Event Essentials to Ensure Success!

Proper event planning takes a lot of hard work. Make sure your brand is front and center at your event with memorable table cloths, tents, and giveaways. Your attendees are sure to notice your brand and attention to detail when you plan ahead and order these promotional event essentials.

Laminated Tote Bag

Encourage brand awareness with this eye-catching promotional tote. This reusable, recyclable, degradable, and lead free bag is great for shopping, giveaways at trade shows, fundraising, and other promotional events. And the full color, full bleed imprint is sure to make an impact!

You’ll Display a Winning Hand With Promotional Playing Cards

From poker to bridge to Go Fish with the kids, playing cards provide hours of entertainment for all ages. With games that can last up to an hour or more, a customized imprint on a deck of cards will make a long-lasting impression with your most valued clients, prospects, and employees. And with a set of 52 playing cards (54 if you count the Jokers!) you have 52 or 54 blank canvases for your personally branded message.

Here are some unique ways you can utilize this customized giveaway for maximum impact:

PRODUCT OR SERVICE PROMOTIONS 

• Use the card faces to introduce a new line of products. 
• Highlight 54 of your best selling products. 
• Show the various holes of a golf course to solicit new members.
• List technical product specifications on each card for separate components.
• Show the different ways to use your products, like 54 uses for Morton's salt or 10 ways to dress up your best selling skirts. 
• List 54 reasons to buy from you vs. the competition
• At conferences, write tweets on the backside of cards you want people to share on social media.
• Park Districts can highlight all of the events and activities they hosted the previous year.
• Resorts or Summer Camps can highlight all of the different activities available.

PORTFOLIO

• Depict various construction, architectural or landscaping projects that your company has completed.
• Marketing Communications firms can show off their graphic design projects. 
• Any business can highlight short case stories on each card.

INTERNAL TRAINING

• Use cards to list various skills and organizational values. 
• Present industry information and trivia to enhance knowledge or train new hires.
• Share photographs of nationwide or worldwide locations and facilities.

RECOGNITION/ COMMEMORATION 

• Show photos of your team members or Alumni.
• Company anniversaries can be celebrated by showing advertising campaigns throughout the years.
• Show photos of the construction of a new facility as it was built.

FUND RAISING 

• Sell advertising on each of the 54 face cards to different organizations while imprinting your group name on the card back. The total funds raised are from both selling the individual ads plus the sale of the decks themselves. An order of 500 decks can yield over $6000.00 in funds for your non-profit, chamber or charity group!

The minimum quantities for full custom faces is 500 decks; but we have have semi-custom options for as few as 50 decks with our stock face designs on the subjects of SAFETY, HEALTH, GO GREEN TIPS and GOLFING TIPS.

Playing card advertising is the "real deal." Contact me today at 847-398-5500 or dona.blunt@newportpros.com to ask about customizing playing card decks to highlight information about your company/organization.

Our Best-Selling Trade Show Giveaways

Choosing items to giveaway at your next trade show event can be overwhelming just with the sheer number of choices available. After all, at Newport Promotions we have over a thousand products to fit every kind of themed event and type of audience. 

Then consider that you have to factor in your budget, what your audience would like or find useful, and how many items you need. This might put you at a complete loss for what giveaway items to select.

Through years of experience, I’ve found that the best-selling and most-popular branded promotional items and trade show giveaways aren’t always the grandest or most expensive, they’re the items attendees will get the most use out of. 

Here are some of our best-selling items to consider for your next trade show or event. You can’t go wrong with any of these great items: 

Best-Selling Cotton Tote

Between brochures, giveaway items, water bottles and wallets, trade show and event attendees need an easy and non-cumbersome way to haul it all around. Help them out and give them a tote bag.

Our best-selling tote not only provides a huge space for displaying your brand, but it’s also eco-friendly since your attendees are sure to use it time and time again.

Double-Ended Lanyards

Give your trade show booth visitors a way to represent your brand all day long with our double-ended lanyards that have two separate attachments. 

This is the perfect giveaway for any event that requires wearing a badge or holding on to other items such as meal tickets, breakout session tickets, etc. Attendees can keep everything right within reach at an affordable cost for you. 

