Bullpen Marketing, a fully integrated marketing agency, is once again supporting Glam Girls and its cause. Glam Girls is a non-profit organization, which has an annual effort committed to helping women in transit from domestic violence situations. All actions and donations are made in an effort to help these women, recovering from emotional and physical abuse, feel beautiful and confident. Already celebrating their 8th year of service, Glam Girls sets out to collect donations of unused toiletries and makeup to distribute to the Houston Area Women’s Shelter during the holiday season in mid-December.

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Here at Bullpen Marketing, we pride ourselves for having great customer relationships. We understand what the words “commitment,” “accountability,” and “honesty” mean to clients and do everything in our power to preserve the integrity of those words. That is why, when news about the new FTC social media rules were announced, we didn’t even blink.

On December 1, 2009, new guidelines issued by the Federal Trade Commission will go into effect. These guidelines were specifically created to protect consumers from false or inaccurate claims made by marketers and bloggers about their products. We decided to publish this news for the benefit of our clients and anyone who wasn’t already made aware of this.

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Bullpen president, Colin Hageney, was interviewed for the October 2009 issue of Promotional Consultant Magazine. In it, he speaks about the project Bullpen tackled for the Co-Cathedral in Houston. Continue reading for the entire article.

CREATIVITY IN CONSTRUCTION
A Houston church transforms leftover limestone into limited-edition keepsakes.

By Audrey Sellers, Promotional Consultant Magazine

It’s not often something beautiful emerges from the dust and rubble of a construction site, however, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston saw opportunity in ordinary limestone pallets left over from the construction of a new cathedral.
Colin Hageney, president of Houston-based distributor Bullpen Marketing (UPIC: BULLPEN), who had previously worked with the Archdiocese, pitched an idea—cut the limestone into small crosses and paperweights to use as fundraisers for the renovation of the archdiocese’s Cathedral Centre housed in an old Federal Reserve building.

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Houston (November 11, 2009) – Bullpen Marketing, a Houston-based marketing firm, was named a finalist for the 2010 Pyramid Awards, hosted by the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) and to be presented on January 13 during The PPAI Expo 2010 in Las Vegas. The PPAI created the Pyramid Awards to honor the best promotions around the world. Bullpen was named a finalist for the Pyramid Awards in the category of “Not-for-Profit Programs” for a special project with the Cathedral Centre.

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HOUSTON  (October 22, 2009) — Bullpen Marketing, a leader in marketing and promotional products, has relocated headquarters to larger space in the Energy Corridor (Houston, Texas). Now located at I-10 and Kirkwood, Colin Hageney, President of Bullpen Marketing, calls the move “smart, strategic, and motivating.”

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HOUSTON (October 6th, 2009) – October was a busy month at Bullpen Marketing where, in one month, the company took home two honorable awards. The Houston Business Journal placed Bullpen at number 33 on its annual list of fastest growing businesses. Companies are ranked by growth over the past two years. They must also be headquartered in Houston and have been in business for a minimum of five years.

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Bullpen vice president interviewed in Promotional Products Business Magazine

HOUSTON (July 24, 2009) – The Promotional Products Business Magazine recognized Lauri Laufman, MAS, and her work in the promotional products industry.

The vice president of Houston-based company Bullpen Marketing, launched her career in the promotional products industry 25 years ago as owner of National Jewelry Company, helping clients such as Exxon and Schlumberger with their service and retirement awards. As NJC grew, it added promotional products and, in 2006, was acquired by Bullpen Marketing.

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