February is National Youth Leadership Month

February is National Youth Leadership Month, a time dedicated to celebrating young people and encouraging them to take on leadership roles in their community. Today's kids are tomorrow's leaders. Adults must provide young people with the tools they need grow into strong leaders.

Crestline has everything you need to promote youth leadership through a community campaign or event. Crestline's fun and outdoors page has hundreds of fun custom imprinted items to help kids remember your message. Once you've chosen some great giveaways for your event, don't forget to get imprinted bags to put them in.

Promotional t-shrts are another great way to spread your message of empowerment for years to come.

Image note: Triad Flyer – The sky's the limit with this fun, attention-getting flyer!

Love Your Library?

February is Library Lovers Month. What's not to love about libraries? They are a crucial part of any healthy community, providing information, resources, entertainment, social events, and so much more.

Celebrate your local library with a giveaway or awareness campaign in honor of Library Lovers Month. Crestline carries dozens of styles of bookmarks, perfect for showing off your love for libraries. Look for many more great styles at www.crestline.com.

Booklights are another popular reading accessory that make an exciting giveaway for library appreciation.

For more ideas on ways to celebrate Library Lovers Month, visit www.librarysupport.net/librarylovers.

Image note: Flip & Clip Bookmark – Recipients will flip over these unique, great-looking bookmarks!

Plant the Seeds of Greatness

February is Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month. This is a time to begin taking stock of what you want out of life, and to sew the seeds for positive change. Whatever your deepest desires are, there is no time better than now to start working toward them. Decide what your goals are, and begin doing the things - even small things - that will help you to get there.

Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month is a great time to inspire your staff and clients to increase their effectiveness. Crestline carries a variety of different promotional gifts that can help you spread your message, including seed packets, flower planters, plantable seeded postcards in fun shapes, and more.

Promotional products can help you plant seeds today to grow a better tomorrow.

Image note: Planter Pals - Grow your business with these fun seed pots!

Win Their Hearts with a Valentine's Day Promotion!

Holidays create great opportunities for promotions. And what better time than Valentine’s Day to tell your customers or staff you love them?

Crestline has many fun heart-shaped promotional items that are perfect for a Valentines Day giveaway, including foil balloons, pins, and our unique stress ball pen. These iems are sure to win anyone’s heart!

Image note: Belgian Chocolate Hearts – Share the love with these cute hearts molded from premium Belgian chocolate!

February is National Time Management Month

After the interruption in productivity that can come during the holiday season, there's no better time than now to get organized and take charge of your time.

As the old saying goes, "Time is money," and in this economic climate, effective time management skills are more important than ever. Inspire your staff, clients and prospects to make the best use of their time with a custom imprinted time management gift. Crestline has dozens of promotional calendars and planners, clocks, and watches, perfect for communicating your time management message.

Here are some tips, courtesy of the National Association of Professional Organizers, to help you better manage your time:

• Make a habit of prioritizing your weekly tasks. Rank them in order of importance.

• Review how you are spending your time and make adjustments according to your goals and priorities.

• Create at least one hour of uninterrupted time per day to tackle projects and action items.

• Allocate more time for a task than you think it will take to allow for interruptions.

• Break large projects down into small, sequential steps. Schedule these steps into your day with your planner.

• Group errands together so that you save time (and money) on travel, and the hassle of having to run out again because you didn’t plan your trip initially.

• Work while you wait. Have “busy work” on hand to do while you wait at the doctor’s office, are on hold with the cable company, or are stuck waiting for a late lunch date.

• Create time management goals. For example, set a goal that you will not take personal phone calls while you’re working.

• Track your activities to determine whether or not you’re accomplishing your time management goals.

• Establish routines and stick to them as much as possible.

• Be sure your systems are organized. If you waste a lot of time looking for files on your computer, take the time to organize a file management system.

Image note: Quality Swivel Clock - “Time” to dress up your desk with this modern, stylish clock.

February is African-American History Month

Each February, Americans take time to remember the many contributions people of African heritage have made to our country and our culture. Whether they were notable for their gifts as artists, writers, politicians, activists, scientists, entrepreneurs, entertainers, educators, or in any other field, African-Americans have continually been at the forefront of many of the innovations we benefit from today.

Crestline has everything you need to educate your community about the importance of African-American History Month. Our custom four-color bookmarks are an inexpensive and effective way to pay tribute to African-American history makers. Other items that can help you raise awareness and celebrate include custom imprinted apparel - including t-shirts and baseball caps - buttons, and magnets.

Be sure to take some time this month to give thanks for the many contributions African-Americans have made in the United States, and worldwide.

Promote Healthy Hearts

Every year since 1963, Congress and the president have declared February American Heart Month, in an effort to urge Americans to join the battle against cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, which are our nation's number one killer.

Help promote good heart health with an awareness campaign. Crestline carries countless items that are perfect for promoting American Heart Month. Our Heart Disease Awareness Planner is filled with facts and statistics about heart disease – a great way to instill healthy habits.

Heart-shaped items make another great promotion for American Heart Month. Crestline carries a variety of heart-shaped items, including desk accessories, stress balls, magnets, keychains, clips, and more. Just visit the Crestline Web site and search for word “heart.”

For more information about American Heart Month, or heart health in general, visit the American Heart Association Web site.

Image note: Heart Shaped Letter Opener – Show some love with this practical promotional gift!