Does Passion Fuel Your Business?

Does Passion Fuel Your Business?

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.

May Plastic Bag Ban Update Brings Opportunity for Retail and Marketing

May Plastic Bag Ban Update Brings Opportunity for Retail and Marketing

The plastic bag ban movement is going strong and we are happy to report for marketers and retailers, that the list of cities with bag bans keeps getting longer…and this means more opportunities to market with recycled shopping bags. Keep reading below to get the most recent rundown, and if you want to see a full listing check out our map that tracks the movement.

We Welcome NYC and Minneapolis to the Bag Ban Movement!

We Welcome NYC and Minneapolis to the Bag Ban Movement!

We are slightly obsessed with the bag ban movement. As you can tell from our bag ban map, which is really a labor of love, and we get seriously excited when any city or county passes a ban. Everybody gets on board. In fact our VP from one of our other companies sent me an email the other day about a bag ban just to keep me up to date. With that in mind, you can imagine our collective joy when a couple of major cities passed single-use plastic bag laws recently. We are thrilled to add these pins to our map and we want to share their stories with you.

April Showers Bring May Flowers…Time to Market with Seed Paper

April Showers Bring May Flowers…Time to Market with Seed Paper

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.

The Seabin Project Could Be The Answer to Our Plastic Oceans – #WasteNotWantNot

The Seabin Project Could Be The Answer to Our Plastic Oceans – #WasteNotWantNot

Plastic trash is a major problem in our oceans and finding a solution seems like an almost impossible task. In the latest installment in our #WasteNotWantNot series, we’re going to introduce you to Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, a couple of surfers who are close to doing the impossible thanks to their invention, the Seabin.

The invention is essentially a floating bin that collects trash on the surface of the water, eliminating the plastic ocean. It is intended to be used in marinas, private pontoons, inland waterways, residential lakes, harbors, water ways, ports and yacht clubs. The bin can be attached to a dock or boat and will collect trash, oil, fuel and detergents.

Custom Reusable Bags at Factory Direct Pricing

Custom Reusable Bags at Factory Direct Pricing

Finding the ideal promotional product to market your brand can be tricky. You want something your customers will like and use and one that will leave a positive impression without going over budget.It is also worth considering the environmental impact and eco qualities of your branded promotional gear. Reusable products, like custom reusable bags, made from recycled or sustainable materials help the planet, make a positive statement about your brand and work for years to market your brand.ent.

Lead Free Reusable Shopping Bags at Factory Direct Pricing 

Lead Free Reusable Shopping Bags at Factory Direct Pricing 

Reusable shopping bags are a great marketing tool that spreads your branding message and makes a statement about your company’s stance on environmental issues and sustainability. This makes sense because anything you emblazon with your marketing information represents your brand, and anything reusable eliminates the need and use of disposable items.

However, the message a customized reusable bag sends needs to be consistent. The conditions in the facilities that produce the reusable bags and the quality of the bag also speak to your brand. A good marketing item is made from eco materials in a safe manner, and will deliver years of dependable use, getting the most out of your marketing budget. There are many “cheap” reusable bags out there that are not certified lead free and lead free reusable bags are a necessity for safety.

Apple’s Liam The Robot Deconstructs iPhones for Recycling

Apple’s Liam The Robot Deconstructs iPhones for Recycling

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.

Earth Day Eco-Special Means Big Savings On Your Eco-Marketing

Earth Day Eco-Special Means Big Savings On Your Eco-Marketing

Did You Know Your Marketing Can Help The Planet This Earth Day and Beyond?

To celebrate Earth Day, we’ve decided to offer a great eco-special on one of our most popular reusable bags. All you need to do is place an order on our reusable tsunami bag between April 5 through April 29 and you can secure end column pricing.

7 Habits Of A Purpose Driven Leader 

7 Habits Of A Purpose Driven Leader 

Having a defined purpose for your business is great, but in order to rally your employees around this purpose and leverage your brand to do good you need strong leadership. We’ve been looking at purpose driven business from a variety of angles as part of a 5 part series. In this post, I want to focus on the importance of the purpose driven leader.

This Earth Day Plant for the Planet with Treecycler and Factory Direct Promos!

This Earth Day Plant for the Planet with Treecycler and Factory Direct Promos!

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.

Millennials and The Purpose Driven Business

Millennials and The Purpose Driven Business

As a demographic that will quickly make up the majority of the work force and consumers, it’s important to understand how Millennials interact with purpose driven businesses.

Purpose in the form of environmental or social good gives businesses the opportunity to create a legacy and encourage change for the better. In this post which is part of a 5 part series on the purpose driven business we focus on Millennials and what purpose driven business means to this group.

5 Benefits of The Purpose Driven Workplace 

5 Benefits of The Purpose Driven Workplace 

Integrating purpose into business can have a clear and positive impact on the cause your company rallies behind. There can be a lot of residual benefits, too. For instance, purpose drive business plans can improve the workplace. As part of our 5 part series exploring the purpose driven business today we want to look at the benefits on the workplace.

What Is The Purpose Driven Business And Why Should You Care?

What Is The Purpose Driven Business And Why Should You Care?

For a long time, success in most business arenas has been interpreted as profit and that makes perfect sense. There has even been a prevailing notion that integrating purpose into business would detract from the success, i.e. profit, of said business. Lately, there has been a shift to incorporate a social good or purpose. From businesses just starting out, to seasoned pros, a lot of people are looking to position their brand to lead change. In a special 5 part series we will look at the purpose driven business from the inside out, and learn what this culture looks like.

10 Ways to Simplify Your Life

10 Ways to Simplify Your Life

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.

Latest Bag Ban News in The United States…Your March Update

Latest Bag Ban News in The United States…Your March Update

Have you seen our bag ban map lately? So much has changed, and we couldn’t be more excited. The bag ban movement is really growing. There are setbacks, and that is to be expected; but there is a lot more positive progress to repost this month. There are plenty of cities and municipalities making proposals and working toward banning single-use plastic bags. Keep reading to get the latest bag ban updates in the United States.

Is Climate Change Affecting Your City? Find Out Here!

Is Climate Change Affecting Your City? Find Out Here!

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.

Could Plastic Loving Bacterium Clean Up Our Plastic Environmental Mess? 

Could Plastic Loving Bacterium Clean Up Our Plastic Environmental Mess? 

Plastic is everywhere and is a very common part of modern life. There are lots of fantastic traits that make plastic so useful. One of these amazing traits is that many types of plastic are recyclable. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of the plastic unleashed on the world is recycled. The rest of the plastic ends up in landfills or as litter. A group of Japanese researchers may have a solution to a lot of the plastic sitting in landfills. This group identified a bacterium that degrades plastic.