With almost limitless sunshine and activities, keeping employees engaged over the summer can be challenging, but it doesn’t have to be.  In this article, we share 6 strategies for keeping employees engaged and inspired. The point of these strategies is to show your employees that you care.  You recognize the additional challenges that may come […]

You know promotional products significantly impact your company’s marketing efforts. Still, you feel a little icky when you need to order hundreds or thousands of a product to give away an event.  You know the ROI will make it worth it, but you are concerned about your environmental impact. Does this sound familiar? Our environmental […]

Client retention is critical to a healthy business, and an effective client retention strategy involves the right blend of activities based on your audience. This post covers four reasons to use gifting in your client retention strategy.  Keeping clients is much less expensive than chasing new ones, and the clients you keep are much more […]

THIS GIVEAWAY CLOSES ON 9/30/22! SIGN UP FOR OUR EMAIL LIST ON THE HOME PAGE TO MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT MISS THE UPDATES! It’s time! Time for our favorite giveaway! If you know should know one thing about us, you should know that we are so grateful to work with amazing schools all over […]

It’s baaaack!  The North Carolina Pickle Festival will be in person this year, and we couldn’t be more excited!! Co-chairs Julie Beck and Lynn Williams gave us all the details to share with you because we know this one is going to be a very big dill!   This marks the 36th year of the […]

Does your business need a trademark? This post is so incredibly special for a couple of reasons. We get to announce that our name is now officially trademarked!!!  I’ve never been so excited to see the ® symbol in my life! Our brilliant trademark attorney, Paige Hulse, shares all of the legal details on trademarks. […]

We are so excited to announce our new website!  We love it not only because it’s gorgeous (you must check it out), but we know it will allow us to serve our clients and potential clients even better. For a little sneak peak, we’re highlighting a few of our favorite pages below! Products Page Our […]

Using quality, branded products to make an impact Our goal here are Coastal Connections Marketing is to make sure your business stands out from the others. We want your swag to send a message, make an impact, and create a lasting bond between you and the recipient. December may be the most popular time to […]

We are starting the year off with a company making big changes!  Dawson’s Collision Repair in Pikeville, NC is now Mitchell’s Auto Body in a nod to the founder.  Caroline chatted with Neta Edwards, who owns the shop with her husband Joey and just so happens to be Caroline’s sister-in-law! Read more to learn about […]

When I bought the business from Debbie in 2013, I felt pretty confident that I could run the business.  I worked with her and watched her build the business for 6 years, I had an MBA under my belt, and I thought I was pretty realistic about what I didn’t know and would need help […]