Posted By: Colin Hageney
 
As fall rolls in across the country, the leaves change to beautiful shades of red, orange and yellow, the weather gets cooler and the political mud starts to fly.  One week until election day.  Red states, blue states, leaning states, toss-up states – the mud is flying on the radio, TV, newspapers and direct mail.  Over the last couple of days, I have received 18 pieces of political mail and 6 messages from various polling groups.  You can’t watch your television without hearing the infamous words “this ad was approved by…”
 
In the crazy world of promotional products, a Dallas company introduced a new way to get the attention of the male population to vote  – urinal screens.  More effective than ACORN, this product lets you take matters into your own hands, aim and participate in the election process. Drink a couple of beers in your favorite bar and you can vote early and often. If you’re pissed off with the whole political process and unhappy with the two choices – you’ll probably want to visit the stall.

Posted by: Lauri Laufman, MAS

As a solution provider, when recently requested to come up with a safety related idea to tie in with a client’s awareness project the subject of personal identification theft protection came to mind since it has been in the news so much of late.

We get so much mail these days with personal identifiers on them. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could recycle all that extra paper and just remove those identifiers?

The solution utilized based on a $5 budget per recipient was a pair of scissors… but not just your ordinary desk style pair. Nope, these 7-1/2″ shears feature 5 stainless steel blades which allow the recipient to safely and securely destroy confidential documents and materials that should not be otherwise innocently tossed. 

Client was not only thrilled to meet budget but the icing on the cake was their employees appreciation to the gift provided.

Lauri Laufman, MAS