Article written by Maya Case

Do you miss those « real » calendars now that you’ve got your Blackberry, iPhone, or other hand held portable digital device? Are you tired of always needing to refer to your online calendar? If so, you’re not alone! Distributors of desk calendars and wall calendars have had a slice taken out of their business, it’s true, but they are far from extinct.

Makers of desk and wall promotional calendars have gotten very creative in order to continue to compete and profit in this digital age. If you’re a business products distributor, there are plenty of desk-top and wall calendars out there for you to get a hold of and sell to your business clients, both for their use and for them to give away as promotional items to their clients. And, if you are in business and you want to impress clients and prospects with your sense of taste and class (or if you are a little tired of the PDA calendar yourself), you may want to check out what makers of calendars are offering for the 21^st century.

For instance, if you would like to keep your message prominent in front of your clients’ eyes as they are using their computers, there are silkscreen computer cover calendars. Let your clients keep track of their busy days and protect their monitors, keyboards, and laptops all at the same time-and when they’re doing that, they’re seeing your message and your logo over and over again.

For a dynamic look that is unique as well as pragmatic, there are 3-D pop-up calendars. One of these calendars looks impressive with its dodecahedral shape. These 3-D calendars can also be used for small storage spaces, in which to keep things like postage stamps, business cards, or a pad of Sticky Notes. You could even give them away as promotional items in combination with another item from your company tucked inside. On a somewhat related theme, there are traditional hanging wall calendars that come with pockets for keeping coupons. Give one of these calendars away with a coupon tucked into each one of the 12 pockets to really make a great impression on clients.

The hard cover journal-calendar with a beautiful cover never goes out of style, as a highly portable calendar that doubles as a note pad or personal journal. Give one of these away along with a pen that has your company message imprinted on it.

Perpetual flip calendars that are creatively made make great promotional gifts. For example, find some that offer funny sayings or cartoons that help to relieve the stress of the daily grind. Remember those little glossy greeting card calendars? Yes, they are still around! Clients love them, as they are so portable and can be kept in the jacket or shirt breast pocket for quick, easy access.

Then there’s the « old school » flip calendar. This involves a tasty, understated aesthetic design with 12 pages, each page featuring one line each for each day of that month on which appointments and activities can be written. Give off a sense of charm and remembering « the good ol’ days » with this calendar.

So, you see, there is plenty of creativity out there in the world of printed calendars. You can use this to the advantage of your business. Give people a break from their PDA today, and get your message across!

Article written by Maya CASE

Innergift is the Dutch association founded in 2008. Its mission is to help the children from the town of Jaisalmer, located in the Rajasthan state of India. It invests primarily into the fields of  health and education.

Thanks to this association, three schools with all necessary equipment were built. Innergift also participated in the construction of the institution for blind and mute children. The expenses of one  family were taken care of by the association in order to give the chance to three kids to go to school.

Finally, Innergift looks after children’s medical follow-up.

By the way, when the full check-up took place in the association’s schools, in reward the kids got cute little personalized winnies, personalized in the name of the association. In the UK, they call them Logo Bugs. These winnies were supplied at reduced price by EUROLOGO BV, which was touched by the cause and sponsored the association.

On cloud nine, these lovely kids stuck these fluffy little things everywhere. The association succeeded at easing children’s apprehension of the medical interview.
However, it was not the end of winnies’ mission : these tiny personalized plushes were also an effective means of communication to introduce the association and its assistance to the families in the town.

If you wish to create an efficient and appealing item for advertising and supporting your cause, do not hesitate to contact a specialist in the matter:  www.euro-logo.com

Source : http://www.blog-objets-publicitaires.fr

Written by Helen Louka from www.ellenell.com

Environmental awareness is now firmly engrained in our lives and that extends to promotional product selection. Giveaways do not need to be wasteful and harming to the environment so if you plan to use eco gifts, try our top picks for a stylish but green promotion…

Jute Bags
Spotted on celebs such as Amy Childs and Little Mix the jute bag is set to surpass all other promotional bags as a top trend this spring. No longer resigned to the supermarket checkout, jute bags are now a fashion staple – a coveted item on which to promote your logo. Available in a vast range of sizes, the jute tote bag is not just a pretty canvas; it also provides a great print area for personalisation so plenty of room to add a logo, contact details, and a strapline. Giving jute bags as part of your advertising campaign is a sure fire way to get your logo noticed, as any recipient is certain to want to carry this ‘it’ bag everywhere!

