Spring

Happy 1st day of Spring. I'm not sure what spring might bring to mind for you, but for me spring means Easter, of course, and Earth Day, but also gardening, motorcycle rides, graduations, the dreaded spring cleaning and thoughts of fishing. I think that it has been more than a year since I have stood at the water's edge and wondered if I could entice some finned "monster" to bite my hook. Monster is in quotes because those who know me best (You can probably hear them snickering in the background) know that I catch mostly aquarium and near-aquarium sized fishes. So, while I sit here dreaming of earning Jeremy Wade's job, here is a look at the local event calendar.

Below I have listed some upcoming holidays and notable events, along with a calendar of local (Northern Virginia Piedmont) significance. For more promotional event ideas, please check out the calendar portion of the Successful Promotions newsletter that can be found, in its entirety, on our website by clicking HERE.

Upcoming holidays and notable events:

April 6 is Good Friday and the beginning of Passover
April 2 is the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final
April 5 is Opening Day for Major League Baseball - promotional schedules are now available
April 8 is Easter
April 22 is Earth Day
May 13 is Mother's Day
May 27 is the Indy 500
May 28 is Memorial Day
June 14 is Flag Day

Locally,

May 3 is the Culpeper's 16th Annual Gourmet Chef's Auction Benefiting SAFE
May 5 is Culpeper Day
May 17 is Culpeper Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Group 3rd Annual Bowling Tournament
May 19 is the Warrenton Spring Festival
May 24 is Culpeper Fireman's Parade
June 2 is Fauquier Chamber of Commerce Home and Garden Show
June 7 is CulpeperFest

Local High School Graduation Schedule

June 1 is scheduled as Eastern View High School Graduation
June 2 is scheduled as Culpeper County High School Graduation
June 7 is scheduled as Kettle Run High School Graduation
June 9 is scheduled as Fauquier High School Graduation
June 10 is scheduled as Liberty High School Graduation

April is Alcohol Awareness Month or you may prefer to build a promotional event around one of these:

Earth Month
Poetry Month
Daffodil Month: Cancer Awareness
Dental Health Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month
National Cancer Month
Parkinson Awareness Month
National Physiotherapy Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month

May is National Bike Month along with

Mental Health Awareness Month
Cystic Fibrosis Month
Foot Health Awareness Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
Medic Alert Month
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
National Physiotherapy Month
Speech and Hearing Awareness Month
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Steve
www.raggo.com

Marketing Calendars

Now that Lent has started and International Pancake Day (which was February 21st this year) has passed I thought that a good Lenten activity would be for me to stop over-thinking and over-criticizing my blogging activities (or lack of activity). That way I can get started again without guilt and without too critical an eye on the mechanics of writing.

By now, you probably know that we sell calendars. If you didn’t, you now know that we sell calendars. We love calendars and all they stand for – planning, organization and, Mayan-calendar aside, hope in the future. They can also give us the beginnings of or at least the theme around which we can build a promotional event. There is a day for almost everything so I won’t list them all. Let us know if you are looking for a special-theme day to celebrate your business or message and we will look for one.

Below I have listed some upcoming holidays and notable events, along with a calendar of local (Northern Virginia Piedmont) significance. For more promotional event ideas, please check out the calendar portion of the Successful Promotions newsletter that can be found, in its entirety, on our website by clicking HERE.

Upcoming holidays and notable events:

March 14 is Pi Day
March 16 March Madness begins
March 17 is St. Patrick's Day
March 20 is the first day of Spring
April 6 is Good Friday and the beginning of Passover
April 2 is the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final
April 5 is Opening Day for Major League Baseball - promotional schedules are now available
April 8 is Easter
April 22 is Earth Day
May 13 is Mother's Day
May 27 is the Indy 500
May 28 is Memorial Day

Locally,

March 21 is the Prince William Chamber Frostbite Scramble Golf Outing
March 23 is the Greater Piedmont Area Association of Realtors Honor Society Banquet
March 24 is the Hospice of the Rapidan's Annual Gala
March 28 is the Prince William Valor Awards Banquet
May 3 is the Culpeper's 16th Annual Gourmet Chef's Auction Benefiting SAFE
May 5 is Culpeper Day
May 19 is the Warrenton Spring Festival

March is National Ethics Awareness Month. March is also:

