Welcome to the Promotional Products Industry First Time Exhibitors
Back in January, at The PPAI Expo, we discovered some first-time exhibitors. To welcome them to the industry and introduce them to our readers, we’re giving eight brands a shoutout here. Newcomers are not sponsors and appear here in no particular order. Wildgrain SAGE...
Welcome to the Promotional Products Industry First Time Exhibitors
Back in January, at The PPAI Expo, we discovered some first-time exhibitors. To welcome them to the industry and introduce them to our readers, we’re giving eight brands a shoutout here. Newcomers are not sponsors and appear here in no particular order. Wildgrain SAGE...
How Rush Service Lives Up to Their Name
Food and beverage producer Smucker’s leaned into the uniqueness of their name with a tagline that reads, “With a name like Smucker’s, it has to be good.” Similarly, when a company in the promotional products industry goes by the name Rush Service, there are certain...
The Official SAGE Workplace Venn Diagram
This blog is an attempt to show how all the modules in SAGE Workplace overlap and function together to accomplish the goal of helping distributors get orders. You'll want to refer back to the diagram as you read to fully connect the dots. The CRM This is the hub of...
5 Absurd Objections to Using SAGE Workplace™ on a Phone at The PPAI Expo
Downloading the SAGE Workplace iOS or Android app onto your phone makes sense, if for no other reason than for going to trade shows. With the new year comes a doozy of a trade show for the promotional products industry: The PPAI Expo. Everyone who’s anyone in...
10 End of Year Corporate Gift Ideas
Corporate gifting is a way to celebrate special occasions or to show appreciation. Whether you’re looking for promotional gifts for vendors, employees, or clients, these options are sure to show that you value the working relationship. Asobu 12 Oz. Ultimate Mug with...
What is a SAGE Number (and Other Pressing Questions)?
Perhaps you’ve seen it in a blog post or on printed marketing material, but what does it mean? Here’s a breakdown of the different numbers you’ll see in Product Search within SAGE Workplace™. What is a SAGE Number? A SAGE number is a unique identification...
Pacesetter Awards: A Recognition Company that Doesn’t Seek Recognition
A Unique History In the 1960s, before it became the company now known as Pacesetter Awards, it was a sporting goods store. At that point in time, Chicago was a bowling metropolis. Literally. Bowling was a big deal. So big, in fact, that this sporting goods store...
10 Budget-Friendly Promotional Products
Anyone who tells you that the marketing budget is expendable is just wrong. Marketing leads to sales which lead to a better bottom line. That being said, not everything has to be top dollar to be effective. The following promotional products are both practical and...
5 SAGE AI Tools Promotional Products Distributors Might Not Know About
You know SAGE for its promotional product search capabilities and business management tools, but did you know there are AI tools sprinkled throughout various modules, too? The robots aren’t rising; the SAGE techies are working to make distributors’ lives easier. In...