Boost Your Business! Top Promotional Strategy Tips for Summer

With the weather heating up, now is the time to whip your marketing strategy into shape. Here are three fun promotional strategy tips that will be sure to make your brand sizzle this summer.

1.     Host a Business Barbeque

What better way to show your employees appreciation than with good food? Throw a fun BBQ to celebrate their hard work throughout the long cold winter. Their dedication means a lot to the success of your company, and rewarding the team will only make them work harder for you.

2.     Summer-ize your company store

Add new items like our 100% organic cotton t-shirts, koozies, personal coolers and more. Promotional outerwear is fun for your employees, and it’s amazing promotion for your business too. New looks for the summer will help boost engagement in your company store, so start looking now for new summer styles.

3.     Give back to your loyal customers

Offering discounts and coupons are great ways to re-engage your existing customers and discover new ones. Social media and email are two smart ways to promote your discounts. Leverage custom images and professional product shots with your content for a bigger impact. Visit our Facebook page to see what discounts we’re offering this month.

Do you have a summer marketing strategy? Tell us how you’re using promotional products on our Facebook page and we might feature your story. 

How to Prepare for a 5K Run

Running a 5k with your team is a great way to build morale and team spirit. Plus it gets everyone out of the office! Quality time away from their desks can bring a team closer together and make employees more productive. If your team has never run long distances before, you may be wondering how to prepare for a 5k run. Here are a few ways to get ready before you hit the pavement.

Choosing a Charity

Deciding which cause you want to support is important. Do you have a family member who suffered from cancer or a love for animals? Maybe you want to help underprivileged children in your community or veterans of the military. Visit www.runforcharity.com to search for a charity in your city. You can also search for running events and sign up your team.

Practice Makes Perfect

A 5k is 3.1 miles, and if you’re a beginner you’ll want to prepare in advance to prevent injury and fatigue. Start with a walk/run workout, a combination of running for 15 minutes and walking for 45 seconds, repeating the cycle for 30 minutes. Doing exercises like this will build up your endurance and strengthen your muscles before the big day. Try this seven week 5k training schedule from MayoClinic to stay motivated and on track.

Represent with Custom T-shirts

Running a 5k for charity is a fun way to raise money, get fit and share your business with the local community. T-shirts are like billboards during a charity run. Take advantage of the real estate on your team t-shirts and market your brand in a fun and unique way. Add your company name and logo along with a motivating quote to build team spirit and brand awareness during the run.

Have fun!

Our number one rule is to have fun. Bring your music so you can get in the zone and have a successful run. Enjoy the moment and know that you’re raising money for charity and also supporting your team.