Women's History Month
"Help Fight Liver Disease" Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Epilepsy Month
National Kidney Month
National Nutrition Month
Red Cross Month
Supply Management Month
Endometriosis Awareness Month


April is Alcohol Awareness Month or you may prefer to build a promotional event around one of these:

Earth Month
Poetry Month
Daffodil Month: Cancer Awareness
Dental Health Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month
National Cancer Month
Parkinson Awareness Month
National Physiotherapy Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Steve
www.raggo.com

Yet Another New Beginning

Just the sound of this blog entry's title strikes me as redundant... "another new beginning". But I guess all beginnings are not necessarily new. Take this blog for example. I began writing it thinking about resolutions and renewed optimism and such, but looking back it appears that my previous 'first blogs of the year' were about the same things. Nothing new there.

Hmmm....what are the most popular New Years resolutions and what promotional products would be appropriate in helping your customers or prospective customers keep them. After all, if your business can be seen as helpful or even as necessary to achieving some goal, then that is a good thing. It positions you as a positive force in the life of your customer and that feeling is reinforced every time your prospect sees your logo on the product that is helping them achieve their goal.

The most popular New Years resolution in the US is to lose weight. I don't think there can be any doubt there. There are thousands of products that can fit into a fitness/weight loss program including sports gear like tennis balls, pedometers, golf equipment, duffel bags, clothing, etc., but they are so individually oriented that they limit their efficiency. After all, sending a logoed golf ball to someone who never plays golf is a waste of your money. If all of your customers/prospects play golf or if you are sponsoring an event where all are playing golf, then that would work, but if they don't then the product is inefficient. So here is my list of the top 3 advertising items that would help your customers stay on track in keeping their weight loss resolutions.

1) fitness journals (help them record their triumphs!)










2) measuring tape (help them measure their results)




















3) calorie counters (help them achieve their goals)







What items do you think work?

Steve
www.raggo.com

Feeling A Bit Sentimental

I was just reminded that we are coming up on an anniversary in a few days. One of our long-time customers out in Texas just called to order his 2011 promotional calendars and reminded me that he had been buying these from us every year for the past 11 years. 11 years is a long time to do anything and we truly appreciate his loyalty.

WE LOVE YOU, GARY!

On August 15, 2011 we will celebrate our 14th year in business. They say that time flies when you're having fun, so this must be work! ;^) We - you and I and this country - have been through a lot over those years. My youngest was just starting kindergarten in 1997. She is now a sophomore at college while her sisters have both graduated and begun their post-daddy lives. I now have a son-in-law and a grandson. Somehow, though, my wife is just as beautiful, talented and smart as she was then, while I ... well, let's be kind and just say that I am not.

Over the years, things have gone up and things have gone down. The Dow Jones Industrial average on January 1, 1997 was 6448.30. The average price of a gallon of unleaded that year was $1.23 and gold averaged $331 per ounce. In contrast, the yield on the 10 year US Treasury Bond began 1997 at 6.58% while the average interest rate on a 30 year conventional mortgage was around 7.6%.

It's a funny thing. I can't remember how old I am, but I can remember our first order. It was for business card sized refrigerator magnets for a florist. In our first 6 months of business existence, we served 16 customers. All of them either knew me in a former life, or met me when I walked into their place of business and asked for a moment of their time. Over the next 13 and a half years 6 of those customers sadly closed their doors, changed professions or moved far away (remember, Al Gore's internet had not yet become commonplace!). Of the remaining 7, 1 has changed ownership (and apparently their promotional products distributor) while 6 are still currently active customers.

WE LOVE YOU GUYS!

We stopped using calculators and columnar pads to keep our books in 1998. (Yes, I still have ours from 1997)

Our e-commerce web site went live in 1999.

Our nation was attacked and has been fighting back on 3 fronts since 2001. God bless our troops.

We have have served thousands of customers over the years, including 14 who placed their first order with us this year. Our new customers found us either by internet search, or they met me at a networking event, or they were referred by a satisfied customer. By the way, we reward referrals! Looking back, 9/11 has made door-to-door sales very difficult. The internet has made door-to-door sales almost unnecessary.

What does all this mean? We love our customers. We work hard to make them happy. We remember their names and their preferences. We return phone calls and answer emails. We want to be sure that their promotion or their event goes off successfully, without a hitch - at least our part of it. We work with them to find the right product at the right price and get it delivered on time...year after year after year.

