May 2008 : First Impressions, Inc. was recognized by Spring Branch Independent School District as being a Business Partner Finalist of the Year.

April 2008: Sam Greenberg (deceased), former board member and father of founder, Joe Greenberg, has a street named for him – Sam Greenberg Street – in his native Omaha, Nebraska.

February 2008: Lynda Samuels is promoted Sales Recruiting/Training Director.

February 2008: Joe Greenberg, President and Founder of First Impressions, was guest lecturer at University of Houston MBA class.

February 2008: Joe Greenberg, President and Founder of First Impressions, attends the Dallas ASI show, largest promotional products event in the Southwest.

February 2008: First Impressions celebrates its 30th Anniversary and, according to PPAI, is 1 of only 225 distributorships in the industry to reach this significant milestone.

February 2008: First Impressions hosts presentation banquet honoring their 2007 Supplier of the Year and 2007 Representative of the Year.

January 2008: Joe Racina, Vice President of First Impressions, attended the PPAI Vegas Expo, the industry’s largest conference.

January 2008: First Impressions contributed several hundred caps to MD Anderson. The caps were to be worn by those undergoing cancer treatment.

January 2008: First Impressions signed a select distributor agreement to represent the Cutter and Buck line.

January 2008: First Impressions receives an Honorable Mention by PPAI for a direct mail communication campaign used by our client, an international, publicly traded company.

December 2007: First Impressions is honored by Spring Branch Independent School District as an Outstanding Partner.

November 2007: Joe Racina, Vice President of First Impressions, was head coach for a Soccer team within the CyFair Sports Association.

October 2007: Christie Connelly, Senior at Westchester Academy for International Studies, joins First Impressions as an intern. Her responsibilities include administrative duties and sales assistance.

September 2007: An international valve company client celebrated a red carpet grand opening celebration. First Impressions provided marketing and promotional materials for the event.

April 2007: First Impressions develops a themed quarterly direct mail postcard campaign to stay in touch with its large family of friends, clients and prospects.

March 2007: Joe Racina, Vice President of First Impressions, was head coach for a T-Ball team within the CyFair Sports Association.

February 2007: Joe Greenberg, President and Founder, represents First Impressions in Dallas at the ASI show, the largest promotional products event in the Southwest.

January 2007: Joe Racina, Vice President of First Impressions, attended the PPAI Vegas Expo, the world's largest promotional products conference.

February 2006: Lynda Samuels joined First Impressions as our Customer Service / Sales Assistant. Lynda comes to us with a great attitude and a willingness to help that will make her stand out when it comes to interacting with our clients and suppliers. Glad to have you Lynda!

February 2006: Amy Heiden joins First Impressions as an Account Executive. She is an industry veteran with many years of experience and we are glad to have her. Welcome aboard Amy!!

December 2005: Joe Racina and First Impressions joined the National Association of Home Builders. This is an association made up of builders, contractors, designers, remodelers, salespeople, etc

November 2005: Joe Greenberg, President and Owner of First Impressions, participated in a Class Lecture at the University of Houston for a group of MBA students.

August 2005: First Impressions helped out with the Hurricane Katrina Relief efforts by donating clothing for those in need.

September 2004: First Impressions celebrates it's 25th Anniversary. First Impressions had a celebration at the Printing Museum, which included over 40 different industry suppliers exhibiting their products. The crowd of clients that attended were treated to cocktails and food while viewing wonderful items on display. First Impressions is one of only 400 promotional marketing distributorships out of over 20,000 that have been in business for 25 years!

August 2004: Joe Racina, First Impressions Vice President, achieved the industry certification of CAS -- Certified Advertising Specialist. In order to attain this designation you must have at least 4 years of industry experience and over 70 hours of continuing education credits. Congratulations Joe!

July 2004: First Impressions wrote an article entitled "Building a Promotional Blueprint", which was published in the Houston Business Journal.

July 2003: All members of First Impressions assisted Habitat for Humanity with building a house. The day's activities included laying sod and general clean up of the property. It was a very rewarding experience for us, especially after meeting the family that would be living in the home.