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Marketing & Branding
The Four Ps of Marketing Online (and Beyond!)
Just like your favorite blend of coffee can ensure a good morning, the right marketing mix will ensure success with your target audience. Don’t get the mix right on either of these, and they will leave you with a bitter taste in your mouth. What’s…
Company News
QLP Makes Counselor’s 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 awesome reviews, and share pictures of their promo products in action on places like our…
Company News
Spotlight: Give Your Brand a Hand Winner August 2015: Beyond Measure Training
September marks many things, with the official start to fall being one of our favorites. But before we said goodbye to summer, we celebrated in August with our 6th Give Your Brand a Hand Winner. That’s six businesses or entrepreneurs who have won some serious…
Marketing & Branding
The 10 Branding Commandments You Need to Follow
One of the most powerful tools in your marketing arsenal is brand recognition. No matter what your company has to offer customers, it’s important to understand that people are most likely to buy new products from brands they easily recognize. To help, we’ve compiled some…
Industry Insights
10 Most Popular Promotional Products of August 2015
Get ready, ladies and gentlemen. It’s almost Labor Day, so you know what that means: the rest of the year is going to go faster than a Round Stress Reliever rolling down a staircase! Speaking of the Round Stress Reliever, it’s been a few months…
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 few new sales people over the last several months. So keep an eye on our blog…
Company News
Spotlight: Give Your Brand a Hand Winner July 2015: Julie Holloway
The words “small business owner” might not be the first thing you think of when you hear “artist.” But our July Give Your Brand a Hand winner is definitely both. Julie Holloway is a Chicago-based artist and creative entrepreneur. In fact, she is currently running…
Industry Insights
Who Promotes the Promo Products? 8 Industry Memes for Fun, Advertising, and the Love of Wonka
We try to keep things inclusive on the QLP blog. We scour the World Wide Web for news, analyze trends and data, and stay up-to-date on marketing methods, so that whether you’re a small business owner or a marketer for a Fortune 500, there’s something…
Marketing & Branding
Loyalty Programs 101, or 5 Points for Your Points Program
Your customers are your most important asset, but did you know it costs 6-7 times more to acquire a new customer than to engage a current one (Bain & Company)? And did you know that existing customers spend 67% more than a first timer (BIA/Kelsey)?…
Marketing & Branding
Tapping into a Successful Reusable Water Bottle Campaign
Water. It’s a good thing. People need it. And several decades ago, beverage companies started selling bottled water, which allowed people to meet their hydration needs and live healthier lifestyles. Then those plastic bottles began showing up in landfills en masse. The Great Pacific Garbage…
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 the products we love. We featured several imprint methods and showed how hats got embroidered,…
Company News
Spotlight: Give Your Brand a Hand Winner June 2015: Mack Insurance Group
We’re proud to present our June winner for our Give Your Brand a Hand giveaway! This month Mack Insurance out of Boca Raton, FL brought home $500 in personalized promotional products. Honestly, we were hoping to barter some of that warm Florida weather, because it’s…
Marketing & Branding
What Are Emojis and How to Use Them in Advertising
The world would be a boring place if it weren’t for emojis. Sure, nothing beats face-to-face conversation, but when you’ve got a busy schedule and need to reach someone, a text message is your best bet! It isn’t always easy to detect sarcasm or humor…
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 bakes up delicious treats out of Minnetonka, Minnesota and caters to weddings, birthday parties, bridal…
Marketing & Branding
10 Best Merch Items for Bands, Music Festivals, & Concerts
Best Merch Items for Bands, Music Festivals, & Concerts Soft t-shirts & hoodies Demo discs Posters & tapestries Mobile accessories Unique bottle openers Air fresheners Stickers & pins Baseball caps & beanie hats Cool drinkware Headphones Hey there, rockstar! Social distancing may still be a…
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Spotlight: Give Your Brand a Hand Winner April 2015: Heather’s Travel Deals
It’s that time again! Our latest Give Your Brand a Hand Giveaway winner has been selected, and the products are already ordered, waiting to be handed out to customers. We’re getting a lot of great responses to this giveaway, but then again, who wouldn’t want…
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! Promo Marketing is a leading industry publication that is dedicated to helping both distributors (like…
Marketing & Branding
The Golden Age of Marketing: Our Favorite Ads for Grandparents
In case you didn’t notice while you were watching the Super Bowl this year or scrolling through all of the videos that your friends love to share on their Facebook walls, advertising has taken a different tone, especially when it comes to marketing to families.…
Industry Insights
Racing to Win: How Swag Helps Top Summer Races Sprint Ahead of the Competition
If you’re like me, you’ve probably seen your social media feeds explode in recent years with pictures and status updates from friends who have discovered the upsides of running. Some people run for the health benefits; others do it to raise money and awareness for…
Company News
Spotlight: Give Your Brand a Hand Winner March 2015: Joel Ott & Fletchergraphics!
