That solves a problem? How about a matchbook of promotional toothpicks?  These six ergonomically shaped plastic toothpicks are always ready to remove that irritating little piece of meat stuck between your teeth.

You can keep it in your pocket or your purse at all times, because it is tiny and hardly takes any space at all. The branded matchbook of toothpicks offers a huge print area for promotional purposes and is great for use at bars and restaurants.

Almost every adult has owned a baseball cap at some stage and in all probability the hat carries a logo or promotional message. What makes this hat so different is that it has a dual use: a baseball cap to keep the sun away from your eyes during the day and a baseball cap to see in the dark at night.

The Lucifer Cap represents a great innovation that will really get your brand seen time and again and the practical nature of the cap will mean that the hat will be valued by the recipient and not discarded when another promotional cap is handed out.

Prices have come down significantly and memory size has expanded  up to 32 GB capacity.  It seems a life time since memory sticks were offered with 125KB capacity. Memory sticks have been a defining product of how quickly technology has moved forward and the promotional opportunities have improved in tandem. Perhaps the most successful of all the designs of memory sticks has been the Twister design.

This design has stood out from the crowd mainly because it allows both options of screen printing and laser engraving in two positions and the sturdy connected head protector. Now the USB Twister has got even better and offers 10 different bespoke shapes to create a 2D effect.  The body of the twister comes in 5 different colours: navy, lime, white, black and orange.

Memory size available is 128MB – 8GB and if you want to PMS colour match, then only 200 units are required. These custom shapes will really get your brand noticed and stand out from the crowd of other promotional USB sticks.

Corporate gifts are very much in demand in the key period up to Christmas each year.  The requirement to have something that not only looks expensive but feels expensive is essential.

The opportunity to brand the product with one’s own corporate identity and to display the values that are represented by the product are key elements to producing an effective corporate gift. Corporate gifts must hit the spot – once given the provider wants to be sure that the recipient is going to value the gift and not just pass it to a member of staff or family.

It is essential that the promotional products distributor understands who is going to be receiving the gift and then recommend to their customer the most suitable options available.

The branding options are equally varied including screen printing, dye sublimation, high visability inks, woven and embroidered. In addition, printed lanyards have been developed to be multi-functional and now can even incorporate USB memory sticks. This has been a very important development as promotional USB sticks have been equally popular.

The combination of both products has created a really success promotional item, especially for use at conferences and exhibitions. Those attending conventions are now handed  branded lanyards containing  in-built USB memory sticks with exhibition and conference subject information stored on the USB memory drive. Promotional USB lanyards are low cost and very effective promotional products.

The amount of printed literature produced for conferences and exhibitions is staggering and a great deal usually finds its way into the wastebasket.  Providing information loaded onto a USB drive incorporated into  printed lanyards is a great way of helping the environment and keeping waste to a minimum.  Also, by integrating the USBs with promotional lanyards helps to make promotional budgets work even harder!

The latest ‘must have’ gadget to hit the promotions market is a trendy mobile phone watch which can either be fitted on to a lanyard or around the wrist. The great thing is that it makes full use of all current technology, such as WiFi to enable calls to be made and received and to send text messages. It supports 2 hours talking time and 96 hours standby time, access to 200 contacts, has an alarm clock function and is charged using mini USB.

This mobile phone watch is fully brandable and therefore can be designed to fit any promotional brand whether it be for the drinks industry, IT or sports related products.

The associated marketing messages when using this product to promote your brand are endless, from comfort protection lightweight and easy to store. In all probability, promotional seat cushions will find a place in the boot of the car ready for their next use.

Importantly, this great promotional item will be useful to everyone, young and old, male or female. The other great thing is that it is a low cost promotional product and that makes it attractive to promoters and marketeers.

In turn, manufacturers of promotional products  have sought to produce environmentally friendly and recyclable versions of their standard product range. A new eco-friendly product to the portfolio of eco-friendly products are branded umbrellas made with recycled PET.

PET stands for Polyethylene Terephthalate, which is usually used in the production of other consumer products such as water bottles and food containers. How are these umbrellas made eco-friendly?  Basically, after the consumer recycles have been collected and sorted by type at the recycling centres,

PET products are crushed and pressed into bales, shredded and refined into PET flakes.  These flakes are transformed into raw materials from which innovative companies produce promotional eco-friendly products. Although recycled products are generally more expensive than standard products, the environmentally conscious organisations realise the importance of promoting the