Sometimes You Need an Earthquake to Shake your Business Up

They say that sometimes, you need to "Shake Things Up."

On this day, February 28th, 2001, the Greater Puget Sound suffered one of the strongest Earthquakes in recent decades.  A 6.8 in Global Standards is not big, but this one sure shook up many businesses and homes that day.

I myself was starting out on one of my first business Road Trips to our PMANC Regional Showcase in Monterey, CA.  Our Airplane at SeaTac, had just closed the front door, and we thought we were "pushing back."  When we looked out the window, and noticed baggage handlers stumbling and dropping luggage, we then knew we were experiencing "Ground Turbulence."   We were out, luckily, the next day and still had a great event.

Today, is the 4th day of our Industry's weeklong initiative to "Shake things up" and reach out to our Members of Congress and local representatives to inform them on the influence and Power of Promotional Products.  Promotional Products Work Week.

Employing well over 500,000 individuals, in nearly 10,000 companies and contributing nearly $20 Billion to the National Economy through mostly small businesses.  

Washington State alone has over 650 Companies, employing over 6500 people and amounting to over $1.1 Billion to the local economy.  And beyond that, most all of this, is used to promote 10's of thousands of small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies, such as Boeing, Starbucks, Microsoft, Nintendo, Amazon and many more.

Whether people notice closely or not, Promotional Products include the Fan Wear you follow your local Pro, College and High-School Teams with.  The tools you many times use at Team Meetings and Conferences, The Safety Awareness items that keep manufacturing teams safe at work, the Toys your kids love to enjoy with their Happy Meal, and the License Frame on your car that support your Honor Student or University.

Now, What your doing to promote your Company,  Brands and Innitiatives?

Promotional Products Work!