Choose An Imprinted Promotional Item That's USEFUL!

While we all get a kick out of reading useless information just for a good laugh, we would never choose a useless promotional product!

But...since you could probably use a break in your day, to put a little smile on your face, read below for some interesting (but completely useless) information.

1. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
2. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
3. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
4. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear any pants.
5. Most Americans honk in the key of F.
6. Butterflies taste with their feet.
7. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months, and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
8. You're born with 300 bones; by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.
9. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 words.
10. Over 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.

(We won't tell anyone if you actually just tried to do #10.)

USEFUL PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS THAT ALSO PROMOTE SAFETY

While some of these were actually interesting, there were a few that made you ask, "Really?"  Everywhere you go, useless information grabs your attention through television commercials, newspaper ads, city billboards, and google searches.  

But remember, there's also a wealth of useful and purposeful information that all of us can utilize to better our lives.  At BikeNSafety Promos, we know that safety is the primary concern of every person alive - whether it's for yourself or someone you care about.

And what better way to promote safety in our communities than with custom imprinted Safety Lights, Safety Bells, Safety Alarms, Bike Levers, Patch Kits, Mini Tools, and other items that a variety of people can use in a variety of situations?  Promotional events can only be more beneficial to its participants when partnering with items that focus on safety for every person of every age!

In case you missed it, check out 16 Ways To Ensure Your Loved Ones' Safety!

A Fabulous Promotional Event To Consider

Safety LED Lights Would Be A Great Giveaway At A Bike Fest - Especially For Families Who Bike Together!

As mentioned in a previous post, cycling around the USA has increased 39% from 2000 to 2010.  An even more startling statistic revealed that in Los Angeles alone, bicycling increased 32% between 2009 and 2011.  

Family biking is a growing trend that has many benefits.  Not only does it get the entire family out of the house, away from video games and cartoon reruns, but it also gives parents the opportunity to model the importance of healthy exercise, along with the pure enjoyment of being outside on a bike.

The beach city of Santa Monica just put on its first annual Family Bike Fest, a free event that included a “bike swap, bike skills training, test rides and accessories, route planning and information, food, and fun activities.”  Parents were also encouraged to have their kids bring their bikes for safety inspections.  

It is hard to imagine that this is the first bike safety event in a city of this size.  But maybe this is the first event to focus on providing bike safety education and resources to families.  It is impossible to be too prepared when it comes to a child’s safety, especially when teaching them how to enjoy cycling in a city setting that also presents so many hazards.  

• Have you been to a community safety event like this?  
• What kind of accessories and prizes did they give out to promote cycling safety?  

There are limitless beach cities that could benefit from holding such an informative event, especially when it involves the safety of families with children who love to bike.  What better way to promote safety than with BikeNSafetyPromos safety LED lights?

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Bicycle Tire Tool! When Does A Promotional Product Make the Giver a Hero?

BikeNSafetyPromos Presents:

Tire Levers - The Absolute Best Tool for Your 

Tire Changing Needs

NEVER USE A SCREW DRIVER TO REMOVE A TIRE!

Our Custom Imprinted Tire Levers are perfect for easy removal and replacement of bicycle tires.  The scoop on these Custom Imprinted Tire Levers gets easily between the tire bead and the rim for safe and quick repair.

Click HERE for a YouTube demonstration about just how easy these tire levers are to use...it's easier than you think!

Our Bicycle Tire Lever Custom Imprinted!

These Bicycle Tire Levers make a great economical giveaway for police and fire departments, state and local safety programs, as well as for any company or organization wanting to promote safety, health, environmental protection, and fun!

What are some other events you could use this promotional item for as a great giveaway?

You may have missed our HUGE list for Promotional Safety Light uses - created by Distributors themselves!

Bicycle Headlights Shine as Promo Product

Don't Get Bogged Down With Another Failed Do-It-Yourself Solution!

Introducing

The Multi-Function BEEMER Headlight

(meant for handlebars, not "real" heads, of course)

Many "bicycle" headlights are actually flashlights that have been fitted with a mounting bracket.

Not. This. One.

Our Super Bright BEEMER is a bicycle headlight first, with 5 High Power LEDs arranged to give a bright beam with just the right amount of dispertion for a cyclist riding on a dark street.

The quick-release integrated mounting mechanism was created with ease and precision in mind. This allows for quick and easy installation, as well as quick removal for hand use when needed.

BikeNSafetyPromos has designed this product not only to give marketing distributors an amazingly cost-effective promotional item for their clients, but this BEEMER headlight has been made because SAFETY is everyone's number one priority.

How can we partner with you today for your client's upcoming special event? Let's spread their name all over town, while promoting an awesome safety accessory that everyone can use!

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An Imprintable Bike Safety Light to Help Keep Your Kids In Sight

LED Safety Lights: A Cool Way To Keep Kids Safe

It’s happened to the best of parents.  You’re at a crowded theme park or event, and you are constantly keeping your eyes on your kids.  And you’ve seen the parents of multiple children, half listening to you while nodding their head, but really you know they are looking around and counting heads to make sure all have been accounted for.  

 
The worst feeling in the world is when a parent, especially one who has diligently ensured the safety of their beloved son or daughter, turns around for one second only to find that they lost sight of their child.  There are so many different emotions running through their hearts and minds: fear, guilt, helplessness, to name just a few.  Panic immediately sets in, and you see these parents with wide eyes searching and calling for their child to come back, to know their parents are looking for them.  The “happiest place on earth” can quickly turn into “the worst experience of your life.”

These situations are not uncommon in the least.  It can happen at a crowded event or even at the grocery store.  Our little ones are driven by curiosity and excitement for that new adventure.  The question often becomes how to balance curiosity with necessary safety.  Every parent and grandparent knows that the last thing you ever want to do is kill the carefree spirit of a child.  

So where does the balance lie?

At BikeNSafetyPromos, we’d like to offer a unique way to promote safety for children and an option that will leave parents, grandparents, and other caretakers a way to relax a bit in those stressful situations.  

We offer imprintable LED Safety Lights in a variety of colors, which can easily be attached to a child’s backpack, baseball cap, belt loop, or even a ponytail.  We know that parents are constantly looking for ways to provide safety in a fun way.  Not only will the kids enjoy walking around with a blinking light attached to their clothing or backpack, but the parents and grandparents can sit back with ease, knowing exactly which child is theirs in the great big crowd around them.  

Another amazing safety item that parents will love is the Blinking Silicone LED Wristband - what kid wouldn’t want to wear this cool accessory?  This is another example of encouraging parents, grandparents, and caretakers to utilize safety items that are not only exciting and fun to look at, but also serve a dual purpose in helping them keep their kids in view no matter what the location is.  

Where can we find parents who will benefit from such wonderful products?  

Parents and children are absolutely everywhere - so which places do they frequent the most? Children’s museums, health food stores, children’s hospitals, healthcare organizations, major retail chains such as Target and Wal-Mart, amusement parks, zoos, aquariums, sports stadiums, Boy and Girl Scouts stores, police stations, bookstores, and the list can go on forever!

Let’s partner together to spread the word to parents around the globe, letting them know about this must-have safety accessory!

No Readers for Your Blog Posts? Here's A New Idea.

Reusing Old Blog Content - Great Article!

We can recycle anything, right?  Then, why can't we recycle and reuse old blog posts that we have allowed to sit and rot in the blogosphere garbage?  

We've all been there.  Spent dozens of hours, days, and weeks staring at the computer screen, typing away, assuring yourself that someone is going to read and love this blog post.  Then why do we feel lucky if one person actually stumbles onto our blog and improves our statistic significance?  

This article goes into detail explains that reusing long lost information is not limited to your blog content.  Listed below are the several places you may have not considered in your quest for creating fresh content.

• Articles you've written for article submission sites, other websites, or print magazines, newspapers etc. 
• Pages and pages of content that you or others wrote for your website
• Videos that you have produced that can be transcribed
• Material that was produced for PR releases
• Brochures about your company or product that you've created for mailers, trade shows, etc.
• Sales talks or presentations that you've recorded or that were already in print form

This same article explains in detail, several ways you can re-vamp information that was once passed over, and turn it into something with more vivacity to draw new readers to your website.  Randy Kirk writes, "Grab that great content and do whatever rewrite you need to do to turn it into great contect again.  Then you might want to use it once, or even multiple times in these nine ways."

• Blog it.
• Use it on your website.
• Online PR release
• Set up a new blog on a specialized aspect of your business.
• Do a YouTube video about the content.
• Send it out as part of an email blast (newsletter).
• Article submission is dead, but rewrite it and submit to Ezinearticles.com.
• Shop the article as a possible guest post on an industry blog.
• Be sure to tell the world about any of these efforts through Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, and any other social media or social bookmarking sites.

As marketing business people, we do our best to stay ahead of the ever-changing, worldwide marketing game. And while trying to keep up with the internet related aspects of business, on top of the other top priority issues we face on a daily basis, it's easy to believe we have missed the opportunity we didn't realize was even in front of us.  The good news is: this is one simple way to stay ahead of the game, as it only requires you to creatively re-create.

Hoping you find this article helpful to whatever business ventures you are currently endeavoring.

Best Biking City in US Lacking High Quality Safety Lights

Bike Safety Lights Recognized As Necessity For Cycling Safety

There are several factors that cyclists consider as either helpful or detrimental to their cycling experience within a community.  While it seems that many cities are making more efforts to improve safety and road conditions specifically with cyclists in mind, this cycling blog based in Texas provides a list of categories that every cyclist should look for in a bike-friendly city, including:

• Protected bike lanes on bridges
• Free tune-up stations
• Car-free hours in parks
• Elevated bike paths
• Striped bike lanes
• Bike boxes at intersections
• Bicycle commuter stations
• Bike-share programs
• Bike-themed festivals
• Elementary school bicycle-trains
• Cyclist-friendly cafés
• Bicycle parking
• Bike racks on buses
• Closed-street cycling events

In 2012, Portland was named the “most bike-friendly city” in America, and was given “platinum” status by the League of American Bicyclists.  This popular city is well-known not only for its outstanding support of cyclists, but also for consistently looking for ways to make improvements to enhance the cycling experience.  

