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You are welcome, Queen is now stuck in your head! Community champions are all around us. From everyday heroes that remain nameless, to your co-worker, those key donors and of course, amazing volunteers. Life's more fun with a little humor. When you see a champion- reward them. Community champions are THE heavy weight individuals carrying the torch for your organization. Is their support "off the chain?" Give your organization a boost on socials by sharing images of these community champions. Give these champions some hardware to wear at community events, creating a buzz for your brand. Grow exposure for your business, non-profit or civic group with champion belts. This is another one of our quirky enough to work ideas to put to work for your marketing, advertising and social media engagement. We offer the waist style, wrist style and completely custom. You know we design and we have quick turn options too! Let's play with some concepts.

One our woman-owned partners, Storm Creek has been asking the question, what can we do better for twenty years. Over those twenty years they've become a Certified B Corp® , which means we're talking the talk AND walking the walk. They are giving more , wasting less , and holding themselves to a higher standard than ever before. In fact, this company doesn't just make sustainable apparel—their on a mission to give  $5 million to charity by 2030 . This branded gear tells a story of purpose, not just product. Explore the full impact story here and here . Of course, the clothes are stylish, comfortable and well designed too! Take a look at some of the holiday collection below, on our website or set up a time to visit the showroom. The BEST way to compare clothing options is in person. Compare fabrics, fit and feel!

There's a reason we use the idiom - like a broken record. Repeating the same words or applying the same action never breaks the cycle; instead your repetition keeps you turning in circles. Eighteen years in business and sixty-one years of life have taught me that much of what is important is overshadowed by what keeps us up at night. Everyone is flawed, carrying around their own insecurities and fears everyday. The courage to forge ahead is what matters. Our company is the presenting sponsor for the Apex Chamber's women’s forum tomorrow, titled Empower Your Inner Rockstar. Empowerment is less about power and more about the courage to move around obstacles; whether their roadblocks you've created or those placed in your path. I find my mind drawn to women that despite struggles in their personal life never waivered from their core. That type of strengthen makes them a rockstar. To Become A Rockstar, Lean Into What Makes You Unique. Rockstars are regular people, with famous stories. Individuals can struggle with personal grief, addiction or anxieties; yet persevere and remain resolute. Standing up for yourself and inserting your voice, even when unpopular, is also the hallmark of many legendary women in business. All of these rockstar women share a similarity, to never lose their own identity. Individuality is humanity’s gift. How we claim our space and respond to barriers will define our life. Never loose site of what makes you unique. There are plenty of voices ready to help define you, but only one you that has to live in your skin.

The goal behind any visual communications product is to quickly capture your message. Grabbing attention is the reason our partners ask us to design stickers , signs , banners and magnets, and print materials for marketing and advertising. As a strategy for business development, print collateral offers both low cost and high impact to stretch your marketing budget. The flexibility of shape and size , combined with a full color imprint space provides a variety of applications for any industry. Our designers can easily create graphics for coloring on the surface of banners, signs and other print materials. We enjoy coloring outside the lines! Print materials to become effective story telling medium with a branding agency like Promotional Partners. We infuse our marketing savvy, industry knowledge, custom development expertise and our graphic design skillsets to craft products that wow your target audience. For almost two decades, our team's helping project the story behind our partner's brand. Even when our designs convey serious topics, it doesn't mean the medium for the message can't be fun! We designed this selfie car for the Apex Police to remind local residents that it's important not to text & drive. This case study moment captures another one of our quirky enough to work ideas! What else makes these types of products a smart choice? USA Made!

Spoiler alert, this is story is something to howl about!! Partnership with this woman-owned franchise began with their trust in our team to add more value to their advertising & marketing efforts. Our experienced graphic design team easily adhered to their brand guide, while adding customization & personality to the design work. On the marketing side, we used our experience & knowledge to suggest targeted, practical products that would be continuously utilized by pet owners. Growing our business, we always appreciate how important it is to another business owner to adhere to budget and generate measurable results. Our collaboration was successful, increasing community engagement at events, which is currently translating into customers for this new business. Creating a lasting, tangible way to connect Hounds Town services to prospective customers is something to bark about! Congratulations to this partner! We can't wait to watch them grow. If you live in the Fayetteville NC area, check out their business as a resource for your fur baby! Community outreach helped to advertise & build momentum for the grand opening of their physical location. Owner Kristi Bennett had this to say about working with us: “I absolutely love working with the Promotional Partners team! We got all our promo swag items and our entire vendor setup, and it was a very easy, seamless process. We look forward to ordering more items in the future. We are a franchise and other owners around the country have asked me where we got our tent and vendor set up because they look so good!” Howl, but don't let the dogs out. Keep them safe at Hounds Town!

