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CBC TV Made In Ottawa

CBC TV's Made In Ottawa interviews Silver Star Swag's Samantha Brown, after her 40 under 40 win on her plan to change the Industry.
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40 Under 40

Spring is here - ok that's true but that's not why I'm writing to you. I am thrilled and excited to share with you the latest news - I've been recognized as one of Ottawa's 40 Under 40. It has been an amazing 9 years since I took over Silver Star, having bought 3 firms in the process and most recently aligned with one of Canada's leading National firms. This is a whiz-bang opportunity for me to tell you just how much I and the team appreciate your candor and support - whether long-time or a recent convert. Don't stop reading - this is the ooey-gooey human stuff... Our Industry can be
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Nuts to impress an executive?

Ottawa Business Events recently asked Silver Star Swag to find a Thank you gift for the first executive to present at its new Speakers' Series for the top executives, called CEO Talk. First one up, Mr. Roger Greenberg - no small feat to be asked to come up with a gift that might interest/engage a high-level executive, let alone a "TITAN" like Mr. Greenberg. What do you get a now Executive Chair with diverse projects on the go - one of them being the formidable Lansdowne Park project in conjunction with OSEG's new Red Blacks! His executive experience share was well worth the time, whether you wanted
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Treasure amongst the Dust Bunnies

With that let’s talk about Spring Cleaning; within the week, Spring will have arrived (Hallelujah!) and each of us will be looking ahead to prepare for the season!
Now I’m not Martha Stewart so I’m not talking about cleaning your chandelier, I’m mean sorting through the leftovers in your promo closet/drawer/storage locker, (wherever you stash it to keep it from walking away) and re-purposing those odds & ends to make them relevant again. Re-use those pieces in a new way, take that hand-full of odd-sized golf shirts and use them as re-activation gifts for key accounts. Package them in a lovely box with a bow, have the sales team hand pick the sizing they need and then have include a letter inviting their key account to get a jump
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I’ll take that kind of two-timing any day!

Two-Time National Award Winners, that is!
What were you thinking? In a little over a week, our team will be off to the National New Products Show. Where we will meet up with the 100+ Talbot colleagues, shop the New Products and pick up our latest, that makes TWO, National Award. Stay tuned for our next episode in February for a handful of cool swag ideas as well as our new website. Until then a lil' something from one of my favourite Disrupters... Looking forward to an UNREASONABLY successful first quarter and a 2014 beyond your imagination! Click here to view on ass-kicking video... http://bit.ly/18WQp4C Here's to an UNREASONABLY successful year, Sincerely, Sam, Jennifer & Sienna
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December Newsletter – Part Deux

Part Deux...of Things we will all think to ourselves!
In honour of all those who have kept us from enjoying ourselves over the Holidays of the past...these last 5 points are for you! 6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog. 7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're
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