Trims Featured in BNET Article: Clients Aren't Always Right
Clients Aren’t Always Right As told to Kathryn Hawkins Excerpt: “My client base is the C-suite: decision-makers and executives in the business-to-business marketplace. We source corporate gifts and branded products for executive conferences and events and are well known for fulfilling all sorts of last minute and unusual requests, such as 10 electric guitars with […]
ARE YOU A PEGGY OR A JOAN?
During a family dinner in mid-September, the conversation turned to Mad Men and the episode that had just recently aired. The topic: was Peggy out of line when she took it upon herself to fire a male employee who had been harassing Joan. The female guests at the table were evenly split into two age […]
Trims Unlimited named 2010 Stevie Award Finalist
TRIMS UNLIMITED, INC. was named a Finalist in the Best Overall Company of the Year – Service Businesses – Up to 100 Employees – Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations category in the 7th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they […]
Trims honored by LA Business Journal & Inc Magazine
Trims, dubbed one of “Corporate America’s Best Kept Secrets” and the “Ultimate Treasure Hunters” by Departures Magazine, was named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s list of top L.A. women-owned businesses for the 7th year in a row and has again earned a position this year on Inc’s annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies […]
American Express Small Business Rules: The Trims Unlimited Rule
American Express Small Business Rules: The Trims Unlimited Rule American Express has recognized Trims Unlimited with a Video Profile in their Open Forum series “Small Business Rules”: In 1985 Susan Roth took over her mother’s personal shopping business and turned it into Trims Unlimited, a corporate gift supplier for everything from International conferences to White House dinners. […]
Ban On Single-Use Plastic Bags Creates Promotional Opportunity
The NY Times reports that the California State Assembly passed legislation last week that would prohibit pharmacies, groceries and liquor and convenience stores from giving out plastic bags. Additionally stores would be required to sell recycled paper bags for at least 5 cents each. The bill is now before the State Senate. Some 19 billion bags a year […]
Case Study: Custom Rubik's Cube Licensing Pointers
The Problem: Our client used the image and brand of the very popular Rubik’s cube for a marketing campaign. Trims supplied thousands of decorated cubes from Rubik’s Cube’s US distributor and delivered them in branded, custom boxes. All legal issues concerning the rights to the brand for a marketing campaign were addressed and agreed […]
New Product Spotlight: Waterproof HD Camcorder from Kodak
The new KODAK PLAYSPORT has an appetite for adventure and is not afraid to get wet. This audacious little camera can plunge up to 10ft under water and capture the entire experience in full 1080p HD. With built-in image stabilization, the PLAYSPORT will stay steady as a rock. From the waves, to the slopes, to […]
Trims Creates A Virtual Specialty Store For Stanford
As a student at one the world’s great institutions of higher learning, how proud would you be to wear or carry an item with its prestigious logo? (We imagine, very.) BUT when you look for the link to the campus store, you can’t find one. This was the case earlier this year when STANFORD […]
"POWER" Gadget: The Powermat
Are you ready to “cut the cord”? When the Powermat was first released, we found ourselves on the fence. We actually heard about the device a couple of years ago, but didn’t actually see it until it came to market this year at CES 2010 . There it was being “hawked” by several different companies –most […]
“AND THE OSCAR GOES TO…..”
Our Mission: To create an “Oscar Worthy” gift bag for a cast of thousands about to descend on a medical conference in Vegas. Challenge I: To find a Best Picture DVD Collection under $20.00— then find enough of them in stock, in one place at the same time. Our first thought— Amazon. Unfortunately, they only […]
“I’M NOT A PLASTIC BAG”
How A Game of Telephone with Anya Hindmarch became… What do you do when your client wants an iconic, limited edition tote for an event, and the desired object not only sold out long ago, but was still highly sought after on EBay years later? Welcome to our world. One of our hedge fund […]