Organic Cotton T-Shirts

Organic cotton t-shirts are a popular alternative to traditional promotional t-shirts, especially the trendy skinny fit. Ideal for staff uniforms or to personalise with your message, an organic t-shirt will promote your brand to today’s eco conscious consumers. And did we mention price? No longer a high ticket item, eco t-shirts are an affordable fashion staple which won’t break the bank.

Eco Sports Bottles
2012 is an Olympic year and that means sports promotions will be high on the agenda.  Eco sports bottles are hotly tipped to become the ‘must have’ sporting souvenir offering a convenient and popular way to showcase your green values. And banish all thoughts of cheap recycled plastic, today’s eco bottles are made for the style conscious, on and off the field.

Bamboo Computer Accessories

For a distinctive promotion, nothing says ‘eco chic’ more than a stylish bamboo computer accessory. For office workers, how about giving a promotional bamboo mouse, made from environmentally friendly bamboo? Used with great frequency, a mouse is an ideal way to keep your logo in view and can be teamed up with a bamboo USB flashdrive to give an air of real elegance to the workspace.

Eco Notepads
With the current trend for all things vintage there is an increasing interest in promotional gifts with a retro look and feel. In some cases, the more rustic the better so an eco friendly notepad with retro looking recycled paper is the perfect backdrop for your logo. For added visibility why not accessorise with a recycled pen and hand out as part of your next green promotion.

Remember, care about your carbon footprint, and your customers will care about you!

If you need information concerning promotional product, don’t hesitate to contact: www. Horizonsources.com

The Horizonsources group, one of the leaders in the European promotional products industry presents us it’s new portail through which you can access to their more than 50 websites in 7 languages.

Since 9 years the group has been growing and now has own companies in France, Spain, Holland and England. In all other european countries Horizonsources has strong local partners to ensure a perfect customer service.

Take a look here : www.horizonsources.net

When it comes to promotional products there are certain staples in the industry that have been tried and tested over time.

The first thing that usually comes to mind when thinking of great promotional products are custom printed t-shirts.

These custom garments work so well in terms of increasing brand awareness that almost every company you can think of has at one point used them.

So why is it that custom t-shirt printing is so popular?
When it comes down to it, the purpose of any promotional product is to be exactly that: promotional! The idea is to get your name out there in front of as many people as possible, in an almost guerilla fashion. And custom t-shirts and other garments do this very well – in some cases even better than other types of promotional products. Have you ever noticed yourself walking down the street, intensely staring at someone’s t-shirt to see what is says or what exactly the logo/design on it is? It happens to all of us. And this is the power of custom promotional t-shirts.
People’s bodies can be considered prime real estate in advertising terms. It’s low-cost (often only the one-time printing cost of the custom t-shirt) and can be long term with a lot of viewing potential. Generally speaking, people tend to look at other people and gauge the type of person they are. The clothing one wears, for some people, is an important factor in this consideration. Thus it’s natural to look at one’s clothing when they pass by you. The clothing one wears also often speaks to one’s personality. Thus examining one’s garments is a natural reflex when interacting with them.
If your company logo/design/artwork is tastefully plastered across a custom t-shirt then it is in a prime place to be noticed not only by the people interacting with that person, but by random people that pass by as well. That’s also why artwork and design is so important when it comes to custom t-shirt printing. Most promotional t-shirts simply have an image of the company logo on it. And although this still has value, it’s multiplied if the design of the artwork is well-thought out and trendy/fashionable. This does require more effort and money but can be well worth it. For people who don’t like wearing promotional t-shirts with simple logos on them (yes, there are some out there), a well-designed custom promotional t-shirt can break through that barrier.
Custom promotional t-shirts also hold more value in the minds of many people than things like pens, bags, cups and other items. Clothing is a necessity of life, along with food and shelter. Thus the weight it holds in terms of useful items is astounding. Custom t-shirts provide a great deal of value to customers and prospect that other items can rarely match. Whether as a prize/giveaway, a gift or even a value-added item, custom printed t-shirts can garner a large amount of good-will towards your brand, product or business. And it is a long-term item that is often worn again and again.
Now it would be best to mention some best-practices when getting any custom t-shirt printing done. Always be clear about what the purpose of the promotional product is. Is it being used to describe your brand, product or service, or something else? Is your artwork/design clever, humorous or trendy? Is there a particular message you’re hoping to get out there with the custom t-shirt? Is there mention of a way people can learn more on their own if you peak their interest (website, etc.)? Where and how are these t-shirts going to be used? All these are important questions to answer when designing your artwork. It will help multiply the effect of your promotional product and overall promotional strategy.
All in all, custom t-shirt printing is an extremely effective, low-cost way of advertising your product, service or business/brand. With the proper forethought and planning you can gain an extraordinary amount of good-will, brand equity and brand awareness with custom t-shirts and promotional products. It is an essential tool in any business’s arsenal.

