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The Best Candle Lighter For Every Season

Today is both Christmas Eve and the third day of Hanukkah, a day of anticipation for everyone of the Christian and Jewish faiths. What do you think your customers will be doing tonight? Going to a special candlelit church service? Hosting friends and family for dinner at their home? Wherever they will be, they would appreciate having a reliable electric candle lighter with them. It will help them quickly light the candles at church while singing “Silent Night”, and when they get home it will help light their centerpiece candles on their dinner table, or the candles of the menorah. Make sure to have this candle lighter laser engraved with your company logo so that your customer thinks of you all year long- whether it’s this winter while lighting holiday candles, or in the summertime while lighting their grill.

The Kid in You Really Wants These Technology Gifts

This time of year parents and relatives are on the hunt for the *perfect* gifts for the children in their lives. They’ll consult blogs, magazines, and friends at school to figure out what gift will create the biggest smile on those kids’ faces. Is it that hot new talking robot? Or a new video game? Or perhaps you have a crafty kid who loves to do art projects. No matter the gift, you always have to make sure that it is appropriate for the child’s age and developmental level.

Some other things to consider when buying for children:

Is it durable?
Is it lead-free?
Is it non-toxic?
Is it a choking hazard?

America has the toughest toy-making standards in the world, so it’s not hard to find safe American-made toys. But remember that many toys are made outside the US.

Another thing to remember is to read online ratings and comments about the product before buying it.

After you’ve chosen the right toys for the children in your life, treat your adult customers to these technology gifts. They’ll be as excited as a kid opening that thoughtful gift from you.

Happy Holidays!

Pay It Forward This Winter with Corporate Apparel

National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day

These next few months are the coldest time of year throughout the northern hemisphere. If you are one of the lucky ones to have a warm home to return to every evening, count your blessings. Too many homeless people die every year because they don’t have the necessary shelter, food, and resources to survive.
You and your company can bring awareness to this issue by attending a candlelight vigil to remember those homeless in your community who have passed away this year. Have hats or other corporate apparel embroidered with #HomelessPersonsRemembranceDay for the whole company. And better yet, order some extras and pass them out at your local homeless shelter to help out future generations.

The Tech Items CS Lovers Will Obsess Over

This week, as you’re zoned out on your computer, tablet, or phone keep in mind the complicated science that brought you those devices and programs. This week is Computer Science Education Week!

Teachers and companies nationwide are hosting coding events and encouraging people of all ages and backgrounds to try any “Hour of Code” lesson. You can go to https://csedweek.org/learn for tutorials that span all levels and work on a range of different devices.

How else can you encourage CS knowledge at your workplace?

Have a friendly office competition to see who can complete an coding tutorial first. Winner gets one of these great technology gifts!
Hand out and watch everyone fight over custom goodie bags with these technology gifts with your company logo
Have your company’s tech guy host an “Hour of Code” event at your office

Shine a Light On Your Loved One’s Memory with a Candle Lighter

On the second Sunday in December candles worldwide are lit at 7pm to commemorate and honor the memory of a child who has passed. The Compassionate Friends organization established Worldwide Candle Lighting Day in 1997 for family and friends to remember their sweet little ones who left the world too soon.

There are many ways in which to participate in this worldwide holiday:

Attend your local candle lighting service at 7:00pm local time & help light everyone’s candles with your electric candle lighter
Find a local chapter of Compassionate Friends to support
Preserve memory of child by engraving their name on an electric candle lighter

Why Your Customers Need An Architect Scale Ruler

If you see any of your customers on this list, they need an architect scale ruler.

Not only do they need one, but they will be eternally grateful that you are generous enough to recognize their needs.

Architects
Architect Using an Architect Scale Ruler
City Planners
Builders
Kitchen Designers
Carpenters
Contractors
Construction Estimators
Real Estate Developers
Draftsmen
Homeowners designing their own kitchen
Concrete Contractors
Electricians
HVAC Contractors
Structural Engineers
Civil Engineers

Start Your Day with Some Bubbles in Your Travel Mug

Do you like bubbly drinks? Do you like caffeine as well? Then today is your lucky day- it’s National Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day. I bet you’re thinking the best drink to fill up your travel mug today is just some good ol’ soda, or perhaps a bubbly energy drink. But did you know that you can buy or make your own coffee soda?

A few companies out there make sparkling coffee, also called coffee soda. They’re basically just coffee infused with CO2, and perhaps a little sugar or citrus juice. Or you can do a little experiment at home today- mix 5 oz seltzer water, 2 oz espresso, and 2 oz of fresh OJ.
Whichever drink you choose today, don’t forget to put it in your trusty travel mug to get you from home to work, and all the places in between.

5 Misunderstood Facts About Tally Books

Pipe Tally Books are normally used by workers in oilfields. They keep track of the

exact time that a section of pipe is attached to the drilling rig. Also they record the length and diameter of the pipe. These drilling workers need a heavy duty book that can easily fit into their pocket. That’s a short history of tally books. But here are some things you might not have known about these special books:

Anyone who works outdoors and needs to keep records, can use a tally book. Other users are foresters, wind energy inspectors, handymen, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and waterworks people.
The pages are sewn in, for durability. A little ring binder wouldn’t be as durable.
A new option for the pages is the sewn water-resistant Stone Pad. If you try to tear a sheet, it just stretches a little. You can’t tear it.
The cover is made of high grade vinyl, which comes in colors to coordinate with your company logo. This gives the book a high resistance to rain and abrasion.
Got a favorite pen or pencil? Since these books are custom made, they can have a pen loop built into them.

The Ultimate Checklist for Giving Gifts with Your Logo

It comes as no surprise that the most successful companies are those with the best customer service. How can you improve the efficiency, quality, and reliability of yours this week? After all, it is National Customer Service Week.

First, you need to define how you can transform your customer service from just “meh” to “ah-may-zing!”.

Always answer the phone
Listen to your employees; happy employees will lead to better service
Take constructive criticism- complaints can become opportunities
Hire & train employees properly

The next question, once you’ve attracted your customers, is how can you keep them coming back? What incentives or gifts with your logo can you give them?

Limited-time free shipping
Small gift with your logo with their next purchase
Give them a gift with your logo for writing reviews, recommendations
Create a Customer Loyalty Reward Program- give different gifts with your logo when a customer reaches a new level

This year during National Customer Service Week, give a useful, enjoyable, and thoughtful gift with your logo to your customers. It will brighten up their day and keep them coming back.

The Pick-Me-Up You Need for Your Company

On Sunday September 29 you will wake up thinking it is just an ordinary day. But, in fact, it is not. It is the one day a year where coffee-lovers nationwide get to raise their travel tumblers in celebration of National Coffee Day.
Whether you like it iced, skim, half-caff, or just black, the one thing we can all agree on is that you need a proper insulated beverage bottle in which to drink your favorite coffee.
What better way to reward your employees than with any of these laser-engraved travel tumblers. It could be just the pick-me-up they need to get through the day.