Many years ago, I was a brand new Mary Kay Sales Director. (yes, pink car variety!) I was attending my first Mary Kay Convention in Dallas TX. I had signed up for classes months in advance. Armed with pen and paper,
I attended every class I registered for. But all these years later, there’s one that still stands out in my mind….

In a room full of women, if there were guys, I didn’t see any, a Mary Kay corporate staffer stood up and recited this poem as part of his presentation. From memory. I sat there with my mouth open. He felt it. There was no “meandering in the maze of mediocrity” or at the “table of fear”. It was like being in church. It made an impact.

I’ve not been a part of the Mary Kay world in years. But, oh, the things I learned and still carry with me to this day. Like the copy of Paul Van Dyke’s poem, “Commitment”.

Commitment is when you have inspired yourself into the sisterhood or the brotherhood of the unashamed. When you possess an innermost spirit and desire. When your die is cast; when your decision has been made. When you have chosen to step over the line, stand up and be counted and become a Disciple of the Determined.

. . . . that’s when you have commitment!

Medical practitioners worldwide are embracing iPads and iPad minis as a powerful and portable new way to diagnose symptoms, access information and share medical data. This trend offers your medical facility an elegant way to tie your brand in with the latest high-tech trend sweeping the world.

Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut is one among many examples: Last year the renowned teaching hospital launched a pilot program to provide iPads to physicians so they can access and share x-rays, CT scan images, EKGs and other lab or test results right at the patient’s bedside.

Some of the benefits include quicker admission times, faster care, and the ability to see more patients in less time. For instance, a 2010 project that placed iPads in the hands of interns at the University of Chicago Department of Medicine showed that patients received tests and treatment more quickly and helped them understand their medical problems, and the university expanded the program as a result. Other hospitals have begun writing their own iPad apps!

All of these devices need protection: The very mobility that makes them such useful tools also opens the door to nicks, scratches and damage from drops.

That in turn opens a door for you to brand these powerful new devices as part of your medical facility’s state-of-the-art technology system, by imprinting the name of your hospital or medical practice right on the cases! PROMOrx offers a wide variety of customized iPad cases, with full-color digital printing available.

Picture it: Physicians, nurses and other practitioners throughout your facility all carrying around iPads and iPad minis with colorful and eye-catching cases that reflect your facility’s name and logo! Customizing your iPad cases also protects against confusion with patient iPads, and stylus loops, easels and pockets are available on certain cases for maximum functionality.

If you are looking for iPad cases for your hospital or other medical facility, PROMOrx will help you determine which case best suits your individual needs. For more information on how you can order custom iPad cases, contact us today!

Innovative firms are adopting iPads and iPad minis in their daily interactions with customers. Is your business on board yet?

Every iPad needs protection from scratches and dings, so iPad-mania offers you two ways to promote your business using iPad cases imprinted with your company name and logo. You can provide attractive cases to your own employees, or you can offer cases as gifts at trade shows and other events. Either way, your company name and logo will present a colorful, professional image everywhere the iPad goes!

Want evidence the iPad craze is spreading to businesses? Here are a few creative ways companies have found to use iPads to enhance their customers’ experiences: iPads in business

Digital database. Instead of handing your clients a clipboard with a paper form and a dangling pen, forward-thinking firms are handing them an iPad with an electronic form on the screen. Customers who haven’t used an iPad will most likely enjoy their first experience with it!

Entertaining option. Businesses with waiting rooms are replacing their TV screens with iPads, allowing customers to enjoy their wait time with a more interactive form of entertainment.

What’ll ya have? A growing number of restaurants are providing iPads to customers as a quicker and more enjoyable way to order their meal. iPads are also great at handling back-office functions!

Point of sale. Retail stores and other merchants are replacing their old-fashioned cash registers with iPads, allowing customers to type in their own credit-card information for a smoother and safer transaction experience.

If you are considering adding iPads to your arsenal of business tools, you’ll need to provide protective cases for each one. PROMOrx can help you turn this into a marketing opportunity with our wide variety of Customized iPad Cases.

Contact us today and we’ll help you choose the perfect case for your marketing goals.

While it continues to gain popularity for both business and personal use, the iPad has virtually exploded onto the educational scene. Students as well as educators have found innovative uses for the best-selling tablet both in and outside of the classroom.

Schools continue to make bulk purchases of the iPad for their students to meet their educational needs. A recent article in MacWorld reports that the San Diego public school district has purchased 26,000 iPads for classroom use while schools in Mansfield, Texas have ordered thousands more.

So why are schools willing to fund use of the most popular tablet ever? Both students and teachers agree that the iPad can make learning more engaging and fun. Children with cognitive disabilities gain the most from using it since it is a tactile device and needs no language to communicate with. As Michael Smith, executive director of ACDS, a New York school for children with autism and Down syndrome states “One of the main issues we have with kids with autism is frustration about communication. This is a way to communicate that really breaks through the frustration….it even improves the behavior of kids that’s related to their frustration at being unable to communicate.”

