Posted by Nicole, BiOH Polyols Assistant Marketing Manager on August 13, 2010
I am soy excited to share with you that Target Home® brand memory foam pillows with BiOH® polyols will be available for purchase at over 50 selected Target® retail locations nationwide while supplies last. Whether you are a parent, student, mother or significant other, you can rest easy knowing that you have the choice of a more renewable pillow.
We have hit the bull’s-eye with this incredible opportunity to bring BiOH® polyols into bedrooms all across America. Stock up on soy and look for the logo when you’re browsing the bedding aisles of this trendy retailer (that is if you can make it past the $1 bins, which I frequent). If you can’t find what you’re looking for, I’m sure a friendly team member in red will be more than happy to help you. Hurry in today because each selected store has a limited quantity and this offer is while supplies last!
Here are the details:
Look for the BiOH® polyols label
Memory Foam Supreme Contour Pillowby Target Home™
Open cell memory foam maintains comfortable sleeping temperatures, contour design conforms to support your head and neck and has a soft velour removable cover.
Price: $19.99
SKU DPCI 62/5/56
Memory FoamDeluxe Bed Pillow by Target Home™
Temperature- sensitive memory foam is ventilated for cooler sleeping, molded design is perfect for all sleeping positions and has a removable cover for easy wash and care.
Price: $27.99
SKU DPCI 62/5/57
Here’s where you can find pillows made with BiOH® polyols in the aisle
To find a Target store that carries pillows made with BiOH® polyols near you check out our handy Store Locator.
Everyone has the ability to make a difference by purchasing products that leave a smaller environmental footprint. By buying these products at Target you can feel good about your choice to rest renewable. Hurry in today! This exclusive opportunity is while supplies last!
Posted by Jenny, BiOH Polyols Marketing Assistant on June 7, 2010
Congratulations to Tiffany Bradley for winning our Bed Head is Soy Stylish photo contest! Her “Morning Me… Bleh!!!” bed head photo garnered the most public votes and was also the favorite among our judges. The Bed Head is Soy Stylish contest is a partnership with Serta® Mattress and the 2010 HGTV Green Home. Tiffany will receive a top of the line, queen size mattress set from the new collection of HGTV Green Home mattress collection by Serta® shipped directly to her home!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the contest! To see all entries and the runners-up, please view our slideshow below:
Posted by Jessica, BiOH Polyols Marketing Manager on May 3, 2010
It’s official! Today kicks off our “Bed Head is Soy Stylish” contest in partnership with Serta® Mattress and the 2010 HGTV Green Home. We’re celebrating the new HGTV Green Home mattress collection by Serta®featured in the design home this year. The Grand Prize winner in our “Bed Head is Soy Stylish” photo contest will receive a top of the line, Queen Size mattress set from this new collection shipped directly to your home! You can enter today from the BiOH Facebook page and clicking on the “Contests” tab to view the contest application shown below.
Here are the contest details!
Phase 1 (May 3- 28) – Submit Your Photo Entry: Get your cameras and get creative! It’s fun and easy to participate – just submit a photo of a family member, a friend, a pet, or yourself with crazy Bed Head – you know, they type of hair you have in the morning after going to bed with wet hair or after a lot of tossing and turning. (Limit of one entry per individual.)
Phase 2 (May 29- June 4) – Public Voting: This is your chance to lobby your family and friends to vote for your photo! The top five entries with the highest number of votes will be selected as finalists!
Phase 3 (June 4) – Judging: Judges will include a three member panel with representatives from BiOH, Serta® and HGTV. One Grand Prize Winner will be selected from among the five Finalists based on the following criteria: creativity (50%) and originality (50%).
Phase 4 (June 4) – Winners Announced: Winners will be announced the afternoon of June 4! The Grand Prize winner will receive a queen mattress set from the HGTV Green Home Collection, and the four Runners Up will receive $100 iTunes gift cards.
Here’s Jessica Koster, Marketing Manager for the BiOH Polyols business talking about the contest…with her Saturday morning Bed Head!
We can’t wait to see the photos you submit. Maybe you’ll want to go to bed with your hair wet. Or maybe you can try to some new hair styling products before bed. Whatever you do…. we hope you’ll spread the word to your friends and have fun! Good luck!
