Passion can play a huge role in business. From the spark of an idea to developing a product or service, or the desire to keep improving and searching for better and more efficient ways to work, passion is often the cornerstone of successful businesses. What motivates you to keep moving your business forward? At Factory Direct Promos we are fueled by passion – passion to help the environment and do great work for our clients.
Make your next marketing item stand apart and leave a positive and memorable impression. What to learn how? Check out our lineup of seed paper items. From postcards to die cut shapes to business cards and full sheets we offer a wide array of seed paper products that can be customized however you’d like to get the word out about your brand. Keep reading to learn more.
Electronics are such a necessary and useful part of our modern daily life, but they can be tough on the environment. There are a lot of metals used in the construction of smartphones and other devices that have no business being in a landfill. To further complicate the matter electronics recycling is not nearly as prevalent as electronic devices. In the last post in our #WasteNotWantNot series we are looking at Liam, a robot looking to change how electronics are recycled.
We get pretty excited about Earth Day at Factory Direct Promos, so in honor of this occasion we decided to do something really special. We also wanted to include you in on the action so we have partnered with Treecycler to Plant for the Planet this Earth Day and beyond to help get some trees planted. It seemed like a fitting idea.
Here’s how it works: place an order on any of our products during the month of April and we’ll send you a digital code. You can then go to Treecycler’s site, input the code we give you and have a tree planted in your name or your business’ name in a participating worldwide reforestation project.
We often talk about reducing trash and streamlining the waste stream in this blog as a way to help the environment and these same ideas and concepts can be applied to simplifying your life. Cutting through the clutter, in the form of unnecessary commitments and tasks, can help you simplify things which leads to more time to live a happy and productive life. Here are some tips to help you simplify your life in the spirit of our 2016 #WasteNotWantNot series.
2015 was the hottest year on record. This is a distinction previously held by 2014, so this is possibly the beginning of a trend. Increased temperatures impact the planet as a whole, and can have some very far reaching ramifications. To learn how your city measures up on climate change, check out this interactive chart. from the New York Times. To learn what may be causing climate change in your city, and the impacts of these changes, keep reading.
It’s about that time to start planning for your summer marketing initiatives and we are here to help. Customized, eco-friendly, branded products are proven to effectively get your marketing message out there and get your brand recognized. The more useful your customized product is, the more your customers will use it. In turn this means your brand will get more exposure. We’ve selected three eco-friendly customizable products that are great for your summer marketing initiatives.
In the latest installment of our #WasteNotWantNot series, we look at some little known facts around recycling. Most people know the basics, but how much do you really know about recycling? We pulled 10 facts that we felt were worth sharing about recycling, but it was really hard to choose just 10!
In the next installment of our #WasteNotWantNot series, we look at how people determine what to recycle. Studies conducted by researchers at Boston University have uncovered a recycling bias in how people dispose of items.
Remi Trudel, a marketing professor, found that an items perceived usefulness often causes people to unconsciously determine whether to toss that item in a trash can or a recycling bin. For example, most people will throw a whole sheet of paper in the recycling bin, but fragments of paper typically end up in the trash can.
Disposable plastic bags may seem like an unremarkable item. They are a convenient way to carry things home from the store and many people do not give them much thought; however, the impact single-use plastic bags can have is staggering. If you haven’t made the switch to reusable grocery bags, this Infographic may change your mind.
As part of our #WasteNotWantNot series we decided to look at trash, or more specifically ways to reduce how much trash you generate. Garbage is a necessity and there is always going to be this byproduct, but there doesn’t need to be so much of it. With some really minor changes you can easily reduce your trash by half.
Making the workplace greener is a common goal, and it’s a good goal. Green changes help the planet and oftentimes make the workflow more efficient and even more enjoyable. The New Year is always a time for evaluating the past and looking towards the future, so we decided to put together a list of 5 ways you can make your workplace greener in the New Year.
The start of the New Year is usually a reflective time, and that got us thinking about recycling, because let’s face it – that’s something we think about a lot here. We try to be mindful about reusing materials, recycling and the amount of trash we generate both at home and at work, and from this came the idea for a year-long blog series we’re calling #WasteNotWantNot.
By some estimates 1 trillion disposable plastic bags are used each year. For many years on average only 1 percent of the plastic bags manufactured were recycled – that number is steadily increasing, but when the bar is set so low any progress is well received. Despite this improvement, the amount of plastic bags recycled is still drastically dwarfed by the number of disposable plastic bags unleashed on the world. There has never been a better time to market your brand with custom reusable bags.
Through the end of the year there is a promotion that will offer support to an amazing group. For each qualifying product purchased by December 31, 2015, $2 will be given to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). There is a lot of value to promoting your brand with reusable products. These items will serve as a regular reminder to your customers about your company and increase your brand’s awareness while also helping a great organization do tremendous wo
Typically, the objective to customizing reusable gear with your logo is to promote your brand and help the planet by eliminating the need and use of disposable products. These are great reasons to utilize reusable promotional products, but now through the end of the year we have an even better reason why you should emblazon select reusable items with your marketing info. For every BIC Graphic product ordered $2 will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.
If you are looking for a way to leave an impression and make sure your branding message stands out with the folks who visit your tradeshow booth, a takeaway is a great way to do it…but not all tradeshow takeaways are created equally. Eco-friendly takeaways will increase your brand’s awareness and recognition, while minimizing your brand’s environmental impact. In a recent post for The Trade Show News Network (TSNN), our very own CMO, Shane outlined 5 ways to make your tradeshow giveaways eco-friendly.
Promotional items may seem simple enough, but they need to achieve a lot of things. A good promotional item will establish and increase your brand’s awareness and deliver a good return on your investment. You also need to consider the impact your branded gear will have on your customers and the planet. With all of this in mind it is worth checking out laminated grocery bags for your next promotional tool since they make it easy to spread your branding message in an eco way.
If you have started to look ahead to how you will market your brand in the New Year, you’re probably looking for something that will effectively promote your brand but why not also market in a way that will resonate with your customers and the environment? Drawstring bags appeal to so many consumers so you should definitely consider making it your next marketing item. There are so many advantages to promoting your brand with customized drawstring bags.
We know a thing or two when it comes to closing the loop with your marketing items. Creating a customized reusable bag made from recycled materials is a great way to find a new use for materials that would otherwise have no purpose. Plus, an eco-friendly reusable bag is a great way to get the word out about your brand.