Show your team how much you appreciate them during these challenging times with remarkable gifts and essential items to keep them motivated and productive.Continue Reading »
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Category: Promotional Products
Event going virtual? Here’s how to keep it real
Trade shows, events, awards ceremonies, and conferences across the country are moving to virtual-only in response to the COVID-19 restrictions. While an in-person and virtual event are different experiences for attendees and planners, many of the aspects of a successful event remain the same.
With that in mind, we’ve put together some tips and ideas to help you keep attendees engaged, provide value-adding experiences, and encourage connections with virtual events.
Use Welcome Kits & Gifts to Keep it Real
There’s no better way to make a virtual event feel more real than to keep remote attendees engaged and connected with a physical welcome kit, delivered to their front door. Millennium can create custom welcome kits, including printed materials (such as event schedules), attendee gifts, and more.Continue Reading »
Communicating to Customers and Employees – How Can We Help?
5 Key Ways to Update Your Customers & Employees and Stay In Touch
Are your offices open? Have your hours changed? Is there a new way you want your customers or employees to reach your business? Even if you’re conducting business as usual, it’s important to get that message out in all the essential places.Continue Reading »
PMA Marketing and Advertising Excellence Award Winners 2019
The PMA Marketing and Advertising Excellence Awards recognize the outstanding achievements of PMA members in marketing and advertising. A panel of marketing and advertising experts evaluate the entries based on creativity, innovation and advertising and marketing effectiveness.
We’ve highlighted a few award-winning entries from Millennium and our clients. For a complete list of the 2019 winners, visit the PMA website. Continue Reading »
Score Big On Marketing Moments this Football Season
The wait is over — football season is finally here! Fantasy football leagues and tailgates are booting up again. Fans are filling stadiums with beer and hotdogs in hand, cheering for their team. With football’s popularity showing no signs of slowing down (NFL viewership rose to an average of 15.8 million viewers per game in 2018), don’t let your business sit on the sidelines. Capture new fans of your own and score brand exposure, social engagement, and more.Continue Reading »
Bringing Hidden Treasure to Life: Papa’s Pilar® Lost Cask Rum
Our friends at Papa’s Pilar® Rum asked us to help bring their limited edition rum to life with packaging that would reflect the story and essence of the brand. Papa’s Pilar® Rum is an ultra-premium, artisan-crafted rum inspired by Ernest “Papa” Hemingway. Papa was an author, explorer, storyteller, conservationist, bon vivant and Key West local, who is celebrated for what he was not: a spectator.
The Task
Just as Ernest Hemingway rediscovered a trunk full of his writings at the Hotel Ritz in Paris, Papa’s Pilar uncovered 3 bourbon barrels resting with their Blonde rum for over 3 years. They turned the discovery into a limited release rum, exclusively available at their Brand Home at the Papa’s Pilar Distillery in Key West and named the “Lost Cask Limited Edition.” Millennium was tasked with creating a finishing touch for the Lost Cask Rum packaging as unique and refined as Hemingway himself. The challenge was to create packaging that would be special, match the rest of the brand, all while having it done in time for a special event in honor of Hemingway’s birthday.Continue Reading »
Millennium’s Lauren Choiniere Named Chair of CPPA’s Philanthropy Committee
We are proud to announce that Lauren Choiniere, our promotional project manager, has recently been named as the new chairperson of the Philanthropy Committee for the Chesapeake Promotional Products Association (CPPA), a non-profit trade association that connects and educates more than 200 promotional product manufacturing firms throughout Maryland Northern Virginia, and Southern Delaware. Continue Reading »
How to Sell Your Brand’s Story
Brand authenticity matters. Recent surveys show that 90% of Millennials, 85% of Gen Xers, and 80% of Baby Boomers say they value brands that come across as genuine. In an era of influencer marketing, consumers can easily discern stock imagery and exaggerated stories from user-generated content and the truth. Beyond social media, it is crucial to integrate your brand’s story and company culture into all aspects of owned and paid media.
Join Us For Our “Marketing for Recruitment & Retention” Lunch & Learn April 24
If you’re struggling to acquire high-quality candidates and to retain your strongest team members, then this Lunch & Learn is for you! You’re invited to our FREE event focused on Marketing for Recruitment & Retention. Enjoy a complimentary meal while learning how to leverage your digital marketing, social media, website, and creative incentives to recruit top talent and keep your all-stars happy. A factory rep from Polyconcept, a leading promotional products company, will be present to showcase creative ideas for welcome gifts, employee awards, and recruiting items.
Special Guest Speaker: Kelly Mitchell, MS, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Kelly is the founder of impactHR and is a leading expert in employee acquisition. She will be sharing effective hiring strategies, benefits ideas, and compliance knowledge.
When:
April 24, 2019 at 11:30am-1:30pm
Where:
Millennium Marketing Solutions
RSVP:
Please email lsmith@mm4solutions.com. Seating is limited, don’t hesitate!
How To Rock Your Next Trade Show
Trade shows are fantastic opportunities for networking, increasing brand awareness, and making sales. Recent studies have found that trade show attendees spend over eight hours on the exhibit floor and 81% of them have purchasing authority*. While the costs of exhibiting at trade shows vary greatly, it is generally a pricey endeavor. Don’t take your next trade show lightly. Establish goals with your team that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely. Once your goals are clear, utilize the following strategies to enhance your ROI:
