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7 Buzzwords and Phrases to Stop Using in Marketing
So you’re reading the latest post by your favorite marketing, blogging, or business blogger, and then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, a wild buzzword appears! Within seconds, you’ve become enraged, smoke is coming out of your ears, and you’re about to flip your…
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Leave the Boring Business Cards Behind: 5 Fun & Creative Ideas
Standing out in customers’ minds is no longer an easy game of making eye contact with them at a community event and shaking their hands. Nope, now your competitors have a lot of avenues to get their company to come to your customer’s mind first.…
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27 GIFs That Accurately Sum Up the Trade Show Experience
Ah, trade shows. There’s a good chance that you’ll attend one at one point in your professional career. They are absolutely invaluable for networking, finding new vendors, and getting your hands on a bunch of new swag, but they can be pretty exhausting. To get…
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11 Gifts to Thank Awesome Healthcare Professionals for National Nurses Week
The first full week of May is National Nurses Week. These healthcare professionals – like all healthcare professionals – work tirelessly through long shifts to provide great care for patients of all ages. This is true whether they work in a hospital, nursing home, or any…
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C2E2: How a Three-Year-Old Comic Book Convention is Disrupting the Chicago Convention Scene
Pop culture fanatics all gather at McCormick Place for a fun-filled weekend of celebrity guests, crazy costumes, and the latest and greatest in entertainment. In summer of 2011 I wrote about my inaugural attendance at the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. After going (and loving…
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Masters of Word of Mouth: The Hunger Games Marketing Team
You may remember a few months ago when I wrote a post about the Hunger Games pairing up with fansites to market their Facebook game. It was a creative way to generate excitement about their entire brand franchise during December 2012 while the next movie…
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11 Ernest Hemingway Quotes to Inspire Your Blogging and Writing
Even if you weren’t an English major in college there’s a good chance that you’ve heard of Ernest Hemingway. In fact, there’s a very good chance that you read one of his works in high school. The Old Man and the Sea, anyone? If you…
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Sim City 5 Fails as an Advertising Platform for Nissan
As if the public outcry for the always on DRM from Electronic Arts’ latest installment of Sim City wasn’t bad enough, things just got a little worse. Last week, EA announced a partnership with Nissan to bring users of Sim City 5 an added feature…
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How to Build a Brand Empire Like Nicki Minaj
Whether you know her from her quadruple-platinum album, her Pink Friday fragrance, her M.A.C. lipstick, her OPI nail polish, or as a judge on “American Idol,” chances are you’ve heard of Nicki Minaj by now. She is taking the world by storm, and by no…
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Logos of the Chicago Cubs and White Sox Through the Years
It’s that wonderful time of year again, everyone! Baseball fields across the country are dusting off the seats, firing up those hot dog rollers and rolling in the kegs for opening day 2013. For all those non-baseball lovers out there, opening day officially ushers in…
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SimCity: Gaming Disaster or EA Publicity Goldmine?
Even if you don’t like playing video games, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard about the debacle with Electronic Arts, subsidiary Maxis, and their new release: SimCity. Basically what started as a game with high expectations and rave reviews became a frustration for customers…
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10 Movie Title Fonts to Inspire Your Advertising
You’ve already seen how a logo can capture a band’s personality, but have you ever stopped to think about how the type treatments in the opening credits of your favorite movies capture the spirit of the film? From gradients, to 3-D effects, drop shadows, to…
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What is Brand Immersion & How Does It Work in Marketing?
“Things are changing around here, people! We’ve got a new social media consultant, Dave, right here, and he’s got some great ideas for the company. We’re not just going to just ‘market’ anymore. We want our consumers and employees to really experience each other. In…
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10 Basketball Themed Promotional Items for March Madness
Based on the title of this post, you may have gathered that I don’t know a whole lot about sports. You’re right. The most I’ve ever written about sports is when I wrote about Space Jam, so I’m not even going to pretend to be…
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Car Show Promotional Products That Will Rival Any Hot Rod
The Chicago Auto Show wrapped up this past President’s Day and I was lucky enough to attend. Thankfully, my group got there early enough to beat the crowds and ensure we got a few pieces of swag from the exhibitors before they ran out. However,…
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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 – March 1st is meant to celebrate the promo items we all hold dear. And what…
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Quality Logo Products is Giving Away $500 in Wedding Favors!
**THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED. THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PARTICIPANTS!** Attention all brides- and grooms-to-be! In honor of National Weddings Month in February, Quality Logo Products® is giving away $500 in wedding favors! We’re throwing our first-ever Pinterest contest with the grand prize of…
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How HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Builds Suspense for Season 3
HBO’s Game of Thrones is more than a TV show; it’s an obsession. With two mind-blowing seasons already under its belt, the third is on its way in spring 2013. I think I speak for all fans when I say that March 31st can’t come…
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13 Eye-Catching Billboards That Demand Attention
How many billboards do you actually remember? Be honest. If no examples immediately come to mind, then you’re probably in the same boat as the rest of us. It’s no wonder we don’t remember ads since we’re bombarded with them on highways and busy streets.…
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4 Brands That Changed Their Target Audience From Kids to Adults
“When at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again” is a quote we’ve all heard at least half a million times. Despite its redundancies, the message remains the same; don’t give up when things seem hard, but try something new and see if that gives…
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Burt’s Bees Advertising, Outreach, and Community Service is Worth Buzzing About
Burt’s Bees, a personal care products company based in North Carolina, started as a pipe dream in 1984 and has since become a household name. Did you know that its founders, Roxanne Quimby and Burt Shavitz, originally operated the business out of a one-room schoolhouse…
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What is Adobe CS2 & Why Was it Offered for Free?
On January 8th, Adobe unintentionally did something that went viral. Users found public serial numbers and links to download the entire library of an old version of their Creative Suite, CS2 (Photoshop, Illustrator, the whole works), and publicized it as a free offer. It quickly…
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Pinterest Promotion Official Contest Rules
**THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED. THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PARTICIPANTS!** If you are looking for the contest announcement blog post, please click here. Official rules and regulations follow. 1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS…
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What Your Business Can Learn From Dr Pepper’s Advertising Strategy
“I’m a pepper, he’s a pepper, she’s a pepper, we’re a pepper! Wouldn’t you like to be a pepper too?” Are you humming this song now? Probably; I know I am and I wasn’t even around when it first aired. In the 1970’s when this…
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LEGO Comes Back from the Brink of Bankruptcy to Win Over New Fans
Do you have a favorite toy from childhood that still brings a smile to your face? Was it Barbie or Hot Wheels, maybe? Or maybe Crayola and Play-Doh stole your imagination. Whichever brand it was, chances are you wouldn’t mind going back in time and…
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Logo Design Inspiration from Musicians who Topped the Charts in 2012
Sure, musicians are most well-known for their, um … music. But have you ever stopped to think about how a logo really captures a musician’s work and personality? Think about classic, instantly-recognizable band logos like The Rolling Stone’s bright red tongue and lips. Or the…
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‘The Hobbit’ Marketing: A Not-So-Unexpected Journey in Marketing Diversity
As I’m sure you all know, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released in theaters recently. It was sitting pretty as the #1 movie worldwide for three weeks in a row. But have you stopped to think about how and why it’s impossible for there…
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The 20 Most Inappropriate Brand Slogans of All Time
It’s about fourth grade when we started thinking innocent things were funny. We found risqué overtones in nearly everything, even going so far as to make our calculators spell out the names of human anatomy. You know exactly what I mean. In many ways, and…
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OREO’s Daily Twist Campaign: Cleverness in a Cookie
I’m an advertising junky. Don’t get me wrong, I fast forward through commercials with my DVR like everybody else, but truly clever advertising doesn’t just get my attention, as a marketer: it fascinates me. Every once in a while an ad campaign transcends from being…
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10 Nerdy Inspirational Blogs We Can’t Stop Reading
It feels good to learn a new skill, discover a new book, or connect with someone with similar interests. Online blogs are some of the best places to get inspiration even when you don’t think you need it. Some of the most interesting blogs, however,…
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National Drinking Straw Day: 125 Years of Sipping and Slurping
Now that the holiday craze has come to a close and everyone has rang in the New Year, it’s time to celebrate the real main event in January: the 125th anniversary of the drinking straw patent! Thanks to Marvin Stone, the drinking straw was patented…
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‘The Hobbit’ Movie Merchandise: 10 Items to Get Your Bilbo Swaggins On
As a fan of promotional merchandise and an even bigger fan of The Hobbit, this topic is doubly relevant to my interests! As you can imagine, there’s thousands and thousands of dollars’ worth of movie merchandise out there for The Hobbit, but you have to…
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What Thomas Edison Can Teach You About Self-Promotion
Let’s just get this out of the way so you all know my position: Thomas Edison was a jerk. Really, just a horrible man; a real knee-biter. And yes, I know, on the internet that’s not exactly a unique or novel opinion, especially with the…
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Top 10 Best Wedding Favors for Under $3
Wedding favors can be one of the most expensive parts of a wedding, especially when you’ve invited a hundred or more guests. The cost adds up quickly. You’re in the minority if money is no object for the tokens of your appreciation. If you’ve got…
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23 Ridiculous Spam Comments You Can’t Resist Reading
Back in April, I put together a post using 20 absolutely ridiculous spam comments intercepted by the Quality Logo Product Blog’s spam filters. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. So, I continued to save the most bizarre, nonsensical, and downright awkward spam comments in hopes of…
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The Boy Band Formula: Which Personality Type Matches Yours at the Office?
