June 2008 Archives

Recycle: returning a product for reprocessing into another type of product which would use the components of the original products in its makeup. This is not remaking the old product into a similar new product. Recycling reduces the need for additional raw materials for production.

One group that is more in tune with eco-friendliness are the youth. High School students and college students understand the need to recycle and save the environment. They are more appreciative of receiving an item that is made from old products. One item that is very popular with the college age group are cinch saks. Leaderpromos has a great promotional cinch sak that is 51% made from post-consumer recycled materials. This is great idea to give away when a student opens a checking account, or at a campus activity.

Recycle: returning a product for reprocessing into another type of product which would use the components of the original products in its makeup. This is not remaking the old product into a similar new product. Recycling reduces the need for additional raw materials for production.

One of the best recycled items you can get are notepads.There are many promotional notepads that you can choose from that are made from up to 100% recycled materials. These items are also inexpensive, so you can show more clients, and potential clients, that you care about the environment.

PET: PET stands for Polyethylene Terephthalate, and is the recyclable part of plastic soda and water bottles. It has been used in the past to make everything from clothes to carpet to more bottles.

At Leaderpromos.com, we have several types of eco-friendly water bottles that are both made of recycled products, as well as very friendly to be recycled so they can be made part of other types of plastic items. Instead of wasting precious space in landfills, they can be used to create newer products.

Bioplastics: Plastics derived from renewable, biological sources, including vegetable oil and corn, rather than petroleum.

Bioplastics are a great way to show how eco-friendly your organization is. So many promotional products are made from petroleum, which is one of the reasons that we are seeing a mid-year price increase. The items made from petroleum are more of a danger to the environment when they end up in landfills. Leaderpromos has wide selection of eco-friendly promotional products made from corn- and vegetable oil based materials.

Organic cotton: grown without pesticides and from plants that are not genetically modified, organic cotton is popular among agricultural purists. Organic farming requires crop rotation to reduce pests and maintain soil nutrients.

More and more, we are seeing wearables use organic cotton. It is soft and breathable, just like regular cotton. As the definition above says, it is grown naturally. Leaderpromos has numerous promotional apparel items that are made from organic cotton. Feel good and look stylish in one of these items today!

Pre-Consumer vs. Post Consumer: Pre-consumer recycled materials come from scraps that result from any manufacturing process that are used for other purposes by the manufacturer. Post-consumer recycled materials come from items that have been used and then recycled.

Leaderpromos offers a wide variety of both Pre- and Post-consumer recycled promotional products for you to help promote your business.

Millions of promotional t-shirts and caps are given away or sold in the US each year. In fact, t-shirts and caps are the most popular promotional items in the marketplace today.

Leaderpromos.com offers dozens of eco-friendly, organic t-shirts and ball caps. Visit today!

Fast Eco Facts

• The average household receives 1.5 trees' worth of junk mail each year.
• Phone books make up 10% of the waste at dump sites.
• 60% of magazines at newsstands aren't sold and are hauled off to dumps.
• 10 million tons of newspapers per year are tossed into landfills and not recycled. That adds up to 150 million trees.
• Even electronic media affects our environment: if e-waste is not properly disposed of, it can leak lead, cadmium, mercury and other harmful materials into our water and air.

How can you help? Buy and give promotional products that are friendly to our environment. From a water-powered calculator, to pens made from corn and recycled journals, visit leaderpromos.com today for all your eco-friendly promotional items!

People love notebooks and journals. Even in this digital age, the written word is here to stay.

Whether used for meetings, as a diary, or to record simple musings, a promotional journal is a welcomed, well-loved gift. And, in this sluggish economy, promotional notebook offers "bang for your buck" since its value is highly perceived, while its price tag is reasonable.

From recycled chipboard to soft leather, leaderpromos.com has notebooks and journals for any occasion.

Local women business named and ranked 14th among Ohio's Top 100 Women Owned Businesses List

8th Annual Multicultural Business Conference

Columbus, OH June 13, 2008 -- In recognition of the economic power of multicultural businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations' leading multicultural internet site, recently named Leaderpromos.com as one of the "Top 100 Women Owned Businesses in the State of Ohio (Div100)".

The Div100 is the 8th annual listing of Ohio's top 100 women-owned businesses. The companies listed on the Div100 represent Ohio's top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a women-owned business is small or insignificant. Div100 members are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with women owned companies.

The Impact of Women Owned Business
"Women businesses and consumers are a growing force in the U.S. economy, and a force to be reckoned with," said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates International, the company that built DiversityBusiness.com. This is a whole business segment that can carry its own, that provides jobs, products and services, and generates wealth for their communities.

These are the new leaders in American business."

Affected by recent economic and demographic trends and changes, Fortune 1000 corporations throughout the country have recognized that buying products and services from women owned companies positively impacts their business. Diversity-owned businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy.

Carmen Castillo, President of Superior Design International, Inc., Florida commented, "These groups of companies represent the organizational spirit that drives our economy and even more. It offers insights into a vastness of cultures and an exchange of ideas that are so valuable in helping me to understand how to reach the needs of today's consumers."

