood Park’s Most Resilient Business In 2020 the Sherwood Park District Chamber of Commerce awards ceremony looked much different. There was no Gala event, the speakers were all at the Chamber offices while the recipients were...
Top Vegas Items 2021
You are right, we did not go to Las Vegas in 2021. This year the PPAI Expo was held virtually. The largest promo show in the world had thousands of booths and tens of thousands of new products featured. We combed the virtual aisles looking for...
Selling Promotional Items in Your Retail Business
In 2020 my business pivoted hard and opened up a retail barbecue shop in our reception area. It was such a success that we are moving our promotional business into the upstairs space above the barbecue shop. Retail business really needs that ground floor...
Shops, Shops Shops
Building 100 Online Stores, an adventure story. This year we launched the ability to build custom online shops for our customers. I made a personal goal to launch 100 shops by the end of the year. This number was not a reflection on any monetary goals, it...
Utility Totes are the Best Totes
What is a utility tote? Utility Tote bags are the newest version of the grocery tote bag. Grocery totes are usually mid sized bags with small carrying handles for transporting small amounts of groceries from the store to your car or from your car to your...
Martini Factory Tour
That time I had a factory tour of a Canadian promotional item manufacturer Canadian manufacturing of promotional items is something we get asked about a tonne. The most common types of Canadian made promotional items are clothing, plastic molded items like...
Winter Jackets 2020
What Winter Jacket am I wearing for 2020-2021 When selecting a winter jacket there are a lot of considerations such as cost, warmth, water proofing, movement, and durability. As a jacket sales guy I also need to consider resale value, ie. Will my customers be willing...
Christmas List 2020
So you decided to cancel the company Christmas/Holiday party. Christmas time is the best time because you get together socially with family and coworkers to celebrate the year that was. 2020 is proving to be a different type of year altogether. Gathering...