Logotricity

01/10/2022

Fun, fun, fun!

1. The first imprinted promotional products were used by George Washington in 1789 as a part of his campaign for president. They didn’t mention that in Hamilton! 2. 8 in 10 people like ...

01/07/2022

I love this time of year with all the new product intros. Check out this great new laptop stand.

11/09/2021

Want to know why food makes such a great business gift? Ask me.

10/25/2021

So proud to have been a premier supplier of promotional products at UT Dallas as they have grown over the decades. Looking forward to the future with this dynamic institution.

Invest in UT Dallas, invest in N. Texas’ future

08/25/2021

How many band tees do you have?

What makes the "perfect" band T-shirt? It's a question as old as music itself, and we finally have some answers. A new survey of 1,000 music fans sheds some light on band T-shirt preferences, from long people keep their shirts to what colors they prefer (and much more).

08/16/2021

Welcome back to school.
Thanks to Oakridge Parents' Club for allowing us to help celebrate the new year with them.

06/29/2021

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Tight Cardboard Supply Chain Adds To Promo Industry Challenges The economy is showing signs of a strong...

06/28/2021

Shhhhh,,,,We need some quiet here.

Fortunately, you can still create space and silence even when you’re back in the office. In this issue of Promotional Consultant Today, we share Dye’s tips on how to give the productivity gifts of space and silence to your sales team.

06/17/2021

Rising Costs = Rising Prices
Our inboxes have been teeming with emails about coming price increases. Here's why.
There are several factors causing cost/price increases across the board, including within the promotional products industry:
• Raw material costs. Market conditions are driving up the cost of commodities (e.g., crude oil, lumber, wood pulp used for paper and plastic materials) which has created cascading cost increases in finished products across all industries.
• Transportation rates. A global shortage of shipping containers, lockdown restrictions slowing down global trade, lack of manpower and trade imbalances have caused the cost of shipping goods via ocean transport to be 4x higher vs. normal rates and inland transport rates are up to 3x higher.
• Global exchange rate fluctuations. We pay our global vendors in USD, and they primarily pay their workers and suppliers in their local currency. The U.S. dollar has weakened as related to many global currencies, thus causing suppliers to raise USD prices to compensate for the weaker dollar.
Our factories are also making significant investments to address staffing and inventory challenges:
• Investment in our people – They are taking steps to ensure they hire and retain people to support the growth in business from you, our customers. Depending on market conditions in the areas they operate in, they are adjusting wages and offering other incentives in order to keep and attract talent.
• Inventory investment – They continue to make healthy investments in inventory to be prepared as more businesses bounce back. They are investing significantly in their best sellers to ensure we have the products in demand from you when you want them.

05/27/2021

It pays to know your shipper.

Many companies in the promotional products industry rely on the shipping provider.

03/25/2021

I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Overall I thought this was a good article, but I'd like to add a couple of points.
1. NEVER put off letting your client know if there is a possibility of bad news coming. A little extra time may allow them to pivot and save a catastrophe on their end.
2. Have more than one option when possible and ASK the client what they would like to see happen at this point; what do they feel would be the most fair resolution rather than deciding for them.
I'd love to hear your comments.

Nobody likes to be the bearer of bad news. Unfortunately, it’s nearly impossible to avoid during your career. Mistakes happen, schedules change, and plans fall apart sometimes. Knowing how to break the news to your

02/15/2021