The Evergreen Station

05/29/2026

We love exceeding clients expectations. Thank you Roby and Upstart for trusting us to deliver for you!

👏 This isn’t my usual LinkedIn post, but recognizing businesses that deliver exceptional service matters. 📣 A huge shoutout to Jason Balera and Shanel Balera, owners and founders of The Evergreen Station! I’ve had the pleasure of coordinating orders for Catalyst, Upstart 's LGBTQ+ ERG this...

04/15/2026

Happy Wednesday! It's so easy to stay head-down with in-coming work, but we want you to know we're here and waiting to help YOU!

The promotional products industry is filled with 2 primary business models,
Transactional vs. Relational

It's a new day and you need to understand that the true VALUE of promotional products are knowing they are a tool to CONNECT to your audience.

These tools can be the PURPOSEFUL giveaways for events or sales tools, gifting to share APPRECIATION, the signage and display solutions to create a CONNECTION with your service or brand, uniforms your staff enjoy wearing and show up for you with CONFIDENCE, or custom supplies for your business uses like branded bar glasses OR custom beach chairs OR staff lanyards/pens/name badges ... and SO MUCH MORE.

Shopping for ideas should be focused on how much a valuable engagement opportunity is worth. Create an emotional reaction your audience can connect with.

You want to be great at what YOU do, and not average at lots of things everyone does. Your business should NOT be everything for everyone.

If you're ready to re-evaluate your approach, or just want to talk about an opportunity, we're here for you!

04/04/2026

Community is always something to believe in! Over the past 2 weeks we've had some exciting projects progressing with current and new clients, letting us utilize a variety of services we offer.

Promotional Products are amazing TOOLS to connect with your audience, and we love helping clients tell their story through curated SOLUTIONS.

✅ Uniform Refresh (to drive new energy) - Entertainment Service
✅ Custom Doordrop Kits (for kitting service) - Residential Service
✅ Team Uniforms (for brand refresh) - Non Profit
✅ Company Store (for efficient re-order process)- Financal Service
✅ Trade Show Needs (engagement tools to connect with attendees) - Consumer Service
✅ Campaign Products (sparking internal energy) - HVAC & Plumbing Service
✅ T-Shirts & Socks (gift w/ purchase tool) - Mental Wellbeing Service
✅ School Store (budget friendly options for parents) - Multi-Campus School
✅ Customer Containers (tools to steer re-orders) - Beverage Company
✅ Journals (staff & networking engagement tool) - HVAC & Plumbing Service

We'd love to hear about your team or company, how your current process is going, and share how we can help elevate your current situation. Let's give you back some of your money, stress, or even just time!

We love what we do!

04/01/2026

As it deserves!! Exciting!!

The past few days have been a powerful reminder of what community can do. 💛

In just 5 days, over $32,000 was raised to support Zach’s Toy Chest.

That means more toys delivered, more hospital units stocked, and more moments where children in cancer treatment get to just be kids - even in the middle of something really hard. 🎗️

We have plans for every penny and we can’t wait to share where it’s all going. One of the first projects already in motion: a custom toy closet at UNC Children's - North Carolina Children's Hospital Raleigh in partnership with The Container Store. 💛

We are incredibly grateful to the partners who made this possible - Lennar , Apex Rotary Club , Launch Holly Springs, Amelia Aesthetics, and Brian Yates with Southern Grounds Control - and to everyone who continues to support this mission.

Because of you, we’re able to show up for children and families across North Carolina in a consistent and meaningful way.

And we’re just getting started. 🎗️

Over the next several days, we’ll be highlighting the incredible people and organizations behind this momentum.

If you’ve been thinking about getting involved, partnering, or supporting this work - now is the time.

03/21/2026

Our Branding Solutions Spring Expo was a complete success! Our goal here at The Evergreen Station was to create conversation and help our audience see what’s truly possible with the power of promotional products as creative tools for solutions.

Watching our attendees come in the door and immediately be hit with a wave of awareness was exciting to see - like watching a black and white movie turn to color right before your eyes. The variety, the decoration, the true ability to customize and tailor products to their brand.

Our supplier partners are the true experts “we” lean on to better understand their products and capabilities, and bringing them in helped our audience see we have true seasoned professionals behind us. Attendees got to receive live feedback and direction on projects they're currently working on. Receiving solutions in real time is certainly a way to turn a curious prospect into an engaged client in no time. With the suppliers behind us, it was like having 10 Evergreen Station staff in the room, being able spend intentional time with everyone and speaking to their diverse needs in a short amount of time. We love having it client with clients when they better understand that we can be a stronger partner in their corner and help with needs they didn’t know we could.

We often think we understand what services can offer us, but in our industry of promotional products, the understanding is often much shallow, as people don’t know what what they don’t know, and we love sharing how we can be a partner for their success. When our clients win, we win.

This expo shared a deeper layer of who we are at The Evergreen Station, what we’re capable of, and how we can deliver for clients as a true partner for their wins and successes. We are so excited about the future, and the growth to be had through new relationships and partnerships, as we continue building up our community.

