Article from Patrick Paul from BeGlobal in the Netherlands.
What is nicer than giving someone some flowers? And even nicer to receive some roses from someone you love !
It is now possible to send a friend, brother, sister or “whoever” some flowers that fit through any standard mailbox. The MailBoxFlowers are ordered on-line and sent by mail, so they are on the doormat at the moment the recipient gets home.
Samantha from MSI Promotions, LLC in the USA comes and tell us about the success of the headbuffs on the US market.
” The reality television craze could not have been kickstarted without the introduction of Survivor, a reality tv game show that tested contestants’ ability to compete and survive in the wilderness. Survivor became extremely successful right from its first season in 2000 and has had multiple seasons since, as well as many international adaptations of the show. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you could not have helped but either seen at least one episode of the addicting show or at least know the concept of the show. The contestants are initially divided into two teams, who each identify with their team by wearing a certain survivor head buff.
Is the polyester wristband going to replace the incontrovertible silicone wristband?
It seems that the Polyester wristband is knowing more and more success as a promotional product! Made of the same material than the lanyards, they are used in the same purpose than the silicone wristbands: comunicate a (promotional) message, proclaim its belonging to a group, etc.
But what are the advantages that will make you choose the polyester wristbands rather than the Silicone one?
First of all the MATERIAL: polyester is much softer and confortable to be worn than silicone. It won’t pull your body hair or skin each time you take it off !!
Article from Michael Crooks from Crooks Advertising Alliance.
I’m sitting here staring in disbelief at an $83 UPS bill for 4 lightweight, plastic calculator samples that look like Lego® blocks. When I ordered the samples, I didn’t know that they were being shipped to me DIRECTLY FROM CHINA! Now I’ve got four, $5 samples that cost me north of $20 each. After a bitchy email back and fourth with my supplier, I find out that I can’t show them to anyone anyway.
Why? Because in addition to my hissy fit over the freight cost, I complained that the numbers on the calculator, that are the same color as the buttons, don’t show up as well as they did in the photo on which I based by decision to order the samples. I was informed that the product is being remanufactured to correct that problem. Great! I now have 4 calculators that do not accurately represent the final product. And I’m not likely to spend another $80+ to get the new ones…
Sam Philpott from Mojo Promotions in the UK comes and talk us about one of its favourite promotional items: The Rubik’s Cube.
“Promotional Rubiks Cubes are proof that a classic branded game can become a unique promotional item.
I am sure you will be familiar with the brightly coloured traditional Seventies’ puzzle.
This fun item can be enjoyed by children and adults alike and is guaranteed to be a popular corporate gift or giveaway.
You may now be wondering what a Rubiks Cube can do to enhance your next promotional campaign- there is no doubt that such a unique item will attract interest at a corporate event, trade fair or exhibition.
With so many stands to look at, each distributing their own promotional materials, a promotional Rubiks Cube makes a refreshing change from your usual pens or keyrings and will not fail to draw potential customers to your stand to hear your pitch.
The success of temporary tattoos as a promotional products makes no doubt! It’s original, has a wide range of diferent models (Glow-in-the-dark, glitter, scented…) and
Your need to refresh the air in your car? With the heat, it smells more like you forgot a pair of old dirty socks under your seat??
Don’t worry we have the ideal promotional product to make your car a fresh and pleasant place!!
The FRESHBALL : a promotional car air-freshener that will diffuse a high quality perfume and display the logo and the colors of your company!
I don’t know how you deal with it, but personally, when it’s scorching hot outside I almost faint, I become irritable, impatient and a bit aggressive!!
It’s obvious that during the hot season a FAN is essential to endure such warm temperatures…
Of course the promotional fan is not new. On the other hand, the ecological, recycled, 100% personalised fan is new!!
Article from Michael Crooks from Crooks Advertisng Alliance in the USA.
The question wasn’t volatile. But it ignited a discussion that absolutely exploded with insight. A member of an on-line discussion group asked, “What promotional products would be good to carry an anti-gang message for middle and high school kids?”
Are you kidding me? ……… NONE!
I believe I put it best when I wrote, “ … might as well hand out bulls-eyes imprinted with “Gangs Suck” for children to wear on their back.” By and large, kids who live in gangland face a tough, up hill battle. I mean, when was the last time you woke up in the morning and gave any thought to the fact that bullets fly faster than you can run … or duck? Yeah, shaking the bees’ nest by putting an anti-gang message on something and giving it to children to carry around or wear — is a bad, bad idea
After the ingenious GripClip, we present the StikkiClean: A small product double sided, doubly effective!
How to use it?
You put the printed side of the StikkiClean, facing down, on your LCD, phone, Ipod, camera etc… and you will be able to remove the dirt off it by scrubbing lightly with your finger tip. After using it, you just stick the printed side of StikkiClean, face up, onto the cell phone or digital screen body.
It can be taken on and off many times and it can be water washed as well !! How great is that?? 
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