There is Still Time to Get That Perfect Gift!

Can you believe the Holidays are well and truly here? It can be the most magical season...and yet the most stressful. In all of the chaos that comes at the end of the fiscal and calendar year - booking those last minute sales, meeting client's end of year financial requests, or annual strategic reviews and planning sessions - buying gifts for clients and team members may have been neglected. It happens. 

But you still have options. Newport Promotions wants to help take some of that stress away and be your one stop shop for all of your corporate gifting needs (last minute or not)!

When it comes to last minute gifts, food items are always a good bet. They are sourced here in the U.S. for the most part and can be turned around fairly quickly.

If you are still searching for a year end gift for clients or employees, this Shelf-Stable, Taste of Wisconsin Sausage Board is perfect! The heavy-duty Bamboo chopping board, fire-branded with your logo will leave an impressive lasting impression! Who doesn't love a great charcuterie board? They are so popular these days. Board comes in a variety of food options to meet your price point. Order yours while supplies last. (Call me for info on delivery options and pricing.)

We have other food gifts if you are looking for something different. Call me for more information on what is available. 

For more information or to order your specialty food items contact me today! dona.blunt@newportpros.com or 847-398-5500 

Happy Holidays, 

Dona Blunt, MAS
Newport Promotions

Leave a Lasting Impression with your Clients and Team

It's the Holiday Season! While there aren't many days left to grab gifts for your clients or your team members, there are still some items with deep inventory that we could potentially still get to you in time for the Holiday or as a New Years gift. Best yet, these items are all under $25.

Take this Radiant Light Up Logo Wireless Charging Pad. It allows you to charge your smartphone without all those messy cords. Your logo or marketing message can be screen printed on the charger in one color or upcharge to multicolor printing. 

Or the Hugo Copper Vacuum Insulted 20 oz. Tumbler. The tumbler keeps beverages cold for at least 24 hours and 8 hours for hot beverages. Tumbler comes in a variety of colors to showcase your one color or upcharge to a multicolor logo. Clients and team members will think of you every time they sip their favorite drinks! That's brand goodwill!

The Hive 15" Computer Backpack features a zippered main compartment that holds your laptop and includes a padded compartment for your iPad® or tablet. Large front zippered pocket has organization and earbud access. There's plenty of space for your color logo or marketing message to be screen printed to the front pocket. 

The Oppo Bluetooth Headphones with Microphone feature extra soft ear cups for all day comfort. With built in music controls and a microphone you can answer/reject calls control the volume and music with a push of a button. The built in microphone also make the Oppo Bluetooth Headphones a great option for any webinar or virtual meeting.

You can't go wrong with a super soft blanket. This extra plush soft micro coral plush blanket is perfect to cuddle up with. Free run charges for embroidery up to 7,500 stitches. The open dimensions are 50" x 60" and the folded dimensions are 12.5" x 12".

Finally, the sporty M-Vega Tech quarter zip pullover for men and half zip for women is a versatile pullover designed for wash and wear convenience. This EZ Care tech top is made with a breathable, moisture wicking fabric, it also offers UV protection and resists snagging. It's available in five sporty colors. 

For these and more visit https://www.newportpros.com/ or contact me dona.blunt@newportpros.com or 847-398-5500. 

Happy Holidays, 

Dona Blunt, MAS
Newport Promotions

Best New Promotional Items (What You Could Be Missing Out On)

The best new promotional items are out! The cat is out of the bag with this one and Newport Promotions has what you need for your next big event, or marketing promotion. Whether it be from office supplies for a hard days work or all the way to the evening "wine" down, there's something perfect to help you promote your brand to customers, prospect, and employees.

RFID Key Fob Pouch

Do you need to keep your belongings safe while you're on the go? Our RFID Key Fob Pouch will block key fob signals and help maintain the integrity of your vehicle security system. The copper lined pouch is designed to prevent anyone from using skimming tools that copy or mimic your key fob's unique signal and wireless code used to gain access to your vehicle or keyless entry system. Once a device is properly enclosed in the pouch, no signal can penetrate or be hacked. Your one color logo can be printed on the front of the pouch.

Adjustable Desktop Cellphone Stand

These days, everyone has gone virtual- virtual meetings, conferences, and social gatherings. Sometimes we're using every device possible to get our work done and that includes our cellphones. This adjustable desktop cellphone stand is just what you need to get the angle you need for all those extra meetings. It will allow you to perfectly position the angle and height of your phone on your home or office desk. There is a fairly large area for you to imprint your logo on the base. 