Steve

Danger...Danger

This is a dangerous business. You wouldn’t think so, but danger lurks all around a promotional products order. Sooo many things can go wrong…wrong Item Number, wrong quantity, wrong artwork, wrong shipping address, wrong imprint color …sooo many things…no inventory in stock, wrong stock in the bin, wrong sizes pulled, wrong product color, wrong need-by date. Those are just some of the avoidable mistakes. There are always things that cannot be planned against. Things like boxes lost in transit, shipments damaged or destroyed, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, labor strikes, US customs delays or even theft. Now throw on top of that RUSH requirements and the whole order looks extremely risky. How I sleep at night is beyond me. Wait…I don’t sleep some nights.

How do you mitigate the risk?

First, of course, know who you are dealing with. Work with someone you trust, especially if they have experience in the matter.

Second, order early. There is usually no need to wait to the last minute to place your order. “Proper prior planning prevents poor performance”, right? Waiting will cost you both in money and in worry. Rush orders often involve a substantial Rush Charge and expedited shipping. Rush charges are necessary because we are asking someone to put in extra hours, ie work overtime, to get your job done and to us by the event. The shipping cost for 1000 Magnetic Business Card Pro Football Schedules (the kind that you add your business card to) UPS ground to me, usually a 3-4 day trip, is about $29. Shipping the same quantity UPS 2nd Day Freight is about $110. Next Day Super Saver will cost you around $242.

Third, require a written acknowledgment or confirmation of your order as well as a proof of the artwork. There is almost always time to make sure. My father, a printer by trade, always warned “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” Make sure the item number and description, quantity, colors, shipping address, in-hand date and art are all correct. Those are the things you can control. If you receive the acknowledgment and proof, but then don’t check them, any mistakes in production are rightfully yours.

Steve Raggo
www.raggo.com

Showtime

Trade shows can be a great business-building venture. They can also be a waste of time (and money and hard on you back and knees). Depending on the show, hundreds or thousands of people will walk past your booth, table or display. At the show, your job is

1) to figure out which of the passers-by are good prospects and then
2) get the good prospects to stop so you can proceed though your sale process

Last week we discussed some pre-show activities to help ensure your success at the show, namely to get qualified prospects – the people you really need to meet – to your booth at the show. At the show, the approach we take is to divide the attendees into 3 groups.

Group 1 are qualified prospects. These are the people who need your goods or service and can make the decision to buy them from you.

Group 2 are unqualified prospects. These are people who may need your goods or services, now or in the future, but either cannot yet afford them or will not purchase them from you for some reason (long term vendor relationship, their supervisor makes the decision, the boss's son is in your line of work, etc). These might develop into Group 1 prospects when the situation changes in the future.

We call Group 3 ‘the bag people’. These are the folks who are there only for your 'stuff'. They will take everything off your table if you let them. They don't care what you do or what you offer. They bring several of their own bags - really big, sturdy ones - to the event and will walk around the entire venue several times collecting everything they can.

It is best, therefore, to not to go the event alone, especially large events where you have invested a big entry fee. It is also advisable to have several giveaway items of differing values at the show. Think of it as collecting in a river. Put your best closers at the table and one or two screeners in the ‘upstream’ path of the attendees. Arm the screeners with inexpensive items that will satisfy the 'bag people' so they can direct them back into 'the current'. The screeners then direct the Group 1 qualified prospects and, depending on the size of the show and the number of closers you have, the Group 2 unqualified prospects to the closers. The closers take contact information, make the pitch, make the follow up plans and reward the prospects with the more expensive giveaway item you have hidden discretely from view of the ‘bag people’.

For more information along with product suggestions CLICK HERE.

Steve Raggo
www.raggo.com

Winning Strategy for Trade Shows

Ok. Let's talk specifics. For the next several entries we will focus on a number of industries and events. We will discuss which products seem to make the most sense for each, and how best to use them. It is always dangerous for us to do this sort of thing. Once we start naming products we run the risk that you will think we only offer those products. If we talk about an industry you are not part of, you may lose interest in us. Oh well. No risk, no profit…

Today… trade shows.

