With 28+ years in the business and a Master’s in Advertising Specialty Information, Tim is an invaluable resource, delivering creative and insightful direction for awards, corporate gifts, company stores, marketing campaigns, sweepstakes, events, and more. He educates clients about market trends within the promotional products, apparel and premium industry, helping them select the items, that build the programs, that resonate with their brands.

environmentalism marketing

Use Eco-friendly Promos to Build Your Brand

We live in an environmentally- and socially-conscious age where consumer shopping decisions are now closely linked to corporate values. Recent studies show that more consumers—particularly Millennials—are gravitating towards brands that demonstrate good will. 88% of consumers said they would be more loyal to companies that support social or environmental issues, and 90% would switch to…

Apparel Trends

5 Corporate Apparel Trends to Follow

Know your audience. It’s the basic first-step when you’re approaching any marketing task—and making corporate apparel selections is no exception. Whether you’re buying branded items for your own team or purchasing apparel as gifts or giveaways for clients and vendors, start by first considering who you’re targeting. Millennials have surpassed Gen Xers and Baby Boomers…

5 DIY Gifts You Can Make in a Blender

With gift-giving season upon us, we’re passing along some great ideas from our customer’s playbook: The following DIY gift blog is from Vitamix. While Shamrock has been working with Vitamix for years, we’re also product devotees (we have a Vitamix in our breakroom), so you can bet we’ll be testing some of these creative recipes…