Custom Trail Mix

Hey, everyone’s got to eat, and unfortunately snacks can be hard to find at many trade show and conference venues. Rather than resorting to overpriced snacks at the closest hotel or venue gift shop, give attendees the energy they need right when they need it. 

With our choices of trail mix, salted peanuts, gummy bears, chocolate covered raisins, jelly beans, and more, there are plenty of options for keeping attendees satiated. 

Unique Refreshing Towel

After your attendees eat their snack, make sure they have a quick and easy clean up! 

Our unique, branded refreshing towels are ideal for trade shows and conferences where lots of hands are being shook and people are touching the same door handles, etc. Give your attendees the peace of mind that they can clean their hands, if a washroom isn’t in sight. 

Portable Battery Charger 

Solve one of the most common problems at trade shows and conferences - providing power! 

It never fails, at every big event you’ll always find attendees sitting on the floor by an outlet looking to boost their battery for another couple hours. And if they’re not sitting by an outlet, they’re looking for one!

Our portable battery charger is budget-friendly and the best way to ensure your attendee’s phones stay charged so they can tweet out praise about your booth or presentation. 

If you’re really looking to wow your conference or trade show attendees, we love the idea of bundling all these best-sellers together for the ultimate welcome and hospitality package. These items are guaranteed to get love from attendees at your booth.

If you would like more help in choosing the best branded promotional items and giveaways for your next trade show or event, give me a call at 847-398-5500 or shoot me an email at dona.blunt@newportpros.com. I’d be happy to guide you to the perfect items for your audience!  

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Get in the Game to Get Sales from Your Next Trade Show Booth

In one of my previous blog posts I talked about using games as a unique, fun and effective way to drive traffic to your trade show booth and score big at your next conference or event. Between the interactivity and the chance to win a cool prize, setting up a game is a great way to stand out among the sea of other booths as well as encourage attendees to engage with your booth staff rather than do a quick look and pass.

Here are four ideas to up your game at your next trade show.

Pull Out a Classic with Cornhole

This Regulation Cornhole Game requires a bit of space, which makes it a great game to set up at an outdoor event where you have a booth set up. One way to set the stakes is if contestants make 3 of 5 throws they win a small prize, and if a player makes all 5 shots they win a grand prize, but of course, you can run the game in any number of ways.

Just make sure your cornhole boards are on brand with your logo and colors. Our cornhole boards feature two sets of four bean toss bags and a 4-color process vinyl logo on a two sturdy 2 ft. x 4 ft. frames, which also come in a variety of colors to fit your brand. You'll be taking this game to every trade show and corporate event for years to come.

Spin the Wheel - The Micro Prize Wheel

Easy and fun for everyone to try, ask trade show attendees to spin the wheel for a chance to win a number of prizes. For those who maybe aren’t as coordinated as a skilled cornhole player, spinning the prize wheel is a good way to keep the winning barrier low if you’ve got some crafty prize ideas that are great for generating leads.

Our Micro Prize Wheel is also ideal if you want a game, but don’t have a ton of real estate at your booth. Our wheel only takes up 14” of space on your table, but at 20” tall, it’s something you know attendees will see and want to spin!

Drop a Puck to Win a Prize

Similar to one of the most popular games on The Price is Right T.V. game show, the Puck Drop Game is sure to get people on board with participating and engaging with your team at your trade show booth.

Set the prize for one or more of the slots at the bottom of the game board and let luck and gravity do the rest. The Micro Prize Drop game includes 3 mini pucks as well as printable templates for adding your company logo to the title insert and your specific prizes to the inserts in the bottom of the board.

Everyone’s a Winner with Prize Toss

With eight customizable prize slots, think of Prize Toss as the game where everyone wins! Since some shots are more difficult to make, those slots should be your high-prized items with the easier shots being your more general giveaways. Our Prize Toss game features a large header area for you to promote your brand, logo, or special event messaging.


Have you ever used a game to draw people in to your trade show booth? What was the basis of the game and were you happy with the results?

If you are looking to drive traffic to your upcoming trade show booth, or see how promotional products can help you meet your marketing goals, give me a call at 847-398-5500 or shoot me an email at dona.blunt@newportpros.com. I'd be happy to consult on a unique promotion for your business.

