Great Holiday Gift Ideas

Mommy Perks offers an array of services for small businesses. It’s their goal to assist small business owners with marketing, networking, content, promotion ideas, consulting services, advertising and more. They’ve become an indispensable resource for mompreneurs and other small businesses. Every year, MommyPerks puts together a Holiday Gift Guide featuring a baker’s dozen collection of great small businesses and their wares. This year, SwaggerTag is pleased to be participating. Take a look to see SwaggerTag (Page 9) and discover 12 other great ideas for holiday giving: Peacock Pottery, The Boys Store, Wikki Stix, Cute Beltz, Slimy Bookworm, FatCat Phonics, Daddy Bookins, Little Journey’s World, Judith Raye, Teach My and Flip2BFit, and Pea Wee Baby.

Please note that as of February 2013, MommyPerks has changed their mandate, and no longer puts together or supports their past Holiday Gift Guide initiatives. Their links have been redirected to the re-branded website.

Shannon, of “Shannon’s View from Here”, and I met on Twitter earlier in the Fall. She was intrigued with SwaggerTags as a mom, a successful blogger and as an airline industry worker, and offered to review them. Here’s what she said:
• “I absolutely love finding new products that are created by moms. I especially love it when they are Canadian moms that create items out of necessity. They are always fantastic ideas.”
• “SwaggerTag Identification Tags come in 6 vibrant fun colors. They are visible and durable.”
• “One of the things I really like about the SwaggerTag Identification Tags is that any contact information is kept hidden. I have seen tags that have names and phone number prominently displayed for all to see. Having little ones I am particular about what information people see.”
• “Another unique thing about SwaggerTag Identification Tags is that you can personalize them. Add a photo, logo or design to personalize your tag. My kids added a drawing of our family to my tag for my camera bag. I love it!”
• “Having worked for an airline for years I know how important tags are! Having a bright noticeable tag on your bags will lower the likelihood of someone else grabbing your black non-identifiable bag from the carousel at the airport.”
• “There are so many uses for the SwaggerTag!”
• “The price point (SRP: $3.99 each) of the SwaggerTag makes it a great stocking stuffer idea. Everyone I know would love to get one of these this Christmas.”
To check out her full review, click here.

SwaggerTag is being featured in the Products section of the November 2012 issue of Pet Age magazine. Pet Age is the pet industry’s most popular business-to-business magazine. Founded in 1971 and published monthly, the award-winning Pet Age offers practical ideas for the busy pet retailer of today… and tomorrow. They also host an online source book on featured products, where SwaggerTag are also included.

SwaggerTag welcomes Slypner Gear as a retailer. Slypner Gear is a division of the Slypner Athletic Horseshoe Company located in Claremont, New Hampshire. Building on the concept of Slypner shoes which put the horse’s comfort first, they have sought out superior products for the trail and endurance horse and rider. Our goal is to provide a complete and convenient source for tested products for the trail horse and rider through their retail location in Claremont, online and through their catalog. Slypner Gear will introduce SwaggerTag product to their customers at Equine Affaire in West Springfield, MA. Look for SwaggerTag on Slypner Gear’s website soon.

I was recently quoted in a posting from MommyPerks:

“I believe heartily that kids learn by what you do, and not necessarily by what you say. My husband works out of home, so they really have no idea about what he does at work, his successes and failures. My business, however, is all around them — physically and mentally. They’re learning first hand about the good and bad of being or living with an entrepreneur. Even if my business turns out not to be the success I hope it will, I still think my kids will have learned a lot about entrepreneurship as a work choice and the realities of balancing home and work demands.”

Mommy Perks offers an array of services for small businesses, and assists small business owners with marketing, networking, content, promotion ideas, consulting services, advertising and more. In honor of National Women in Small Business Month, Shara invited their 2012 Gift Guide members to answer the following question: “What is your favorite thing about owning a business?”

Genuine Jenn is a healthcare worker, mother of 2 and loves to write about motherhood, family life, honest product reviews, giveaways and more. Jenn loved SwaggerTags as “sometimes I really do not feel safe with a name splashed on the kids’ backpacks or my luggage with my address there for everyone to see. SwaggerTag has your information concealed on the inside of the tag. If you lose your luggage the finder can open the tag to see the information.” She also noted that:
• They are water, wear and impact resistant, come in 6 bright colors and can be customized with your favorite photos. They are manufactured using non-toxic, food-grade plastics. Each pack comes with 3 cables ties that are easy to attach.
• Many uses for them: golf bags, bicycles, electronics, totes, luggage, backpacks or sports bags and really whatever you can think of that you could try.
• Don’t have or want a photo in it? Just have the kids draw a picture or put in a color piece of paper. There are endless opportunities in making these tags your own.
To read the whole Oct. 3, 2012 review, click here.

My Real Review is a Canadian blog that’s goal is to be a top resource for Canadian families, to help them discover products and ideas that really work. Dana recently reviewed SwaggerTag (Sept. 24, 2012) and commented that:
• SwaggerTag is strong, durable, large and colourful, and are sure to be noticed.
• The tags are available in 6 colours: red, grey, blue, pink, green and purple. This means that there is surely a colour to suit everyone.
• Each SwaggerTag package includes three zip ties, which means it’s not a problem should you need to relocate the tag to a different place or different item all together.
• The packaging is recyclable.
• SwaggerTags can be attached to pretty much anything, from backpacks and lunch boxes, to luggage, sports bags and even bicycles.
To read the whole review, click here.

MommyGearest recently provided her followers with a checklist for what every JK’er needs to head off to school this year — which includes SwaggerTag. She cautions parents to “…ensure that you put some kind of identifier on your child’s backpack, too – just be careful about how much information you include. We’ll be using a SwaggerTag because all of our personal information is hidden away. Plus, there are great colours to choose from so you could easily match or accent your kid’s pack.” Here’s the link.

A Motherhood Experience has come to specialize in family-friendly product reviews and promotions as well as keeping the true Motherhood Experience spirit alive with fun parenting stories and informational articles in between. This blogger feels there is no more honest an opinion than that of a mother who always thinks of what’s best for her family and would recommend to others. In that spirit, Alyssa has recently given a rave review to SwaggerTag. Check it out, and you may still be able to enter their giveaway.

SwaggerTag welcomes Classroom Plus of Naples, Florida as our newest retailer. Classroom Plus is both a retail and online store which caters specifically to teachers, and what they need for their students and classrooms. They’re also a great resource for home school parents, and parents who simply want or need materials to help their kids with their schoolwork. They have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and strive to provide exceptional customer service. Blogger Sarah Lewis of “The Crazy House Reviews” was extremely impressed in her review.