If you couldn’t make the show, we’d love to schedule some time to sit down with you and your team and talk about your goals and hurdles, and how we can help!

with gratitude,
Jason & Shanel Balera
The Evergreen Station

[email protected]

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Thank you to for the wonderful staff and venue of Maywood Hall & Garden & Trophy Brewing Company. The venue provided a perfect setup we were excited to invite people into.
Thank you to our supportive supplier partners that showed up for us whether in person or contributions to help display what impactful promotional products look like. It often takes a village, and you showed up!

Numo
ETS Express, LLC
Peerless Umbrella Co.
Orbus
The Magnet Group
Workwear Outfitters
Charles River Apparel
Flanagan and Associates
HPG
Rupt
AdCapital
S&S Activewear
AAkron
Sockrates Custom Socks

03/18/2026

It’s happening tomorrow! 🎉

The Branding Solutions Spring Expo 2026 is almost here, and we can’t wait to welcome you!

Join us for an afternoon of fresh ideas, creative inspiration, and hands-on product discovery:

✨ Branded merchandise & everyday essentials
👕 Custom apparel & tote bags
🖥 Event displays, signage & marketing solutions
🎁 Premium gifts for clients, teams & events

If you're planning marketing campaigns, events, or client experiences, you’ll walk away with ideas you can use right away.

📅 Thursday, March 19
⏰ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Maywood Hall & Garden – Raleigh, NC

🎁 Pre-registered attendees will be entered into a giveaway drawing! (must also attend expo to be entered)

👉 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/branding-solutions-spring-expo-hosted-by-the-evergreen-station-tickets-1980390942620?aff=oddtdtcreator

We’d love to see you there — stop by and say hello!

03/18/2026

Excited to be a member of the Morrisville Chamber of Commerce that brings a wonderful inclusive and supportive environment for its members for growth and support.

We're excited to bring our service, ideas, and partnership to the Triangle and chamber community!

🌟 New Member Spotlight - The Evergreen Station! 🌟 Discover what’s next for your brand at the 2026 Branding Solutions Spring Expo! Join The Evergreen Station for an interactive, in-person showcase featuring innovative promotional products and creative marketing solutions designed to inspire f...

03/17/2026

Only 2 days left! 🎉

The Branding Solutions Spring Expo 2026 is almost here — and we’d love to see you this Thursday!

Come discover fresh ideas and inspiration for your brand, including:

✨ Trending branded merchandise
👕 Custom apparel, tote bags & everyday essentials
🖥 Event displays, signage & marketing solutions
🎁 Premium gifts for clients and teams

If you’re planning events, marketing campaigns, or client experiences, you’ll leave with ideas you can use right away.

📅 Thursday, March 19
⏰ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Maywood Hall & Garden – Raleigh, NC

🎁 Pre-registered attendees will be entered into a giveaway drawing!

👉 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/branding-solutions-spring-expo-hosted-by-the-evergreen-station-tickets-1980390942620?aff=oddtdtcreator

Spots are filling up — don’t miss it!

03/16/2026

Only 3 days to go!

The Branding Solutions Spring Expo is almost here, and we’re excited to welcome you this Thursday for an afternoon of fresh ideas and inspiration.

Join us to explore creative ways to elevate your brand, including:
✨ Branded drinkware & everyday essentials
👕 Custom apparel & tote bags
🖥 Event displays & signage
🎁 Premium gifts and promotional merchandise
⚡ Tech accessories and modern office products

Whether you're planning events, marketing campaigns, or employee gifts, you’ll leave with new ideas you can put to work right away.

📅 Thursday, March 19, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Maywood Hall & Garden – Raleigh, NC

🎁 Pre-registered attendees will be entered into a giveaway drawing at the event.

We’d love to see you there!

👉 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/branding-solutions-spring-expo-hosted-by-the-evergreen-station-tickets-1980390942620?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

03/05/2026

Behind the scenes update …

In the promotional products world were often heads down behind the scenes, creating solutions for clients project needs.

We at The Evergreen Station wanted to give you some awareness to the variety of what we are sourcing, decorating, and building for our clients right now.

We specialize in being able to say yes because our versatile and trusted supplier partners. This variety is what keeps our job exciting and new every day!

OUR PLATE …

📝 25,000 disposable cameras for a “no-mobile-phone-camera” sold out concert

📝 Print on demand shop for a school store

📝 Custom company soccer jersey for tech company to celebrate the World Cup Tournament

📝 Full trade show kit for a real estate client (display solutions & engaging giveaways)

📝 Uniforms for a small business

📝 500 custom branded chip bags for two upcoming events

📝 Trade show giveaways for a tech company

📝 Service redemption store for a firefighter department

📝 Custom reusable coffee tins for a beverage brands subscription program

📝 Custom giveaways for a global beverage brand’s event needs

📝 Sponsorship gifts for golf tournament

Let us be your new partner to deliver for your needs - [email protected]