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Feb 2017

Promote Employee Recognition with a Journal

No matter the size of your company, employee recognition is an important part to keeping your team happy, morale high and turnover low. By providing your employees with a small token of appreciation, they will feel valued and continue to work hard. Focus of providing your recipients with a product that has a high-perceived value… Read More

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Feb 2017

What Employers Can Do To Reduce Stress In The Workplace

In my last blog, I listed several conditions identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which may cause stress at the workplace. Low morale, health and job complaints and employee turnover often provide the first signs of job stress. But sometimes there are no clues, especially if employees are fearful of losing… Read More

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Feb 2017

Don’t Lose Sight of Living – Making Time for what’s Important

With the New Year off and running, I thought it might be nice to take some time to talk about the importance of making time. I know, it’s something we’ve all heard before countless times in countless ways, but I wanted to put a bit of a different spin on things this time around. When… Read More

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Feb 2017

Integrity Begins with Walking the Talk

Have you ever been in a meeting where everyone was told to silence their phone, yet there were a few who decided that giving full attention to the meeting wasn’t a priority and they continuously glance at their phones? Or is there a co-worker who adheres to a different standard of rules than those communicated… Read More

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Feb 2017

Tax Season and Credit Card Debt Cancelations

With tax season here there are a number of 1099’s being issued. However, some people may be surprised to receive a 1099 due to a credit card write-off. People have many reasons why they are unable to pay their credit card bill including loss of job, income that is less than expected or unexpected expenses… Read More

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Feb 2017

A Useful Promotion is a Great Promotion

Gone are the days where providing random trinkets to customers is considered a strategic promotional marketing tactic. In today’s world, your customers are bombarded with useless products that make their way into the junk drawer or the kid’s toy chest. In order to truly stand out to your customers, it’s time to rethink promotional products… Read More

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Feb 2017

Setting a Routine Leads to a Better You – Part Two

In the first installment of this blog, I talked about the importance of setting a routine, why daily routines are so effective and how starting your day with a success can lead to an even better day. Now that you know the facts behind setting a daily routine, I’m going to share my daily routine… Read More

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Feb 2017

Align Your Brand with the Best-of-the-Best

Yeti, Apple, Nike, Under Armour. Brand names carry weight. In the promotional products industry, there is a strong trend toward businesses of all sizes aligning with powerful brands such as these. The days of low quality, generic giveaways are waning. Now, marketers and business owners are opting for products that represent quality, reliability, value and… Read More

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Feb 2017

Benefits of a Casual Workplace

Casual dress in the workplace is becoming more and more prevalent in today’s corporate workforce. Companies are ditching the suit and tie, dresses and skirts and replacing them with the jeans and button-up or blouse combination. If you’re wondering why this change is happening in the corporate world, here are three reasons why business casual is… Read More

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Feb 2017

Setting a Routine Leads to a Better You – Part One

With an emerging number of successful entrepreneurs and small business start-ups, it has become fairly evident through the power of the internet that there is one major thing successful or even happy people have in common. Aside from the drive to start a business and the intellectual knowledge of their chosen field, the implementation of… Read More