The holidays are over, and that can only mean one thing: Trade show season is upon us! If you are organizing a trade show for your industry group, you need a few key items to imprint with the event logo and distribute to attendees. One of those items, of course, is promotional lanyards.

Lanyards aren’t just a name badge accessory; they’re a valuable security tool. With custom lanyards bearing the name of your event and its sponsoring companies, every attendee at the trade show will have a badge for easy and secure entrance to the events. If a group enters without wearing their imprinted lanyards, security can immediately spot them and apprehend them for questioning. In this security-sensitive environment we live in, this is important – even necessary.

Another reason you want your event attendees to wear promotional lanyards is so that they can distinguish themselves from the vendors at the show. Vendors should have their own custom lanyards, for which you are most likely responsible as well. So although that means you need to order two kinds of lanyards, the good news is…we offer way more than two kinds! Check out our large selection of personalized lanyards; you can definitely find two kinds that look totally distinct and yet remain conducive to the nature of your trade show.

Using imprinted lanyards as name badge holders makes your trade show event safer, more secure and infinitely more impressive. As the event organizer, you can make a serious name for yourself by getting a style everyone will like. And if we don’t have exactly what you’re looking for, ask us about 100% custom lanyards that fit your specifications. You may be surprised by what’s possible!

If you need a trade show item that will stay with the people who receive it on a daily basis, why not give out something they can use all the time? Personalized lip balm is something that can really come in handy this time of year; the weather is cold, skin is dry and that means lips are chapped. What better way to stay in the pocket (literally) of everyone you meet at the expo?

We carry a variety of custom lip balm options – everything from economy lip balms that are suitable for either gender, to shiny, tinted, girls-only glosses. If your business caters to a strictly feminine crowd, then that second option is definitely the way to go. You will have everyone buzzing about the “one giving out the lip gloss” – and that “one” just happens to be you.

There are even multiple options for imprinted lip balm of the gloss variety, including the long tube design every girl is familiar with and a modern tin style with a sliding lid that allows you to fit more text (perfect if you have a tagline or a long business name). Another style of promotional lip balm is a round, compact design that makes everyone think of high end cosmetics like Mac and Hard Candy.

But no matter which style of personalized lip balm you choose, this is the trade show favor that no one will forget; better yet, it’s definitely one they won’t want to lose. Everyone will be competing for the attention of the attendees, so you need to make sure your promo items stand out. Custom lip balm is one item that will set you apart from the others and help you generate leads (don’t forget to put your URL on them so you can be contacted later).

Take a look at our selection of imprinted lip balm now; there are so many, it may take time to choose the one you like best.

As more ideas for party favors become mainstream, more of them are now relegated to the ho-hum category. Case in point: candy bags. From brides to birthday girls and from company party committees to family reunion planners, event coordinators are looking for more personalized, memorable favors to distribute to guests. Depending on the theme or location of your event, one idea may be personalized binoculars. Here are some occasions that imprinted binoculars can complement perfectly.

Nature-themed events: Whether you’re planning a big annual scouting trip or a wedding at the zoo (yes, that is a thing now), a set of promotional binoculars for every guest makes a great favor that attendees can use both during the event and after. With the name and date of the event printed on the side, no one is going to forget where they got their custom binoculars.

Concerts: When friends or an organized group goes to a concert together, a set of personalized binoculars is the perfect favor to pass out when everyone gets on the bus (or in the van, or in their cars...you get the picture!). For cost reasons, big groups tend to sit in the stands rather than on the floor. That means you will all need binoculars anyway, so they may as well be imprinted binoculars that help everyone remember the event. And, a bonus: When everyone has binoculars, no one will ask to borrow yours all night long. Yay!

Conferences: When the whole staff has to go to a conference, the boss is faced with multiple dilemmas – one of which is staff morale. Employees love to get a gift that they can use during the conference, and promotional binoculars can be that gift. When the CEO is on stage, everyone can see him up close. And if you catch your staff planning to make a game of counting his nose hairs…well, at least they want to pay attention!

