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  • Personalized service from experienced branding & promo experts, means a stress-free process for you
  • Choose from the latest in branded products for your next event or tradeshow
  • Competitive pricing that will keep you on budget
  • On -Time Delivery! We don’t mess around - it will be there. We have never missed a delivery date since our first order in 1981
  • Matrix is a Women-owned business located in the San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley with locations all over to service any shipping destination

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Client Testimonials

  • Working with Matrix Promotional and Kevin Casci has been an excellent experience. We have used them to supply us with various swag items ranging from Nerd Nation T-shirts, stadium bags, certificate folders, water bottles, and playing cards to name a few. I would strongly say that Kevin and Matrix are strong partners in the success of our programs. I would select Matrix as a vendor again and would vouch for them against any competitor.

    - Terence B., Stanford University

  • Matrix has been an excellent partner for our branded apparel and specialty item needs. They have been efficient and very helpful, especially with tight deadlines. They did an outstanding job for a key, large scale event that required tremendous flexibility and attention to detail. Their creative work is excellent and their quick turnaround incredibly helpful.

    - Jason C., Boy Scouts of America

  • I've worked with Kevin and Matrix promotional for several years now. Kevin is terrific -- responsive, friendly, and works with me to get the product I need for the best price.

    - Diane M., UC Berkeley

  • I have been working with Matrix Promotional for over 2 years now and what I appreciate most is their high level of reliability. Their service is always prompt and thorough, and I never have to worry about product not arriving on time.

    - Christina B., Sports & Fitness Industry

  • Matrix is always there for us, great service, great pricing, on time delivery! Kevin truly seeks to understand your business and works with you to deliver products that fit your needs.

    - Dennis C., Non-profit Organization

  • We have enjoyed a long time affiliation with Matrix, having them process special orders quickly for our retail sales and special events, and keeping up with our employee t-shirt and hat orders. The sales staff are always quick to respond and ready to help.

    - Janice J., Hospitality Industry

  • The best thing about Matrix is how knowledgeable and responsive they are. Whether it’s an idea, an order, or an informational request, Kevin quickly provides answers, quotes, and links to samples so we can focus together on how best to accommodate my queries. If I have billing questions, they’re turned around in 24 hours. I’m never in the dark with Matrix!

    - Gee R., Beverage Company

  • Working with the people at Matrix is always a pleasant experience; their response to questions are always quick, our orders are always on time, and each order seems to be their top priority no matter what size job they are doing for me. They make me feel like I am their only customer and nothing is ever too small or unimportant.

    - Charlene M., Food Industry

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Your Path to Increased Profit: Take Care of Yourself First

Business owners who underpay themselves year after year are costing themselves in the long run.

Lots of business owners underpay or altogether forgo paying themselves in the interest of “investing” in their business and its needs. In the initial stages of a start-up or in tough times, one might have to make sacrifices, but doing so year after year points to a much bigger problem. To promote profitability, it may seem to make sense to habitually pay yourself less. In the long run, however, it will cost you and your business more than you might anticipate.

As the business takes off, it’s essential to start taking a decent salary for yourself and your partners. Whatever you pay yourself, it should be enough for you to live comfortably and allow you to save and invest for your future. Let the power of compounding work for you. If you own the building, make sure to charge the business a fair rent. You aren’t doing anybody any favors by hiding the actual expenses and giving yourself a false sense of profitability.

One of my consulting clients, let’s call him Steve, was in his 15th year in business but was paying himself barely enough to meet his household expenses. His wife also worked in his business. They hardly took any vacations or saved for their kids’ education or their own retirement. After I had a few meetings with him, he finally understood and realized the importance of taking care of themselves first. He gave his wife and himself a decent raise. They went on a family vacation that they thoroughly enjoyed, and came back rejuvenated with a new vigor. The following year, their business experienced a 10% growth in revenues and a 5% growth in profits.

Steve realized that he hadn’t performed at his best for several years. With the excessive number of hours he was putting into his business and the small return he was getting, he had lost the needed energy and motivation to think creatively and focus on profits. With the rotten mood he brough home at the end of the work day, his relationship with his family had also taken a hit. As a result of increased compensation, things were looking up. Not only could he pay for his immediate needs, but he could also sock away enough and invest for a comfortable life in his golden years.

How much should you pay? This question comes up all the time, and there is no one formula that fits all. It depends on variables such as type of business, legal structure, profitability percentage, tax bracket and others. Some possible solutions are:

  1. At least the pay needed to hire a manager to replace you in case you can’t work anymore
  2. Anywhere from 3% to 6% of your revenue
  3. A certain percentage of profits, leaving enough for reinvestment into the business, ensuring its continuous growth
  4. Enough to cover your necessary expenses plus maintain a rainy-day fund, among others

Family business dynamics. I have seen situations where the father, who has owned the business for years, hires children to management roles and pays them more than his own salary in order to “keep them motivated.” I find two issues with this situation. One, the children must earn their way up to management by proving their worth. Two, paying more than your own salary sends the wrong message of you being of less worth – it undermines your credibility as the leader.

Greed can kill the business. I have also seen the opposite happen. I knew an owner of a printing business who treated it as her ATM machine. She kept taking money out of her business to splurge on her luxurious lifestyle, including building a second house and taking multiple vacations a year. The number of employees went from seven to two. Sales kept shrinking. She lost most of her customers. The only reason she’s still in business is because of a contractual agreement with one large client.

You’re the one taking all the financial risks, having sleepless nights and making sacrifices; there’s nothing wrong with reaping the rewards. If you have managed your business with a focus on profits, you should not have to worry about finances after your exit – which, by the way, you get to decide, not your age, personal situation or circumstances.

The Bright Side: Company Helps Restore Coral Reefs

The company announced two new giveback programs for 2024, including a partnership with two organizations dedicated to saving coral reefs.

The Baltimore-based supplier has launched a new environmentally focused giveback program this year, donating a portion of all sales of its new Coral Reef towels.

Coral Reef Towel

Coral reefs are one of the most important ecosystems on the planet, supporting 25% of all marine species. They’re also a source of food for hundreds of millions of people; they power coastal economies through tourism, fishing and recreation; and they shelter coastlines from storms and erosion. However, due to factors including climate change and direct human impact, half of coral reefs around the world have been lost, and scientists have projected that more than 90% will have died by 2050.

One solution to the problem is to create high-tech coral farms that can grow coral up to 50 times faster and boost their resiliency against warming and acidifying oceans. Once the new coral is grown, the organization says it can plant it into degraded reefs to bring them back to life.

In addition to its coral reef giveback program, the supplier has announced that it will be donating a portion of all sales to the Melanoma Research Foundation.

These two new giveback programs build on the company’s established philanthropic practice of donating towels and blankets to the Salvation Army, particularly in areas suffering the effects of natural disasters.

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