Posted by Jessica, BiOH Polyols Marketing Manager on April 30, 2010
We have such BIG NEWS that we couldn’t wait until next week to announce it! Get your cameras ready for our “Bed Head is Soy Stylish” photo contest that kicks off next week! It’s fun and easy to participate – just submit a photo of a family member, a friend, or yourself with crazy Bed Head (You know, they type of hair you have in the morning after going to bed with wet hair or after a lot of tossing and turning!) through the Bed Head tab that will be added to our Facebook page in the next couple of days. You’ll have a chance to win a fabulous, new Serta® mattress currently featured in the HGTV Green Home!
Stay tuned for more contest details on Monday! Until then, you can capture some great Bed Heat photos this weekend… Have fun!
Posted by Jessica, BiOH Polyols Marketing Manager on July 15, 2009
Welcome to the Soy Style: Did you KnOH? contest where our featured manufacturer today is Natura.(To enter the contest, all you need to do is read the daily post through July 26, leave a comment, and you’re entered to win $100 each day!) Natura was created out of a desire to create products for a healthier, more abundant lifestyle. Their culture revolves around a commitment to designing excellent sleep systems that aid overall health and well-being.Natura offers a range of products to meet individual preferences for natural, green, or organic mattresses.We featured their products in an earlier post during Better Sleep Month, so we wanted to include some fresh information on Natura for our Soy Style: Did you KnOH? campaign. This time we have a video!
At Natura, healthy sleep is their focus. They offer several resources in the Healthy Sleep Center on their website. While so many of us focus on the design for our bedrooms – paint color, fabrics, accessories – the true test of satisfaction will be the quality of sleep our bedroom provides. Julia helps us think about the longer term benefits of a quality mattress:
Another interesting fact about Natura is how fun and accessible they are online! Their blog provides product information, addresses common questions, and seeks to educate those who want to better understand how their products are made. You can also find Natura on twitter and Facebook. They invite you to join the conversation!
You can also learn more about Natura by visiting one of their retail partners near you. We hope this information has inspired you to think a bit about your sleep habits and healthy living, and we’d love to hear from you. What’s your sleep status? Any questions for Natura?
Posted by Jessica, BiOH Polyols Marketing Manager on July 9, 2009
Today we announced a partnership with HOM Furniture focused on educating their customers about the Serta mattress products they offer that are made with BiOH polyols. Our soy-based ingredients replace a portion of petroleum-based materials traditionally used in bedding foam. Sales associates in the Sleep Express department have been trained on the soy foam products and can address your questions.
The Serta mattress products with soy-based foam available at HOM furniture can help reduce dependency on oil, leave a smaller environmental footprint, and support new uses for soybeans grown by farmers. You will be able to easily identify the products made with BiOH polyols by looking for the labels and hangtags shown below.
If you live near a HOM Furniture store and you’re considering a new mattress purchase or if you’re just interested to feel/learn about products using soy foam with BiOH polyols, stop by Sleep Express at HOM Furniture! We’d love to hear from you about your shopping experience, product questions, and most importantly….sleep experience after purchasing a Serta mattress from HOM!
Posted by Jessica, BiOH Polyols Marketing Manager on July 2, 2009
BIG NEWS! I am quite excited to announce the launch of our Soy Style: Did You KnOH? campaign that will start on Monday July 13 for two weeks… with the opportunity for someone to win $100 each day! Here’s how it works…
A new post will be added each day featuring a furniture or bedding company that uses foam with soy-based BiOH® polyols in their products. We had the opportunity to capture great videos in the showrooms of some fabulous companies in April at the High Point furniture market. You’ll hear about the latest styles, how products are made, what actions they are taking around sustainability, and what makes each company’s story unique. It’ll be a fun way to do some research for your next furniture or mattress purchase!
Now on to the part about winning money…. it’s quite simple. All you’ll need to do to enter the contest each day is to add a comment on our daily blog post about the featured company. We’ll select a favorite comment each day that’s relevant to the information in the post on each manufacturer and that demonstrates insight or creativity. You can share feedback on the styles, provide ideas on new designs, or highlight what you learned about the companies. For a complete list of the official rules, click here.
To recap, here’s how the Soy Style: Did You KnOH? campaign will work… Visit our blog each day July 13- 26, read the daily post, watch the videos, leave a comment with your thoughts, and maybe win some money!
