Wednesday, October 26, 2016

5 Tips for Choosing the Best Promotional Product Holiday Gifts

Believe it or not, the holidays are right around the corner. Start planning now to be prepared to show appreciation for your staff members, clients, and prospective customers with these five easy holiday gift buying tips.


1. Order Early
The holiday season sneaks up on people—the warm fall weather lulls people into forgetting that winter, and the holiday season, will soon be here. Don’t wait until it's too late, or you'll run the risk of having your favorite holiday gift selling out. Hot sellers seem to run out of stock each season, so order now to avoid out of stocks and rush charges.

2. Be Inspired by Retail
Your gift recipients enjoy holiday gifts that are similar to what they see as hot sellers in the stores. Think brand names (like Cutter & Buck for garments, Godiva chocolates, or Cross pens) and keep an eye on popular trends such as fitness bands for gift inspirations. Another retail trend to emulate in your Holiday plans is gift packaging, such as taking a stainless steel tumbler and packaging it in a custom gift box that will enhance the gift experience.



3. Think About Collectibles
Some companies start a tradition by giving out ornaments with a different annual theme. A bank created different stuffed animals for each year. What tradition can you establish to create anticipation year after year?

4. Appeal to Their Appetites
Food is almost always a welcomed gift. Food can be shared within an office or brought home for family and holiday events. Food can be sent on its own, packaged in a reusable container, or packaged with another useful gift. One example is packaging popcorn kernels with popcorn buckets and a movie gift card. A little creativity will go a long way!

5. Do Your Research
Not only do you want to understand the demographics of your recipients to select the most appropriate gifts, but you should also research the company that you are buying the gifts from. For example, if your recipients are traveling road warriors, you may want to give them items to make their life on the road easier. However, if you give them a travel gift that doesn't work or is of low quality, you are not making their life easer and your thoughtful gift could backfire. Work with a promotional products experts when choosing your gifts because they know which items are the best. It will save you from making a bad choice and wasting your money.

Additionally, if you are considering food gifts, your promotional products expert will double check the freshness of any food gifts you are purchasing. They will also help you choose and source items that will properly display your corporate logo. You want to make an impact with your gift and create brand goodwill. Get the expert advice needed to meet those objectives.  

Now that you have all of these great tips for your holiday purchasing, here are six promotional items that we like to help you spread your marketing message this holiday season.

 Holiday Heaven Box

Holiday Heaven Box

Make your customers, friends and family feel warm and appreciated during the giving season with the Holiday Heaven Box! It includes a holiday theme wrapper bar, peppermint bark, peppermint salt water taffy, dark chocolate mini pretzels, and starlight mints). Customize this item with your logo to create the ideal winter marketing tool for all kinds of companies, from business offices to department stores. Pieces of heaven!


Cross Edge Ballpoint

A well respected brand name, this capless roller ball pen from Cross combines performance and practicality. The pen features innovative slide-open technology for single-handed operation. Exclusive black gel ink roller ball formula flows flawlessly for a smooth writing experience. Best yet, it comes in a signature Cross gift box for maximum impact.



Penguin Stress Reliever

These handcrafted polyurethane foam stress relievers are a fun way to promote your company, organization, hospital or school, while also helping everyone who receives one squeeze away the stress of everyday life! You have more options than just a penguin, though. Hundreds of creative shapes are available to meet the needs of any promotional program!

Gallon Popcorn Tins - Original Trio

Our exclusive Gourmet Popcorn Line features the most decadent and delicious popcorn you've ever tasted. The Original Trio includes butter, caramel, and cheddar cheese popcorn. Choose from a variety of tin colors and specialty tins. Specialty tins include winter snowflakes, whimsical snowmen, and hearts. There is plenty of room on the tin for your logo or marketing message.


Travel Kit

This travel kit includes a durable polyester pouch with printed accent and a drawcord with toggle closure. Amenities inside include: 1 hand sanitizer, 1 pair of earplugs, 1 eye mask, 1 hand lotion packet, 1 toothbrush & toothpaste, and 1 shampoo packet. 


20 Oz. Himalayan Tumbler With Stuffer And Custom Box

This combination item includes the best of all worlds - a 20 oz Himalayan Tumbler (similar to the popular Yeti Tumblers you see in stores), a snack stuffer pack, and a customized box for truly distinctive branded packaging. 

If you'd like to start a discussion on how these promotional product gift ideas can maximize your holiday giving, contact me to set up your creative consultation. You can reach me at 847-398-5500 or dona.blunt@newportpros.com.


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