Posts Tagged ‘branding’

• Six Tips to Encourage Creativity

  • July 28th, 2013
  • Posted in Blog
  • Tags: branding, creativity, graphic design, logos, multimedia, offset printing, promotional products, screen printing, tips

  In our current economy creativity is vitally important to our sales and marketing success. Global competition and a more thought-based economy leave us scrambling to innovate and create. Getting one-up on the competition requires fresh ideas and thinking outside the… Read More

• Celebrating 100 Years of the T-Shirt – DC/MD/VA T-Shirt Screen Printing

  • July 23rd, 2013
  • Posted in Blog
  • Tags: ad specialties, apparel, branding, cost savings, digital printing, environmentally friendly, equipment, FORMost Family, giveaways, graphic design, heat transfer, logos, pantone colors, promotional products, screen printing, silk screening, turnaround time

  Did you know that this year the t-shirt is celebrating its 100th birthday? T-shirts first gained popularity in the United States in 1913. The short-sleeved, crew neck shirts were issued by the U.S. Navy to be worn under uniforms. One… Read More

• Wine2Go Tumbler

  • July 12th, 2013
  • Posted in Blog
  • Tags: ad specialties, branding, corporate gifts, cost savings, giveaways, graphic design, logos, multimedia, pantone colors, promotional products, screen printing, tradeshows

  The average American consumed 2.73 gallons of wine in 2012. Wine consumption has consistently risen over the past ten years and the promotional products industry has answered the call with this Wine2Go Tumbler. The product is marketed as an “active… Read More

• Summer Promotional Products

  • June 19th, 2013
  • Posted in Blog
  • Tags: ad specialties, apparel, branding, corporate gifts, cost savings, direct marketing, giveaways, graphic design, logos, mobile marketing, multimedia, pantone colors, promotional products, screen printing, tradeshows

  This Friday, June 21st is the summer solstice. Although it feels like summer is already in full swing up here in the Northern Hemisphere, Friday is the official start. It’s the longest day of the year and the formal welcome… Read More

• Spring Trends in Branded Apparel – Rockville, MD

  • May 8th, 2013
  • Posted in Blog
  • Tags: ad specialties, apparel, branded apparel, branding, corporate gifts, cost savings, embroidery, logos, promotional products, screen printing, tradeshows

  Last week, we met with one of our apparel suppliers, SanMar, to check out the cool, new spring 2013 apparel items. SanMar is our go-to supplier for anything from t-shirts, to woven button down shirts, to jackets and hats. SanMar… Read More

• Performance Polos Made of…Coffee?

  • May 3rd, 2013
  • Posted in Blog
  • Tags: ad specialties, apparel, branding, conservation, corporate gifts, cost savings, embroidery, environmentally friendly, giveaways, heat transfer, promotional products, screen printing, tradeshows

  Yesterday, our sales reps met with one of our apparel suppliers, SanMar, to learn about the new and exciting items just released for Spring/Summer 2013. We saw some great stuff. Trendy and functional. Colorful and innovative. We’re excited to share… Read More

• 5 Print Design Mistakes to Avoid

  • April 30th, 2013
  • Posted in Blog
  • Tags: ad specialties, branding, business cards, digital printing, direct mail, direct marketing, graphic design, logos, offset printing, promotional products, turnaround time

  Prepping your files for print is perhaps the most important step in the entire printing process. Any mistakes made in setting up the files and you could end up with 100,000 reminders of your pesky little error. At FORMost, we… Read More

• Eco Friendly Promotional Products

  • April 23rd, 2013
  • Posted in Blog
  • Tags: ad specialties, BPA, branding, corporate gifts, environment, environmentally friendly, giveaways, logos, promotional products

  These days, being a consumer can be confusing and downright overwhelming. Should we be eating gluten? Grass-fed beef? A raw diet? Free-range chickens? Vegetarian? Vegan? Organic? We are questioning  BPA in our drinkware, Triclosan in our soap, and various chemicals… Read More

• Color of the Year Promotional Items

  • March 26th, 2013
  • Posted in Blog
  • Tags: ad specialties, apparel, branding, corporate gifts, cost savings, giveaways, heat transfer, logos, pantone colors, promotional products

  In this post we pay tribute to the 2013 Pantone Color of the Year: Emerald. (Also known as Pantone 17-5641.) It is no secret that this radiant jewel-tone is hot this season. It is popular on the runway, in beauty,… Read More

• 3 Types of Mobile Marketing

  • March 12th, 2013
  • Posted in Blog
  • Tags: branding, cost savings, direct mail, direct marketing, envelopes, landing page, mobile marketing, multimedia, post cards, tradeshows

  This weekend, when dining out with friends, the hostess asked for a cell phone number so that she could alert us by text when our table would be ready. Brilliant! Now, not only do we avoid risking Norovirus from clutching that… Read More