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2009-05-04T08:05:00.004-05:00

we are so excited about our newest client for 2009. On Friday we finalized a deal with PhilandAmyfitness.com. You probably remember Phil and Amy Parham from their participation on the Biggest Loser tv show. They reside in the Upstate and have started a health and wellness program to empower people to overcome not just their weight, but also their lifestyle and spiritual health. We are proud to work with them as they have started their 90 day fitness challenge business. You can see our first item for them in the picture. In addition to the waterbottles we are working on developing a whole line of promotional merchandise to encourage their customer to live healthy and productive lives. We'll be working on clothing lines, aluminum water bottles, bags, coolers, and possibly even an online e-store to manage the logistics. We're excited about serving Phil and Amy. They are great people and are some of the most professional and joyful people I've ever worked with. Check them out at philandamyfitness.com.

2009-04-13T16:56:00.002-05:00

We have been working on some restaurant stimulus promotions that have been pretty well accepted in our local market. One of our existing clients took advantage of this special pricing to help improve their presentation to patrons and even outfit a softball team. They did t-shirts, girls tees, and polos for managers. Corner Pocket is a great client and we love working with Bill. They are great and we look forward to serving them many more times in the future.

2009-04-13T16:41:00.002-05:00

We are honored to serve Alpine Bible Camp in WV again this year. This is our 4th year serving this great camp. We love serving other Christian organizations and it is incredibly gratifying to provide them with cost effective promotions year after year.

2009-04-13T16:38:00.002-05:00

We have just been hired by STI to do new uniforms for their new landscape solutions service extension. We recently helped them with 1000 biz card magnets and truck magnets. We are now doing polo shirts, jackets, and hats for their crews to create a positive brand awareness and professionalism that will set them apart in their market. We always love serving returning clients. It is a comfort and encouragement to get so much repeat business.

2009-03-10T13:45:00.003-05:00

We are once again pleased to announce a new client for us. They are a local print and direct mail company located here in Greenville, SC. . . sourcelink. We are helping sourcelink with an employee appreciation program and cost cutting effort to help control supply costs for their breakroom while developing brand awareness among employees and the general community. We helped them select a stainless steel tumbler with a 1-color imprint for only $2.50 per mug. Can you believe that price? You can see from the picture that it is NOT just a cheap mug that will break the first time you use it. These are classy and inexpensive. We helped them reduce their overal supply budget by eliminating disposable cups and creating brand awareness all at the same time. After they placed this order they liked our communication and service so much that they decided we would be a great fit to help them find an inexpensive gift in this economy to give to their best clients as a token of appreciation. We are currently researching a little nicer tumbler for them to use as this gift. We'll keep you posted as this develops.

2009-03-05T18:49:00.003-05:00

We are honored to tell you about a new client for us. This is our first time serving this customer, but we look forward to working with them over and over for years to come. This go around we helped them with some "leave behinds" for their customers by doing 1000 business card magnets. The magnets prominently display both branches of this company and the services they provide along with contact info for each branch. In this same order we were also able to help them with some magnetic car signs for a couple of their trucks. We look forward with anticipation to serving them for a long time.

2009-03-05T18:45:00.002-05:00

Again this week we were able to serve another repeat client. This is just our second order for this client. He ordered 1000 biz card magnets with his logo and contact info. This order started 2/26 and shipped on 3/3. Just a 4 day turnaround. We are proud to count them as a client, and look forward to serving them again very soon.

2009-02-23T11:47:00.002-05:00

just this last week were able to help another repeat customer. . . Schreiber Wines. This is a really great customer. His order consists of ladies' and men's t-shirts to promote his label at an annual gathering. We love serving this client and it is one more opportunity to share our repeat clientele with you.

2009-02-23T11:38:00.002-05:00

It is always special to us to help churches. A large bulk of our business comes from ministries and churches to which we extend special pricing and programs. This time is extra special for us as we were able to help our own church, the surrounding community, another local church, and the Conastee Car Show. We were able in just 3 short business days to produce these LED key chains and ship them to the show location. It was a special blessing to serve the Lord in this way using our gifts and businesses to reach out to the local community.

2009-02-23T11:22:00.002-05:00

we are extremely pleased every time we get to announce our repeat business opportunities. We have been selected to again service the BJU Public Safety with their apparel. We are delighted to provide these night watch shirts for this office. We look forward to serving them again in the near future.

2009-02-10T12:15:00.002-05:00

We are thrilled at the opportunity to serve a great new client for us-Synnex Enterprise Solutions. SYNNEX Corporation is a leading business process services company, servicing resellers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in regions around the world. We will be providing them with various advertising media that will assist them as they serve their clients. Check back for updates on our current Synnex projects. The first project we are honoured to be servicing is an HP project. We look forward with anticipation to meeting their needs.

2009-02-10T12:08:00.002-05:00

We are again excited to announce a new client. Club Moon has selected us to be their supplier for uniforms, aprons, chefwear, and other restaurant merchandise. We look forward to servicing them throughout the year.

