archive for "2008"
Promotional Clothing – Wear your Brand
19th December, 2008 Categories: Clothing SCMOne area that has made huge strides forward in the promotional merchandise industry is that of promotional clothing. With huge choice on the high street and numerous brands competing for our retail spend, branded and corporate wear has needed to keep up with styles and appeal that will be well received when given. As designs [...]
Promotional Keyrings – Such Variety Available
17th December, 2008 Categories: Promotional Keyrings SCMIt is very often acknowledged that the best received gifts are the ones that are needed. Had they not been given they would be something that would be bought. Items that have a purpose and are useful are obviously the best and they also don’t have to be high value to achieve the desired results. [...]
Virtual Samples Save Days
16th December, 2008 Categories: SCMThe production process from placing an order to delivery of finished goods in the promotional gifts industry has always been a multiple stage process. The Business Gift Supplier is almost like a personal shopper for his client, discussing ideas, providing costs, discussing lead times. Then samples are posted out to ensure that the product matches [...]
Last Minute Business Gift Deliveries Possible
15th December, 2008 Categories: Christmas Pens Senator PensWe are now in the last week of the calendar year for business and promotional gift deliveries and those last minute enquires for staff or client gifts are still being received. This year more than any before the decision to go ahead on an order already quoted, or to make a snap decision on something [...]
Bespoke Clothing Options Come On Stream
12th December, 2008 Categories: Clothing SCMCorporate workwear and promotional clothing is not new and does in fact rank very highly in sales of the promotional gift Industry . Not only are there high value items such as jackets, fleeces and shirts, but also the volume orders for low priced T-shirts should not be overlooked. This category of business gifts is not [...]
Personality of the Year of Promotional Gifts
11th December, 2008 Categories: Green/Recycled Pens Promotional Mugs SCM Senator Pens USB FlashdrivesAs we are close to acknowledging our national and international sporting heroes via BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year, it seemed logical that we put forward the heroes of the promotional gifts world. We have seen many strong performances in an action packed year of business gifts, with the usual names cropping up as best [...]
Promotional Gifts in Full Colour
10th December, 2008 Categories: Pens Promotional Mugs SCMIt is still surprising how many enquiries for promotional gifts and merchandise are received with the client still unsure of how many colours can be printed onto the item they are interested in. This is not a problem for us – we love talking about what we do and the ultimate aim is match a [...]
Top of the Pops – Senator Pens Style
5th December, 2008 Categories: Pens SCM Senator PensRight you are “Pen Pickers” – this is the chart-tastic run down of the top 10 selling promotional pens from Senator. Steel City Marketing have sold more than 100,000 Senator pens in 2008 alone, making it one of the best selling ranges we have available. Lets get straight on with the “chart” : 10 : [...]
Promotional Ice Scrapers go down an Ice Storm!
4th December, 2008 Categories: Green/Recycled SCM WinterThe cold snap has certainly kicked in and the weather now seems to be a hotter (or colder!) topic of conversation than the economy – for a change! Pretty much everyday this week, the car has had a pretty thick covering of ice and the trusty ice scraper has been put to good use! Although [...]
Business Gifts – Sent in 2 Parts
2nd December, 2008 Categories: SCMVery occasionally you come across a little gem of an idea within the world of business gifts and it is certainly worth a mention. An agency is working on a direct mail campaign for a product launch for their client. They are only looking at around 200 key contacts so there is a reasonable budget [...]
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