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Thursday
February 2, 2012 Introducing Score! from Wearables MagazineFiled under: Fun, Wearables, site updates
And anytime you can combine sports and the job, well that’s just gravy man! Which brings me to the point of this blog … Beginning with the January 2012 issue and occurring every other month, Wearables magazine has unveiled a brand-new section called Score! that will drop some knowledge on how to win more sports business through sales strategies and trends. In addition to the great magazine content, Editor C.J. Mittica has included an online component that includes everything from case studies to favorite sports lists. The inaugural Score! focuses on basketball. Read the article here, and check out the online exclusive here. And as a quick supplement to the blog, the following are the top 10 most-popular NBA jerseys (Source: InsideHoops.com), followed C.J’s top 3. Enjoy!
C.J.’s Top 3:
What’s your take? Which NBA team jersey do you think is the best?
Tuesday
September 6, 2011 Promotional Apparel Industry’s Top 10 Best DressedFiled under: Wearables Just like a salesman of, say, breath mints should have fresh breath, so too should those representing the promotional apparel industry dress well. I mean, come on, if I were in the market for the latest in cutting-edge promotional product gear and fashion, I’m not going to the guy (or gal) dressed in sweat pants and soup-stained T-shirts, know what I mean! This month’s Wearables magazine gives a shout-out to the 10 best-dressed and stylish individuals in the ad specialty industry and why they were chosen. It’s a great read so check it out! In the meantime, here’s a peek at those who ”dress the part” in the industry.
Cloud, President, Red Cloud Promotions 
Megan Erber, Mid-Atlantic Regional Sales Director, Jetline 
Andrew Spellman, Vice President of Corporate Markets Sales, TRG Group 
Sarah Merrill, Senior Account Manager, Mercury Promotions & Fulfillment 
Robert Zocco, President, Logovision 
Bill and Janet Korowitz, CEO and Marketing Manager, The Magnet Group 
Chris Blakeslee, Vice President of Sales, Broder Bros. Co. 
Anita Emoff, President of Boost Rewards, Shumsky 
Jason Emery, Vice President of Sales, Logomark
Monday
April 11, 2011 Tip of the Day - When to Call a ProspectFiled under: Tip of the Day, Wearables
You already know timing is everything. The cliché is particularly true when it comes to sales. Contacting a current or prospective client at the right time can be a pivotal step along the road to successful closing. So when is the right time to call? When it comes to existing clients, the answer is pretty straightforward: Learn their schedule and contact them at times that are convenient for them, says Adam Thornton, general manager at Match-Up Promotions (asi/264230). Adds J.P. Shea, sales development lead for American Solutions for Business (asi/120075): “You need to understand their wants and needs, and that includes understanding when they want to be seen.” The best times to call prospects are in the morning before the business day gets swinging and in the late afternoon, when the day winds down, distributors say. “They can focus and think,” says Karen Hunter, owner of distributorship Head of the Hunt. “If you call in the middle of the day, they have so much going on and it’s harder to get somewhere.” A study from InsideSales.com testifies to Hunter’s assertion. The analysis, which examined three years of data from six companies, determined that sales associates had the most success contacting prospects and initiating the sales process when calling between 8 a.m.-9 a.m. and 4 p.m.-5 p.m. “We have seen our best responses from 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m.,” says Kevin J. Scharnek, president of 14 West LLC (asi/197092). Additionally, the InsideSales.com study determined sales associates who contact prospects on Wednesday and Thursday stand a better shot of ultimately landing a deal. Still, that doesn’t always hold true in practice. Scharnek says Fridays have proved an excellent day to get ahold of prospects and turn them into clients. Hunter agrees. “If you’re still working to get clients at 3 p.m. on a Friday afternoon when everyone else has gone off for the weekend,” she says, “it shows you are going to be available to them when they need you.” For more great apparel information and news from WEARABLEStyle, don’t miss the latest addition.
Wednesday
March 2, 2011 It’s a Dirty Job, But …Filed under: Wearables
Of course, unless you’re Mike Rowe and you work for the Discovery Channel’s aptly named “Dirty Jobs” TV show, nobody really *wants* a dirty job. The allure, I suppose, is the same as passing a car wreck - you just can’t turn away. Or, maybe, it helps one feel good about the boring-yet-squeaky-clean desk job they do for 40 hours a week. Whatever the case, dirty jobs are so cool these days that Wearables magazine did a feature story this month on a handful of tough men and women who get good and grimy every day — and the apparel they wear during their working hours. Introducing Dirty Jobs: Uniforms Edition! In this article, Wearables spends the day at the following dirty jobs and learns a few things about the apparel worn to combat all kinds of nastiness:
Ugh, now I have an urge to take a shower! – DirtyD
Thursday
March 5, 2009 Wearablesmag Undergoes FaceliftFiled under: Wearables, site updates Goodbye boring and bland, hello awesome! (Yeah, that’s right.) After several months of planning, our sister site wearablesmag.com — the online home of Wearables magazine — has finally undergone a long-awaited facelift. Welcome to the new and improved wearablesmag.com. Gone are the days when the only content from the magazine you could find online were 3 feature stories, the Cheat Sheet and Product Showcase. The newly designed site now offers almost all the content the magazine does, including:
And best of all, the upgraded site also offers content not available in print, like multimedia videos and podcasts as well as the Wearables Style newsletter, all accessible from the homepage! (NOTE: You can play the latest videos and podcasts directly on the homepage in our multimedia widgets.) But don’t take my word for it, check it out for yourself here. And while you’re at it, take a look at a before and after shot, below: BEFORE: Bland and Boring AFTER: Awesome! –WebSurgeons LTD. |
Great sales advice from the latest WEARABLEStyle newsletter … when to call a prospect.
What is it about dirty jobs that makes them so revolting, yet so interesting at the same time?