Exhibiting at trade shows can be a great way to build your business. Depending on the show, hundreds or even thousands of potential customers will walk past your booth, table or display. Your job is


1) to figure out which of the passers-by are good prospects and then
2) get the good prospects to stop so you can proceed though your sale process

Prior to the show it is a very good idea to decide who you want to meet and what your goals are. If you don't know who you want to meet, why spend the money to exhibit in the first place? Start with your best prospects. Add your dream accounts. Who are your best customers now and who might be their 'clones'? It doesn’t have to be a big number if adding just one of them can make your year.

Once you know who they are, invite them. Yes, invite them. Don't make the mistake of assuming that the event coordinator will send them an invitation. Send them something so that they know you will be there and that you want to see them. More importantly, give them an incentive to STOP AT YOUR BOOTH. Getting them to the show is NOT enough.

Here’s an idea. Send them an ‘invitation to the movies’ along with the event information and promise them a movie gift card when they stop at your table. Or, prior to the event, arrange with the event caterer to buy a number of drink tickets, then send a tote bag with your logo and a QR Code linked to a map with your booth location on it to your list promising to give them extra drink tickets when they stop at your booth WITH the bag. Not only will this send them to your booth, it will help you determine which of the people passing by your booth are the people you want to meet - they are carrying your bag!

More on trade shows later. For a sneak preview, CLICK HERE

Steve Raggo
www.raggo.com

My Favorite Promo

Practical promotional products are one of the best investments you can make for your business. They’re marketing tools that do the work for you, keeping your name in front of your customer on a regular basis. I can’t reiterate this point enough. If your customer uses a promotional item weekly, daily or several times a day, then your name and logo are constantly displayed and reinforced. Not only are they reminded of you when they use it, but the people who see them using that promotional item with your logo on it see that as an endorsement of you. Think about it. Someone who sees a calendar on your office wall with Jennifer A. Realtors’ name on it is going to think that you would recommend her. Why would you hang it up if you think she does shoddy work? All you have to do is get the right product in your customers’ hands and they can become walking billboards for your business.

I mentioned calendars as a practical promotional product that often gets forgotten in our search for new, innovative items. Well, I’d like to dedicate this particular post to my favorite of all practical promos: the ink pen.

I am a pen guy. I cannot run my business successfully if I do not have a pen or two on hand at all times. Honestly, from writing down my newest ideas to signing checks to filling out orders, I need a pen. Jotting down a phone number so I don’t have to deal with my complicated smart phone—hand me a pen please! Writing down an appointment? Gotta have a pen! I have at least 10 littering the top of my desk so they are always at hand and I always carry extras with me when I go to meetings. Someone always seems to need one and I really like being ‘a hero’.

Pens are an extremely customizable item as well. With some manufacturers, you can specify the refill color (you can even get three ink colors in one pen-WITH a highlighter), medium or fine point, barrel color, trim color – all this customization in addition to your imprint.

There are click-style pens (2800 on our web site). There are stick pens with caps (1500 on our site). Twist-style pens as well (3900 listed).

Pens that are small, pens that are huge, thick pens, thin pens , twisted , or heat-sensing mood pens .

Earth-friendly pens made from renewable resources or recycled materials. There are even pens that write in zero gravity - below zero degrees - upside-down!

Take a moment to flip through our online catalog to get an idea of your choices. Think about what you like in a pen and what your prospects would like. When in doubt, you can always contact us if you need any help choosing your next promotional pen.

Finally, check out our facebook fan page where our friends get an additional 5% off every order of pens.

Steve

Year Long Advertisements

As I think more and more about practical promotions and gifts for customers, employees, and others, one particular product seems easily forgotten. I attribute this primarily to the sheer amount of use this item gets, as well as the number of styles this product comes in. Sitting at my desk, I have 4 of them in sight. There are 3 in my kitchen as well. If you want your promotional message appreciated, kept and looked at multiple times every day, then there is no better medium than the calendar.

Calendars are, plain and simply, useful. Think about it. The true measure of the practicality of an advertising specialty is whether your customer will spend their own money to buy one if you don't give it to them. I know that I would buy calendars. As a matter of fact, I give a wall calendar every year to my daughters as a Christmas present. Though they are twenty-somethings, my girls still look forward to their yearly calendar.