On February 28 th , 2023 The Town of Apex launched a year-long celebration to commemorate its 150-year history. 150 years of history provides a lot of stories to tell! Our town's communications department created activities for residents and visitors to attend. Activities were designed to capture the back story of who Apex was, who Apex is now and where Apex can go.   This website  captures the entire story of the town’s past, present and potential. What's a story, without a book? To fully engage, a passport book was distributed as a way to experience & record the town's back story. Worldwide travel requires a passport, stamped each time you land in a different country. Similarly each time participants celebrated an event they received another sticker for their book. Increasing engagement provided more opportunities to earn prizes. Reaching our potential, relies on reflection. The book provided interactive pages to reflect on your personal journey. Our team worked closely with the town’s communication team to select and craft products. Along the celebration experience, the journey for some participants reinforced why Apex is the Peak of Good Living and for others, the journey converted new peak enthusiasts. “Olivia is a trusted partner who brings our ideas to life with creativity and skill. She not only moves concepts to completion with ease, but also elevates our vision, innovating new ways to share the town’s story with our community.”- Stacie Galloway Communications Director I love the heart of a story. When I'm sucked into the story behind the people, the place or the event, I'm " all in ." Perhaps you missed our 150 stories? Catch up here, as I described in my 150 connection and Apex story. The heart of Apex pulled me in quickly. I've been a fierce enthusiast ever since, watch here .

November is a month associated with gratitude and giving. I'm grateful when there's more heart in my community and when we're able to offer more value to our partners. Making meaningful connections; that's more value at work for your brand. If you follow our blog, you know that every GROSCHE product purchased helps advance this mission of global change by funding safe drinking water for communities in need; that's heart in action. Every GROSCHE product purchased helps advance this mission of global change, funding safe drinking water for communities in need; that's heart in action. In o ur May post, Change the World, Make a Meaningful Impact focused on this brand partnership. Read that post here. I've got more good news for you! Ahead of the holidays, we've added to our collection and the products that start with a W all have both free set up and free shipping! Simple right? Make an appointment to check out this line! Let us help you show more heart this season.

Today's post is about a purposeful woman creating space to learn & grow. This visionary innovator saw a gap and created a solution. Her efforts changed access to education for African American's in North Carolina. It's fitting that North Carolina's first state historic site honoring African American Heritage is the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum. Taken from the website of the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum - Founded in 1902 by Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Palmer Memorial Institute transformed the lives of nearly 2,000 African American students. Today, the campus provides the setting where visitors can explore the place where boys and girls lived and learned during the greater part of the 20th century. The museum links Dr. Brown and Palmer Memorial Institute to the larger themes of African American history, women's history, social history, and education, emphasizing the contributions African Americans made in North Carolina. Who was Charlotte and what trail did she blaze? Charlotte Hawkins (1883-1961), born in Henderson, North Carolina, was a northern-educated granddaughter of formerly enslaved people. She returned to her home state as a teacher in 1901, and the following year established the Alice Freeman Palmer Memorial Institute in Sedalia. The African American boarding school evolved from an agricultural and manual training facility to a fully accredited, nationally recognized college preparatory and social finishing school. More than 1,000 students graduated during Brown's 50-year presidency. Read more about the history here and make plans to visit. After visiting any historical site, consider making a purchase to remind you of your visit. Revenue generated in our state's gift shops help pay for operational cost to maintain these important historical sites for future visitors. While promotional items are used for branding, marketing & advertising, branded merchandise can also be utilized to elevate a story. Over the past 3 years our collaborations with the museum yielded products students & adults would use, recalling their experience and the story behind this NC historical site. Understanding the core values behind your message is an important part of our collaborative process. Growing the reach and recall of your message is "our why." We love the story behind the brand. Our partner had this to say about our team: " Working with the Promotional Partners team was phenomenal! They were prompt in responding. They went the extra mile and sourced a product that I wasn't able to see on the website.  They provided excellent documentation for each item purchased.  The full process was seamless! The personable service truly made the experience enjoyable and I'm looking forward to our next order with you all!" April Finley. We also asked her what is was like to work at this historical location- she replied, " I love telling the story of a school providing quality education and skills training for Black students at a time when those students were not welcome in other spaces.  What Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown accomplished in the early 1900s was incredible! Being able to walk those grounds today surrounded by beautiful buildings and landscapes is truly special and reminds me of walking around Tuskegee University, my alma mater, as a teen." Make plans to visit this historical site, it's a quick day trip from the triangle area!

“THE” Fuquay-Varina High School celebrates their 50th year during 2025! Looking for a way to capture lots of heart, passion and drive in a small space? Sure, let's do it. Collaborations that yield exciting results; that's our partnership advantage. Coins offer a unique way to elevate & distinguish individual whose service or legacy which makes it a popular choice for commemorating significant moments. Mike James, Principal of Fuquay-Varina High School, partnered with our marketing & graphics team to bring forth his vision for a 50-year commemorative coin. What's the back story behind the final coin design? NC schools began desegregating in 1970. Fuquay Consolidated High School, the African American school and the all-white Fuquay-Varina High School, originally Fuquay Springs High School officially became FVHS in 1964.   When the schools were merged to form an integrated Fuquay-Varina High School a Bengal tiger was selected as the mascot because of the black and white stripes; representing coming together in 1970. Throughout 2025, FVHS will celebrate milestones moments, reconnect with memories, honor individuals who made an impact at the school & in the community, shine a light on the rich history of the community that inspired future leaders, teachers & mentors within Wake County that represent the legacy of the school’s history.   Inside the school, public display cases of artifacts from the Fuquay-Varina Centennial Museum and individual community members to pay homage to Fuquay Consolidated High School and Fuquay Springs High School.   Principal James vision partnered with our team to create a coin to capture these elements: The original school branding The current school branding Bengal tiger colors The school's current location Unity Integration 50 years of academics 50 years of athletics 50 years of civic service 50 years of community pride 50 years of legacy- created by individuals in the community & school What was the result of our collaboration? Watch as Mike shares his experience with our company. Graphic Design Marketing Savvy Brand Identity Innovation Creativity Collaboration Clearly, we love adding more value for our partners! Trust your message with an experienced brand partner!