2009-01-22T09:35:00.002-05:00

We are so excited to do another special order for Dunlop Sports. Dunlop selected us to do several projects for them over the years, but this one is of particular interest to me being that I am a huge NC tarheels fan. We have just been chosen to provide Dunlop Staff bags for Tyler Hansbrough of the North Carolina Tarheels and his brother Ben from Notre Dame. Check out the embroidery we did for them. We are excited about our business with Dunlop and look forward to working with them on more high profile exciting opportunities.

2009-01-21T11:38:00.002-05:00

Cardinal and PIP have been selected to provide Clemson University with a recycling label program. Our labels will be seen all over Clemson on recycling cans and drop off locations. This is the same program in which we help Bob Jones University, which led to an award winning effort for recycling programs at large organizations throughout the state. Clemson is now doing a very similar program and we are once again blessed to provide them with these labels.

2008-10-03T11:10:00.003-05:00

pip has been chosen to provided the bju theta kappa nu literary society with their fall t-shirt. We vectorized the design and worked with them to find the right garment onto which they could place this graphic for the best possible price. To the left you will see the result of our collaborative effort. We strive to work with our clients to find out their needs and deliver the best possible product at the best possible price within the fast turnaround available to bju students.

2008-10-03T10:45:00.006-05:00

We have been honored to help out a great new graphic design agency called Anne & Catherine. Check out their work at anneandcatherine.com. Their work includes designs for the Boston Children's museum, Chicago Children's museum, The Cincinnati Zoo, and many more. Our most recent work for this agency has been for the Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa. To the left you will see our great t-shirt prints for this agency. Many of these prints have very tight registrations and difficult color matching, which we were more than glad to provide. These prints look just about as good as digitally printing them on paper. Check them out and check back for more as we serve this great new client.

2008-09-30T20:01:00.002-05:00

PIP is pleased to be selected as the newest wearables supplier for the FBI Charlotte office. We have been chosen to provide this field office with raid jackets for the NCJTTF. We are honored to have this distinction in superior pricing and quality. We look forward to serving this agency much like we serve OSHA and various other government entities.

2008-07-12T23:14:00.006-05:00

This week La and I attended the International Gift Market at America's Mart in Atlanta, GA. This biannual trip has been very profitable for us as we seek to continue to improve the quality and variety of inventory at Cardinal. We found some great new lines that you may see below. Click the links above to view our new lines. They are great!!

Bella Tuno:
Saro:
room it up:

2008-07-09T10:25:00.002-05:00

PIP has launched 2 new promotional product catalog websites. These sites have great product and helpful categories to help you find what you are looking for quickly and within your budget. One of these sites includes updated product selections with new IMAGE CATEGORY SHOPPING. The other site even lets you UPLOAD YOUR OWN COMPANY LOGO and browse the catalog while viewing every product with your logo applied to each product as you browse. Click around and enjoy our new technology.

2008-04-06T22:12:00.003-05:00

In this quarter we have also given the PIP and Cardinal brands facelifts. Along with new, more aggressive sales approaches we have given the logos and slogans a more insightful and modern look. Here are the 2 newly redesigned logos.

2008-04-05T23:17:00.002-05:00

It is time again for another quarterly update. . . Since we last posted a lot has occurred. As you can see in this post we have been selected and completed production runs for Caedmon's Call. We were hired to produce 2-tour t-shirts, 1-kids t-shirt and onesie, a water bottle, and car decals. It was a very pleasant experience and very exciting to produce such a highly visible product. Click the image to go to their website.

2007-12-02T22:40:00.000-05:00

PIP (precise imprintable products) and Cardinal Embroidery & Screen Printing, Inc. have joined forces. Cardinal has agreed to the terms of a purchase agreement, and now PIP and Cardinal will enter into a new venture. Cardinal specializes in personalized gifts to individuals while PIP focuses on corporate promotional product distribution. Praise the Lord for His sovereignty in directing this arrangement.

2007-11-12T12:57:00.000-05:00

PIP has been awarded the responsibility of producing the "Behold the Lamb of God 2007 Christmas Tour" promotional merchandise.

2007-10-24T21:26:00.001-05:00

here is our newest society e-store. This program has really caught the interest of many societies at BJU. The newest site finished is this one. Chi Epsilon Bobcats. Click the link to go to their store.

2007-10-08T20:23:00.001-05:00

CLICK THIS IMAGE TO SEE THE BETA CHI SITE. WE PROVIDE THE SOCIETIES WITH THESE DIGITAL POSTCARDS FOR FREE.

2007-10-08T19:51:00.001-05:00

YOU CAN SEE THE OMEGA SITE BY CLICKING THIS IMAGE. ALL SITES ARE PAYPAL ENHANCED OR ACCEPT ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS.

