After The Holidays, It’s Football Time

There are only a few days left in the year.  Christmas shopping is done and champagne bottles will be corked to celebrate a new year.  For your business, there is not more you can do in 2009.

But, as soon as the new year begins, the first marketing opportunity for 2010 unveils itself. College Bowl games, NFL playoffs and the Superbowl are all around the corner and they make the perfect tie-in for your advertising campaign or employee appreciation event.

Football promotional products such as actual footballs, drinkware and party giveaways give you a chance to print your logo or message on items that will be appreciated by a very captive audience.

The Power Of Flashlights As A Promotional Item

Flashlights are one of those items that people never seem to have when they are needed. Every room in every house, office and even the car should have a working flashlight with fresh batteries.

You never know when you will be in a compromising position do to darkness, a power outage or needing to go to an unlit area like a garage, basement or attic. Celebate National Flashlight Day on December 21st by making sure you supply family members, seniors and your workers with working lights.  These days, you can get durable aluminum lights or lower priced versions, all available with strong LED bulbs.

Employers can hand out custom flashlights as gifts to their staff or even clients with a logo or safety message. They also make great promotional giveaways  that will be kept after sales calls, trade shows or recognition events

Motivational Wisdom – 365 Days A Year

A nice gift idea that doubles as a daily reminder is the Motivational Pocket Planner.  This unique calendar for 2010 features wisdom and encouragements with inspirational quotes, thoughts and ideas. Full color photos make this a book to visit often and the easy to view calendar grids and note areas will make this gift a useful tool for the entire year.

Your imprint apprears on the front cover right under a wonderful motivational photo. Build loyalty and pride with a gift that is tasteful, useful and inspiring.

Promotional Products Ideas for Skiiers

I hate skiing. I never actually have tried it. I probably would like it if I did it. Just the thought of cold air, snow and being away from my warm living room gives me the creeps. But that is not true for many.

The recent cold weather is welcome news to most ski resort and ski mountain operators. It also provided an excellent opportunity for marketers and advertisers.  Skis, bindings and apparel are a lucrative business that every skiier must deal with. But it might be nice to send your clients off on their trip with a little reminder of your products and services while they are away from the office.

Start off with lip balm. Your logo and message will be seen every time skiiers reach for relief for wind and sun damaged lips. Available in a choice of colors, styles and SPF protection factors, chapped lip relievers are an inexpensive way to tie your marketing efforts into a popular activity.

Other popular winter promotional items for the ski slope include kint caps. Custom embroidered hats will not only be appreciated, but they will be seen by everyone on the hill and in the lodge.

A thermos of warm coffee will be a great gift idea for when skiiers return from the mountain. Custom thermoses will warm the spirits and bones after a day of fun and cold.

Coffee Mugs – The Perfect Promotional Item To Heat Up Your Campaign

It’s been a pretty bad week of weather for a large part of the country.  I’m not sure about global warming, but there is a lot of snow falling in the midwest.  Makes you want to keep that hot coffee coming all day.

If you are lucky to get the day off due to inclement weather, then you are probably sitting around thinking about ways to improve sales or employee relations when you return to work or school tomorrow.  How about handing out a custom coffee mug?

You can imprint your company or organization’s logo for daily exposure. Or, you can print a motivational message to employees, teachers, nurses and even volunteers to let them know they are appreciated.

Most coffee mugs are made of ceramic material, but there are also eco-friendly promotional mugs that are made from corn. You can help your organization and the earth at the same time.

For the commuter, there are a wide choice travel mugs that will become a fixture in cars, trucks and any other vehicle of transportation. No matter what style you choose, you can be assured that you will find your color, size and ones to fit your budget.

Promotional mugs are one of the best products to give as gifts to your customers and employees because they will be used and seen often.

Send Employees To A Spa…Well Sort Of

Your employees have worked their butts off  (some literally) this year for less in return.  You want to reward them for a job well done, but like most businesses or organizations these days – you are strapped for cash.

No big bonuses, holiday parties or trips? No problem. The gift of a spa visit is the ultimate joy experience that your staff members will really appreciate. And they do not even have to leave their homes. Custom spa kits feature not only your personalized logo or message on the packaging, but the also have  soothing bath gels and crystals and a sponge.

Your employees may not be going anywhere exotic this winter season for their vacation, but at least you can let them feel like they are there for a little while.

Promotional Umbrellas for The Rainy Season

Creative thinkers know how to turn a lemon into lemonade. Creative marketers can turn rain into a wonderful advertising opportunity. Custom umbrellas make excellent promotional giveaways because they are not only generous gifts that will be appreciated, but they act as walking billboards everytime it rains!

When the skies open up, umbrellas open up as well. Your logo can now be seen by hundreds of people on the walk to the office, mall or even a sporting event.  And when it’s least expected, guess who clients, prospects and even employees will be thanking when they are unprepared for a storm? You and your logo or message will get the notice it deserves and your recipients will be thankful.

Make Party Cleanup Easy With Promotional Drinkware

No one likes to clean up after a holiday party. Why not hand out a low priceds piece of drinkware that can be brought home as a momento, or just as easily go in the trash. Either way, your company logo or party theme will be easily scene on plastic tumblers, wime glasses, beer mugs or simple stadium cups.

Plastic drinkware along with plastic plates and forks make it easy to setup and cleanup your party or corporate event. Your logo will be seen so your message is prominent to all of those who attend.

Holiday Gift Idea #6

              Everyone loves photos.  And everyone needs a keytag.  When shopping for the ideal business holiday gift, you want to choose a personlized item that makes an instant impact and has a lasting value.

 The mini digital photo frame keytag  stores up to fifty-six images in .bmp, .jpg, .png, or .gif formats and displays a single photo or a slideshow on its portable LED screen. This generous holiday gift comes complete with software, USB cable and charger cable and a gift box.

One More Place To Promote Your Logo – The Gym

As a marketer, your job is to get your company or organization logo, brand or contact information in the faces of clients, patients and prospects every minute you can. It does not matter what you sell or what message you want to convey. You may be a hospital volunteer director, a sale manager or a school principal.

It’s easy to get people’s attention at trade shows, on sales calls and even during work. There are promotional products available to capture attention of commuters and even items to get them at home.  Here is one more place to show off your logo… the gym.  Every athlete goes regularly to the health club, racquet hall or ballfield.  Sports activities give you a chance to promote not only to gift recipients but to everyone coming into and leaving the gym and those changing in the locker room.

Custom duffel bags make great gifts to just about everyone who needs to change clothes at the gym or at their place of work. Available in many styles, sizes and colors, promotional sports bags can be screen printed or embroidered in full color.