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Supplying Critically Required Safety Uniforms During a Pandemic.
by Russell Bird | Mar 19, 2020 | Archived Blog Posts, Promo Addict Blog
The Promo Addict has been supplying uniforms to a number of industries for over 5 years. Here are some examples of the types of uniforms we provide: Scrubs for hospitalsHigh Vis Coveralls for Oil and GasHigh Vis shirts and jackets for waste collection...
The Value of High Value Gifting
by Russell Bird | Feb 24, 2020 | Archived Blog Posts, Promo Addict Blog
If the person who buys from you makes 300K per year then their time is worth $136 per hour. How many hours per year do they spend researching your items, buying them and working with you? While giving that person smaller meaningful gifts is a great way to keep...
Top Vegas Products 2020
by Russell Bird | Jan 24, 2020 | Archived Blog Posts, Promo Addict Blog
We brought home the best of Las Vegas for you! Browse our list of top Promotional Products in 2020 from the largest promotional product expo. Here is a link to our Marketing Shop so you can view all the items and start planning for your next order!...
We Made it to the NFL!
by Russell Bird | Jan 10, 2020 | Archived Blog Posts, Promo Addict Blog
If you look closely this weekend at the Baltimore Ravens game in Maryland you will see one of the food vendors wearing t-shirts that were produced right here in Sherwood Park. One of Edmonton’s biggest success stories in recent memory is The Little Potato Company, so...
New Year, New Website.
by Russell Bird | Jan 6, 2020 | Archived Blog Posts, Promo Addict Blog
Happy New Year! We decided to start the new year with a new look. We didn’t rebrand, but we did work to clarify how we represent ourselves through our website. Our old website was very product focused with a search tool that was our focus. What we learned in the...
Firefighter Uniforms
by Russell Bird | Oct 25, 2019 | Archived Blog Posts, Promo Addict Blog
We spend a lot of time selling cool new promotional items to our customers, but one of the items we sell that makes us the proudest is our uniform programs. Uniforms are intensely personal for employees. They often have to wear them every day, so they expect them to...
BBQ and Promo Part 5
by Russell Bird | Aug 13, 2019 | Archived Blog Posts, Promo Addict Blog
Porkapalooza is the largest BBQ festival in Canada and this year I was asked to join the Porkapalooza BBQ festival board of directors. I figured I would be a good fit because of my experience as a competitor but also because they had been selling the same t-shirts at...
BBQ and Promo Part 4
by Russell Bird | Aug 6, 2019 | Archived Blog Posts, Promo Addict Blog
Barbecuing in the rain isn’t as much fun as it sounds which is why one of the biggest investments, I have made in promo for my BBQ team is our tent. We bought one of those tents that has a full sublimated cover so that we can really get our branding out there, but...
BBQ and Promo Part 3
by Russell Bird | Jul 25, 2019 | Archived Blog Posts, Promo Addict Blog
The other day I had a good client message me a picture of a rotisserie beef roast because I had inspired him to up his BBQ game using my Instagram. I gave him a few tips but mostly just enjoyed the fact that I was sharing some mutual passion with someone who loves bbq...
BBQ and Promo Part 2
by Russell Bird | Jul 16, 2019 | Archived Blog Posts, Promo Addict Blog
Thanks so much for checking back on this series of BBQ Swag posts! If you’re just joining in, this series is all about the Promotional Items that I have made for my professional KCBS BBQ team You Need a BBQ. We compete across Alberta and Western Canada and down into...
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