BYLINE:
Pierce Boylin is an author, marketing consultant and custom t-shirt printing specialist. He often speaks and writes on effective promotional strategies for small and medium businesses. You can read his other articles across the Internet on a variety of business topics. Visit www.PrintedShirts.ca to design your own custom promotional t-shirts.

Silicone wristbands were first made popular in 2004 by cyclist Lance Armstrong as a fundraising tool for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. The yellow silicone wristbands sold for this campaign were part of a program meant to raise funds for cancer awareness and research. By the summer of 2004, these yellow silicone wristbands were wildly popular, having generated more than $25 million dollars in the first six months after their launch. Since the launch of these popular silicone bracelets, other charities have used these “gel” bracelets to promote their own causes.

Celebrities Wear Silicone Bracelets

Gel wristbands were worn by many of Lance Armstrong’s peers at the 2004 Tour de France. Silicone bracelets have been worn by presidential candidates, news anchors, actors, and athletes across the globe. Even Oprah has worn these popular silicone bracelets, paving the way for their status as a trendy and fashionable item.

Custom event wristbands for Fundraising and Events

Since initially introduced, custom silicone bracelets have been adopted as fundraising tools for a wide variety of causes, and have also grown to become a fashion trend in their own right. Our popular color wristbands and custom silicone bracelets provide a fashionable team accessory or fundraising tool for your organization. We can also create custom event wristbands for local and regional competitions, parades, schools, and other organizational events.

We Specialize in Custom Silicone Wristbands

Custom wristbands are wildly popular, yet simple and inexpensive to produce, making them an excellent choice to sell as part of a fundraising effort. Choose from our custom color wristband designs, or create your own designs. We’ll create a custom silicone bracelet that meets your needs. Flexible and stylish, silicone wristbands are one-size fits all, making them ideal for children, teens, and adults. With many popular designs to choose from, excellent customer service, and fast delivery, rely on us to create custom silicone bracelets for your next fundraiser or event.

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We have almost 500 articles on the Promotional Product International Blog, which makes it more difficult to find the articles who talk about the promotional Product Market, its actors, its problems and opportunities!

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Everybody knows the good old Car-Air-Freshener: the paper air freshener which commonly has the shape of a pine tree.

We use it too less as a promotional product, when it’s very cheap and effective to promote a message.
The Paper Air Freshener for the car is die-cut to your logo’s shape, printed full colour and can diffuse the fragance of your brand!

Horizonsources manufactures its own Car Air Freshener up from 1000 units only!

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Advertising balloons are a very common product and essential for every promotion and event.

Did you know that before the latex balloons was invented in the 19th century, we used to make balloons with dried animal bladders ?
Since then, the mass production started in the years 1930.

Let’s find out how balloons are produced starting from the harvest of latex…

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