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When looking at holiday gifts, we always recommend using brand name product.  This gives your gift a higher perceived value when compared to standard, non branded goods.  

This item is has a balistic nylon cover with leatherette accents.  The interior offers a snap back ID carrier and an elastic holder for either a swiss army knife, a logo’d pen or a custom USB drive.  Also included is a 100 sheet Wenger Notebook Journal.  The item number for this product is 9355-06.  Setup charge for debossing is $62.50.  Contact Professional Gifting for special pricing of $18 each when ordering 48 pieces.  Be sure to use code # EXECSAB.

Skagen has long been known as one of the premier sources for very thin designer watches.  Since expanding their line in 2007, they are now offering a number of their items on close out.  This is the closest you will get to a Skagen wholesale price.  These discontinued items have all of the flash that Skagen is known for.  Realistically their close out prices are almost a third of their original retail price.  Many of the bags are from the Svendborg line.  If you have an interest in any of these close out items, please send your request to kr.promo@gmail.com.  Items are first come first serve and there are over 1200 available pieces as of this date.

Flash memory and USB drives are continuously making strides to carry more data.   The highlight piece that is taking advertising chanels by storm are the USB People.  These are Lego like creatures that can be customized to fit your target audience.  There are basically 3 different designs.  You can use the basic robot shape where the minimum order is 50 pieces.  The 1 GB drives are $15.50, plus a $50 setup charge.  The next step up are the professional designs.  These include a business man (not sure why a business woman was not included), a female nurse and a male doctor.  These require a 250 piece minimum and start at $19.75 each.  Last are the total custom designs.  You pick what kind of charactor you want and we will design it.  If you want to design your own, there is an online tool that can help you.

Another outstanding source we have found offers individualy personalized USB drives.  When ordering under 10 pieces, it is best to go straight to the source.  If you are doing more than 10 pieces and are looking for a better price, call our friends at www.ProfessionalGifting.com.  They also offer gift packaging as well.

Funnier even still are some of the weird gadgets that really don’t serve any purpose, other than entertainment.  Like the dog USB…  Clearly there are unique minds out there.

Here are a few additional creations ideas that have not been seen much yet. 

When looking for a new creative way to promote your business, let our friends at www.ProfessionalGifting.com bring life to your next promotion.

Lucious Newsome passed away on August 19th 2008.  Lucious life touched people throughout the country, but none more than Indianapolis.  While most people know his story about his move to Indianapolis, I would have to say that he has been the most influential catholic in Indianapolis.

In order to honor Lucious, please tell us your story and how he touched your life.

For those of you who don’t know what an osteopath is, in my own rough language, I would call it a cross between a Chropractor and a Massage Therapist.  Having participated in over 100 treatments from all 3 practices, by far I would have to say that a good Osteopath tops the others by a mile.  An Osteopath first takes the time to loosen up the tendons and muscles that tighten up around the affected area where Massage therapists just loosen muscles and Chiroprators just make abrupt adjustments.

I was particularly surprised at the experience I had today with Dr. Garren Gebhardt at Applied Osteopathy.  My journey started as I went on to the web under the search term “Indianapolis Osteopath”.  I did not use quotation marks in my search.  While I normally look at the un-paid, non sponsored ads first, I could not find anyone that really dominated this space, so I went to the paid advertisment and looked into his website.

Within an hour, Garren contacted me back personally and asked if I could come in today at 4:00.  Garren had mentioned that he was a transplant from Vermont and eager to find new clients.  I mentioned that 4 would not work and he offered me 2 additional times, and I quickly accepted an appointment 1 1/2 hours from his return call time. 

I arrived on time and Garren consulted and worked on me for about an hour and 15 minutes.  He clearly knew what he was doing and I walked out slightly sore, but knowing that my body was back in alignment.  Overall, Garrens approach to total body wellness was perfect for me.  His price was also right.  You can reach him at 317-750-6018.

In return for his great service I thought I would write this post for him.  I also wanted to see what kind of page rank I could generate.  Good luck Garren.

Will be featuring the work of Carolin Wehrmenn & Cheryl Kline January 26th through February 20th, 2008.  The gallery can be found at 216 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 90210.

The gallery is open 6 days a week.  Contact us at editor@execmagazine.com for a private viewing.

We have just found a new source for these beautiful wool rugs.

The craftsmanship, color variations and detail are outstanding.  These custom color designs can be ordered in sizes up to 10′ wide.

For more information on how a custom designed series of these woolen rugs can be made for your next project, contact sales@caseandtote.com

After looking for new directories to post one of our Interior Design clients, I came across InteriorTools.com.  After digging through a lot of their background information, I found them to be pretty sharp.  I am not sure that we will subscribe to a paid listing yet, but I did want to reciprocate placing their link here instead of the client site.

What I would really like to do is invest with these people in one of their next projects.

If you are building, renovating or simply looking for an item to add a creative flair to your home, salvage yards are an ideal starting point.  When I say starting point, I mean that while you are planning your new environment, you start with 1, 2 or 3 totally unique pieces that will be the focal point and then you build them into your design.  A couple of good starters are doors and windows.

Looking for these types of items, can be a great hobby for you and your significant other.  We spent probably 5-8 years looking for creative ideas to add to our 1920′s home during our last renovation.  Now I’m back to golf and she’s back to shopping.

The doors shown above date back to the late 1880′s and are priced under $3000.  By incorporating a unique piece like this to your overall design, you mold into your home a story that can be told for years.  For instance, the top set of doors were removed out of a residence in Chicago, that was built in the 1890′s.  The stained glass below also came out of Chicago from a home built in the 1880′s.

This form of neo-classic design helps incorporate the new and the old.  It truly brings a sence of originality to your abode.

Not every environment is suited for these types of additions.  But if you don’t have a great starting point, this direction is both fun for couples and memorable for years to come.  When designing your next space, you may want to add a spice of the golden years.  For assistance in your next world class interior, be sure to contact dot@indydeco.com.

Dot Reinstrom has been helping families throughout the country to create environments that make staying and entertaining at home a pleasure.

One of our sponsors, www.caseandtote.com has just launched a new line of headwear named…. www.capandtote.com.   Their initial offer is that if you have the capabilities of purchasing as few as 144 caps, they will make you up a custom sample with your logo and artwork.  I was really surprised at how many different options were available when designing a cap.

The digital age has really evolved in the cap market.  I was stunned at the detail that could be printed on some of these bills.

The custom taping give a look of total customization.  While the sonic welding is ideal for the race enthusiast.

Any high tech companies with a silver logo would love the liquid metal cap design and it is unbelievable at how much detail shows up on the embossed suede bill.

Next time you are looking for a creative hat design for your company, contact www.capandtote.com.  Mention this article and they will make you up a custom hat.