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2023 Calendars... Could It Be Time?
3 days ago
Over here at East Beach Specialties, we live by our calendars. While we love a good digital format for events and scheduling, we all carve out some physical space for our paper calendars. And we use t...
Continue ReadingThe Science of Staying Dry
Oct 13, 2021
Did you know Mississippi is the third wettest state in the U.S. with an average of almost 60 inches of precipitation a year? (Only Hawaii and Louisiana average more rainfall annually than we do.) ...
Continue ReadingBad Inventory, Production Delays Are Slowing Down Promos
Jul 15, 2021
We don't like to be the bearers of bad news, so we'd like to share some info that can help you avoid just that as you're planning for this quarter's events. First, the good stuff... Happily the p...
Continue ReadingHow To Elevate the Fundraising Bar for Your Next Golf Tournament
Jun 23, 2021
Golf's annual charitable impact is $3.9 Billion, mostly from regular golfers playing in 143,000 events. The average event has 80 players and raises $5,000. We'd like to teach you how to raise at least...
Continue ReadingPromos & Rising Costs
Jun 16, 2021
We're mid-way through June and seeing ever more notices from our supplier partners that they just can't avoid increasing pricing any longer. Unfortunately, the status of the current national and globa...
Continue ReadingWhy Your Brand Should Be Buying Slim Can Huggers
Mar 10, 2021
What if we told you we know a cost-effective way to keep your brand at everyone’s fingertips regularly for the better part of the year? In spring and summer (aka, MOST of the year), Gulf C...
Continue ReadingDon't Underestimate the Power of Employee Appreciation
Feb 12, 2021
National Employee Appreciation Day--a day dedicated for employers to express their gratitude and goodwill for employees--falls on Friday, March 5th in 2021. We’ve done a little digging and lear...
Continue ReadingWhy Your Brand Should Take a Cue from Budweiser
Feb 01, 2021
Ahh, Super Bowl ads. Love them, hate them, love to hate on them… they are undeniably part of the Big Game appeal that draws so many together. Alas, the Super Bowl advertising landscape just w...
Continue Reading2021 Top Trends Include Eco-Friendly Promos, Personal Safety, Luxury Gifts
Jan 18, 2021
It's our favorite time of year at East Beach Specialties... New Product release! Last week we had the pleasure of (virtually) attending the promotional product industry's largest annual show. This is...
Continue ReadingHow to Select the Best Mask for Your Brand
Jul 31, 2020
Looking for a reusable mask solution for your brand? We've got you covered. Consider these questions, and you'll be on the road to selecting the perfect mask for your needs, no matter how niche. ...
Continue ReadingWe Never Knew We'd Know So Much About Masks
Jul 30, 2020
If you'd walked into our office at East Beach Specialties in January of this year and asked to order face masks with your logo on them, we would have done some digging and likely offered you one of th...
Continue ReadingThanks, COVID (No Really!): Selfie Lights are the IT Promo for 2020
Jul 16, 2020
Ever noticed that some people's selfie-facing social media posts and stories are way better looking than others? Now that we’ve all become experts in video conferencing, have you noticed the ...
Continue ReadingPPE Dominates Promo Industry Searches in June
Jul 15, 2020
Demand in the promotional products industry in the U.S. has undergone a dramatic shift this year in response to the COVID19 pandemic. In looking at the terms searched across the industry’s #1...
Continue ReadingEco Face Masks Provide Unprecedented Protection
Jul 14, 2020
Yesterday, the Governor of Mississippi enacted a mask mandate in 13 Mississippi counties, including two of our three Coastal Mississippi counties. Now that masks are mandatory in public places in th...
Continue ReadingCutting Edge Face Masks
Jun 24, 2020
STAY SAFE. STAY ACTIVE. Our trusted supplier, Stormtech, is offering a complete protective face cover program, including some cutting-edge advancements. Choose the mask that's right for your ...
Continue ReadingReusable Eco-friendly Face Mask with a Full-Color Transfer
May 27, 2020
With the explosion of PPE and face masks in the promotional products industry, we knew it wouldn't be long before we were able to make a great offer on an eco-friendly. Today, we're here to do just ...
Continue ReadingMay 2020: What's New in Bags & Apparel Now?
May 18, 2020
For what's new in apparel, bags, and accessories right now, look to our latest New Arrivals catalog. This book showcases more than 60 business-building styles including extensive bag collections fr...
Continue ReadingCase Study: Social Distancing in Restaurants, Cafeterias, and Conference Rooms
May 11, 2020
Here's a great idea for SOCIAL DISTANCING we just have to share, (especially with Restaurants reopened now in Mississippi and more businesses sure to follow). Rather than a restaurant shoving unoccup...
Continue ReadingInside Look: Screen Printing on Masks
May 08, 2020
Ever wonder how exactly that screen printed Tee (or mask!) gets its decoration? Look no further than right here for an inside peek at the process... Now you can get your brand, logo, or inspi...
Continue ReadingTalk About a Pivot: BELLA+CANVAS Steps Up to the Face Covering Plate
May 01, 2020
BELLA+CANVAS has been a favorite around here with our staff and our customers alike. They offer great quality products in fantastic colors and styles. We didn't know we could love them more... until w...
Continue ReadingCase Study: Happy to Hang Around
Apr 27, 2020
Description: Standard Door Hangers Industry: Automotive What it was purchased for: A collision center wanted to increase the number of customer satisfaction survey responses and boost online appoint...
Continue ReadingPromo Industry Steps Up Amidst COVID-19 Crisis
Apr 14, 2020
We feel lucky to work with some wonderful suppliers in the best of times -- people who bring astounding creativity, innovation, and focus to the table and help us create perfect solutions for our clie...
Continue Reading30 Quotes That Will Motivate You to Succeed
Apr 14, 2020
We all want to succeed in business and in life, but sometimes we could use an extra boost of motivation. Some of the most successful people we have ever known have failed many times before succeeding....
Continue ReadingCase Study: Raise Your Glass!
Apr 06, 2020
Objective A local brewery wanted an eye-catching promotional item to place on tables that would boost their alcohol sales and highlight their weekly specials while encouraging enrollment for their ta...
Continue ReadingBusiness Solutions for COVID-19
Apr 01, 2020
The way we do business has changed rapidly and radically in the last few weeks. We are all adapting to the new, if temporary, normal--even as conditions continue to change. The pace of these necessa...
Continue ReadingCase Study: Jot It Down
Mar 30, 2020
Description: Mini Flip Pad Jotter Industry: Financial What it was purchased for: An investment firm wanted to promote their new financial blog to their existing customers with a memorable branded it...
Continue ReadingHere Are Our Votes For The Best Political Promotional Product Staples
Mar 23, 2020
Whether you are right or left, red or blue, or somewhere in the middle, if you’re in need of political promotional product staples, we've got some great candidates for you! Yard Signs ...
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