Sometimes, employees deserve something a little higher end than the standard pen set. If you want to reward your top earners with a real incentive…think cash. Just kidding! That may be what they want, but you need to show your appreciation with something a little more affordable. Plus, if it can be something that promotes your company while they are using it – well, that’s a bonus for you, too. So it’s time to think outside of the box, perhaps with something that comes closer to resembling a bag. A computer bag, that is!

With imprinted computer bags that feature your company logo and the employees’ names, you can kill two birds with one stone by rewarding your best workers and advertising your business simultaneously. What those employees think of as a great gift from the boss, you’ll think of as free advertising. For them, these are a convenient way to tote around their laptops and show the world how professional they are. For you, these are promotional computer bags! Like so many other items we offer, custom computer bags are a 50-50 win!

Worried you won’t be able to find one that matches everyone’s style? Don’t worry. You can go as gender-neutral as you like with a black nylon hand-held bag, or add in feminine flair with a Vaqueta Napa Leather women’s laptop carrier. As we do with many of our items, we recommend you consider giving men and women a different style. After all, these are personalized computer bags! You may not be able to give every person their own style, but you can certainly offer something that’s unique to men and women’s sensibilities.

And don’t forget, imprinted computer bags can be paired with smaller items: pens, calculators and other gadgets your people need to do their jobs while out in the field. Whether they are buyers, salespeople, customer care representatives or technicians, they can certainly benefit from some of these items. These, too, can also be customized with your company logo for free advertising everywhere your workers go. The pens can even be handed out to customers and prospects. When prospects see your employees carrying promotional computer bags, and then they receive a pen on top of it – wow! What an impression, right?

Check out our selection of custom computer bags, and have fun doing it! This is a gift you are going to love personalizing for the most valuable members of your team.

Picture this: It’s been one week since the conference, and that promising potential client you encountered there is minutes away from meeting with you on your turf. The last time this happened with a different prospect, you had to ask him what he would like from Starbucks beforehand, then rush out to pick it up and arrive back to the office breathless, just seconds before your would-be customer walked in the door. Still out of breath, you shoved the cup towards him and blurted, “Here you go.” It was already cold, and he wasn’t impressed.

Now, the Alternative: Personalized Mugs, Travel Mugs and Steins

But this time, you know better. You decided you would never let that happen again, and you found a solution: imprinted mugs, travel mugs and steins from a reliable promotional products maker. Using their convenient, easily navigable website, you invested in a few dozen.

What does this drinkware look like? For prospects who maintain their own offices, you looked at glass mugs, ceramic mugs and bistro mugs before settling on a style and color you liked – imprinted with your company logo, of course. It’s perfect for the professional who needs a mug to keep at work, and it reminds him of your business every time he uses it.

For prospects that spend much of their time on the road, you browsed through the selection of travel mugs and travel tumblers designed to hold hot or cold beverages. These promotional mugs, travel mugs and steins are also in a color that is conducive to your brand and marked with your company logo. Because this contact is always out and about, lots of other potential prospects will see his mug – and some of them just may ask him about you.

Custom Mugs, Travel Mugs and Steins are Your Drinkware Solution

Congratulations! You found a solution to the customer coffee cup conundrum: imprinted mugs, travel mugs and steins. Yes, steins! Depending on your type of business, they may actually be more suitable than a mug (that’s up to you, of course). The important thing is that now, when your prospect walks through the door, you have a custom drinkware solution that will impress him the moment you hand him that personalized cup of liquid gold. And the best part is, when he asks where he should leave his mug, you can smile warmly and say, “It’s yours.” Whether or not he becomes a client, you won’t forget the look on his face. That’s what personalized mugs, travel mugs and steins are all about.

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.