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Jan 05, 2018

The High Cost of Busy: 3 Time Traps That Are Costing You Sales

“Being busy does not always mean real work,” wrote Thomas Edison. In the promotional products business, we tend to use our “busyness” as a barometer of…

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Jan 01, 2018

5 Point Checklist to Evaluate Promotional Products Software

EVALUATING & COMPARING PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS SOFTWARE At commonsku, we know that evaluating software to run your business can be a daunting task. If you’ve…

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Dec 14, 2017

Innovate, Explore, and Dream: How to Get the Most out of skucon 2018

Ready to step boldly into 2018? What do you need to focus on the most? Sales? Marketing? Strengthening your team? Skucon was created to inspire…

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Dec 04, 2017

Supplier Spotlight: Pierre Martichoux, Chameleon Like

\We love to share the stories behind the scenes of the most successful makers in the $23 billion promotional products industry. In today's spotlight, we…

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Nov 19, 2017

How to Create Killer Swag

“Start with the problem, not the product.” <br/> With those words, Mark Graham sparks an epic exploration into what goes…

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Nov 16, 2017

9 Keys to Unlocking Your 1st Million in Promotional Products Sales

What are the keys to unlocking your first million in sales? Are there secrets? Tactics that the seasoned pros know? From selling widely into existing…

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Nov 15, 2017

7 Steps to Helping Your Team Hit Their 2018 Sales Goals

Reading time: 3:31 We’re continuing a series of articles and podcast episodes that will help you and your team as you plan for 2018. This week, we…

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Nov 10, 2017

Dreaming the Possible: How to Set and Attain Your Personal Sales Goals for 2018

Are you a possibilitist? Not a pessimist. Not even a realist. But a dreamer who imagines possibilities? That’s what goal setting is: determining…

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Nov 03, 2017

Are You Prepared to Scale? How a Systems Change Can Ignite Sales Growth

Reading time: 3:56 You’ve gone as far as you can. Sales have either plateaued, declined, or are slowly rising. Too slowly rising. At this point in your…