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How to Choose the Right Promotional Products to Drive Trade Show Booth Traffic – Free Ebook

You have a big trade show coming up. You've invested a lot of time and resources and you really want the investment to pay off big with new leads and new sales from existing clients. However, that can only happen if you drive traffic into your trade show booth. You need their attention so you can showcase your products and services, as well as get the opportunity to explain your unique value. So what can you do to make sure your key clients and prospects come see you at your next trade show or conference?

Believe it or not, promotional products can play a huge role in driving traffic to your booth. But I’m not talking about having the latest and greatest freebies or giveaways, although that is proven to get people to stop by your booth. I’m talking about thinking creatively and using promotional products to support a trade show marketing campaign that puts your booth on the “Must See” list for attendees.

To help you maximize the Return on Investment from your next trade show, feel free to download my ebook on “How to Choose the Right Promotional Products to Drive Trade Show Booth Traffic.” It’s designed to walk you through some essential questions to help you think creatively and be strategic about building your brand and business at your next trade show, conference, or event.

If you like this free resource, feel free to share it with your colleagues. 

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Enhance Your Next Trade Show or Event with a Custom Mobile App

Calling all event planners! Do you have an event or series of events coming up? To make the event experience more memorable and enhance your brand, you'll definitely want to take a look at one of our newest promotional offerings - the mobile event app!

With this customized mobile event app, you can make your event much more user-friendly by giving event attendees all the information they need at their fingertips. They can quickly access maps of the building, a schedule of events, and even travel information to find a great place for dinner. This app will really depict your company as a technology leader, too.

Best yet, you can avoid expensive printing and paper costs by eliminating those printed show or event guides. All of that information, including sponsorship advertising, can be built into the app that attendees can access from their smart phones.

We can work with you to create a fully-branded mobile app for your event that provides valuable information, connects with your target audience, and eliminates waste. Whether you have a single event, multiple events, or need a year round app for your organization, we have the perfect solution to engage your audience and boost your impact.

Don't worry, you won't lose any advertising or sponsorship revenue by eliminating your paper guide. You can still sell sponsorship ads on the app that will appear with the content that is important to your attendees.

Other features that can be added to the mobile app include:

• Event Schedules
• Interactive Floor Plans 
• Surveys and Audience Response
• Instant Alerts to Promote and Boost Attendance for Special Events
• "My Show" planning features
• Speaker Bios
• Local Destination & Travel Info
• Social Media Integration making it easy for attendees to promote your event on their social media accounts

Let us show you how easy and impactful this promotional marketing idea can be to make your next trade show, conference or event a huge smash. Give me a call at 847-398-5500 or email me at dona.blunt@newportpros.com.

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A New Shape to Make Your Trade Show Booth Stand Out

Want to draw more people to your trade show booth? Sure, who doesn't, right? Well, here's an attention grabbing idea - showcase your marketing message in 4D with this four-sided, full-color, pyramid-shaped display! 

Tired of the "same old, same old" trade show booth banner stands that can only be viewed from one side?  Have more than one message to communicate, but need to do so in a small booth space?  Then this new four-sided display could definitely be your answer.

The display is 7 feet tall and can be seen from any direction so you can draw traffic to your booth from any angle. It's perfect for a corner booth space. It features strong carbon composite poles that easily open up like an umbrella so it can be set up very quickly by any member of your team. The hardware and graphics are super lightweight and packaged in a soft carry case that can be transported via auto or plane, saving you expensive shipping costs. Best of all, at under $400 each (including set-up charge), it's very affordable. 

Frank Cooper, Vice President of Marketing for the Magellan Industrial Group recently brought his display to an important trade show in China and was very pleased with it. Frank said: 

"The pyramid display unit is extremely unique and does draw a lot of attention, depending on your graphics. The OEM machined parts we displayed on it almost seem 3-D! Many show attendees commented on it very favorably. Thanks for all of your help in purchasing it and expediting the shipping. It’s a real winner!!"

The display is perfect for all indoor venues, such as trade shows, malls, conferences, or lobbies. You can have the same message on each side or have each side feature a different message for versatility.

Make your marketing message pop with beautiful, full-color graphics and a unique 4D display. Don't let all of the attention go to your head, though.

If you want to learn more about this unique and effective trade show booth signage, give me a call at 847-398-5500 or email me at dona.blunt@newportpros.com. 


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