Alyssa Mertes
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Alyssa Mertes

Alyssa Mertes is an expert on branded swag. She's done it all, from uncovering the world's first custom tote bag to interviewing the designer who created AC/DC's logo. Her work has been featured on several podcasts and media websites.

Company News

Spotlight: Give Your Brand a Hand Winner November 2015: Jordan’s Moving Experts

When it comes to business, one of the biggest challenges for a brand to tackle is name recognition. One way to make headway on that is to name your company…

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Company News

QLP Makes Best Places to Work Four Years and Counting!

Here at Quality Logo Products, we know that the best testimonial to a job well done is customer satisfaction. That’s why we’re thrilled whenever our customers send us e-mails, leave…

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Company News

Welcome Stacy Gruca to the Quality Logo Products Team [Interview]

I know, I know, it’s been a while since we’ve done one of our new employee interviews. That doesn’t mean we’ve stopped growing here at QLP! Actually, we’ve added a…

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Industry Insights

How It’s Made: The Ins and Outs of Injection Molding [VIDEO]

A while back, we started a blog and video series all about the imprint process. These “How It’s Done” videos showed just how logos and business names got put onto…

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Company News

Spotlight: Give Your Brand a Hand Winner May 2015: Amy’s Cupcake Shoppe

Welcome to the May edition of our Give Your Brand a Hand Giveaway! May was full of awesome entries, and we were thrilled for our winner, Amy’s Cupcake Shoppe. Amy…

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Company News

QLP Named One of Top 50 Distributors of 2015 by Promo Marketing Magazine

We here at Quality Logo Products are super excited to announce that we have made Promo Marketing’s list of the Top 50 Distributors for the second year in a row!…

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Company News

Shopping for Personalized Pens Made Easy: QLP’s New Pen Search Features!

When you search for pens on our website, our site returns more than 3,000 options. We know you love having all of those choices, but we also know there are…

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Company News

QLP’s Free Art Proof Guarantee: What You Need to Know

Here at Quality Logo Products we love offering a “Try Before You Buy” mentality with our free samples. We want you to be able to test out the item you’re…

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Company News

Find the Perfect Promo: Search by Imprint Area Shape and Item Size!

Hey, Quality Logo Products fans! Did you think that I was done announcing new website features? Well think again because I am back to tell you about some more exciting…

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Company News

Get Promo Products When You Need Them: Searching by Delivery Date

I’m back with another post all about our super-snazzy new search function, which we designed to help you find the items you need without sifting through loads of unimportant information.…

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Company News

QLP Named One of Top 50 Distributors of 2014 by Promo Marketing Magazine

All of us here at Quality Logo Products are very proud to announce that we have been listed on Promo Marketing’s list of the Top 50 Distributors of 2014. Promo…

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Industry Insights

Find the Perfect Promo Faster: Searching By Imprint Type and Colors

Welcome back, Quality Logo Products fans! By now you have probably gotten the idea that we’ve revamped our search function, a tool allowing customers to find exactly what they’re looking for,…

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Marketing

RGB, CMYK, and Pantone Colors: Where to Use Them and When!

During your search for promotional products you’re probably noticing some weird words to describe color. Phrases like CMYK and Pantone are popping up everywhere. When you turn to Google to…

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Industry Insights

Promotional Products Work: Why Promo Items are Your Hero [INFOGRAPHIC]

As you may or may not know, yesterday began the weeklong festivities of Promotional Products Work! Week! Sponsored by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), this week from February 25th to…

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Industry Insights

Setup Fees for Promotional Items: What You Need to Know

Many of the questions we get here at Quality Logo Products are about our setup fees: Why do you charge one? What’s it for? And why do I need to…

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