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For Earth Day Promote Sustainability with Recycled Promotional Products

At eco-friendly festivals across the nation, screened exhibitors distribute recycled promotional products, teach natural living, and share the most recent developments in “green” technology.

In the past, these environmental groups and Earth Days alike have inspired changes in social behavior. Legislative acts such as The Clean Air Act and the Clean water Act were implemented as a result of community efforts. Therefore, it is important to draw awareness to events, businesses, and communities such as these. Every business and or individual can make one small change to promote sustainability. Whether it is distributing customized recycled promotional products, changing to energy efficient light bulbs, or recycling office papers, each act is a step toward an environmentally sustainable society.

In the spirit of Earth Day, consider promoting your environmental efforts to employees and clients. By distributing recycled promotional products customized to fit your brand, your company is helping to spread the sustainable word.

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The Pinnacle Promotions Blog is Now Creative Commons Licensed

Hello, readers! You may have noticed that we’ve added a new feature to our blog, located along the right side of the page:

Creative Commons License
The Promotional Products Blog by Pinnacle Promotions is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Creative Commons License may not apply to images used within posts and pages on this website — see links and attribution associated with each image for licensing information.

We’re excited to announce that all of the original content – posts, lists, insight, information, pictures and more – that appears on our blog can be quoted, shared, or adapted on your own blog or website provided that you include an attribution link back to the post you’re referring to.

We hope that you’ll take advantage of this opportunity to enter into dialogue with our content, and we’re looking forward to hearing (and seeing) what you have to say about our Promotional Products blog!

Please note that this license may not apply to videos and images we include in our blog posts – if you’ve got a question, just email us or contact us on Twitter and we’ll get back to you soon.

Happy blogging!

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Promotional Cameras Help Connect Individuals using “Skype in the Classroom”

With social interaction gaining prominence in today’s society, it is important to have the right promotional cameras to effectively contribute to this interactive realm. Whether you or your organization are interested in directly interacting with individuals through Face Time, Twitter, Facebook, or Foursquare to name a few, personalized promotional cameras can provide you with this opportunity all while promoting your organization!

Skype, the “real-time-face-time” software application has become a big hit in the educational world. Teachers are using this tool to connect with other educators and specialists around the world in order to bring guest speakers and field trips directly to the classroom. To help teachers network more easily, Skype launched its newest network for teachers, Skype in the Classroom, on Tuesday. Using this new platform, teachers create profiles centered around the subjects, language, and age groups they teach, allowing them to more efficiently search for relevant subjects.

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Get Creative With Mobile Marketing-Print QR Codes on Logo Apparel

If you’ve seen QR codes popping up on logo apparel, in magazines, or on retail windows, it’s because these distinct 2-D matrix bar codes are gaining lots of traction in the interactive and mobile marketing realm.

QR codes, also known as quick-response codes, are considered a convenience-oriented matrix that’s connecting the physical world to the digital world, instantly. Marketers have integrated QR codes into their campaigns because it’s engaging prospects. Now, by just scanning these codes with a web-enabled mobile phone, consumers on the go can instantly interact with their brand.

Through the codes, companies directly connect consumers to whatever information they wish to promote; whether it is a product page, a Facebook “like” page, coupons, or a campaign. Another attractive feature is the codes ability to measure response rates leading to a more accurate ROI calculation.

Now that QR codes are just beginning to gain traction in the U.S, you can still stay ahead of the creative marketing curve by incorporating QR codes with logo apparel. Promotional products such as shirts and hats last far longer than printed collateral such as flyers and direct mailers. Similarly, by printing a QR code on to logo apparel your company creates a walking marketing campaign! Continue reading →

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Pinnacle Contributes Promotional Products to Action Cycling Atlanta

Going on nine years, Action Cycling Atlanta has been the producer of AIDS Vaccine 200, a 2-day, 200-mile cycling event that benefits AIDS vaccine research at Emory Vaccine Center.