When is the last time you thought about boy bands? Was it the late 90’s/early 2000’s when the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, and 98° were all over the radio? Perhaps it was five minutes ago while you were jamming to the latest track from Korean boy…
Marketing & Branding
Taco Bell: Marketing Genius and Taco Extraordinaire
It’s incredible when a well-known brand is able to change up their advertising strategy, whether it’s a new slogan or logo, and come out unscathed by the general public. Seriously, people connect with their favorite brands and change is hard. That’s why we should all…
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The Batman Guide to Brand-Building
It goes without saying that Warner Bros. has experienced great success with the Dark Knight brand since Christopher Nolan’s cinematic series debuted with Batman Begins in 2005. But, I’m not here to talk about Warner Bros. Rather, I’d like to take a look at Batman…
Industry Insights
5 Rejected Homecoming Themes and Their Giveaway Items
High school homecoming is a magical evening filled with unforgettable memories with friends where everyone gets all dolled up, dances the night away, celebrates your school, and gets some sweet free swag out of the deal. Or as I remember it, a whole lot of…
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Top 10 Marketing & Advertising Guinness World Records
Remember flipping through the latest edition of the Guinness World Record Book back in elementary school and learning about the man with the longest fingernails or the lady who can pop her eyeballs out the farthest? Back then you probably weren’t searching for the pages…
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LIMITED TIME OFFER: Quality Logo Products Offers Free Shipping and Printing on 8 Popular Promotional Items
This offer is no longer valid! Look out for even more great deals on your next order of promotional products! There are NO hidden fees, NO extra charges, and NO hassle. All you pay is the cost of the products plus the sales tax (sales…
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5 Spooky Ideas for Halloween Promotio
Get this, Halloween isn’t limited to passing out candy and costume contests. In fact, it’s an excellent time of year for your company to throw a promotion. While your competitors are off chasing their latest sugar high, you can rally your employees together and put…
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Mini Giveaways: Cute Promotional Items for Your Next Event
I know plenty of people who collect miniatures, or at least utter the words “Oh, that’s so cute!” when they see small versions of recognizable objects. Granted, most of those people are women, but that doesn’t mean anything. Anyone could enjoy these miniature promo items!…
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Michael Jordan and Space Jam: a Branding Match Made in Heaven (or Space)
Ah, the 90s … a time when the Bulls, Looney Tunes, R.Kelly, and naturally, Space Jam, were at their prime. Besides its predecessor Who Framed Roger Rabbit? in 1988, Space Jam was the second movie ever to combine cartoons and live action for a full-length…
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Brand Characters: Top 3 Terrific and Terrible Examples
As technology continues to develop our attention span will deteriorate, and in some cases it already has started. Your company has one shot to attract customers’ attention on television. What’s your strategy? Chances are you figure that the more unique (i.e. obnoxious) your ad is,…
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How to Use Social Media to Boost Buzz About Your Trade Show Attendance
Sorry Kevin Costner, but we don’t live in a “build it and they will come” society. Any good business owner knows that you have to do some serious marketing and relationship building if you want your company to still be around many years down the…
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7 Promotional Products for the National Hobo Convention
If you didn’t already know, each year the small town of Britt, Iowa hosts the National Hobo Convention. This convention has been held since 1900, and each year hoboes from east to west ride the rails into Britt in order to enjoy some free food…
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5 Obscure Ways to Market to Hipsters That You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
I would define what a hipster is, but that would just make them mad. Basically, they’re 20- and 30-somethings who reject mainstream culture, because it’s mainstream which creates a subculture that has become trendy which, by definition, is mainstream. So there’s that. They’re an appealing…
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