Do you have a child-related business? Did you know that your business holiday cards can help support children’s charities? With Hammond’s new line of Charity Cards, you can wish your customers a happy holiday season while making a donation to a charity serving children. Hammond is highlighting five different charities that specifically target children, along with other charities that may benefit children as part of their services.

When you order your corporate greetings from Hammond’s Charity Card selections, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to your selected charity. In addition, the back of each card may be printed with information about the charity, so your customers know that you are doing more than just wishing for a happy holiday this year.

Holiday-themed Charity Cards come in dozens of beautiful and original styles,  and are customizable with your personalized message and company logo. The holiday season is the season of giving and Hammond is working hard to make it easy for you to give to your customers while giving to a worthy cause.

The holidays will be here before you know it. Now is the perfect time to plan and order your business holiday greetings. Not only will you save yourself stress when you order early, you’ll save more than 10 percent on the cost of most Hammond cards. So, what are you waiting for? Visit hammond.com today to choose your holiday card and support your favorite charity today.

Thanksgiving is the time when we traditionally focus on gratitude for all the good things in our lives. A good client is one of the things that any successful business should be thankful for.  Have you taken the time lately to let them know you’re thankful for their business? Without their patronage your successful business may not be having the success that it has found.

It’s September already and Thanksgiving will be here before you know it.  Do something a little different this year and send your business customers a Thanksgiving greeting, wishing them a happy feasting day and thanking them for choosing you and your business.  Sending Thanksgiving business greetings is a fantastic way to tell them thank you before all of the rest of the holiday cards start coming in.  You’ll be thought of and appreciated as they begin the holiday season.  That card may even sit on their desk for months reminding them of you.

Hammond has a great selection of custom Thanksgiving business greetings.  From traditional to contemporary, both sentimental and humorous, and all can be customized with your personal business message for your customers.

Order your corporate Thanksgiving cards today and both you and your customers will have something extra to be thankful for this holiday season.

Now is the time to begin putting plans in motion for observing the holidays with your customers. Business greetings cards are traditionally a gesture of good will and thanks to your best customers for their support of your business over the past year and to remind them that you wish to continue that business relationship in the new year.

This year you can also use your corporate business greetings to do good and support your favorite charity. Hammond introduces a line of Charity cards with beautiful designs and messages that not only express gratitude to your customers but donate a portion of the cost of your cards to one of 18 different charities, covering a wide range of interests.  From charities that benefit environmental causes to charities supporting animals, child welfare and ending hunger, you’re sure to find a cause that fits your business. And there aren’t just a few to choose from. Hammond offers dozens of Charity designs to fit your business image as well.

Choosing a charity card for your corporate holiday greetings this year sends the message to your customers that you care about them and you care about giving back as well. Charity cards are customizable with your personal message and your company logo. And when you order early, you can save 10% or more on the cost of your business holiday cards.

So, this year, do the right thing for your favorite charity while you do the right thing for your business.  Choose a charity card from Hammond to wish your best customers a happy holiday while giving a happy holiday gift to a deserving organization.

Happy Holidays!

Wait! Check the calendar.

Yes, it’s still summer. Why would we want to be thinking about the holidays now?

Summer is not too early to begin planning your holiday promotions, including sending out holiday cards to your best customers.

Even though the thermometer says it’s time for baseball and beach parties, before you know it summer will be gone, you’ll be entering into the busy holiday season and then rushing to find just the right holiday greeting that tells your customers you didn’t really wait until the last minute to think about thanking them for their support of your business.

By starting now, you’ll not only be able to find the perfect card, but you’ll be able to save money in the process.  With Hammond’s dozens of choice for nearly every profession you’re sure to find just the right card. Hammond also offers many customization choices for most of their holiday cards, including custom verses, personalized messages, logos, ink and foil colors, and even blank cards if that’s your preference.

Hammond is rolling out a new card preview tool this year. While it’s not yet available on all cards, on selected cards you will be able to preview your holiday card online and see just what your completed card will look like even before it’s printed.

So, before you head out to your next company softball game, take a little time and get a jump start on your holiday marketing by ordering your business holiday cards today.

Election season is nearly upon us and good publicity is critical to making sure your candidate is well-known among his or her future constituency. There are many ways to get the word out, from print and TV ads to telephone and mail campaigns. But one of the best ways to help the voters get to know your candidate is to hold in-person meetings and rallies. These meetings allow voters to meet a candidate face-to-face, to ask questions and to see what they are really about.

You can make your candidate rallies and town halls even more memorable with custom promotional items with your candidate’s name and message on them. Key chains, mugs, magnets, stress balls and noisemakers are all great ways to not only add some excitement to your rallies, but leave your voters with a tangible memory-jogger when it’s time to vote.

In addition to creating great giveaways, you can give your campaign workers a unified look with custom logo apparel and customized tote bags, portfolios and clipboards. Once the campaign is over and your candidate is leading the way to a brighter future, giving your best supporters and campaign workers special personalized thank you gifts and plaques will make sure they know how much their new leader appreciates their contributions to his or her success on the campaign trail.

Whether you are looking to make a memorable impression in the minds of voters or whether you are ready to thank them for their support, Hammond has a customizable promotional item or gift that will make you a winner with all your supporters.

