Cool Promotional Products We Love

Promotional Product Pick of the Month: Collapsible Water Bags

I know I can’t speak for everyone across the country, but here in Atlanta, the temperature is heating up quick. Summer really is right around the corner and the beach and summer products are rolling in. While there are tons of neat new products that are perfect for summer promotions and events, my favorite new product this year is turning out to be the collapsible water bag*.

I have to be honest – it has taken me a while to warm up to this drinkware piece. At first, I really just didn’t understand it. I mean, why would you need a collapsible water bag? It just seemed plain silly to me. But now, as I look at the collapsible water bag sitting on my desk, it seems all too clear: this is the perfect piece of promotional drinkware for the summer.

And to support my product pick this month, here are my top five reasons why:

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Product Pick of the Month: The Desktop Basketball Globe Promotional Game


I have to say, I’m bit sad I didn’t see this little gem until the very end of March Madness! The Desktop Basketball Globe Promotional Game is a cute new desk toy that lets you shoot some hoops from the comfort of your desk chair.

I love this idea! How fun to have a mini basketball game that simply sits on your desk. No balls to lose. No hoops to hang. Just an easy, fun mental break at your fingertips. Four inches in diameter and complete with its own desk stand, the Desktop Basketball Globe Game is the perfect promotional game for any basketball-themed promotions.

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Help Choose the 2011 Peachtree Road Race Custom T-Shirt Design!

Atlanta’s biggest Fourth of July tradition will be back and bigger than ever in 2011: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race 10k has expanded its field to include 60,000 participants, all of whom are invited to vote for this year’s custom t-shirt design.

Each year, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution solicits designs for the official custom t-shirt of the Peachtree Road Race, from which five finalists are chosen. Votes from race participants and supporters determine which design will be featured on the shirts that runners and walkers receive in the bag of goodies that awaits them just across the finish line in Piedmont Park.

The official race t-shirt is offered exclusively to the participants who complete the  10k (6.2 mile) course through the Buckhead neighborhood and Midtown Atlanta, and is the sole motivation for many individuals’ entrance into the registration lottery.

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Protect Your New iPad 2 with a Promotional Media Storage Case

Apple’s highly anticipated iPad 2 hits shelves today, and it’s thinner, lighter, and faster than the original. If you’re one of the people who’s elected to skip work and wait in line all day long at your local Apple Store, I commend you for your dedication to being the first of your friends to flaunt one of the newest and most exciting examples of technology on the market, but I sure hope you’ve already preordered a promotional media storage case to keep your iPad 2 safe and warm on your way home from the mall.

 

Apple has already more or less insisted that you purchase a SmartCover to complement your iPad 2: its advanced design works with the technology of the iPad to wake the tablet up from sleep mode when the SmartCover is opened and prop it up for more comfortable typing and media viewing while adding a splash of color to match your personality (or wardrobe). The SmartCover is sleek, though, and doesn’t protect the aluminum back of the iPad 2, so if you plan to travel with the product – and let’s face it, you will, even if it’s only to make other people jealous – you should invest in a promotional media storage case to make sure it’s safe and sound.

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Classic Promotional Toys from the Past and Present

Promotional Toys, Staff FavoritesAny time a company distributes branded giveaways to end users, the objective is to garner as much exposure as possible. So what better way to guarantee the success of a promotional campaign than by relying on tried and true favorites like the promotional toys featured in Time Magazine’s recently released list of the 100 most influential toys from 1923 to today?

Imprinting your unique logo and custom message on toys is a great way to reinforce your brand among your target audience. Toys are entertaining, light-hearted, and in the case of the items included in Time Magazine’s list, timeless (no pun intended!).  Generations have enjoyed playing with Yo-Yos, beach balls, and Magic 8 Balls, and you can help continue the legacy of these universal treasures by incorporating variations of them into your next marketing initiative.

Keep reading for a few of my personal favorite promotional toys from Time’s article and tips on how to use them effectively to market your business…

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Jam Along to this Year’s Grammy Winners on Your Promotional MP3 Player

If you watched the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards this weekend – or if you’ve been on the Internet at all since they’ve aired – you’ve probably gotten wind of the many surprises that characterized the show, from Best New Artist (Esperanza Spalding) to Album of the Year (indie band Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs). You may have seen a performance, watched a video, or listened to a song clip from a band or artist who you became interested in as a result of the Grammys, or even downloaded a new album onto your promotional MP3 player.

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New and Unique Promotional Products: Making your life easier one gadget at a time!

It seems like every day a different gadget is being developed to make your life more simple.  Whether you need to protect your tablet, smartphone, or your desk looks like a sea of wires, there are new and unique promotional products available to clean up and organize every aspect of your life!

One of my personal favorite unique promotional products solutions is the cable drop.  A large stress in my life evolves from my struggle to reach the cord to my iPhone charger (that falls behind my dresser every day ). Each night I squish my face against the wall and stretch my arm to lengths I never knew imaginable just to retrieve this power cord. Continue reading →

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The Can Grip: for When It’s So Cold, You Don’t Need Koozies

Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted an early spring this morning, but that doesn’t mean the cold weather is behind us. We’ve still got a few weeks of chilly temperatures to go, so there’s no need to pack your beach bags full of swimsuits and koozies just yet.

The bright side of this (and the side Phil was facing when he came out of his hole) is that you don’t even need koozies to ensure that your brew will stay nice and frosty; Mother Nature will be doing it for you. All you have to do is keep your warm hands off of your cold can, and there’s no better way to do that than with the Can Grip.

The concept behind the Can Grip is one of those simple-yet-brilliant ones that we wish we’d come up with first, but it makes us so happy that we’re just glad someone invented it. The product adds a whole new dimension to your friends telling you to “get a handle on yourself” when you’ve had one too many celebratory drinks at the post-game party; it makes it easy to hold your drink without warming it up when you’re wearing gloves outside; it’s got a built-in coaster on the bottom to keep a can steady on any surface, from the tailgate to the sidewalk…the perks of this magnificent product are endless.

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Kim’s Promotional Product Pick of the Month: The Tangle® Stress Reliever

Who doesn’t love a stress reliever? They’re practical, interactive, inexpensive and are a great way to relieve a little tension during a hectic day. I personally keep multiple variations of stress balls on my desk at all times. They’re perfect for tossing around when I need a brief mental break or a little burst of creativity. While the classic stress ball and custom shaped stress relieves are a perfect choice for almost any promotion or campaign, the Tangle® Stress Reliever is a fun twist on the classic round shape.

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Get Fashionable with Personal 3-D Custom Sunglasses

colon+right.bracketThe success of 3-D films has created a sort of frenzy over 3-D products. Not only are ticket sales to big-screen films increasing, but 3-D television sets are popping up in bars and homes.

In an article on Mashable, a news source for social and digital media, it was reported that at the peak of the Avatar film 798,000 pairs of disposable 3-D glasses were used a day. One day!

In an effort to stylize the 3-D viewing process, save the planet, and keep track of your “specs,” you can now purchase 3-D custom sunglasses. The logic…as 3-D entertainment breaks out into the social scene, it’s now more important than ever to look good while watching sports teams in bars.

The darkness inside the theater masked some of the “dorkiness,” but in bars, clubs, and homes you can’t hide! Companies like Oakley, Polaroid, Calvin Klein, Moshka 3-D, and Gucci have designed glasses to help 3-D fans look good. Throw on your custom sunglasses strap, and you’ll never loose track of your one of a kind glasses. Continue reading →

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