We make it no secret that QLP loves startups and entrepreneurs. You might remember that just a brief while ago, we announced our Give Your Brand a Hand Giveaway for small businesses. We were pretty excited about the opportunity to give away a $500 credit…
Industry Insights
Cool But Unusual Promo Products: Creative Examples by Real Businesses
Figuring out what promo product to give away can be stressful. After all, you want to pick an item that your customers will like and use, but you also want to make sure that you’re giving away some personality. Creativity is key to striking the…
Industry Insights
10 Most Popular Promotional Products of January 2015
I know that January’s one of the longer months of the year, but man, it feels like just yesterday that we were going over the bestselling promo products of 2014! Pretty soon, we’ll be checking out the best of 2015. Well, not really. I suppose…
Office Life
Fraggle Rock Quotes for Those Who Don’t Work a 30-Minute Work Week
Anyone who’s ever watched the beloved Jim Henson show Fraggle Rock knows that the Fraggles, though fun-loving, hold some pretty strong beliefs. Music, for example, is essential to everything. Radishes are pretty amazing. And when it comes to work, making the most of it is…
Marketing & Branding
Flashback: 8 Best and Worst Rebrands of 2014
Rebranding is something many companies put into practice. In 2014 alone, there were a ton of major rebrands, from well-known players like Southwest Airlines, Pizza Hut, Olive Garden, Airbnb, and Netflix. These bold, forward-thinking companies released new logos and campaigns that helped them not only…
Company News
Announcing the Winners of the 2015 QLP Supplier Awards!
Ladies, gentlemen, and stress balls everywhere! It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for—for the last couple of weeks, anyway. That’s right: it’s time to announce the winners of the first-ever Quality Logo Products® Supplier Awards! For anyone just coming to the party, the humans…
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 a lot of search results to wade through. That’s why we’ve made it easier than…
Industry Insights
25 Most Popular Promotional Products of 2014
Holy moly! How did we get to the end 2014 already? It seems like just yesterday that I was celebrating my 11th birthday and giving everyone at Quality Logo Products a high-five for getting our shiny new website up and running. Actually, now that I…
Industry Insights
Promo Product Pros Weigh in: 2014 Trends, Year in Review, and Forecast for 2015!
