Got the update from Mark Starkey on this year's Kayak for a Cure event (see my last blog post ) - $30,000 was raised to help find a cure for cancer! Sure has come a long way in a very short time. Impressive. Announcements about next year's dates...

We're really proud to support Kayak For a Cure again this year. It's been a real honor for us to play a small part in helping Mark Starkey's dream of a sustainable and meaningful event come together. This year's paddle in Vancouver was...

So, some members of the team here (who shall remain nameless - you know who you are!) had a bit of fun with a new product that we offer - customizable USB People . After having a 'USB Kevin' made (pictured below - check out the details including...

As you can imagine I'm always interested when companies update, change, refresh or otherwise 'tweak' their logos. Interesting to read why they felt it necessary and then look at the logo to see if the change seems to square with the rationale...

Today was a great day for our team as 4imprint, Inc. was named one of the 50 Best Small & Medium Sized Companies to Work for in America by the Society for Human Resource Management(TM) in cooperation with the Great Place to Work(r) Institutue . For...

It's been a while since I posted, and even longer since I told you my favorite 4imprint promotional product . Well, in order to rectify both of these issues, I thought I'd tell you about my new favorite product and why that is. Last weekend, myself...

Kudos to the Lester Public Library as they try to get try to get kids to catch the summer reading bug. Great use of a promotional product in their marketing program. Just goes to show you can do some very, very clever things when the product and imprint...

I’ve received incredibly positive feedback on ‘glide(sm)’ , our new technology that allows you choose the quantity for any product that’s right for you - not the pre-determined quantities our industry (and others) have used forever. You just slide your...

Darren Rovell , a sports business writer for CNBC.com has been running a 'march madness style' contest that allows you to vote on your favorite minor league baseball logos . Some of these logos are just great. They're fun, eye catching and...

Here's a series on CNNMoney.com by Rich Sloan of Startup Nation . It's geared towards small businesses, but this really applies across the board. I'm particularly fond of his advice about building relationships - although I suppose you could...

Was at my local Walgreens today and noticed they've done something clever with their corporate attire. Many of the employees (and all of the managers) were wearing a nice blue oxford, but instead of having the Walgreens logo embroidered on the front...

Here's a new twist... 'lickable ads' . I've got to think about that for awhile.

For those of you who get our regular education e-newsletter, here are the free images mentioned in the latest edition on mentoring programs. These ideas are available for you to use to create your own ‘mentor recognition’ program. The thumbnails below...

I’m John Van Den Brandt, a Sr. National Account Manager at 4imprint. I’m also the photographer behind 4imprint’s exclusive 2008 wildlife calendar . Wildlife photography is one of my passions and I’m proud of the images contained in this year’s calendar...

Now that John is back from his adventure, he's passed along some additional pictures from Kayak for a Cure. Also sounds like the total raised for the Canadian Cancer Society has now exceeded $20k - good stuff.... Watch this space - some of John's...