As a small business owner I have been tightening the business belt for the last two years, and wonder like all business owners when will these economically hard time turn around.  A recent study published by the U.S. Federation of Small Businesses shows how many small businesses are cutting back to stay in the game.
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I have attended and exhibited at hundreds of tradeshows and never really see anything new and exciting to grab or keep my attention in regards to tradeshow giveaways – I hate to say I’ve seen it all.  Being in the promotional products business I supply many customers with Tradeshow Give-A-Ways, most often your basic Pen [...]

Every year the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) hosts industry tradeshows throughout the US featuring some of the best promotional product lines in the industry.
This video showcases 7 hot promotional products featured at the Chicago event.

Visit our website for pricing on any of these items as well as over 750,000 others.
Tim Somers
Bizarre Promotions, Inc.

The post was guest blogged by Tim Andrews, president and CEO of the Advertising Specialty Institute:
Many ASI (Advertising Specialty Institute) members are telling me that video is starting to transform how they’re selling advertising specialties and they’re thinking about using videos to increase sales faster.  Some already use them extensively.
We’ve embraced using video at ASI and [...]

Companies and consumers alike are becoming environmentally consciousness and the promotional products industry is leading the way with thousands of eco-friendly promo items. Some plastic products take up to 450 years to break down in the environment, the new Evolve Tumbler biodegrades within 1-5 years in a managed landfill. 
The Evolve line is California Prop 65 [...]