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Our blog posts about promotional products, engraving, graphic design, & more! With hopefully useful info and tidbits to keep your marketing on track, provide inspiration, or give useful tips.

Going Green for Earth Day

Amid a global pandemic, people everywhere are shifting focus to the things that matter most, like protecting the planet. With COVID-19 causing people to stay home for most of the past year, pollution is temporarily on the decline. One example is in India, where for the first time in decades, residents have been

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Employee Appreciation

Employee Appreciation Day is March 5th, 2021 and was created for all companies as the day, when bosses can thank their employees for their hard work and effort throughout the year. Really good people are very hard to find, that’s why thanking and retaining your employees is more efficient, than spending money on

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Marketing Calendar 2021

Keep up your momentum by carving out some time to plan your marketing calendar for this quarter and beyond. COVID-19 has still put a strain on all of us but that doesn’t mean we can’t plan for brighter days. It’s a good idea to plan 2-3 months in advance before any holiday. February 

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We Come Bearing Holiday Gifts

This holiday season is a little different as we all know and are sick of hearing. That does trickle down into holiday gifting so we are here to discuss what’s up for holiday 2020. It’s more important than ever to connect with gifts and show employees appreciation for getting through this year so

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What We Learned Our First Year in Business

It’s official- Goldilocks Promos is turning 1 year old in October 2020. It’s been a wild ride with us starting with 0 zero clients to so many amazing ones. We knew the first year would be hard but nobody expected COVID which did not help matters. We made it through and wanted to

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Wedding Gifts & More!

Newlyweds On The Block So you said “I Do”. Next comes the stressful part of planning the wedding. As soon as you mention the word wedding, the cost goes up. By working with us, we help to alleviate the many stops and vendors you have to work with while keeping the cost and

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Keep Calm and Put A Mask On

Let’s face it, this is the new normal. Face masks have become an everyday accessory and will be a part of our lives for the foreseeable future. So what face mask is right for you or your employees? Below are a few differences and options. However, a larger conversation should happen tailored to

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Rejected-How We Quality Control

We have all been there. You order something, open the box, and your item is destroyed inside. Sometimes it might have happened in transit. But other times, it’s just carelessness of the company you ordered from. If you have ordered from big online promotional product companies, I can guarantee you that no one

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Trade Show Advice

Goldilocks Promos opened in October of 2019. A great way to get our name out there and meet lots of people is to attend local expo’s or trade shows in the Capital Region. You really don’t realize how many there are until you start doing one (if not two) every weekend. After attending

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The Story of Our Name, Goldilocks

A lot of people ask us for the story of our name, Goldilocks Promos. Well to be honest, Andrew and I came up with at least one hundred possible names for our company. We wanted our business name to be playful, memorable, and be obvious at what we do. If I remember correctly

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