Laser Engraved Palm Tree Picture Frame

Promotional picture frames make nice gifts. My wife and I were looking at family pictures on Thursday evening. I enjoy looking at pictures, and I really like photography. At some point, I'd like to devote some energy to becoming a better photographer.

Promotional picture frames make very nice gifts. If you are planning a classy beach dinner or resort style event, or if you are doing a Hawaiian luau theme party for employees, this promotional Palm Tree Picture Frame might be a nice fit. It can be laser engraved with your logo or with individual recipient names.

Another Travel Promotional Item Inspired by Coast Trip

This RoadMate Auto Set is a great auto organizer for road trips, and it comes with the Rand-McNally Atlas and a handy pen. Auto organizer includes pockets for necessities such as insurance and registration cards.

Headed to the Oregon Coast

Living in Oregon, we usually get down to the Oregon coast a couple of times a year. Sometimes, my wife and I go for a little get away. Other times, we load up all the kids and make a trip of it. It is a gorgeous drive replete with a 15 minute wind through the northern part of Redwoods State Park.

We usually end up in Brookings, but sometimes we go to Crescent City in Northern California, and sometimes we don't make it to the coast at all. This Labor Day weekend, at least Friday and Saturday, we are going to go to Jedidiah Smith State Park in Northern California. It is about 20 miles Northeast of Crescent City. We will then likely go to Church on Sunday in Crescent City or Brookings.

I strongly recommend this state park, if you want a beautiful place to stay and you are in this part of the country. It is great for families, and it has some nice hikes adjacent to the Smith River.

The last time we went to Brookings, we stayed in this nice little bed-and-breakfast called Lowden's Beachfront Bed & Breakfast. There are several promotional products that work well for a Bed & Breakfast to generate positive feelings and repeat business.

The first is wine glasses or other types of drinkware. I'm not a wine drinker myself, but I love elegant drinkware. Choose a beautiful style for a higher end romantic style Bed & Breakfast. Give them away for multi-night stays, and they will sit in the display cabinets of the recipient, and remind them everytime they look of their wonderful stay. They will certainly want to return and recommend the promoted establishment.

Coasters are a nice way to give a premium, and are less expensive to purchase, store and ship.

I also think promotional Christmas ornaments are a sentimental way to promote a Bed & Breakfast.

Recycled Promotional Journal

Promotional Journals are a classic and effective way to promote a company. They are perfect for conferences, smaller meetings, trade shows, as gifts and as a value added way to showcase your literature.

The most prominent manufacturer of custom imprinted journals in the promotional products industry is JournalBooks. They have a deep selection of cover styles and ways to customize your product, and I believe they are on the forefront of product innovation in the creation of custom promotional journals. American Promotions carries a full and extensive line of promotional journals including journals by JournalBooks, as well as Leed's and others. I like this Classic Recycled Journal. Here it is in two cool colorways:

Promotional Recycled Duffel Bag

"Green" products have been everywhere this, year. When it comes to promotional products, tote bags, briefs and duffels are a natural for the green movement. A lot of them were already as "green" as they are now, long before being environmentally sensitive with your product line became all the rage, because they are made of natural cottons or recycled fibers.

At American Promotions, I wouldn't call us green, and we are making no efforts to "greenwash" the company, because I feel it is disingenuous. I've always felt that God gave us the earth to care for it and for the wise benefit of His children, so I'm happy to use less energy, to do things more efficiently and to seek out ways to protect the earth and conserve its resources while still preserving the fundamental and inalienable rights of human beings. The search for alternative energy sources is exciting and it is a thrill to watch all of the innovation that is taking place, not because of government mandate, but because the market is begging for it.

We elected to put up a line of promotional items which are represented by our manufacturer partners as being more ecologically sensitive. Some are really cool.

I really like this Recycled Linx Sport Bag. It has a classic clean look, and it is 51% recycled fibers. It has nice useful features, and it is at a great price point.

Promotions for Real Estate Professionals

Today's real estate market is very tough. People are leaving the real estate profession in droves. However, there are those that are going to survive this down cycle. There are Realtors (R), and other dedicated people who love buying and selling houses and they want to make a living in it.

Earlier this year, we featured a 5 part series at ameripromo.com with some smart and sensible ideas for using promotional products to succeed in real estate marketing in the current environment.

Take a look: http://www.ameripromo.com/realtor-promotional-products-t-8.html