Hot trend alert! Businesses are creating branded promo kits for everything from new employee onboarding to VIP gifts, and tradeshow booths. You know that basket that your favorite neighbor brought to you when you broke your leg or got a new job? The minute they showed up at your door with a cute basket overflowing with [...]
As we mentioned in last month’s newsletter, the promo industry is essential for brand awareness. However, with the growing demand for eco-friendly products across industries, including the promotional sector, there's a shift towards offering more sustainable options. Happy Llama is on the eco-friendly train. As we research and learn more about this new sector in [...]
While Earth Day is right around the corner on April 22, sustainability has become a year-round priority in the events and promo industries. Trade shows, events, festivals, and organizations of all sizes embrace sustainability guidelines, which has unfortunately pinned swag or promo items with a negative reputation. However, promo items remain essential in creating brand [...]
Year-end budget deadlines can sneak up fast. In November, the Happy Llama office becomes a crazy culmination of our clients who are not only trying to find creative and efficient ways to use their year-end budgets, but who are also looking for holiday gifts for their staff and clients. We’ve put together some of our [...]
In the summer, Happy Llama's main focus is on events, such as Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Ride the Rockies, and Ragbrai, but in the winter our focus turns to the other side of our niche markets. Right now, we're on the heels of one of our favorite times of the year…ski season! As the Aspens [...]
It’s not always about what you know, but instead, who you know! Happy Llama Owner, Ira Johnson, knows first-hand how networking and referrals can exponentially grow relationships, connections, and especially, business. Networking In Denver: From The Start After several years of attending endless networking events hosted by a variety of organizations, Ira Johnson collaborated with [...]
One of Happy Llama’s greatest areas of expertise is helping our customers create merchandise lines for their event or organization. From t-shirts and hats to flashlights and bags, merchandise lines are not only built-in advertising, but also an important revenue opportunity! What Is A Merchandise Line? A merchandise line includes a variety of items with [...]
Several Happy Llama customers have started using our customized online ordering system for their event, organization or team orders. This streamlined system makes it easier to organize sizes, products and preferences. About Customized Online Ordering Our customized online ordering system is essentially a Happy Llama customers' unique website store. Our customers are given a link [...]
This year, Happy Llama celebrates 15 years as the Cherry Creek Arts Festival Official Print Sponsor. Owner of Happy Llama, Ira Johnson, still remembers the first festival that Happy Llama sponsored so many years ago! Through the years, the partnership and the festival has exponentially grown and changed, but Happy Llama remains the Official Print [...]
Denver Day of Rock, presented by Amp The Cause, is one of Happy Llama’s longstanding customers. Since 2012, we’ve had a unique collaboration that includes print projects AND event management. Denver Day of Rock is one of the annual events that Amp The Cause organizes. Amp The Cause “provides entertainment, annual events and community service [...]