Cointainer™  Promotional Disk

These best new promotional items are what you need to commemorate those special moments you want to keep with you forever. Cointainer™ allows you to embed almost anything into a unique promotional item. It has a 7/8" 2-part insert that holds everything from powders, coins, confetti, material samples, microchips...the list goes on! Ideal for promoting materials, commemorating events (think ground-breaking ceremony), and loyalty programs. Personalize the coin with full color print on one or both sides.

Customized Word Coaster

We all need a little motivation now and then and we all have our favorite phrase. Now you can turn that phrase into a permanent piece for any table. We'll take your words & turn them into a coaster! Item is 3 ¼" x 3 ¼" x 3/16" thick, oak wood, finished black. Your custom phrase will be formatted in a square, balanced within the square.

Personalized Mailing Boxes

We can all do a little good by sending out gifts as a thank you or even to brand or launch your own product. There’s just something about having your own brand out there and showing it off to the world. Mailer Style boxes are the box of choice for eCommerce order fulfillment and subscription box brands. This style is quick to assemble and easy to pack. We can also design custom inserts for the boxes that allow you to display and hold items in place as they are shipped and get show-cased when the package is opened.

Promotional Bamboo Wine Set

One of the classiest of the best new promotional items that also doubles as a great holiday gift, is the Bamboo Wine Set. It includes a corkscrew, seal cutter, pourer, stopper, thermometer, and a drip ring all stylishly held in an engraved bamboo block. Customize this gift right on the block, have it branded with your logo or personally labeled with your client's logo, and anyone would be impressed by this gift.

Auden Bamboo Lap Desk

Many people are still working from home but no one likes to be tied to a desk all day. It's just plain uncomfortable! The problem? Taking all of your stuff with you and finding a place to put it. The Auden Bamboo Lap Desk is your work from anywhere solution. Bamboo work surface with vented tray allows proper laptop ventilation (sized to hold a 15" laptop). Device ledge to secure your laptop in place. Integrated simulated leather mouse pad (mouse pad dimensions: 5.875L 8.5H). Built in phone dock enables you to watch videos, participate in virtual meetings, or FaceTime friends hands-free while you work on your laptop. Your brand can be printed on the upper left corner of the lap desk or on the mousepad. 

Garden Tool Set

One of the best ways to unwind after a long day is to spend it in the garden. Gifting this 6-piece Garden Tool Set to a VIP customer or employee will help them get the job done. This set will delight any gardener. It includes a well-designed apron with plenty trowel, a rake and a pruner. Your logo can be embroidered on the front of the apron. 

With all of these new items I’m sure you will find the best thing for your company's marketing or employee appreciation efforts. As the holidays draw nearer, you find these items will fly out fast so be sure to get yours while supplies last. Don’t forget, each item is available for customization and engraving! Contact me today at dona.blunt@newportpros.com or 847-398-5500 should you have any questions regarding your purchases.

Most of all I hope you stay healthy and hopeful.

Dona Blunt, MAS
Newport Promotions

Light Up the Night with these Bright Promotional Product Ideas

With the new year just around the corner, thoughts are turning to bright new ideas that can help share your brand message in 2018. These products will help light up any room and will light up imaginations and creativity, as well. The sky is the limit for your branding message placement, so call me today to discuss the possibilities.

JBL Pulse 2 Bluetooth® Speaker

Elevate your music experience to another dimension with the JBL Pulse 2, a portable Bluetooth speaker that offers sensational sound with an interactive light show. Bring your music to life with glowing, multi-colored visuals and transform wherever you are into a party. You can add a four color imprint for your logo or marketing message.

Branded Light-Up White Fidget Spinner

Fidgety folks, rejoice! Nervous Nellies and attention-deficit sufferers can now enjoy relief from anxiety and distractions with this LED Light Up Spinner fidget toy. Nine bright LEDs create a mesmerizing motion blur of red, green and blue when swiftly spinning for 1-2 minutes. Print your four color logo in one location on the stress relieving spinner. This is a great trade show giveaway or swag bag gift.

Light Up Tunnel Coaster

Promotional Light Up Tunnel Coasters have a reflective surface that creates an optical illusion of a never ending tunnel of light. These coasters have six light-up functions including a rapid-flashing, slow color-changing, still light, and individual flashing color. Print your one color logo on top for full visibility. This is an amazing promotional product to sit on a desk, in a bar table, or as a trade show giveaway. 

Power Up On/Off Bracelet - Blue

Liven up your next nighttime event by offering this power up on/off flashing bracelet as a party or show favor at the door. This bracelet comes with flashing LED lights that light up when the bracelet is turned on. It's designed so that one size fits all with a choice of imprint options on a silicon band. A fun giveaway item for a hospitality event or evening networking reception.

