Show Your Flair!

I remember as a kid I used to love collecting promotional items when I went places. You know what I'm talking about, right? When you would go to a car show or a county fair there would be booths set up with local businesses and they would have all sorts of cool things like pens, bags, rulers, notebooks, etc. with their business name on them. Even as an adult I find myself collecting these things because they are usually pretty useful and they are good reference to have if I ever need a service from one of the businesses- I get a free pen and they get my call when I need a plumber (or new bank, or dog groomer...).

Something I always thought was pretty cool was buttons- maybe it's the whole flair thing from the movie Office Space, but buttons with stuff on them are fun to collect. Advertising on buttons for businesses and political reasons makes perfect sense- people like to collect buttons and when they show off their "flair" they spread the word about your business or cause to whomever they come across.

What if you don't own a business or aren't running for office? Well, why not make a button commemorating a special event? Instead of handing out cigars when your new baby is born how about making a button for a special keepsake. Or, if you are have a yearly cookout why not hand out cool buttons to your guests so they will remember the great day they had and then will look forward to they next cookout (and button). There is something special about being added to someones collection; years down the road when they look at the button you gave them a smile will surely cross their face with the memories it brings back.

The next time you have an event in your life, whether it be business, political or personal, make sure to head to Signelect.com to see their complete array of customizable signs, buttons, pens, magnets and tons of other items. The sky is definitely the limit when it comes to creative ways you can commemorate the events in your life!

Disclaimer: This is a paid post. All opinions are 100% mine.

Store Brand Formula Equal to the Name Brands

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of storebrandformula.com for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I breastfed both of my children for a year each during which time they did not receive a drop of formula and while I believe that breast milk is what is ideal for a baby I do know that sometimes it is not possible for a mother to breastfeed. If you can't or choose not to breastfeed you still want your baby to receive the best nutrition possible and unfortunately due to many of the marketing campaigns out there many moms are led to believe that name brand formula is best when in fact that is very far from the truth.

Recently a U.S. Circuit court held up a 13.5 million dollar false advertising claim against Enfamil's parent company, Mead Johnson, which stated that Enfamil falsely claimed in their advertising that their formula was superior to store brand formula. PBM Products, which is Perrigo's store brand infant formula business, correctly argued that store brand formula has the same nutrients and same levels of nutrients of the more expensive name brand formulas.

For store brand formula companies to fairly complete with companies such as Enfamil the name brand companies should not be able to make false claims about the superiority of their products and with this recent ruling things like these will hopefully not happen anymore. What it all comes down to is that when choosing how to feed your baby you need to do what is best for your baby and base that decision on what you feel is right and on truthful facts. Spending more money on a name brand formula does not mean that your baby will be fed any better than if you buy a store brand formula.

For more information on this case please read this article on Buisinessweek.com and for more information on store brand formula pleas visit storebrandformula.com.