Family reunions: Families are getting more creative with big reunions now; there are fewer days at the local park and more weekend trips to amusement parks. Less sitting around, more scavenger hunts. Not as many cookouts, but twice as many campouts. Okay, we’ll stop now. The point is that family reunions are all about shared activities, and custom binoculars with the family reunion name and date are a great tool to use during those activities. If the budget is tight, don’t worry; there are dirt cheap options in personalized binoculars, such as our paper binoculars that only cost you pennies.

See? There are tons of ways to use imprinted binoculars. If you are having a creative event, these are a pretty creative favor to pass out. Check out our selection of promotional binoculars now!

True, high school football season is pretty much over for this year, but it’s never too early to start planning for next year. One item that every school needs to keep fans comfy and cozy while they cheer the team on is imprinted stadium seats, which are designed to cushion the backside with thick, durable foam while helping fans show off their school spirit with a personalized team logo. We have tons of options in personalized stadium seats; in fact, they are totally customizable. After all, you have to have custom stadium seats in order for the team to be properly promoted.

Of course, you don’t have to limit promotional stadium seats to just football. If your school has a baseball team, tennis team or swim team, then now is the perfect time to order a whole bunch just in time for spring. And what about soccer leagues? No matter the age of the players, parents love to carry around gear that sports the name of their kids’ teams. In fact, soccer moms are notorious for it!

Imprinted stadium seats are a great way to say thank you to the parents who have supported your team or league for the past season. They are especially perfect for all-star teams, since making the all-star team is something that can only happen with good family support. Remember, these are the same parents who will be painting their cars with numbers and names throughout the entire all-star season – so custom stadium seats are easily something for them to go gaga over. Many times, leagues and coaches mark them up and sell them as a fundraiser. Why not?

So many personalized stadium seats…so little time before the next season! Ordering them now just makes sense.

Ask any parent who has ever sent a child off to summer camp: Do flashlights ever come home? The answer is no! (You probably guessed that.) The thing is, kids love to share items like flashlights; when one kid doesn’t have one, everyone wants to be the one who shares his or hers. And inevitably, the one that gets shared is the one that doesn’t come home. Unless, that is, it has the child’s name or organization on it. And that is why you want your children to have personalized flashlights.

Of course, parents aren’t likely to order a bunch of custom flashlights for their own family. But if you are a scout leader, a church group leader or even a teacher, your parents are bound to love you for ordering imprinted flashlights for the whole group. Even if you choose to have the school name, church name or troop number printed on it, the mission of making sure the flashlight stays with its original owner can be accomplished because simply because it is personalized at all. Another child isn’t likely to bring home a flashlight that has the name of an organization he doesn’t belong to on it. That is why promotional flashlights are better than any other flashlights!

And there’s even more good news: Personalized flashlights aren’t just for kids. Lots of businesses order them for their employees, especially those companies that operate in the outdoors. Here are some examples of industries that would do well to order custom flashlights for the safety of their field staff:

• Construction
• Electrical
• Plumbing
• Automotive
• Towing
• Trucking

And honestly, the list is much longer than that! So as you can see, imprinted flashlights are the way to go in lots of different cases. Parents, kids, workers and bosses all love them and can benefit from their distribution. All year long, promotional flashlights can illuminate your path!

Small companies, startups and boutiques may have a small holiday gift budget, and most cannot afford big bonuses for their employees this Christmas. Fortunately, it is still possible to get your staff something fun, personal and perfectly relevant for the holidays. Have you considered buying them caps and hats – you know, like custom ski caps and beanies? If not, you really should!

After all, no matter what part of the country you live in, it is bound to be cold at some point this winter. Plus, imprinted ski caps and beanies are the type of accessory that the younger crowd loves. If most of your staff is under 30, you can’t go wrong with a gift like this!

