Perhaps you’ve seen these little black and white markings popping up in your favorite magazines, etc. QR (quick response) codes are in fact just starting to catch on, but the benefit of using them is huge for marketing professionals. Since basically any smartphone can download a free app to scan these, which in turn takes [...]

Just a quick note to comment on how impressed I am by the number of truely great eco-friendly calendar options that now exist… finally!  Two years ago you had less than a handful of options to choose from, now there are several dozen at least.  One of my favorites has to be the seeded paper [...]

For those of you that are all about packing your own lunch for work, let me just say bravo!  Not only is it budget-smart, but usually more healthy also – unless of course you’re the person that packs chips, cookies and an apple, and calls it a day.  More and more people seem to be [...]

When thinking about what eco promotional items might be made from recycled metal, one would probably jump to the idea of stainless steel or aluminum sport bottles, but no. In fact I have yet to see either made from recycled metal – hopefully someday. What you will find though is an array of fabulous items like [...]

With spring upon us, perhaps the most relevant eco-friendly promotional items to consider are those that can be planted - I’m happy to report that there are now many, many options available.  Whether you’re in to flowers, herbs, trees or plants, there is something out there that can be imprinted with your logo!  While seed packets [...]

They’re fabulous!  Water-based screen printing inks are getting bigger and better, or better therefore bigger – however you want to look at it.  So what are the options these days for screen printing inks when ordering your eco-friendly promotional t-shirts?  Here they are… conventional plastisol inks (most commonly used), pvc-free inks, and water-based inks.  Plastisol inks [...]

It seems as though there’s a bit of confusion out there as to which non-woven promotional tote bags are made from recycled material vs. recyclable material, so I thought I’d lend a helping hand here.  You’ve all seen the super light-weight, non-woven, non-cotton promotional tote bags for sale at your local grocery store, yes?  They all [...]

Who doesn’t appreciate the ever popular stainless steel and aluminum water bottles?  I do, in fact I think they’re fabulous – one of the best eco promotional products there is, hands down!  But here’s the deal… what happens when you know that a reusable bpa-free bottle would be the best product for your promotion, but your budget [...]