Don't Miss Out on Holiday Gift Orders! (Count Down to 2022)

With 2022 just a few months away and supply shortages occurring on so many products from overseas, you need to place your Holiday gift orders for clients and employees now. Don't wait until the last minute to order your favorite items or you may miss out.

Newport Promotions has always been your no-hassle way of getting you all the best products to customize and to gift for any event. However, overcoming the pandemic has left us with challenges out of our control. More specifically, these challenges include inventory shortages in several product categories that will limit what's available to sell, and labor shortages that impact production time. 

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

Spring Forward, Fall Back! (The Perfect Promo Products for that Extra Hour of Sleep)

It’s almost time to Fall back again and in a few short months we all get one extra hour of sleep! (Or so they say!) Sleep is one of the most important factors in physical health, productivity, and mental and emotional health. Without it, we become unstable creatures.

No matter what you need to get the best sleep ever, I’m sure we all have that certain thing we can’t go without. Whether it be a pillow, eye mask, weighted blanked or stuffed animal, there’s no shame in using it. 

In fact, falling back and sleep can be used as a great promotion to draw more awareness to health, sleep deprivation issues, and mental health. As an example, PromoCares, a non-profit that supports social and environmental responsibility in the promotional products industry, has launching a fundraising campaign to support mental health organizations. Donors at certain levels will receive sleep-themed merchandise to thank them for their support. Inspired?

Newport Promotions has promotional items that are perfect to help you promote employee wellness, tie into a sleep and health promotional campaign, support a fundraising campaign, or just use as a sought-after giveaway items. I want to share with you a few new items you can brand with your logo this month as we prep to Fall back.

Branded Eye Mask

These eye masks are a fan favorite! The eye mask will help block out light for undisturbed rest. Adjustable velcro straps make for easy wearing comfort. The outside of the mask is made of spandex, whereas the inside is made of soft fleece to ensure this mask feels nice and comfortable against your face. Available in three different color combos, masks can also be personalized with a one color screen print.

Poplin Pillowcase

We also have pillowcases available for customization! Do you have a favorite design for your room theme, or want to show off your favorite sports team? These are a great platform for a message or branding for the target audience at corporate events. They are great promotional items for teens and college kids. They’re cool and comfortable, made of 100% Polyester. These pillowcases are also compliant with regulations for use by children. Price includes full color sublimation.

Aero-Snooze Travel Kit

While you're getting ready to Fall back, you'll probably also be getting ready to travel. You must love those long flights or road trips, right? I know I'm not the only one to grab some shut eye on the way. These TSA-compliant 3-piece eye masks, ear plugs and carrying case are just what you need to get through the red tape at the airport! One or multicolor screen print options available to showcase your brand or marketing message.

Sleeping Tips Pocket Sliders

Looking for some really good educational content to round out your sleeping & health campaign or promotion? Look no further than this pocket slider with information on various sleep disorders. It is a great attention grabber and conversation starter for your target audience. A good night's sleep is a dream away as well as understanding how proper sleep impacts your health. There are helpful tips on improving your sleeping habits, sleep apnea, insomnia, sleep deprivation and narcolepsy. Your logo can be imprinted on the front of the pocket sleeve. 

If sleep, health, and wellbeing are key components of your brand messaging for marketing campaign, I know there’s something here to help you stand out and provide value to your customers or employees. Promote, style, network, and converse with these items and you’ll be sure to make a lasting sleep impression. 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

Sustainable Water Bottles - The Perfect Promotional Product

Drinking water is great for your health! It keeps you hydrated, flushes out toxins and regulates your body temperature, but did you also know that unless you're using sustainable water bottles, that bottle can take a toll on the environment around you?

If you’re like me, you might find that you have more than a few half empty bottles just lying around the house or in the car just taking up space. Did you know that 90% of the cost of bottled water is for the bottle alone and that 80% of those bottles never get recycled? On average, Americans consume 167 bottles of water per year, that's over 38 million water bottles in a landfill each year!

It takes 7 years for those bottles to dissolve in the landfill, can you imagine having that many half empty water bottles on a piece of land for 7 years?! What’s also insane is to think about how much money we’re spending on things we throw away every day.

Disruptions in the Global Supply Chain and How that Affects Promotional Product Orders

New Coronavirus Outbreak in China 

Over one year into the coronavirus pandemic and we started to see things getting back to normal in many parts of the world. At least we started to. But then an out break from the southern region of China led to more problems at the ports and possible product price increases. 

The global supply chain continues to be impacted by the Covid outbreak causing prolonged replenishment times, decreased freight capacity, and product price increase across a variety of categories.  The decreased freight capacity is one of the biggest setbacks we have yet to see.  To expand, a normal container coming from China going to the East Coast would usually cost $3,000 dollars. Now, that same shipment would cost $9,000 dollars. 

Even at this heightened price, there is no guarantee of regular, on time, sailing dates. Therefore, suppliers are being forced to use premium freight which is an increase of at least 35%. 

Save The Date! Juneteenth is Here to Stay!

 

Save The Date! (Juneteenth- Now A Federal Holiday, Is Here to Stay)

On June 17th, 2021, President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. Going forward, on June 19th, we will celebrate the day that General Gordan Granger rode into Galveston, Texas to announce that the Civil War had ended and two years prior, President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Slavery was over.

An extremely important moment in American history and 156 years later it's recognized as a federal holiday.

Many companies like Target, Spotify, the NFL, Postmates and Nike are showing their support for the new Holiday with products, specials, door busters and celebrations.   

 At Newport Promotions we are here to help you celebrate the new Holiday with your customers and employees. We would love nothing more than to help you remember Juneteenth by providing you and your important audiences with a branded calendar highlighting this new Holiday. However, there is just one tiny problem…

Can't Shake The Anxiety?

Can’t shake the anxiety? A new tool to help you calm the nerves.

Nervousness, leg shaking, finger tapping. Your palms are sweaty and you’re getting sick to your stomach. It’s an anxiety overload. You need something to take your mind off your circumstances, something to calm you down. Can’t focus on the task ahead of you? Feeling the brain fog take over? Don’t worry there’s a solution just waiting for you to pick it up.

The Push Pop Fidget Toy is a novelty toy that helps relieve stress, anxiety, ADHD, Autism and more. It’s a game for all ages that can help develop brainpower and has the ability to cultivate logic and reasoning.

How Does The Push Pop Fidget Toy Work?

It’s made of friendly silicone and ABS, is lightweight and small in size so it’s easy to carry anywhere. The Push Pop Fidget Toy engages you in simple repetitive motions to filter your sensory elements that could be distracting, stressful or anxiety inducing.