As a dedicated promotional products supplier for Emory University, Pinnacle Promotions was eager to support and promote Emory Vaccine Center’s efforts to develop a vaccine for HIV/ AIDS. We were presented with the opportunity to do so in February when Emory hosted Spin to End, Action Cycling Atlanta’s indoor cycling fundraiser to benefit the AIDS Vaccine 200 event in May. The Pinnacle team contributed custom-designed promotional products for the event, including t-shirts, carabiners, and whistles. Continue reading →

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360 Degree Images Makes Purchasing Promotional Products Easier

The process for purchasing promotional products for your marketing needs just got easier! PinnaclePromotions.com has launched 360-degree imaging for thousands of products. Customers can now interact with products before they decide to purchase them, taking the guessing out of buying promotional products.

By clicking on the “360 degree view” button on a product page, users can see the product spin in a 360-degree rotation, providing a full view of the promotional product. You can control the speed and direction of the spin by clicking on the image and dragging your mouse in the direction they desire. Continue reading →

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Good-bye Books…Hello Electronic Promotional Items

Today Borders Group announced it was filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.  Borders president, Mike Edwards said the current environment of curtailed customer spending, the lack of competitive capital resources, and other business negotiations has caused the group to go under.

As electronic promotional items like e-readers, MP3 players, and other media gadgets become the preferred medium, companies like Borders are struggling.

However, in an article by Barron’s columnist Tiernan Ray, Ray wrote mega bookseller Barnes & Noble is expected to have a positive EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, deductions, and amortization) of $104 million in 2013.

One of the reasons why companies such as Barnes and Noble, have been able to stay competitive is by creating and selling their own electronic promotional items. Ray adds, Barnes and Noble is expected to sell 2.35 million Nook units this year. Continue reading →

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New and Unique Promotional Products: Making your life easier one gadget at a time!

It seems like every day a different gadget is being developed to make your life more simple.  Whether you need to protect your tablet, smartphone, or your desk looks like a sea of wires, there are new and unique promotional products available to clean up and organize every aspect of your life!

One of my personal favorite unique promotional products solutions is the cable drop.  A large stress in my life evolves from my struggle to reach the cord to my iPhone charger (that falls behind my dresser every day ). Each night I squish my face against the wall and stretch my arm to lengths I never knew imaginable just to retrieve this power cord. Continue reading →

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Promotional Media Storage Cases Help Promote Brand Awareness

As more and more people invest in gadgets such as Kindles, iPads, and blackberries it is important to have the right promotional media storage cases to store, charge, and protect them.

Just last Friday, Mashable reported that Kindle books were now outselling paperbacks on Amazon, just six months after e-books outsold hardcovers. Now, Amazon can say e-books are responsible for their $10 billion earnings in a single quarter.

As portable electronics grow in popularity companies should consider using promotional phone or tablet cases to promote their brand or service. Whether a person uses there iPad in a coffee shop or a trade-show, people pay attention to the device and the case they store it in.

Similarly, consumers are intrigued by tablets and e-books and the accessories that come with them.  With all eyes on electronics, get creative with brand awareness by jumping on the portable electronics bandwagon. Customizing promotional media storage cases could be the marketing factor you need to be seen.

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Airport Horror Story… Avoid Them with Promotional Luggage Tags

Welcome to this week’s edition of  “Trending Topic Tuesday,” where we share our take on what’s going on in the world and what promotional products would appropriately (or inappropriately) market the subject matter.

Flying these days can be chaotic, passengers have to pack strategically, plan ahead, and stay organized. If you traveled over Christmas, there’s a chance you could still be sitting in an airport right now. At least 4,155 flights were cancelled just out of New York, stranding thousands of passengers and their luggage. With back-ups, lay-overs, and a million other black rolling suitcases, it’s situations like these, one has to come prepared. Promotional luggage tags could save you and your personal belongings. Available in a myriad of colors and styles, these little gadgets can differentiate your suitcase from the pack and be used to track lost luggage. During the winter months you never know when the next snow storm will hit, so be prepared for the worst with a promotional luggage tag.

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