Syracuse Still Number 1 in College Basketball
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Syracuse is holding their #1 spot for the 5th week in a row with Kentucky right on their heels. But the question is, “Can they hold on to the top spot?” Well, according to their schedule they should easily be able to win their games over the next few weeks since their schedule is so weak. Kentucky, on the other hand, has a bit tougher schedule coming up, so if Kentucky wins their next few games too, will it be enough merit topping Syracuse in the polls? We shall see soon.
I’ve seen plenty of fans from the games on television banging thundersticks and waving pom poms. It reminds me of my college days when I use to attend all of the home basketball games at Mississippi State University. Fun times. There were spirit items galore, mostly being sold as fundraisers for the team.
So, if you get to attend college basketball games, count your blessing and enjoy the games. And be sure to proudly wave your spirit items and promote your favorite team. College basketball season goes by quickly.
Free Sporting Event Tickets For Soldiers
Seats4Soldiers T-Shirt
Here is a picture of a custom t-shirt we did for a client, but more importantly, I wanted to share her new non-profit organization that she started and hopefully solicit some donations for it. The organization is called Seats4Soldiers and their mission is to boost the moral of deployed soldiers and their families. They provide seats (tickets) upon their safe return home from deployment to sporting and entertainment events.
Our military protects and serves our great country and this is a great way that we can give back and say “Thank You.” If you have tickets you would like to donate or if you would like to donate money to the cause, please visit their website, Seats4Soldiers.org. You can securely donate online and 100% of their donations go toward purchasing tickets for our soldiers.
Please help to support this great organization and help to reward our soldiers who so bravely defend our nation. Here’s a link to a recent video from our local news: http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_19689.shtml
Increasing Church Offerings With Offering Buckets
Custom Printed Church Offering Buckets
Collecting tithes and offerings is critical for any church to sustain itself and continue to offer and expand their ministries. During slow economic times, many churches struggle just as many businesses struggle. However, churches need to maintain a steady stream of offering to continue to survive.
There are many different ways that you can read about on increasing the offerings for churches, regardless of size. I’m going to mention a simple and inexpensive way that will keep on working every Sunday. Use a bigger offering plate. As a matter of fact, don’t even use offering plates, use offering buckets. The larger sized bucket will make people think there is not much money in the bucket and they will feel obligated to pick up the slack and give more.
In addition, offering buckets are better suited for contemporary style worship services which are definitely the most rapid growing services in America. There’s no better way to attract young people into church these days than to have a rocking praise and worship band prepping the hearts of the congregation to hear the message from the pastor. You can have your church logo or cool, contemporary design printed on the offering buckets and the buckets come in many different colors such as White, Red, Yellow, Blue, Black, Silver, Cream, pearl gold, green, and orange.
Just as branding is important for a business, it is equally important for a church. After all, churches have more “competitors” than most businesses would ever have. It’s important to market your church and the ministries your church offers to as many people in the local community as possible. In the end, it all boils down to the simple fact that, the more money your church brings in with offering; the more ministry your church can do both locally and abroad.
15 Ideas for Personalized Mini Basketballs
Well, we are well into basketball season with most conference play just about to begin and it’s definitely time to be thinking about getting your custom mini basketballs for your team. Mini basketballs customized with your team name and mascot are great to throw out during the game to engage the crowd and keep them alive and rowdy during the lull points of the game. Besides the cheerleaders throwing the balls into the crowd, here are 15 ideas on how to use your personalized mini basketballs:
- Get Business Sponsors To Pay For The Balls - The business can put their logo and phone number on one side of the ball and your team can put your team mascot and team name on the other side. Free basketballs for your team. That deal is hard to pass up.
- Autograph Signings – Have signature basketballs available for sale after the game and let kids come by and get autographs from the players.
- End of the Year Player Gifts – Mini basketballs with the team mascot and season year printed on the balls make great keepsakes for the players.
- Gifts For Season Ticket Holders – Reward those who purchase season tickets with a custom mini basketball.
- Throw Them At Your Brother(s) - Great for your kids and kids of your team fans to throw around and hit their brother (or sister). If they are the vinyl mini basketballs, you don’t have to worry about them hurting anyone since they are soft.
- Throw Them At Your Kids – Are your kids not listening to you? Just beam them in the head with a vinyl mini basketball. That will get their attention.
- Dodge Ball – The vinyl mini basketballs are great for dodge ball. They are small and they throw well.
- Fetch With Dog – Play fetch with your dog.
- Hoop Contest Promotion – Have a contest at your business. If the customer makes so many baskets using the mini basketball and the mini basketball hoop, give them a prize, such as a mini basketball printed with your business logo on it.
- Office Basketball Game – Every now and then, give your workers a little break and relieve some stress and have a little friendly basketball competition. The most successful baskets out of 10 wins a gift card.
- Fundraiser For Booster Club – See the imprinted mini basketballs at your booster club store to raise money for the team.
- Give Away With Purchase – During March Madness, giveaway a mini basketall personalized with your business logo on it with every purchase of $25 or more.
- Banquet Centerpieces – Use the custom mini basketballs as part of a centerpiece decoration for sports banquets.
- Facebook Contest Give Aways – Have daily Facebook contests to keep your fans engaged and active on your page and give away a custom mini basketball each day to the winner.
- Carnival Game – At your next Church or school Fall Festival, have a booth with a mini basketball and a hoop and give away a printed mini basketball for the winners.
Start a Revolution!
Every year churches, schools, teams and businesses do fundraisers to try and make it through another year of activities. I personally have more fundraiser wrapping paper and cookie dough than I can possibly use in a year. And don’t get me started on those chocolate bars that I buy that are $2 but add 10 lbs. to my hips with every bite. I’m thinking it’s time for a Christmas revolution! Why not sell something easy to get and personalized for your church, business, or school? Personalized Christmas ornaments come in so many different varieties it gets you in the holiday spirit just looking at them. People can always use ornaments but we do not need any more cookie dough or wrapping paper!25 Promotional Product Ideas
Promotional products can be used for so many purposes and there are so many different types of promotional products. As a matter of fact, think of just about anything you can (no matter how obscure) and chances are we can offer that to you with your custom logo imprint. They are used by schools, businesses, organizations, charities, fundraisers, parties, and for retail purposes. They are one of the most effective forms of marketing as well as one of the least expensive ways to market your business. Promotional items and printing should be part of your monthly marketing budget. You should arm your employees with as much branded material as possible. Not only branded items to give to clients, but also for your employees to use. After all, the more your employees are exposed to branded items from your company, the more they will believe in the business and promote it to potential clients. The more your potential clients see with your logo, the more trustworthy your company will look to them.
Below are just 25 ideas, in no particular order, on how to use your promotional items.
- Marketing for an event.
- New product launch
- General branding.
- Christmas gifts.
- Company anniversary celebrations.
- New business opening.
- Grand re-opening celebrations.
- Corporate awards.
- General marketing campaigns.
- Facebook contest giveaways.
- Free gifts with purchase.
- In Store contest giveaways.
- Employee incentives.
- Follow up giveaway to a mailout.
- Thank you gifts.
- Birthday parties.
- Marriage anniversary parties.
- Retirement celebrations.
- Corporate gifts.
- Achievement awards.
- Sports banquet gifts.
- Celebrity autograph signings.
- Office items used daily.
- Marketing a new employee.
- Promoting sales.
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