Whew! It’s been a busy year in the promo product industry, hasn’t it, folks? There’s been growth, exciting innovations in decoration methods and technology, and many important and thoughtful discussions about product safety and compliance. Of course, those few things just scrape the surface of…
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 interested in before committing yourself (and your marketing budget) to it. Let’s say you love…
Industry Insights
4 Bizarre, Weird, and Totally True Promo Product Laws
When it comes the law, things get complicated and a lot of us can get lost in all the legal jargon and amendments. Laws have been created since the start of the country, and have continued to be created throughout the years. Within the lines…
Industry Insights
Tips for Small Business Saturday: See Promo Products in Action
Even though some stores set out garland and gift wrap not long after they’ve put their last barbecue grills on clearance, the holiday shopping season is officially considered to last from Thanksgiving until Christmas (at least for now, until the retail creep completely eliminates Thanksgiving’s…
Marketing & Branding
19 Simple Marketing Tips That Won’t Break Your Advertising Budget
As a company that helps other companies with their marketing and advertising, we read a lot of the same articles that you do. How to Market Your Business! How to Stand Out from the Crowd! How to Be a Marketing Superstar! And while many of…
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 ways to search for products on our website. I’ve talked about searching by delivery date.…
Industry Insights
The Straight Dope on Marketing Marijuana and Promotional Products
he votes are in after the 2014 election, and Oregon, Alaska, and Washington D.C. have joined Colorado and Washington state in legalizing recreational marijuana . With more and more states legalizing medical and recreational marijuana, it’s only a matter of time before not only marijuana, but…
Industry Insights
10 Most Popular Promotional Products of June 2014
It’s not July already, is it? IT IS?! Holy moly! Man, this year is flyin’ by. Well, before you all rush off to your barbeques, pool parties, and festivals to celebrate the 4th of July, we can’t forget about our most popular promotional products list!…
Industry Insights
Censorship and Promotional Products: Do You Swear by Your Brand?
I still have the sense of humor I had at the age of twelve, along with a vocabulary that’s slightly larger. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that, among the 25,000 items that Quality Logo Products® offers, I’ve been able to find a few that amuse…
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. When you have a strict deadline you need to meet, you may feel anxious about…
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 Marketing is a leading industry publication dedicated to product and marketing information for promotional product…
Company News
QLP’s Promo Products Save the Day Giveaway: Official Contest Rules
Quality Logo Products® – assemble! It’s time to give you a heroic way to save money on your promotional products. Here’s everything you need to know about this exclusive deal. This offer has ended. Please sign up for our email club toget exclusive deals in…
Industry Insights
10 Most Popular Promotional Products of May 2014
Summer is upon us, friends! The first indicator is of course MY BIRTHDAY, but you can also tell because it’s June and it has been pretty hot outside this week! You can tell the season’s changing just by looking at our list of top 10…
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, without having to spend hours sifting through products. Finding the best item for your brand…
Marketing & Branding
Is There Still a Place for Print Catalogs in Marketing?
Depending on how old you are, the word “catalog” brings back different memories. My parents remember getting one from Montgomery Wards whereas people from my generation look back to the annual Christmas catalog from Sears that had pages and pages filled with toys for us…
Marketing & Branding
A Comprehensive Guide to Animated GIFs for Brands
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard and/or seen for yourself that animated GIFs are on the rise. From social media to blogs and websites, GIFs can be found everywhere on the web. Why would your brand want to start using GIFs?…
Industry Insights
When Swag Goes Wrong: Risks of Promotional USB Drives
The promotional products industry has long touted all of the benefits of custom USB drives. It’s not very often you hear anyone talk about the risks associated with promotional flash drives. However, the big elephant in the room is that these items can be risky…
Industry Insights
Do Online Retailers Really Need Promotional Products?
You might have noticed, given that you’re visiting the blog for a promotional products company that does a good chunk of its business through the Internet, that online retail has become something of a phenomenon in recent years. You also might wonder, as I did,…
Industry Insights
Why Sampling Cheesecake and Promotional Products is Important
Walking through Costco on a busy Saturday afternoon is the best. Because of the excellent people watching opportunities? Yes and because there are samples aplenty! Never had brown sugar encrusted ham? They’ve got it. Need a dessert for a party tonight? Better try that cheesecake…
Industry Insights
‘Bar Rescue’ was Totally Wrong about Promotional Products. Here’s Why
Jon Taffer is the host of Bar Rescue and an award-winning expert in the bar and restaurant industry. But just because someone is an expert that doesn’t mean they’re always right, and I’m about to take him to task for something he said during an…
Industry Insights
Everything You Wanted to Know About Imprint Colors: The Ultimate FAQ
When it comes to putting your name or logo on a promotional item, you have a couple of ways to get it done. If you’re purchasing a padfolio like this one, you can choose to have your logo debossed. If a fleece blanket catches your…
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