2011 ASI Power Summit

In the beginning of November, Overture was honored to be invited to the ASI Power Summit in Orange County, California. Not only were Heather Sanderson and Joe Hazan sharing the audience with the top dogs in the industry, but Joe Hazan represented Overture as part of a discussion on stage! Quality control and distributor-supplier communication were two of the main topics, among others. After the show, the owners and CEO's of other distributors congratulated Joe on his progressive thoughts about the business. Many of those who approached Heather and Joe also commented on the great marketing that Overture Premiums & Promotions has to offer.

One attendee said, "Overture is probably the #1 distributor from a marketing standpoint."

One topic especially caught Heather's attention. The  group on stage also stressed the importance of recognizing and promoting a positive and healthy corporate culture. We're already doing a fantastic job with this. Overture seems to be one step ahead of the pack! Further, we received a wonderful response from the attendees about our lip dub. Click HERE to view. This video makes it very clear that we are a fun, cohesive company who thrives on progress and new opportunities.

Overall, we made a great and lasting impression. Great work, Overture!

2011 Cinco de Mayo Open House

Congratulations to our Overture Premiums & Promotions team for putting on yet another over-the-top Open House event! After 10 years in the works, we’ve really come together to build an amazing company.

Our Cinco de Mayo themed Open House was nothing short of a hit with our customers. Tours of our offices, showroom, conference room, serenity room, warehouse, shipping docks, fulfillment, as well as in-house embroidery and screen-printing departments were just the beginning. This gave us a chance to show our clients everything that we are capable of. We are a reliable company who has covered all of its bases to build a complete promotional package for our clients.

Throughout the day, our clients and guests were welcome to a buffet of Spanish-inspired dishes catered by Hell’s Kitchen in Chicago. And what is Cinco de Mayo without a margarita stand? We had that too! Non-alcoholic margaritas and Coca-Cola products quenched our thirst after the tours of both buildings.

Let’s not forget to thank our top 12 vendors who also made an appearance to showcase their products to our guests. This was a great opportunity for clients and guests and even our staff to mingle with the vendors and talk about upcoming projects and programs. They brought plenty of giveaways and even kept in mind our theme. One vendor gave out stress balls in the shape of avocados and chili peppers!

We’d like to give a big “thank you” to Bonnie (see “Overture’s QCA Meeting” blog) for delivering QCA seminars every thirty minutes to share with our guests the importance of working with QCA accredited suppliers. Overture is happy to be one of the thirteen companies on the Quality Certification Alliance Advisory Board.

We could not have put on a more wonderful Open House without the team work of all of our staff and visiting vendors, and we would not have been able to have one if it weren’t for our awesome clients. Thank you!

Please visit our Facebook page for photos of the event and a virtual tour of your own just in case you missed the fun!

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The Overture Team

Modet Etiquette Workshop

Overture Premiums & Promotions is proud to be a graduating class of Modet Inc.’s Business Etiquette Workshop. P.J. McGuire, the founder of Modet Inc., delivered an interactive presentation to our staff last month which covered professional presence, eye-contact and hand-shakes, mingling and small talk, phone and tech-etiquette and much more.

Did you know that it only takes five seconds to make a first impression? P.J. made an excellent impression on our staff. She had a smile on her face and was extremely prepared for her workshop. This became a lasting impression on us! Even today we’re passing on tips that we’ve learned to our close clients, vendors and friends. It was such a fun experience and created a positive environment for our team. Her presentation made us more aware of how we appear, sound and act in a business setting, and overall for that matter!

One of the quotes within her workshop was by William Thourlby: “People, like diamonds, have a basic market value, but it is only after they have been polished, that the world will pay their real value.”

Now, Overture Premiums & Promotions now knows all of the tricks to become an even more outstanding and polished company. Thank you P.J.!

To view more pictures of our workshop, visit our facebook page!

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The Overture Team

Overture's QCA Meeting

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow could deter Bonnie and Randee from informing Overture about the importance of purchasing from QCA accredited suppliers. Plus, they brought in a bunch of new Tagmaster® goodies for us to take a gander at, which didn't hurt either. Thanks, ladies!

So, here are the meeting's minutes, in photo fashion: http://on.fb.me/qcameeting.

Overture is one of thirteen distributors chosen to be a part of the QCA (Quality Certification Alliance) Advisory Board. QCA is an independent non-profit organization for industry suppliers. QCA was established to define a set of standards that ensure safe and high-quality products are consistently manufactured by suppliers who have been awarded accreditation. The supplier accreditation process is a rigorous procedure that takes 6-18 months to complete, ultimately making certain that supplier companies conform to the highest degree of regulations and standards for that product. Setting the standards and staying on the forefront of product quality standards, Overture further mitigates risk by purchasing from QCA accredited suppliers. To learn more about QCA, visit their site at http://www.qcalliance.org/.

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The Overture Team

Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves...

In addition to the launch of our newly redesigned website, www.overturepromotions.com, we thought we'd create this blog as an effort to give you a glimpse at everything that's happening at Overture Premiums & Promotions.


Not only will you read about the ins and outs of Overture, (which that fact alone should be enticing enough for you to become a regular reader), you'll find discussions ranging from the rants and raves of the promotional products industry, to reviews of the hottest new gadgets on the market, to lists of useful tips and marketing solutions for anything brand related.


Remember, it's about concepts, not just products.


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The Overture Team