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Supporting Those We Serve

Written by Tim Jones, Higher Ed Marketing Manager at Magellan Promotions More than a decade ago, author Simon Sinek pointed to something great leaders and organizations understand. “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.” Part of what makes the work we do with higher education clients so energizing is that we often share the same motivation. While we go about it from different angles, our collective “why” comes down to actively creating opportunities for as many people as possible to experience the transformational impact of

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Update on our Diversity & Equity Initiatives

Written by Michael Wolaver, Captain of Magellan Promotions In June of 2020, I wrote a blog post on how it was time for our company to do more on diversity, equity and implicit bias. This was in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the resulting civil unrest.  As we saw it as an organization, it was time for us to be more outspoken on how we were addressing the inequities that plague our society. In the blog, I outlined initiatives that we were going to be implementing.

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Unprecedented Times in the Promotional Product Industry

Supply Chain Update – 2/22/22 As this situation continues to evolve, I wanted to provide an update on the supply chain of our production partners.   Product Availability: Lead times and availability of raw materials continue to be a challenge for our production partners. The worldwide effects of COVID remains the major factor that has slowed the system. This includes the shut down of overseas factories and ports and the challenge of factories accessing raw materials.  When the product is made, delivery to the United States is delayed with the

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Make Your Promotional Product Last 20+ Years

When it comes to marketing, nothing beats promotional products in their ability to stand the test of time. Your billboard will eventually be replaced, your ad in the newspaper will be tossed out (or if you’re lucky, used as wrapping paper by a thrifty gift-giver), and even your social media posts will get buried by newer posts.  Promotional products, on the other hand, have staying power – at least when done well.  We wanted to know what types of promotional products had that special something that made people hold onto

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Magellan Virtual Product Showcase 2021

What was this year’s Magellan Virtual Product Showcase like? Think speed-dating…for promotional products. The 2021 Magellan Product Showcase was our first ever virtual showcase, and while we missed seeing local clients in person, the new virtual format allowed our clients from across the country to join in on the fun. Delivered in short, ten-minute segments, the showcase featured partners demonstrating products from phone tech to drinkware to hats to stickers and more, all focused on what’s trending in promotional products.

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Keep the Excitement Going with Committed Students

There has never been a collegiate recruitment cycle more challenging than this one for many institutions. Yielding a class was already difficult before COVID reared its ugly head. Now recruitment offices need to meet their recruitment goals while having to shift to new tactics.   While digital communication has its place and purpose, a comprehensive marketing plan needs to include opportunities for physical connections. During COVID, promotional products provide an opportunity to create long-term physical connections. As our proprietary research demonstrated, promotional products integrated into the recruitment process are influential in

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Postage Permits

We are happy to mail using a client’s USPS non-profit number. Here are a few best practices for this to go smoothly. Let our team know up front on the project so we can make sure to get the information we need right away. 

While our mail house does prefer to use their permit number for the mailing, we can use the client’s permit, If using their permit number, ensure there is enough postage to cover the mailing.

The information we need to in order to use a client’s nonprofit number includes the following:

Formatting the Mailing List

Our account team will advise on specific requirements for your project’s mailing list.  We generally recommend these best practices to format the mailing list: