What’s an instant recipe for growing  morale? Just add dirt.
Some companies have  found a fun and innovative way to engage employees by providing an unlikely benefit: a vegetable garden. This growing trend was recognized as one of the best ideas in Human Resources recently.
Minneapolis PR and branding company Haberman & Associates  spent about $10,000 last [...]

It became a popular fun topic of conversation around the water cooler the same time every month. Who would receive the certificate and hearty handshake? As the ritual went, monthly all-staff meetings concluded with the top executive handing out his pick-of-the-month for the stand-out employee.
Although the certificate (suitable for framing) held no monetary value, it [...]

That old adage that says when it comes to gifting, it’s the thought that counts holds up in research. And as it turns out, it holds particularly true in the workplace. It’s been proven that positive recognition of employees is a strong morale booster that can strengthen the bottom line.
But, gift giving experience shows that [...]

My Grandfather worked for a railroad company in Northern Minnesota for much of my young life. It was considered a very good job. The stories of Poppy’s railroad work remain a legendary part of our family’s oral history.
He retired after 25+ years on the job. Along the way, he was given traditional service awards. Treasured [...]

My Grandfather worked for a railroad company in Northern Minnesota for much of my young life. It was considered a very good job. The stories of Poppy’s railroad work remain a legendary part of our family’s oral history.
He retired after 25+ years on the job. Along the way, he was given traditional service awards. Treasured [...]

The Wall Street Journal has an excellent article comparing the success rate of Direct Mail Marketing with the success rate of online marketing. Entrepreneurs interviewed by the Wall Street Journal found that their sales dropped considerably (25% in one example) when the direct mail component was cut.
This doesn’t surprise us, considering these advantages to Direct [...]

SprintPrint is pleased to announce that we have hired BrieLynn Hanna as a New Account Executive. A graduate of Aquinis College in Grand Rapids, MI, Ms. Hanna comes to SprintPrint from SpeedPro Imaging.
SprintPrint is experiencing an increased need for our collaborative printing solutions, and we welcome the strong consultative problem solving skills that Ms. Hanna [...]

To the fortunate many who received gThankYou! Ham, Turkey or Grocery Gift Certificates recently, congratulations! Yours is a thoughtful and useful reward for a job well done!
To help you through the process of using your gThankYou certificate, I’ve created this handy primer designed to answer any questions. Since I, too, was the recent recipient of [...]

Choose print. Remember, paper is a biodegradable, renewable, sustainable product made from trees. Growing and harvesting trees provides jobs for millions of men and women, and working forests are good for the environment, providing clean air, clean water, wildlife habitat and carbon storage.
When you don’t need your printed piece anymore, be sure to put it [...]

January 1, 2010: Program Allows People To Help Others While Getting In Shape (www.channel3000.com)
A unique partnership between a local health club and Second Harvest Foodbank is allowing people to lose weight while also helping feed the hungry. Jessica Arp reports.