Erik Mickelson wanted to give back to his community by creating a line of t-shirts, hoodies and baseball caps that pay respect to all Pierce County First Responders. The first responders include Pierce County Police, Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Staff. Pierce County police and fire departments need community support […]
Supply chain upheaval threatens peak plans, ‘21 budgets
As the peak pre-holiday shipping season looms over US shippers, businesses are scrambling to secure needed capacity while trying to determine transportation budgets for 2021. That is an increasingly tall order in an uncertain economy and transportation market.g “In my career, I’ve never seen all facets of the supply chain […]
Custom Employee Gift Boxes Embroidered with Carhartt at Northwest Custom Apparel
This year the holiday gift giving will be completely different due to the pandemic. No longer will you be able to have large gatherings such as Christmas parties. So how do you thank your employees for sticking it through this crazy 2020 year? We suggest custom employee boxes filled with […]
Lets Sell some Kornit
I am sure people have been wondering what the heck is going on with this Kornit printer sitting in the back warehouse for the past two months. How are we going to promote it to our customers? Does it even work? The reality is that the printer we just bought […]
Merch Boxes and Employee Christmas Gift Ideas for 2020
2020 is going to be a fantastic year for employer’s to send out xmas gift boxes to their remote workers and telecommuters. The pandemic has changed the rules of corporate gift giving and owners are ready to pivot and start sending out gifts. Merch Boxes filled with SWAG Merch boxes […]
Employee Christmas Gift Sending is outpacing predictions for 2020
The first quarter of the year has proven challenging for every facet of the sales and marketing industry. With an unprecedented number of people working remotely, finding ways to connect has never been more important. Sending direct mail, gifts, and swag has always been an excellent way to make contacts and strengthen […]
Jim Snell with Sanmar previews 2020 Fall Apparel
Jim Snell’s transcript of interview Erik Mickelson: [inaudible]. Hey guys, welcome to the Referral Sender. It is Friday, September 25th. It’s already fall. It’s crazy. It’s raining outside, the sunshine is gone and we got to be wearing our nice warm fleece right now. So I’m Erik and here’s my […]
Deborah Sexton talks Social Media with Erik and Ken from The Referral Sender
October 2nd 2020 Deborah Sexton is the owner of Saracen Communications that specializes in social media marketing. The topic is “How to promote and build your business via social media.” We bring you tips for social media posts and content, so your business will be recognized throughout the community. Transcript […]
Safety Apparel Chat with Jim Mickelson
Get into Safety Shirts before OSHA shuts you down
Tips from Marshall Atkinson to manage an embroidery shop efficiently
June 2, 2017 Consulting from Marshall Atkinson from Atkinson Consulting. To reach Marshall, his number is 480-351-0740. In this consulting we went over production. A quote he said was, “People run equipment.” There’s two book series that he suggest that we read. The first one is Get a Grip and […]