Monday, October 18, 2010

Swivel Me This, Batman

Years ago, I started working for a company not long after I graduated from college. It was my first real job and I remember going shopping for new suits and shoes to create a wardrobe for the office. The youngest in the marketing department, I felt I had some serious shoes – those new ones I had just purchased – to fill. So, it was very exciting when a client came in and gave each of us marketing employees promotional items. And the funny thing is that nearly 16 years after the fact, I still have that promo item: a swivel clock. It’s in my home office still running, still telling time as well as it did in 1995. And I imagine I’ll keep it forever, or as long as I’m on the planet because I like it, it’s dependable, and it’s one of those classic-looking timepieces that never goes out of style. That’s the kind of promotional item you want to hand out to your customers and clients – something that they will always remember and that they will want to keep around. Something that is timeless. Remember this the next time you place your order at Gimmees.

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