Even though Portland may have proven itself to be bicycle-friendly, it failed to rank high enough in the safety realm with regard to the use of bicycle safety lights.  To test this point, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance put together a “Bicycle Lights Use Survey” with volunteers at 33 different spots around Portland, with the sole purpose of counting the number of cyclists who were utilizing safety lights. 

The results of the survey showed that while 9 in 10 cyclists had front lights, only 1 in 9 were sufficient for safety.   The BTA is working to bring a greater awareness of the need to use bike lights that are safe and efficient.  They are even asking cyclists to carry extra lights to pass along to friends and family who never use any kind of safety light.

The problem lies with a lack of safety information being provided to thousands of cyclists.  There are countless organizations you can partner with in order to create a more bike-friendly environment through enhanced safety precautions.  Health care organizations, children’s museums, school clubs, police departments, universities, and bicycle coalition groups are just a few.

BikeNSafetyPromos provides only the highest quality of bike safety promotional items.  Let us know how we can partner with you in this venture!

The Perfect LinkedIn Profile - What You Need To Know

You obviously heard all the buzz about why you must join LinkedIn, and how everyone who's everyone is on LinkedIn, and you would be left behind unless you jumped on the bandwagon yesterday!  So, you decided to create a LinkedIn account, and thought your business would grow by leaps and bounds.  You might have even decided to join a few groups, hoping to connect with your future-biggest-client, and yet, nothing has really happened.  Is it all hype or is LinkedIn really able to benefit your business?

Melonie Dodaro of Top Dog Social Media is a social media expert who produces excellent material with regard to how to optimize your LinkedIn profile, along with other invaluable tips for increasing your visibility on this social media venue.  Her ideas are practical, easy to implement, and greatly beneficial to you as a business person looking to utilize social media to expand your potential client base. 

You will want to read the full article she recently posted on her website, entitled "21 Steps to the Perfect LinkedIn Profile."  While the steps are briefly listed below, you will want to read the entire post for the detailed information that will dramatically enhance your LinkedIn experience.  My hope is that you will find it as helpful as I have.

1. Photo Should Always Be Professional.
2. Your Name Should ONLY Contain Your Name.
3. Your Headline Should Be Catchy & Have Keywords You Want To Be Found For
4. Connect With At Least 501 People
5. Provide All Necessary Contact Info
6. Customize Your Website Names
7. Customize Your Profile URL
8. Update Your Status Daily
9. Keyword Load Your Summary & Profile
10. Write In First Person
11. Speak Directly To Your Target Market
12. Add Video To Your LinkedIn Profile
13. Tell Them To Click Play!
14. Skills & Expertise Should Be Filled With Keywords
15. Use the "Projects" Section To Promote Products
16. Keyword Load Your Current & Past Work History
17. Use Keywords When Filling Out Your Experience Section
18. Have At Least 10 Recommendations
19. Add Volunteer Experience
20. Fill "Honors & Awards" With Significant Media Attention
21. Join 50 Groups

Ms. Dodaro provides a wealth of experience and knowledge in the area of social media.  Working in the promotional products marketing arena has enough challenges of its own; adding social media as an additional area of business to build and maintain can be overwhelming, but following her tips has been both eye opening and motivating.

LED Safety Lights Praised For Ease, Safety, and Cost Effectiveness

Bike Safety Lights - Not Just For Night Riding

It is often assumed that bike lights are only needed for evening rides.  The San Francisco Chronicle recently published an article entitled, “Lights and reflectors are key to safety.”  Writer Renee Rivera explains that Bay area cyclists frequently use lights not only for night riding, but also during low visibility weather conditions, such as rain or fog.  These conditions are not unique to San Francisco.  

Cyclists are only increasing their level of safety by always being prepared with lights at all times.  Rivera praises the ease and cost effectiveness of using bike safety lights.

Over the past few years, bike lights have become increasingly brighter, lighter and less expensive so even if you already have an older light an upgrade might be a good idea. Lights that are either rechargeable by USB or use AA or AAA batteries are a great idea for city riding because they are usually simple to remove and take with you when you lock up your bike, thus avoiding theft. With a USB light, you will never have to worry about buying batteries, and with a replaceable battery light, you can at least run to the store for extras if you run out of juice. It is also a good idea to carry an extra light set so you can still get home safely if one beacon goes out.

However, cycling is not the only activity affected by weather conditions. There are numerous professions which require employees to work outside in both rainy and foggy conditions, such as construction workers and mail carriers.  

And let's not forget all the faithful pet owners whose pets need that daily walk! Not only that, but there are many athletes who still get their daily run in regardless of the weather. What do these people from all walks of life have in common? The need to be seen. Their safety is dependent upon whether or not they are visible in such conditions that often cause poor visibility.

BikeNSafetyPromos provides a vast array of high quality LED bike tail lights, mini-lights, head lights, and so much more.