As the saying goes, “there is no better time then the present.”  Too often we see companies in a rush in November to order their holiday greeting cards.  Now is the time to order your cards with Hammond Greetings & Promotions to save time and beat the holiday rush.  Many companies have found that sending out Thanksgiving cards is a great way to have their cards stand out before other Christmas and Holiday cards start being received by clients.  It is a great way to say Thanks to your clients and to stand out in a crowd.  By ordering your company Holiday cards now you can save time and make sure you have the right card that is ready to send before you get bogged down in company holiday parties and the 4th quarter rush.

Swag or Stuff We All Get is a favorite of everyone.  Particularly if it is useful or memorable.  A coffee mug, shirt, bags, quality pen or something that you can use in the office.  Often companies ask if there is an ROI (return on investment) when it comes to swag.  That is a question we find  customers asking very often, and while it is sometimes difficult to measure the exact ROI for promotional items, there was a survey performed by ASI that can provide some tangible numbers to help support the use of promotional items as a part of a company’s marketing strategy. Some interesting points that we’ve found in this study are that writing instruments (i.e. pens) are the most commonly owned promotional (specialty) items and they are are the most frequently used item (40% of writing instruments were used at least 2x per day (approx 64 per month)). Bags obtained the highest number of impressions (approx 1,038/month) followed by caps (476/month). This survey found that the majority (81%) of promotional items were kept because they were considered useful (sometimes opposite of ‘swag’ items that are more fun and eye-catching or traffic-generating). The survey goes on to evaluate and compare the cost per impression of promotional items over other media.

For all of your promotional products needs visit http://promotionalproducts.hammond.com.

The summer travel season is nearly upon and with so many options for summer vacations, travel businesses need to work hard to stay first in their customer’s minds. Whether you are a travel agent, a travel destination or a seller of travel supplies, you want your business to stand out among the many options consumers have for planning their vacations this year.

One great way to make an impression on your customers and remind them they want to think of you first is by using imprinted promotional products with your company’s logo and information on them.

Personalized promotional products such as travel wallets, travel bags or airline accessory kits can be used as a booking incentives for hotels, resorts and travel agencies.  Beach resorts and cruise ships can gift their clients with beautiful custom beach towels featuring their logos.

A beautiful photo frame with your resort or travel company’s logo could hold a beautiful memento of your customer’s vacation and remind them that they want to do business with you in the future.

In addition to traditional travel items, there are many other imprinted promotional products such as custom magnets, keychains, flashlights, umbrellas and sports bottles can all used to keep your company in the front of customer’s minds when they are thinking about fun and travel. If you are planning special themed events, such as a wine-tasting tour, you might gift your customers with wine accessories, such as personalized glasses or bottle openers. A “foodie” tour might include a set of grilling tools or custom aprons with your company or event logo.

When planning your travel marketing, keep Hammond’s personalized promotional products at the top of your list to keep your business at the top of your customer’s list.

Winter is over and the weather is getting warmer. Spring is the season of renewal, when we start thinking about sprucing things up. In many businesses, it’s the time to think about new marketing efforts, giving the company image a fresh look, maybe even updating the corporate offices a bit. Your company budget may not allow for an office makeover this year, but you can boost your staff’s spirits and give them a fresh look with new logo apparel for the spring and summer season.

As the weather warms up and everyone begins to pack away the winter wear for another year, why not pack away your corporate winter look as well. If your office sports a more casual look with polo shirts as the order of the day, Hammond offers dozens of style and color choices with cuts for both women and men. Polos with your custom logo will give your staff’s casual style a unified, professional and polished look. For a office needing to have a more formal look, Hammond also offers men’s and women’s custom button-up shirts in a rainbow of colors and styles, all customizable with a corporate logo.

For your field staff, you can choose great light- and medium-weight jackets in your corporate colors with a company logo to make sure your staff are standouts wherever they go.

No matter your style, or your company’s size, with everything from aprons to windshirts, Hammond has your corporate apparel needs covered. Stop by our apparel store today and give your company a fresh new look this year.

Are you a small business looking for new ideas for branding, marketing and getting the word out? Consider adding customized promotional products to your marketing mix. No matter your niche, there is a product you can customize and personalize to help your business stand out for established clients and prospective customers alike.

When creating a marketing campaign with promotional products, you are limited only by your creativity. Promotional products can be customized with your logo and often with a message or tag line as well. You can use them as a stand-alone product or attach a marketing or thank-you message for your recipients.

You can order small quantities of logo’d corporate gifts as a thank you for your best customers or larger quantities to be used as giveaways for trade shows or fairs.  If your target market will be represented at a local event such as a charity run or sporting event, consider offering to become a sponsor by providing water bottles, sport towels, balls or accessories with your company name and message.

You can even offer personalized promotional items as prizes for races and contests at those events.  While sending home participants with a reminder of your company’s sponsorship makes everyone a winner,

If you’re creatively inclined or a wizard with words, you might choose a more unusual product that you can tie in to your company’s message with a creative phrase or tag line. With thousands of imprinted promotional products to choose from, Hammond is sure to have a product that will help your company boost its branding and its image.

If you need promotional products or greeting cards Hammond is your one-stop source for your business needs.