Promotional beanies and ski caps are perfect for pretty much any industry, too. Think about it: ski caps and beanies look just as appropriate on a macho construction crew as they do on a bunch of creative techies. Also, they are just as popular with women as they are with men. Look around the stands at your next football game and count the number of wives, moms and girlfriends you see sporting a ski cap or a beanie. See what we mean?

Another great advantage is that with personalized ski caps and beanies advertising your company’s name all over town, your employees can become a free marketing method for your business! If you have ever seen young adults wearing imprinted beanies and ski caps, you already know that these accessories are designed to promote everything from athletic equipment to rock bands; so if your employees are going to wear custom ski caps and beanies, they may as well wear ones that promote your brand! Since these types of caps are thought of as stylish, people can instantly associate your brand with edginess just by looking at a hat. Talk about great subliminal advertising!

But the best part of the personalized ski caps and beanies we offer is the price. When you check out our selection of colors and textures, you’ll see that the prices for our promotional ski caps and beanies start at just $2.60 per hat. That is an insanely inexpensive holiday gift you can feel good about ordering for your staff! If you have any questions about our custom ski caps and beanies, feel free to contact us at our toll free customer service number. We will be glad to answer your questions.

Promotional golf umbrellas are perfect for surprising employees with an unexpected, totally handy holiday gift. But what if your employees don’t golf? Here’s a secret: Imprinted golf umbrellas are really just umbrellas! And as you know, umbrellas are something that everyone can use: men, women, indoor people, outdoor people. After all, everyone still has to get to work in the rain, right?

The cool thing is, umbrellas are truly easy to customize. Personalized golf umbrellas can have your company logo on it, or each employee’s name on it...or for that matter, anything you want. Better still, we carry a wide selection of colors and styles, which makes the job of designing custom golf umbrellas for your employees lots of fun.

Whether you are taking on the task yourself or have delegated it to an assistant, it is simple to select the respective styles of promotional golf umbrellas you want to give your male and female employees. Why should you make them different? Well, why not? After all, a little battle of the sexes is fun around the office. Men love to brag that they got the better gift from the boss – for that matter, so do women!

Of course, if you do have golfers in the office, then imprinted golf umbrellas are a really great idea. Some styles do look more conducive to playing golf than others, so be sure to select one that makes that “I’m the real golfer around here!” statement. For the serious golfer, we suggest you choose one of the following personalized golf umbrellas:

• Drizzlestik Golf Club Umbrella
• The Champ Vented Folding Golf Umbrella
• The Legend Vented Golf Umbrella

For those who are a little less into golf but still need to keep shelter from the rain (and look good while doing it!), you may want to choose one of these custom golf umbrellas:

• The Force Fiberglass Shaft Golf Umbrella
• The Mulligan Fiberglass Shaft Golf Umbrella
• The MVP Vented Golf Umbrella (Fox News logo not included…but it looks great, right?)

No matter what style of promotional golf umbrellas you choose to give, your employees are bound to thank you. An umbrella is practical, useful and stylish; what’s not to love about that? Contact us to order yours in time for Christmas!

It’s still football season, and by next year we may have hockey back as well (fingers crossed!). No matter the sport, anyone who enjoys being a spectator from September to March needs something to keep them warm in the chilly weather temperatures – and in some parts of the country, even a heavy jacket just won’t cut it. If you’re in Green Bay, Buffalo or another city known for its football but not known for its warm winters, the bottom line is that everyone you know needs custom stadium blankets to comfortably brave out a game until the end.

Cold weather games are only one reason that personalized stadium blankets are the perfect Christmas gift. They are really ideal for any group that wants to match when going to a game together: employees, board members, club members or even families. Matching jackets are too expensive and may not be too everyone’s taste, so imprinted stadium blankets featuring the team colors and the name of the wearer or organization are a great solution that keeps everyone looking (and feeling!) unified. There’s no better way to bring everyone together and get them feeling cozy inside and out this time of year.