There is no doubt that physical activity has taken on new strides in the fundraising world over the past few years, with growing enthusiasm for both the comradery & the thrill of some friendly competition. Runners wants rewards - medals take center stage as they cross the finish line. You might say the mark of your race depends on the quality & look of your medal. Fortunately our talented design team & certificated expertise, combined with years of producing custom metal work make this process simple. Let's break down the basics in making decisions. What type of medal depends on your aesthetics- in other words your preference to size, materials use to craft it, decoration process and of course budget. What other factors should you consider before making a decision? Speed - Custom work, tooling the mold for the metal and producing the medals is about a 4-5 week process. If you have spring events, plan early. Most metal work for price point is done overseas & you'll want to avoid factory shut downs for extended holidays. Yes, we have USA Made partnerships- the price point & options will not always be the same as our overseas partners. Yes- we have samples of custom work we have designed and produced here in our showroom, as well as samples of different types of metal, finishes and decoration methods. Because the decoration & finishing is part of the eye candy to the finished product. Popular choices include PVC, Die Struck or Die Cast Medal, as well as domes & flat printed discs. 2 dimensional designs are impressive as die struck and 3D designs are super exciting to the eye, but keep in mind those will add to the unit cost. Keep in mind not only the materials used, but the decoration method, ribbon style selected, size of the medal itself, lead time and set up costs for die molds all factor into the final cost to produce. Purpose! Medals are not just for runners- they make an impressive recognition piece. There are many styles & choices! Our design team & experience make the process simple! All these variables are exactly the reason we stock our showroom with samples to compare before you design & purchase. Access to our showroom & design team is your local advantage! Take a look at the medal we created for the Town of Cary and the Apex Chamber- Run The Peak!

Simple, making memories that last starts in the art of the home. Think about it, the holiday season is full of food, fun and gathering. We connect and celebrate in our homes. Creating a lasting impression is about selecting unforgettable gifts that stand out & delight the recipient during those celebrations. We love providing unexpected elements. As a business, your core values are a great place to start when crafting a holiday gift. Your intentional decision to purchase quality products with sustainable construction is more than a trend. Consumer desire for sustainability and ways to de-stress from the day, are infusing earth tones and bamboo accents into product design. For the holidays a touch of elegance and shimmer makes a gift extra special. Some memorable product options: Fidget products make great stocking stuffers! Inspire creativity anywhere with the Solna Travel Watercolor Set , a compact art kit designed for spontaneous self-expression and mindful moments. Record your memories with this travel set, turning your experiences into masterpieces. If you prefer to write down your thoughts in a journal, we've got options! Telling your story is our passion. Let's get started. Stop by our showroom to check out our newest collections from this partner , then work one-on-one with our design team for that extra touch this season. Remember, this line ships free and the set up is included. Shop early for the best selection and avoid the holiday rush!

Bunco is like Go Fish for adults, no plot & no strategy required. Games like Go Fish or Shoots & Ladders provide a way to weave in life lessons about resilience from set backs in a game for kids. Bunco creates adult interaction. Adults and adults enjoy mindless interaction. Social Media Day is Monday. Social media provides a quick, free way to grow business & expand your contacts. You know, socializing. It can be seemingly mindless, scrolling & scrolling for something to compel us to stop & engage. Silly strategy is sometimes the answer. Last week we created videos on our Instagram & Facebook with the intention of fun interaction. We passed another business owner who spotted my ridiculous outfit and remarked "anything for the 'gram, right"? Those crazy videos racked up impressive numbers, one's had over 1,500 views on just one of our social platforms. Some viewers watched to laugh with me , some to laugh at me and some to share the text - can you BELIEVE she did this ? Yet, they watched. Reinforcing that entertainment drives engagement. As an art teacher my lesson plans always included a dose of crazy designed to motivate students. My crazy was purposeful. Clapping, dancing & dressing like a Flamenco Dancer inspired amazing milk carton dancers, and wrapping myself in layer upon layer of clothing always illustrated that a collage requires planning & balance, otherwise it just becomes a tacky mess! Brand. Voice. Tone. Message. Identity. As marketing professionals we know your voice, message and appearance require consistency. As your partner, we take your brand seriously. However, we challenge you to discuss how we can stretch your brand to include some playful moments!