Promotional Goods That Work: Build Your Brand Right

Building a business can be incredibly difficult. If you’re starting with a limited budget, you might feel a bit like there’s no way you can grow to the size of some of your bigger competitors. The truth is you can – if you’re smart and diligent about how you do it.

Increasing your company profile and taking all types of work, from small projects to big ones, can really help. Social media and blog posts also mean a whole lot in this digital age. There’s more to it than that though.

Sometimes the good old tried and true promotional tactic can really work well. For most companies, that’s going to mean promotional items that are given away for free. Whether you’re selling a product or service, utilizing promotional items can work well.

Read this guide to learn more about the best types of promotional items and how you can really make them work for your company.

Coffee Mugs

When you work with clients regularly, or offer a service that you’ll repeat every six months of year, promotional items that get used often can keep you in the customer’s mind. For example, if you do AC repair and maintenance, a coffee mug in the cabinet will help them remember you.

You may also find that more clients schedule service without you having to send reminders or make phone calls when you provide useful promotional gifts. Of course, items like coffee mugs only work on existing clients since they can only be given out in person.

Calendars

Like coffee mugs, calendars are a great way to stay in touch with your customers almost every single day. If you send a useful calendar, you might even have people taking them to work or sharing them with family.

What’s ideal about calendars is that you can generally mail them or leave them on doorsteps to contact individuals in your area, even if they’ve never worked with you before. You won’t be able to mail coffee mugs in a cost-effective fashion.

T-Shirts

The t-shirt might be the ultimate promotional tool since it can be worn by a customer and seen by others around town. Look to buy a group of women’s and mens tshirts wholesale and then have your logo or slogan put on the shirt.

By doing this you’ll save money and have a large supply.

Getting Your New Business Off of to a Good Start

The "to do" list of things that require completion before opening day can be tedious. It is important to break things down into categories so that nothing gets forgotten. There is always going to be a few last minute details that get pushed aside. Prepare for them and make sure you have an extra couple of days in your timeline to handle these missed details.

Visual Materials
Visual materials include having a logo made for branding purposes and creating an identity for the business. This also includes having menus or brochures available. If you are in the restaurant or hospitality industry, a formal presentation of menu or accommodation options is vital. To get a few ideas of the different styles of trending options, click here. This will give you a few ideas of the different layout options to capture the right vibe for your business.

Permits
As soon as you find a location for your business and have a definite name, it is time to start applying for the necessary permits. This can take some time, so it is always best to get an early start. Most business types require inspections during and after construction and prior to opening for health and safety standard compliance. All of the required inspections should be completed more than a week before opening in case any repairs or corrections are required.

Staff
It is important to hire staff at least 30 days prior to opening. This allows enough time for training your staff. The more prepared the staff is on opening day, the better the first impression with patrons will be. In some cases, it is a good idea to not hire any management before opening. Take some time during training to see who stands out as a leader and who possess the qualities you desire in a manager.

Decor
Have a specific theme. Make sure that all of the decor matches that theme. It may be a good idea to enlist the help of a professional designer to make sure that the interior of your business is not too cluttered and that it makes the statement you want it to.

Opening a new business is an exciting time in your life. It is stressful. Remember to schedule some time for yourself each day so that you can decompress and mentally prepare for the next phase. Without taking breaks, business ownership can take over your life. It is important to give your business the attention it needs along with making necessary time for yourself and your family.

Movie Review: Mr.Unbelievable

Happy New Year, it's the second week my children started schooling and kindergarten.

A little time off for myself and my dear, so we head for a movie.

On Monday night , attended the premiere screening of Mr.Unbelieveable.

The movie release date is 14 January 2016, this movie running time is 93 minutes.

If you like to watch oldies movies, this is suitable for you. 

Eric Kwek Hock Seng loves to sing, he's born on 9 August 1965, same date as national day of Singapore. Language in the movie consists of Chinese, English and various dialects (Hokkien and Mandarin). 

Eric raised in a predominantly dialect and Mandarin-speaking environment. 

Eric decided to change Chinese songs to English lyrics because "Ge-tai" business not doing well.

This movie is interesting and encourage, it encourages everyone to believe and persist in your aspirations no matter how old you are. Undeterred, Eric Kwek sets off on a musical journey that sees little awards. He resolve finally pays off at age 50. 

Director of the movie is Ong Kuo Sin

Full cast : Chen Tien Wen, Roy Loi, Rosh Zhang, Liu Ling Ling and Marcus Chin

 To watch trailer, please click here. 

To listen song, please click here.

The songs in the movie, brings back childhood memories to my dear and me as the songs sound familiar. It's a comedy movie that brings you laughter too. 

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Online business are doing so well?

I saw some bloggers did a good job online business like selling seconded hand toys or items. Even for jewelry people are really buying them. I think they will see the price and quality as well. For seconded hand I doubt they are in good condition. Some wrecked seconded hand can be selling for RM50 because of the brand.

I was looking for some friends so I know the price of that. Anyway what do you think of online business? Some talented blogger with design platform knows how to earn money. I do think have the skill at all. So I might just want to try on accessories like jewelry.

Yesterday had done a second piece on necklace!

I love my dad

Who can you count on when you need help? First I will think of family. I love my dad as he helped me today. He did and he came all the way here. My dad is just like my best friend. When I am sad and unhappy I will tell him. Sometimes he just knows it by looking at me.

We went to Uptown 2 by cab and the cab charged us expensive. It has no meter in his car and he asked for $30. We only take the one way route as we came back using another cab. The other cab only charged $10.20 using the meter. See that is the big different!

The first cab, my dad asked the cab driver how long he has worked. He told my dad only two years. He has to pay the rent of $40 a day for his cab. There are also other maintenance fees. The second cab we took the cab driver owns the car and he is four years older than my dad. He loves his job and he knows he can quit but he feels that he should work than just staying at home.