 People love winter-themed gifts for Christmas, and blankets certainly qualify. But if you think promotional stadium blankets aren’t “enough” to show you care, why not make them part of a larger gift package? Consider these fun gift basket themes; any of them would be a charming way to present your group with personalized stadium blankets:

• Winter theme: Cocoa, mugs, cookie mix and imprinted stadium blankets
• Picnic theme: A blanket tucked into a picnic basket, with a bottle of wine and accoutrements
• Sports theme: Team mugs, team tree ornaments and team-colored custom stadium blankets

See? These are gifts you can really have fun with! Take a look at our promotional stadium blankets now, and feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

If there is one hand-held marketing tool that effectively communicates the professionalism of a brand, it is undoubtedly the flash drive. Because flash drives represent the mobility of the modern marketplace, distributing imprinted USB flash drives to your clients, prospects and the press is the perfect way to make sure they associate your brand with competence, efficiency and expertise.

Every time recipients of your personalized USB flash drives make presentations in a meeting, take projects to the printer or plug in the drive to access work documents at home, they can see the name of your company – and that’s powerful.

And there’s no reason the drives have to be blank, either. Although custom USB flash drives are designed for recipients to use, you can still make sure the drives contain one file for them to open and view. This will ensure that these promotional USB flash drives promote your brand even more. Here are some great ideas for files to put on your imprinted USB flash drives. They can  pay off every time you hand the drives out at trade shows or tuck them into press kits:

• Use the drives to send a video presentation
• Include a PowerPoint slideshow on the drives
• Use personalized USB flash drives to share your catalog
• Have each flash drive contain a coupon file

Any of these ideas make a great conversation piece when talking up a prospect. It is practically impossible to not impress prospects by handing them custom USB flash drives and saying, “Here, take one of these; it includes a great coupon for your first month of service.” In fact, if you place your promotional USB flash drives on the trade show table, don’t be surprised if people start asking you for them!

Don’t worry if they don’t want to talk at length when taking one off the table; just make sure your imprinted USB flash drives have your company name and website URL on them, so everyone can go to your site that evening and see what you’re all about. That’s really the point of personalized USB flash drives; they can effectively get people interested in your brand.

Let’s be honest: We all like to hear ourselves talk. But since it isn’t always socially appropriate to speak our innermost thoughts in public, many of us can benefit from journaling. Kids may call them diaries, but that doesn’t mean adults don’t use them too. Journaling is a great way to pass the time, get your thoughts out on paper and experience a few minutes of personal catharsis. And doing it in your own personalized journals? Well, that’s even better.

For that reason, many employers are bypassing the cheap box of chocolates and low-value Starbucks cards this Christmas, and opting for a much more personalized employee gift: imprinted journals. They know that ordering custom journals for employees is a far more appreciated gesture. These don’t have to be promotional journals (although they can be); instead, some companies are actually ordering a set of imprinted journals with employees’ names on the front.

Another option is to go with semi-promotional journals, meaning that while they may have the company name, they may also have the employee names or even company departments on them. There are lots of graphics options for the front of the personalized journals, too, including your company logo or another fun, colorful graphic. There are even wine tasting journals that are perfect gifts for employees who enjoy the finer things in life. That’s the beauty of personalized products like custom journals; you can be as creative as you want to be. After all, what boss wants his employees to think he’s boring? Fair point, right?

Even if you aren’t sure how big your guys are on writing or sipping Chablis, their imprinted journals can be a great tool for them to use in meetings. Imagine the satisfaction you’ll feel sitting at the head of the conference table, looking down the line of attentive workers clutching their promotional journals from the company. Your whole team will look so much more professional, and you can be the rising star of upper management for that reason alone. This is going to work out for everyone! Take a look at our dozens of options in custom journals, and see if you don’t have a blast getting creative with your order.