The NEW Steel City Marketing brochure has been mailed out and the response has been amazing. It is the only independent Promotional Gift directory in the UK. The new concept, improved layout and the huge amount of ideas crammed in this year make it one of the standout sourcing tools in the UK for Business Gift ideas. To request a copy click here. If you have any questions, or cant find what you are specifically looking for, please let me know.

Product Update
Here are just a couple of ideas for this particular update. They have been selected either as new products or something that is currently on offer.

Combi Pad Plus

A great new promotional notepads product. The image shows this laid out with an A5 pad, 3 x A8 sticky note pads and a set of index tabs. Equally this could have different sized pads, totally up to you. Full colour branding to the cover really enhances this product and protects the pads. This is price on application due to the various combinations, but a really good new idea.

DEAL : Free of charge carriage for any orders on this product for the next month!

 

AntiBacterial Pen

This pens kills 99.9% of harmful viruses and bacteria and to show this moving forward in your promotion, the “Anti Bac logo” can be printed single colour onto the reverse of the pen free of charge.

DEAL : Free screen charges (usually £35.00 per colour) up to 3 colours.

 

 

Etched Mug

Great addition to the promotional mug range. Rather than screen printed, the logo is engraved, giving a really striking finish and something very different.

 

 

 

And so…..onto other news…..

Steel City Marketing is 30 years old as of June this year!!! We are so proud to have been in this industry for that long, working with the best manufacturers and having built up some amazing relationships with clients along the way. To celebrate, we have kicked in a rebrand which is incorporated into the 30th edition of the directory, which we feel is the best yet.

Away from work James Biggin completed the London Marathon in April this year in 3 hours 1 min and 12 secs at the same time as production assistants Deborah who was finishing in 5 place in the Sheffield Half Marathon. Watch this space for the next challenge!

One of the ranges of business gift ideas that remain popular to this day is the great choice of promotional mugs. These days, it is not so much about paying high unit cost for an elaborate design, the majority of enquiries are for cheap promotional mugs that tick the box on the ultimate requirement – to hold tea and coffee – and also allow great branding possibilities as well as being a gift that will receive significant usage.

Cheap promotional mugs make up the majority of the sales of this type of merchandise and again this highlights the trends in the business community to provide a promotional mug to a client or target audience that does the job, with no whistles and bells! The choice of mugs is fantastic these days and the coffee shop generation has contributed to some really contemporary designs coming into this market, but at the end of the day, you want your marketing spend to work to the maximum for you and you can rely on the cheap promotional mugs to do that.

As with most things, the higher volume selling products usually provide the lowest cost base to work from and this is true within the select few cheap promotional mug models. There are at least 3 best selling products that are worth highlighting. They provide attractive and appealing designs, a selection of colours to provide additional choice and the flexibility in terms of branding area and methods.  These are the Sparta, Durham and Bell:

Sparta Earthenware Mug
This design is probably the best known of all cheap promotional mugs. It is now available in several standard colours as well as traditional white. Printing methods are anything from single spot colour work, through to dye-suyblimation up to full colour process printing. This mugs sits well in an office or shop floor environment.

Durham Mug
Another of the traditional cheap promotional mugs. This has a chunkier feel and design, good capacity for drinks and a fantastic print area allowing all the techniques for the other mugs as well as photo mug and heat sensitive printing methods to add extra value. A real best selling option to consider.

Bell Mug
This is a mug that would again have fantastic universal appeal, male and female alike in any working environment. Like the other cheap promotional mugs, the bell has several standard colour options and a good branding area.

Please free to contact Steel City Marketing on 0114 2754150 to discuss cheap promotional mugs or any other business gift idea.

One of the most commonly purchased promotional item remains the mug. Essentially a product that has an everyday use and were it not given would almost certainly be purchased, the promotional mug is an ideal giveaway item to consider for the amount of impressions it can receive during its lifetime. The Sparta mug is probably the most famous of all promotional mugs, with popularity spread equally from the office to the construction site, male and female alike.

The Sparta mug falls into a set of the most popular earthenware mugs. Along with several others, these remain at the lowest promotional mug price points due to the volume sold per annum allowing greater purchasing power from the Far East by the various UK importers. So not only does the Sparta mug have a universally appealing design, it also ticks the box as being the lowest priced earthenware mug on the market.

Traditionally earthenware mugs were restricted to white ceramics. As with most things, advances in manufacturing have improved choice. The Sparta mug is now available in several colours.

Promotional mugs now have the additional feature of covering all the bases in terms of branding possibilities. Spot colour screen printing is obviously fine, along with  additional techniques such as dye sublimation, and full colour process printing. The Sparta mug can equally take a transfer print to the inside rim or base, which can be a great impact branding method for messages, websites or phone numbers.

The benefit to using promotional mugs in your campaigns is not only the likelihood of the item being used over and over again, but also the great print area possible. The Sparta mug does not disappoint here either with a healthy 185 x 70 mm screen print area.

Packaging should not be ignored when looking at purchasing a mug such as the Sparta mug in bulk. Obviously these are usually packed in large cartons of 36, but equally, individually poly boxing can be purchased, allowing these promotional mugs to be sent out as a direct mail campaign, or business gift.

A promotional mug such as the Sparta mug is an incredibly popular choice. Should you require a price, please contact a member of the experienced sales team at Steel City Marketing on 0114 2754150 who will be delighted to assist.