Twitter Used Primarily By Under 40’s

When you look at the growth of social networking sites like Twitter, it’s certainly a phenomena you need to consider. Life used to be so much simpler didn’t it? Do the occasional press release, organise a company newsletter or magazine and circulate it to your database (no worries about spam or unsubscribe!!), whereas now, you [...]

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Which Style Of Networker Are You?

Everyone has an opinion on ‘networking’, and I’ve heard many definitions of what a networker is, but hadn’t heard about these four styles before.
Don Gabor is a professional speaker and the author of eight books on communication skills, including ‘How to start a conversation and make friends’. He has identified four different styles of succesful [...]

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The Next BIG Thing?

 
How crazy is this?
It seems that Heinz are testing this little desktop microwave with a view to bringing it to the market.  It’s a fantastic image and concept, and of course works really well with the brand its its concept of quick and easy food, BUT, would you really want to plug this into your [...]

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Is the use of ‘wood’ ECO Friendly?

Promotional Gifts are made from a variety of materials, including wood, and in todays climate of eco-friendliness, my business, RT Promotions is  sometimes asked if this use of wood is good for the planet. Our response to that question will vary from product to product, and will invariably depend on the source material being used. [...]

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Left Handies

I was in talks with a client just the other week, when they asked if my company, RT Promotions, could supply promotional branded ballpens for left-handed people. It threw me for a moment, and then I gathered my thoughts.
His point was simple, and the solution was simpler still. Let me explain.
Go get hold of a [...]

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How Best To Use A Promotional Gift

For many of my clients, buying and then using a promotional gift is NOT a regular occurance. Some in fact, only buy branded giveaways for their yearly trade shows, or sales conferences. I often see or hear about the usual ‘mistakes’ being made.
Think about it. Cast your mind back to the last Trade Show you [...]

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How ECO-Friendly Are You?

Do you present your company ‘by the numbers’? Is it a case of, “this is how we’ve always done it”  or “we need to stay on-message”?
I say, let your customers see the ‘real you’ at every opportunity.
Lets take your policy and company ethos on ‘recycling’ for example. Many companies have a policy, but how many [...]

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Tell Your Customers How ECO Friendly Your Business Is

Are you telling your clients how ECO Friendly your business is?
I don’t necesarily mean that in a literal sense, you’d probably start to get on their nerves if you harped on about your environmental values all the time, what I mean is, are you adding a soft-touch message to everything you do, and specifically, your [...]

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