Thoughts or questions on our Soy Style: Did You KnOH? campaign?
Posted by Jessica, BiOH Polyols Marketing Manager on June 25, 2009
Good news! You’re search for products with soy-based BiOH Polyols just got easier! We are excited to launch our retail locator… making it simpler for you to find products made with BiOH polyols in your area. Products made using soy foams with BiOH polyols help reduce our dependency on petroleum, leave a smaller environmental footprint, and support farmers.
You can search for all products made with BiOH polyols or for a specific product such as furniture or a mattress. (Plus, we’ll be adding more products where BiOH polyols are used soon!) Enter your zip code or city and state. Adjust the mileage radius to your preference. And then… tah-dah!
You get a list of retailers and the manufacturers they carry that use foams with BiOH polyols. You can print this list to take shopping with you or make note of the brands to look for at your favorite retailer. Now I’ll warn you that since we are several steps back in the supply chain, many of the retail sales employees may not be aware of the products that contain soy foam with our BiOH polyol ingredient or why they are a better choice!
This requires a little extra effort on your part to seek out those manufacturers listed and possibly to educate them with our fact sheet. Please know that your efforts wil make a difference! As more people ask for products with BiOH polyols, you will drive change for others to adopt soy-based foams that leave a smaller environmental footprint and save petroleum!
We are just getting started and still adding locations… so check back often! The list isn’t fully complete yet; for example, the Eco Platinum Plus carpet cushion sold through all Home Depot stores is not in the database right now. And we don’t have full retail lists for all of our manufacturing partners yet… so feel free to continue to search our furniture and mattress partner sites directly as well. But we hope this tool helps make your search easier!
I’d love to hear your feedback on the retail locator… and then learn about your shopping experiences at those retailers as you looked for products with BiOH polyols!
PS - Please share this information with anyone you know who may be shopping for furniture or a mattress!
Posted by Jessica, BiOH Polyols Marketing Manager on May 29, 2009
May is Better Sleep month… so there’s no better time to consider what’s under your covers and how a quality mattress can enhance your sleep! One mattress company that is committed to “green, natural, and organic” sleep products as well as education around their products is Natura World. Their blog is filled with interesting posts – from a product guide outlining differences of their 5 unique product lines to a sneak peek at celebrities who sleep on Natura mattresses. (If Halle Berry and Matthew McConaughey love Natura, then I’m in!)
Not only is Natura about education, but they also know how to have fun! Check out the Natura Facebook page for pics of friendly faces from many of their team members and see posts from several fans for their mattress and pet bed giveaway contests.
Some Natura mattresses use Preserve™ foam made in part with soy-based BiOH® polyols. (Another reason to like them!) Given our mutual commitment to education, I was happy to share information for their latest blog post for them to educate on soy foams.
Posted by Jessica, BiOH Polyols Marketing Manager on April 26, 2009
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity (TCHFH) dedicated the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified Habitat home in the Twin Cities metro in Crystal, MN on Saturday April 18. The Green Demonstration Home explored new products and building techniques, further developing the organization’s best practices in green building . These learnings will be shared across the Habitat for Humanity organization to be incorporated in future building projects. Cargill was the lead sponsor for the home. Interested in a tour?
The BiOH® Polyols team was excited about this Habitat project. Many of our team members volunteered at the home last fall. (I think most of us are better suited for our “regular” jobs versus careers in home building!) We partnered with Healthier Choice to donate carpet cushion made with BiOH polyols to Habitat for the home over the winter. And when the new family moves into their new home, they will relax comfortably in their donated furniture from Lane Home Furnishings and sleep well on their new Serta®mattress – all selected from HOM furniture. Thank you to all of our partners for your generosity!
1st LEED certified Habitat for Humanity home in the Twin Cities
Habitat for Humanity had an open house for the public following the dedication ceremony to share resources about green products in the home. We had an exhibit there to share information about products made with BiOH polyols. Here’s a look at our display: What are your thoughts about Habitat for Humanity building green?
The BiOH experience offers resources for you to learn and participate in helping communities and the environment. It is brought to you by the BiOH polyols business — a maker of soy-based ingredients for foam. Please explore our site and then share your thoughts with us. We want to hear from you!
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