Neon Glow Glasses - Assorted

Neon Glow Glasses have changed the game in glow. Before, people were just wearing them around the neck or on the wrist, but now on the face? Unreal! See through the neon glow in these lovely Neon Glow Glasses. Pair these with a photo booth at your next trade show or networking event for a ton of fun.

To discuss these products or any other bright ideas you'd like to explore, contact me at  dona.blunt@newportpros.com or 847-398-5500.

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Affordable, Yet Unique Corporate Holiday Gifts

Black Friday deals have come and gone, but that’s okay, because truthfully, some of those “big savings” deals really weren’t that big of a deal at all. When you’re looking to stay inside a tight budget for your corporate Holiday gifts, don’t worry about hunting down deals, crunching the numbers, or trying to pull off a crazy order you might end up regretting. 

Instead, find nice, affordable and quality gifts that you can customize to fit your needs. Here are a few examples of unique and affordable gifts for customers, valued suppliers, or employees to get your holiday gifting wheels churning, all under $20:

Fuse Tech Case

For your workers that are always hopping from meeting to meeting or around to various workspaces, our Fuse Tech Case is the perfect way to keep all their items together and organized. The Fuse Tech Case features a front pocket for easy access in addition to a padded compartment equipped to fit a 12-inch tablet. This case also has three interior organizer pockets and 1 mesh pocket that can hold a small notebook, pens, calculator, smartphone, and a variety of other things every professional likes to have at a moment’s notice. There is a large area on the front of the case for your logo to get noticed.

Gift Sets Make Buying Promotional Products Easy and Impactful

The Holiday Season is coming up fast and it's time to start ordering thank you gifts for your clients and employees. You want to give them something they'll use or keep, you want your logo to be prominently displayed, and you want the whole ordering process to be easy, right? Well, then promotional gift sets could be the perfect solution for you.

With gift sets, you don't need to spend the time and hassle of choosing individual gifts for the set. That's already done for you, saving you precious time. The other big benefit of gift sets is that your logo appears on each item in the set, giving you multiple impressions. What's not to like about that?


Here are some of our favorite Promotional Product Gift Sets.

A. Road Warrior Gift Box Set: For those with a long commute or salespeople always on the road, this car gift set will be very much appreciated. It includes a double walled acrylic tumbler with straw, a full color microfiber cloth for cleaning your phone and tablet screens, a USB car charger, and a retractable universal USB wire.

B. Bath and Body Gift Set: Everyone loves to be pampered and this gift set does the trick. Spoil your favorite employees or customers with these splendid Spa Kits containing everything they need to soak away stress and feel refreshed. Includes:

• Translucent drawstring tote
• 2 oz. shampoo, hand & body lotion, and bath & shower gel.
• Net sponge and fingertip loofah

C. Perfect 10 Gift Set: If you want to make a big impression this Perfect 10 gift set is for you. Because you get your logo printed in one color on every item in the set, it's perfect for launching or rebranding your company to reinforce the name or new logo design. The set includes a Drawstring Sport Backpack, Classic Coffee Cup, Plastic Cup Tumbler, Tech Pocket Carrier Case, Ballpoint Stylus, Gel Pen, Aluminum Flashlight, Color Wave Notebook, Journal Book, and it's all packed into a Carry-All Cooler. You can give these items out as one big gift or create a promotion and give your customers or best employees a new item every month until they have a complete set. 

D. Travel Mug and Tumbler Set: If you thought you didn't need another travel mug, you were wrong. This Travel Mug and Tumbler Gift Set includes two 16 oz. beverage holders. Both feature a Stainless Steel exterior with a bold metallic color finish, double wall insulation with plastic liner and shiny chrome accents. They also feature a black rubber center band and black plastic twist-on lid with slide lock to prevent spills. The mug has a sturdy, black plastic handle while the paired tumbler has no handle. Both are packaged in a beautiful sturdy silver open window gift box! Here's the best part, you can choose the same color for both or different colors.

E. Traveler’s Gift Set: The world travelers on your gift list will feel special with a leatherette passport cover and matching luggage tag gift set. Available in several bold colors to show off your logo, this gift set is a stylish way to keep track of your important papers and luggage when traveling.

F. Cozy Fleece Gift Set: Available in several bold colors every item in this gift set is made of 100% polyester anti-pill fleece material. The set includes a hat, scarf and a pair of fingerless gloves with removable mitten top for extra warmth. It's all packaged together in a matching fleece drawstring pouch, which is great for traveling, storing, or toting to a football game! Each item can be embroidered with your company's logo.

What do you think? Do gift sets make gift buying easier or would you rather pick the items out yourself?