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Your Logo With Flair Take your corporate wear in a different direction.  With dye sublimation printing something truly unique can be designed for your brand.  For 30+ years I’ve been telling my clients “You don’t get famous by being the same as everyone else”.  I like to be easily identified in a ...

Business is Looking Up As a kid (I’m in my 50s) everybody had a kite.  As a marketer I see them as high-profile ad space.  They are big and bright, move around erratically, and it not an item you commonly see in the air as it once was.  Stand out among the clouds with this traditional toy that ...

Growing Relationships Greeting cards stand out in the stack of mail usually because they are personalized.  Almost always they also solicit a positive reaction when read by the recipient.  It is weird that less people are taking advantage of this tangible connection we can have with our customers, ...

Toilet Breath Unless you’re a business that specializes in sewage treatment or clean up you likely don’t want your prospects and customers to remember you as the person with breath that smells like a port-a-potty.  Most people are willing to casually accept a mint and a lot of times the wrapper ...

Aug 2025 International Beer Day > Toast breweries & bartenders. Gather with friends and try a pint that you’ve never had before. Campfire Day & Night > If it is safe to do so, cook a meal, roast some marshmallows, and share some laughs with your campfire crew. Grab some ...

Get your brand in the hand of your target audience. Whether it’s an alcoholic beverage or not, most people like to control the temperature of our drinks. Adding your brand to items like can coolers, or vacuum insulated holders means people have your logo handy during likely social interactions. ...

Hats for Dogs Now your best friend can be part of the company team. When I saw that the promo industry had hats for dogs, of course, I needed to order a sample in every size. My original thought was that these are a great add-on for people who bring their pets into the bush, especially during ...

Wear your achievement on your wrist LWIF. Look what I found! I have a soft spot for wrestling, the kind where they climb up to the top rope and lay a punishing elbow drop on their opponent on the mat. While in regular offices, it’s not common to see a co-worker get drop-kicked or receive a double ...

AMP Planner - July 2025 To receive a monthly hard copy of the AMP Media Calendar, contact tim@ampbroker.ca (while quantities last). In July 2025 we celebrate: 1. Postal Worker Day a. Say thank you to the hard-working people who get our mail and packages from point A to B. 2. World U.F.O. ...

Ads that Stick Using Post-it Notes to increase sales My desk and office are practically wallpapered in sticky notes. 3Ms Post-it catalogue is filled with several business applications, one that caught my eye recently was to merge them with your display ads strategy. Since Post-it notes have an ...