The iPad is also enjoying a new found use in regular education classrooms where students can access lessons after school hours. For example, students can watch classroom presented videos at home should they have questions rather than waiting until the next morning. Textbook publisher McGraw-Hill has an educational app which offers guidance in a wide range of courses to supplement or even replace hard copy text use.

The University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy has found an innovative use for the iPad. In mock lab scenarios, students are graded on a digital checklist for processing drug orders and consulting with patients. The checklist information is then entered from the iPad and accessed on the university’s database. Thanks to the immediate posting of results, students can attempt to correct errors before moving on to the next lab exercise.

As more schools continue to embrace the iPad, both students and teachers will benefit from more engaging curriculum and real time information access.

If you are a teacher or student using the iPad with your educational program, contact us for our full line of customized tablet covers and cases to keep your device protected in all environments.

From kids to retirees, it seems everyone is in on the iPad craze. Business executives have also caught onto using the iPad for it’s portability and flexibility. In fact, there is a continuously updated list of productive business apps that can easily replace expensive software packages.

How does your business use iPads?

While the iPad first made it’s debut in April 2010, it is only recently that the device has enjoyed increased use among businesses. According to senior Apple VP and CFO Peter Oppenheimer, nearly all of the top Fortune 500 companies are actively using the iPad and are even developing their own proprietary apps for specialized business purposes on the device.

iPad use has also soared in the small business market. In fact, a recent survey of 1,400 business owners and CEOs by The Business Journals revealed that iPad use skyrocketed from 9 percent in 2010 to 34 percent in 2011.

There are a variety of business uses for the iPad:

Do you need a stylus for your iPad? Who wants to carry around something extra if you don’t have to?

As this article points out, Steve Jobs famously despised the stylus and made it his mission to create a touchscreen that didn’t need one:

“Who wants a stylus?” he sneered at his Macworld keynote unveiling the iPhone. “You have to get ‘em, put ‘em away, you lose ‘em. Yech! Nobody wants a stylus. So let’s not use a stylus.”

Well, Jobs may have hated it, but a stylus can be a very helpful tool in some instances, for some people, and especially for certain types of apps.

Some people simply find the keypad on an iPhone or iPad frustrating to use. We recently overheard a businessman complaining that his “fat fingers” made typing on his iPhone a struggle, and women with long fingernails can have a difficult time as well. Besides, who among us has never hit the wrong button accidentally and wound up with an “auto-corrected” sentence that makes no sense whatsoever?

In a recent survey on iMore.com, only 40 percent of respondents said they don’t use a stylus. Among those who do, the most common uses include drawing and art apps, and handwritten note-taking. But a stylus can also be useful for other things, such as gaming or just general navigation.

An iPad stylus is simple to use, with nothing to set up, and it works just like your finger. It’s important to note that you can’t use just any stylus–you’ll need one made specifically for the iPad.

We’re not talking about that little pointy stick you remember from the Palm Pilot days, either. A modern iPad stylus with your custom logo can be downright styl-ish. We carry a variety of the very best models, including custom, retractable, and telescoping styluses, all perfect for showcasing your business or school logo. We always test them out ourselves, so we offer only the best to our customers.

Contact us to find out more about all of our iPad/iPhone and touchscreen accessories!

Your company’s challenge is finding a way to balance customer relationship management with sales productivity.
If you’ve supplied iPads to your sales reps, you’ve already discovered the advantages of using iPads to share visuals,
create presentations, and communicate information to the rest of the team.

Here’s a list of Salesforce.com apps that can make your sales team even more effective:

Geopointe integrates Salesforce with Google Maps and MapQuest, letting your sales reps plan their trips for maximum time-effectiveness. With Geopointe, your salespeople can easily map leads and clients so that they can plan out their trips and make multiple meetings in one day.
DupeCatcher is a free app that lets Salesforce subscribers detect duplicate entries in real time. The app helps your team identify duplicate leads, contacts, and accounts but lets you keep full control of the merging process so you don’t have to worry about losing data.
Sales Contest Builder helps you harness the power of gamification to motivate your sales team. The app lets you set up a contest to encourage whatever sales behavior you want to promote, organize the leaderboard, determine eligibility, and create an incentive in only six easy steps. Salespeople are naturally competitive and this app helps you make that competitive streak work for you.
Timba Surveys allows you to create customer surveys using your Salesforce data as an address book. For example, you could create a customer satisfaction survey that would automatically be sent to customers after their support cases are resolved. The surveys use standard Salesforce e-mail templates and are highly customizable.  
DocuSign Close those deals NOW! E-Signatures right from your iPad or iPhone!                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Take advantage of the Salesforce.com search feature to find your own favorites: Search Apps                                                                         

If your sales reps are using iPads, you know that your company iPads are your salespeople’s lifeline.
Help them protect their information and project a professional appearance with PROMOrx iPad tablet covers and cases.
Our business iPad cases can be customized with your choice of colors, features, and company logo.
We also have a great selection of promotional items for the iPad, such as our screen cleaner or stylus + pen that can also be printed or laser engraved with your corporate or school logo.