As I said, calendars come in many shapes, sizes, and styles to fit your needs. The most common is the 12 or 13 month wall calendar. Other popular standards are the the desk calendar, the desk pad calendar (you know the kind, the one that gets buried by paper and your keyboard) and the pocket planner. But that doesn't even scratch the surface. Calendars can fit on computer keyboards, mouse pads, wallet cards, pencil holders and even on ink pens. We have the vinyl self-stick calendars for the car or workshop, and magnetic calendars for your prospect's refrigerator that will stay on their refrigerator all year, and maybe longer. Why longer? Because magnets on the refrigerator are useful beyond the date. I still have a 2008 calendar magnet on my refrigerator from a local real estate agent that is holding up my favorite recipe for chocolate truffle tart.

Calendars are a gift that is greatly appreciated by customers because they are USED. But don't just send them to customers or prospects. Think about the types of businesses that can send you referrals. Mortgage companies get most of their referrals from real estate agents, for instance. An auto body shop might get referrals from repair shops that don't do body work; cleaning services from plumbers or HVAC contractors who see a lot of water damaged homes, etc. Get your calendar on their wall as well. Imagine someone fresh from a fender-bender sitting in the repair shop waiting for the car to get fixed and wondering how much the body work will cost. There is your calendar on the wall behind the counter...who will they call?

Just a little side note. Most of our wall calendar vendors offer special pricing for ordering your calendars early in the year. The savings are substantial. If you are certain that your logo, address and contact information are not going to change, then take advantage of the specials and order early. Once the order is placed, we will print them, send you the bill, store them for free and ship the calendars to you in the fall when you need them. Once it is printed, though, we cannot change the imprint. Here is the sale information from just one of our vendors.

Steve
www.raggo.com

Keeping It Practical

As I mentioned previously, practical, every day items imprinted with your advertising message will make great additions to your next business promotion. The more often a customer uses a product with your business name and logo, they more they are reminded of you and the less likely they are to forget about your great product or service. Practicality is what makes promotional products a superior advertising medium...they have perceived value. I don't believe a customer has ever thanked me for running a radio, newspaper or television ad. But while I am handing someone an item that they want or need, an item that they likely would or have already spent their own money to purchase, I often hear a sincere thank you. Though not (usually) an everyday item, an umbrella is a great promotional product because of its practicality and high perceived value.

I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve been caught in the rain without an umbrella. We’ve all had those days, perfectly sunny in the morning when we leave for work and then an afternoon downpour hits. Racing from the office to the car with my portfolio over my head...getting drenched and wondering why I can never remember to pick up an extra umbrella for the office and maybe one for the car as well. Your prospective or current customers have likely had the same experience, so they know the value of that umbrella and will appreciate your thoughtfulness in picking one up for them.

Umbrellas come in all sizes. Large golf umbrellas are great when you’re sponsoring a tournament. Their size also makes them perfect home or office use. Larger umbrellas are able to handle really heavy downpours because of their larger canopy. They also offer a bigger imprint area, so keep that in mind. Because of their size, storage and shipping can be a bit of a hassle, but large umbrellas make up for it in their durability and their, simply put, ability to keep you dry!

A word about venting. Vented umbrellas like the one shown above, allow strong wind gusts to pass through the canopy and help prevent the umbrella from inverting or breaking apart in big storms. Both golf umbrellas and folding umbrellas can be vented. The venting costs more, but your customer knows it has a higher value.

My daughter hates getting caught in the rain, and so she has invested in several telescopic umbrellas. She likes these for their portability. Folded up, they fit in her purse, glove compartment, and anywhere else she hides them. (I think she has two in a junk drawer.) One of her favorites is the 37-inch umbrella with a traveling case from Hit Promotional. Zipped up, it takes up all of six or seven inches worth of space, unfolds to a full size, and the bright lime green is a little pick me up on those dreary days. Other colors are available.

Want to be a hero...put an extra one of these in your briefcase or car and be sure to carry it into a rainy day networking event. When it is your time to introduce yourself to the group, mention that you have an extra and ask if anyone needs an umbrella. I am certain that you will see a number of hands in the air and a relieved smile on the face of the prospect you hand it to. They won't forget you quickly.

Steve
www.raggo.com

Another New Start

I want to apologize for the length between blogs; things have been busy in the Raggo business and household as I am sure that they have been in yours. I did a better job of keeping in touch in 2010, though and will continue to improve in the years ahead. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! I know I did and let me be one of the first to wish you a Merry Christmas 2011!