Stephanie Leader, President and CEO of Leaderpromos.com said, "Leaderpromos.com is all about the customer. It is simple to use, and contains over 15,000 promotional products -- one of the most comprehensive sites in the industry," said Stephanie Leader, President and CEO. "Not only does leaderpromos.com make the shopping experience quick and seamless, the site is filled with great advice and creative tools to help the user purchase a one-of-a-kind, memorable promotional item."

The Div100
The Div100 is a classification that represents the top 100 women-owned businesses in the state of Ohio, in sectors such as technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services. Large organizational buyers throughout the country that do business with multicultural and women-owned businesses use the list. The Div500 is produced annually by DiversityBusiness.com, the nation's leading multicultural B2B Internet portal that links large organizational buyers to multicultural product and service suppliers.

Leaderpromos.com was honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com's "8th Annual Multicultural Business Conference", which took place April 23 - 25, 2008 at Disney's BoardWalk Resort in Orlando, Florida.

About Leaderpromos.com:
Leaderpromos.com is the premier promotional products distributor in the Midwest. Located in Columbus, Ohio, Leaderpromos offers tens of thousands of promotional items, online corporate store and inventory management services, rush delivery, and in-house embroidery and screen printing services.

About DiversityBusiness.com:
Launched in 1999, with over 35,000 members DiversityBusiness.com is the largest organization of diversity-owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies and colleges and universities. Members use the sites technology to find and track new business opportunities. It also produces the country's largest conference on diversity education and training for major corporations and small business. Its research on top businesses appears in Fortune, Forbes, Business Week and numerous magazines and media publications. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. CCA was founded in 1980 by CEO Kenton Clarke.

For additional information, please contact:
Susie Barger
Leaderpromos.com
614-416-6565
sbarger @ leaderpromos.com

In recognition of the economic power of multicultural businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations' leading multicultural internet site, recently named leaderpromos.com as one of the Top 500 women owned businesses in the United States.

The companies listed represent the nation's top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a women-owned business is small or insignificant.

Leaderpromos.com is the premier promotional products distributor in the Midwest. Located in Columbus, Ohio, Leaderpromos offers tens of thousands of promotional items, online corporate store and inventory management services, rush delivery, and in-house embroidery and screen printing services.

 

People love a great cap. They tend to hang on to a favorite cap and wear it time and time again... creating a walking billboard to promote your brand!

Headwear is such a reflection of a person's identity that it's easy to translate an event or company logo by selecting the right cap as your promotional tool.

From comfortable, distressed caps to six panel racing caps, you'll find them all at leaderpromos.com.

The "green machine" is here to stay. Promotional products are leading the eco-friendly trend, so consider going green with your next promotional campaign. Not only will you be doing the earth a favor, but your clients and employees will recognize and appreciate your commitment!

Consider a stainless steel travel mug laser engraved or imprinted with your logo for every employee and/or client. Your brand will be front and center, and you'll immediately eliminate paper and styrofoam waste at the coffee machine.

Visit leaderpromos.com for thousands of convenient travel mugs, and other eco-friendly promotional items.

As people become more concerned with the natural environment, businesses have begun to change their behavior in an attempt to address environmental concerns. One such behavior that is becoming more popular among businesses is the idea and practice of "green marketing". Green marketing refers to the promotion or advertising of products with environmental characteristics that incorporate a broad range of activities, including product modification, changes to the production process and packaging changes.

A new line of corn-based plastics, called polylactides or PLA, has quickly come on the scene as an alternative to petroleum-based plastics. In the midst of soaring oil prices, disrupted supplies and increased demand, your business can utilize corn plastic that not only helps relieve U.S. dependence on foreign oil, but is based on a renewable U.S. grown agricultural product.

According to the NatureWorks Web site, corn plastic is made by isolating the starch stored in the corn kernels and converting it into sugars. During a process of fermentation and separation the sugars become lactic acid, which is used to create the plastic called polylactide. It requires about 20% to 30% less energy to produce and contributes only half the carbon dioxide than petroleum based plastics.

Corn is an abundant and renewable resource in the U.S. with roughly a billion bushels grown annually. Corn-based plastics also break down naturally, composting in 47 days, and don't emit toxic fumes when incinerated. It also requires 20 to 50 percent less fossil fuel to manufacture than regular plastics.

Corn plastics are used in a number of promotional products, ranging from plastic drinkware to apparel. By using corn products for promotional products, you also promote U.S. advertisers, U.S. farmers and help strengthen the natural environment.

Visit leaderpromos.com today for great, green promotional products in many categories!

Bodies come in all shapes and sizes, and until recently promotional apparel didn't follow suit. Historically, women's logo-ready polos, t-shirts and other apparel items were unflatteringly "one size fits all", bulky, shapeless garments.

For 94% of women, fit is the most important factor in choosing their clothing. Now, thanks to fashion-forward thinking (finally!) in the promotional products industry, women's apparel is much more fitted, flattering, and size compatible!

Visit leaderpromos.com today for wonderful, wearable apparel for all shapes and sizes.