Click here to email us for more information or call 888.553.9569

By their very nature, today’s mobile devices are designed to travel. That doesn’t mean that people do not have to worry about their technology’s safety. Bumps and dings are likely occurrences with such mobility; consequently, iPad cases are a must for any iPad owner. Corporate branded iPad cases are a wonderful statement that offer exceptional protection for the technology that both your employees, clients, or students take with them.

Corporations and schools have long used items such as pens, mugs, calendars, and t-shirts to market their brand to the public. Many a prospect has turned into a customer because of these marketing techniques. The times have changed and many companies are seeking new and innovative methods to spread the word about their businesses. An iPad case with your company’s or school’s logo is a great business advertising tool or the perfect way to promote school pride.

While iPad cases can be readily purchased, all cases are not equal. In fact, the quality, durability, functionality, and design vary to large degrees. If your corporation’s or school’s name is going to be featured on the case, it is only reasonable to expect it to fit your organization’s needs. We at PROMOrx appreciate that concern for flexibility and quality; as a result, we offer a variety of iPad cases with different features.

Our custom iPad cases are made from a variety of durable materials, including some of genuine leather, all will protect either your iPad 2 or the new iPad(3rd generation). There are several iPad cases that can be truly customized (i.e. ,custom color cases,adding pockets,stylus holder), just ask us which ones. Minimum quantities for truly custom features are as few as 300 pieces!

Make that unique statement by printing or debossing an iPad case with your business or school logo. Contact us today so we can find the perfect custom iPad case for your organization’s needs.

A 2011 survey found that 75% of U.S. physicians own devices like an iPad, iPhone, or iPod. 30% use iPads to communicate with patients or fill out EHRs (Electronic Health Records), and 28% were planning to buy an iPad in the next six months.

If your medical office is making the paperless switch, you have likely already discovered the benefits of using iPads in your office—whether it’s quickly accessing patient reports on the go, showing a new mom her baby’s growth chart, or allowing patients to fill out forms on an iPad rather than an endless stack of paper. All that technology is great, but it’s also pricey. Easily carried tablets are also easily dropped, left in the way of a spilled coffee cup—or worse. You’ve made the investment in the technology; consider protecting that investment with a PROMOrx customized iPad case.

Our customized iPad cases are the top of the line in convenience and protection for your iPad. Some of our cases feature velvet, microfiber lining to protect the iPad screen and internal magnets to keep the cover closed while velcro or loops securely hold the iPad in a cover designed to fit. For busy physicians who may not have time to stop and recharge batteries, some of our covers include technology that wake your iPad when the cover is opened and put it back to sleep when the cover is closed—a perfect blend of battery economy and convenience. Cover materials like leather, faux leather, or polyurethane give a professional appearance and can be customized with your business logo. Other case options include stylus or pen loops, room for a notepad, built in easels for easy typing or viewing, included Bluetooth keyboards, and easy access to ports, buttons, and rear facing cameras on the iPad 2 and new iPad 3.

You know that technology gives your office an edge. Protect your iPads with a customized, professional looking iPad case. Contact us for options and pricing.

It’s funny, here with the Olympics starting and the heat of the summer bearing down, we’re thinking about cooler weather, football, and students going back to school. That’s how it is when you work in a world with products that need some time to get customized.

Take, for instance, the idea of custom iPad 3 cases. There’s little doubt that iPads are becoming as common on university campuses as backpacks. Dozens of pounds of books can now be replaced by a tablet device that students born in the 1990s are as comfortable with as previous generations were with a WalkMan. (OK, we’re starting to date ourselves.)

But how do you differentiate an iPad on one campus from another? They all come from Apple exactly the same, so it’s only with the case that you can help students identify with an institution, a program, a college or anything else.

And students need good cases, too. They are tossing the iPad into a backpack with who-knows-what, getting to class by bicycle or skateboard, and studying in all manner of locations from the library to a dorm room to a coffee house. A good case can make a difference between the iPad making it to graduation, or crashing and burning before midterms.

That’s why quality cases are such a good and important addition for any iPad in an academic setting.

Luckily, we’ve got a wide variety of cases, including full-color imprints on leather cases. Those are hard to find, but we’ve got them, and we can make all kinds of custom modifications just for your particular application.

Let us know what you are thinking about. Check out our site, or contact us for more information. Thanks!