Now, it’s a brand new year. Happy 2011! While working out resolutions in our personal lives, we sometimes forget it’s a good time to reevaluate our business goals and take steps to improve our sales, service, and (of course) profits. The beginning of a new year is a great chance to think about where you want to go and how to get there. We have great sale pricing on many of the items you need and pledge to keep the sales current throughout this year.

In the past few years, we have been tried with difficult economic times. We have had to make sacrifices and turn our attention to filling our basic needs, ignoring frivolity and fun. There have been trends in the consumer market reflecting this return to basics. Think... packing lunches, walking or riding bikes instead of driving, and other more thrifty practices. I will be writing a few upcoming blogs on some of these practical products to help you keep your business on your customers’ minds.

Right now though, I’d like to mention a gift for your customers that is just plain fun. While the dreary days of winter are wrapping up, you can give a gift to your customers to help brighten their home or garden. Seed packets and seed papers are available in a variety of shapes and sizes and at very economical prices as well. Bright daisies, forget-me-nots, and all types of herbs are available in a number of unique packaging choices. They make great Earth Day promotions (April 22, 2011), too.

Indoor plant kits are also available, for those with less of a green thumb. I’m a fan of the Sunflower kit. This four-inch pot is small enough for a window sill and the pop of yellow from the sunflower will brighten anyone’s day.

As the doldrums of winter drag on, a gift of seeds or a growing kit are a great way to remind customers that spring is indeed on the way.

Happy New Years everyone!

Steve
www.raggo.com

The Tasteful Thank You

While helping you brainstorm ways to thank your customers for their patronage this year, we left a few people out. These are people that you may see everyday, but often forget to thank for their hard work and dedication to your business' success. They may be the ones that get the most face time with your customers or the ones who fill out the paperwork and make the phone calls so you don’t have to. I’m talking, of course, about the members of your team, your back office, your staff.

It’s important to not only give thanks to your customers for their loyalty, but also the members of your team. If you’ve got a workforce as small as one or as big as one thousand, their hard work helped your business to survive or maybe even thrive in these tough times.

It is often tough to give gifts to both employees and customers without stepping out of bounds. Many businesses impose rules on their officers and their purchasing department concerning the gifts that they receive. Want a way to thank your whole accounting department, or the entire purchasing department of your best customers, without breaking the bank, and without singling out one individual? Give a gift to the whole department - one that can be shared. That way you let everyone know that you recognize their effort.

We sell those classic popcorn tins everyone knows and loves. You know the kind, the giant circular tin, seemingly never ending. This gift is a classic for a reason. Flavored popcorn is one thing that never goes out of style. These tins come in all shapes and sizes and can be given as a gift to the whole department, or on an individual basis. This gift is good if you’re leery of any food allergies you’re not sure of. I don’t think Stan in processing would appreciate a gift of cashews that will just make him break out in hives.

I love giving sweet gifts as thank you gifts: chocolates, cookies, candies. I love anything that gives a sweet reminder to my wonderful team. What better way to celebrate making a sales goal than with cookies iced with positive reinforcement? Anything from “Way to Go Team!” to “Congratulations!” can be printed on these delicious treats. Other foods, like lollipops, chocolate bars, bags of nuts, and even those popcorn tins can be a great way to express your appreciation. (I keep a stock of cookies on hand to thank those who send referrals my way.)

These are great things to do in the office, but are you looking for something people can take home with them? My daughter’s terrible caffeine habit is well known to her boss (as is the caffeine intake of her coworkers.) For a special thank you to her and her coworkers, their boss gave them a small bag of delicious, gourmet coffee. This is something she savors, reserving a scoop or two for weekends and holidays (or vacation time.) A variety pack was created for each employee, containing some coffee, some cappuccino, and hot chocolate packets (which were the first to go… let’s just say the sweet tooth runs in the family.)

Let’s get creative this year for our gifts for our employees! These food items can go a long way as gifts and can be imprinted in sweet icing, on a bag, or on a tin. Please browse the links and email or call us with any questions on products. Let your team know that they can have their cake (or cookie) and eat it too!
Mmmmmmmm.

Steve
www.raggo.com