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University Promotion Using Custom Belt Buckles

The Value of University Branding. As more venues and options for higher education are being created, the resources to run them are being spread thin. Many campuses are underfunded, forcing increases in tuition costs and decreases in availability of quality services. While the cost to students to attend college or university is still rising, the concept of promoting universities has been – for the most part – overlooked, and understandably so; the objective of a school has never been to…

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Tiger Woods Bling Collection Includes Custom Made Belt Buckles

Popular sports figures have created a line of brand products, like Tiger Woods Bling being used at a professional golfing training facility as part of the welcome package to its clientele. This Tiger Woods Bling collection contains items that are produced by Inola Castings, like their customized belt buckles, among other items. These branded items, are highly sought after by the general public, and provide a lucrative revenue stream for popular sports figures, music artists, Hollywood stars, and other people…

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Not Just Books At The Deloitte University Bookstore

The Deloitte University college bookstore has added belt buckles to it’s inventory.  This provides the students with additional choices, plus creates an additional revenue stream for the bookstore.  This is a very effective marketing strategy that can easily raise the overall ticket price, but also increase purchase frequency, because the customized belt buckles are so unique. Any retail store can add this type of product line, because custom made belt buckles are popular, and can be used on a daily…

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The History of the Fashionable Belt Buckle

The origin of belts and belt buckles dates to the Bronze Age, the period between 3300 B.C. and 1200 B.C. Always considered a fashionable choice for attire, it was rare for women’s fashion to incorporate the belt buckle until the Middle Ages, when it began to gain popularity. During the late second and third centuries B.C., the Chinese wore long Tunics with belt buckles adorning the waist. These intricately decorated belts were a status symbol. Common among Germanic invaders, animal…

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Beautiful Belt Buckles Come in All Shapes and Sizes

Belt Buckles are not just for cowboys anymore. These days just about everyone enjoys wearing beautiful and unique custom belt buckles. Belt Buckles are often worn by Hollywood’s most famous stars on the runway. They can be small, petite belt buckles covered with gemstones or large, showy colorful ones. Custom buckles come in all shapes too from hearts and flowers to easily recognizable shapes like the state of Texas. At Inola Castings we allow you to work with our professional…

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Custom Belt Buckles as Promotional Ideas for Your Business

Most companies build advertising costs into their annual budget and utilize this money to print up flyers or place ads in local papers throughout the year. These are old-fashioned ideas that are tried and true and they provide some level of return on your investment. In order to stay on top in today’s business world, many companies are searching for unusual methods of advertising their company or promoting their product. Promotional Key Chains Inola Castings often manufactures promotional products for…

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A Belt Buckle for Every Occasion

Belt buckles are excellent for nearly any occasion, albeit it a classy, formal event or a more casual celebration. Belt buckles come in a variety of shapes and sizes, including oval, circular, rectangular and custom shapes. Inola Castings offers two base materials – pewter and zinc. The sizes vary from two inches, two-and-a-half inches, three inches, three-and-a-half inches to four inches. The standard thickness is 0.125 inches, but special arrangements can be made for 0.25-inch thickness.

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