2007-10-08T19:48:00.001-05:00

THIS PAST AUGUST WE RELEASED OUR YOUR STUFF, YOUR STORE PROGRAM TO SOCIETIES AT BJU. THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN GREAT.

2007-06-04T11:56:00.000-05:00

State of the Industry update!!!

Promotional Products are among the most used and efficient advertising mediums in the marketplace.

State of the Industry Snapshot

(5/24/2007)

As part of our ongoing series leading up to the full release of the Counselor State of the Industry issue in mid-July, this week we focus on the industry’s revenue growth for 2006. Overall sales in the advertising specialty market grew at a rate of 4.5% last year to a record total of $18.6 billion. Spending on advertising specialties was almost twice as large as Internet display advertising, nearly five times greater than outdoor advertising and more than cable TV advertising for the same period. And, growth in the promotional products market outpaced the 3.4% growth rate for the United States GDP.

2007-06-04T11:52:00.000-05:00

Check out the latest Promotional Products on MSNBC !!!!!

2007-02-05T08:55:00.000-05:00

WATCH THE SUPER BOWL AD REVIEW!!

While some of the Super Bowl Ads were on point and targeted, others were terrible blunders. Bob Garfield of AdAge.com reviews the ads and gives us insight on what was done well, and what was done poorly. He also reminds us that the end of good advertising is the measurable result it produces. One ad in particular was extremely amateurish in design and execution, but most likely will receive the largest most measured results due to its ability to reach its target market effectively. Watch and see! Click on the picture to view the video.

2007-01-17T08:47:00.000-05:00

We do not often post anything related to our local small business connection; however, this post will give you a good idea of the small business orders that continually roll in. This is the core of our business. Helping local entities manage their image with the correct mix of message and premium incentives and corporate gifts. Click the image above to view one of our local clients. 1st Palmetto Mortgage. If any of you are looking to find some financing. . . these are the guys you want to know!

2006-12-31T21:48:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year from PIP. It is time for your 2007 promotions, and PIP has what you need to start the year off right! We hope your holiday season was one to remember, and we look forward to serving you very soon!!

2006-12-22T16:44:00.000-05:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM PIP!!!

WE WISH YOU ALL A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU IN 2006. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU IN 2007 WITH MORE GREAT PROMOTIONS.

2006-12-10T21:49:00.000-05:00

This is the latest Fortune 500 company for which we are blessed to help promote. PIP is now helping Sprint with its new corporate image and associate driven promotional efforts. Sprint is a Telecommunications company with over 300 locations nationwide. We are responsible for outfitting and managing associate wearables and promotional items in the Upstate. You can see the screen shot of our embroidery file located to the left, and how it compares to the actual Sprint logo. Check back soon to see the Holiday t-shirts, and nametags. Click an image to learn how Sprint can help your business succeed!!

2006-12-08T16:57:00.000-05:00

We have been honored to serve several colleges and universities with their promotional advertising needs. Check out the newest promotion for the Bob Jones University Press for which we had the pleasure of being hired. Click on the image and link to the BJU Press to see more about this great client.

2006-12-07T09:53:00.000-05:00

It has been a really long time since our last post. The reason for that evident lack of new postings is good. I do not think we have ever been busier in the 4th quarter than we have been in 2006. Praise the Lord for his goodness. Look for several updates in the near future. The Lord has blessed us with a few new clients, some of which I'm sure you will be familiar with. Many local entities along with some national brands have hired PIP for imprintable promotions and uniforming in this 4th quarter. Check out the newest national brand that PIP has been hired to help. SPRINT PCS.

2006-08-25T07:53:00.000-05:00

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2006-08-11T20:31:00.000-05:00

MEET SOME OF OUR CLIENTS:

2006-08-11T12:58:00.000-05:00

CHECK OUT OUR NEWEST PROMOTION FOR DUNLOP:

This padfolio includes several interior pockets, 3-ring binder, and a legal pad.

2006-08-09T08:16:00.000-05:00

SEE SOME OF OUR RECENT PROJECTS:

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME PRODUCTS YOU SEE HERE, PLEASE CONTACT US. WE CAN LITERALLY PUT YOUR LOGO ON ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF. WE HAVE OVER 4000 LINES OF PRODUCT AT YOUR DISPOSAL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT ON ANY OF THE ITEMS YOU SEE LISTED.

2006-08-03T19:46:00.000-05:00

At PIP we are dedicated to meeting the needs of our customers no matter how large or small they may be. Each client receives our utmost, deserved attention. These are some of our current clients for which we provide targeted, effective promotional products at the most competitive prices you can find!

You will notice some are large national brands. Others are small, local entities. At PIP we desire a relationship with each client that transcends the usual business transaction. Our desire is to manage the accounts the Lord has provided us with the most professional and timely service available in the industry.

2006-08-03T16:38:00.000-05:00

For those of you who have yet to meet us, this is my beautiful family. Meet my wife Lauren and my daughter Celia. They are the love of my life and the best gift God has ever given me!!