From Santa’s Sack

We asked a wide range of suppliers to the promotions industry to tell us what they had in their Santa's sack of corporate gifts for the season of goodwill. The promotions industry is nothing if not resourceful and anything from pop-ups to pens and from calendars to magnets can be sprinkled with Santa's special magic dust to turn them into corporate Christmas gifts.

 

 

As part of its wide range of Christmas corporate gifts, including Christmas mugs, scarves, aprons, candles and Champagne glasses, NLR Promotions is offering snow domes and has a range that can be customised with floating snow. The company can also design a background for the customer and even add layers to give 3d effect. Lead times are approx 4-5 weeks!
NLR

Chocolate in calendars
Giving gifts in the lead up to Christmas is a great way to steal a march on your competitors. GroovyChocolate offers a range of advent calendars and this 12 days of Christmas calendar

 

 

The 12 days calendar has 12 windows (each containing a Belgian chocolate) instead of the usual 24 and celebrates the twelve days of Christmas. It can be ordered up to November 10th for delivery in time for December distribution. This year the calendar is designed in the shape of a Christmas tree and can be overprinted in a single colour foil block or up to two colours litho print.
Andy Fairburn, Director of GroovyChocolate says, "Because it's a 12 days of Christmas calendar, you can open the first door anytime! It doesn't necessarily have to be the 1st of December."
GroovyChocolate

 

......... and in hampers

 

 

Oldeani Ltd, a company more usually noted for its range of clocks, calculators and electronic gadgets, has produced a hamper for Christmas that contains a delicious mix of wine, plus a sachet, the contents which will turn this Cotes de Rhone into a traditional mulled wine, and a hot chocolate mix with some delicious heart-shaped marshmallows.
Oldeani

 

 

Cuddly
These "Skribbles" are part of the exciting product range of soft toys on offer from Russ Berrie.

 

 

They are between 7" and 9" in size. With 1000's of off-the-shelf products, minimums starting at just 96 pieces and branding options available, there's plenty on offer from Russ Berrie for your Christmas promotion!
Russ Berrie

...... and cute

 

 

Claudio and Renato are fun Christmas characters with magnetic hands and feet to hold onto the tin box, which can then be reused as a pen pot, keeping your message in view all year long. Print area is 25 x 25mm, one colour print and minimum order is 100 at a cost of £1.75 each.
Promo2u

...... and fun
Another fun idea comes from Whitney Woods in the shape of these pop up and interactive mailers

 

 

They can be printed with your festive graphics and seasonal message making them a great way to grab your customers' attention and ensure your Christmas marketing campaign stands out from the crowd.
Whitney Woods

 

 

The write stuff
This year, Parker and Waterman (available from Newell Rubbermaid) have launched a number of high quality Christmas promotions, featuring some outstanding pens in new and exciting styles, finishes and colours, all presented in beautiful presentation boxes.

 

 

The sets also include ink bottles, leather pouches or exclusive new packaging, making these sets excellent corporate gifts for your clients at a budget that suits your needs.
Newell Corporate Gifts & Promotional Products

 

 

From USB Company comes a blend of the tradition pen and seasonal gadgetry. The USB Incenti-Pens combines the usefulness of a ballpoint pen, something everyone keeps a few of on their desk, with a high speed USB 2.0 memory stick. Send one or the other and you may win a bit of valuable desk space while putting a small smile on the recipient's face, but combine the two and you've just given them a conversation piece; something that they will show their friends, family and colleagues.

 

 

You can chose from either a Snowman or Christmas Tree design, along with "Merry Christmas from ...", followed either by your company name, or better yet, your logo. The Incenti-Pen comes in a range of colours; red, green, blue, orange, black or white. Even without the Christmas theme, the Incenti-Pen is an excellent addition to your merchandising range, and a great way to get your brand into people's pockets, desks, and most importantly, minds.
USB Company

 

 

Strictly seasonal
Baublesandsnowglobes.com is the new name for the company that combines business baubles and snowglobes. The established Business Baubles and snowglobes.co.uk brands still trade, but under this new umbrella company, and the company has also moved to The Grotto (very Christmassy!) in Oxford.

 

 

The company can print just about anything on the outside of baubles and create just about anything inside snowglobes.

Tim Cadell, of baublesandsnowglobes.com tells us, "Bespoke snow is increasingly popular - like chocolate button snow for Cadbury's."

Snow globes and baubles are available on short lead times (circa 4 weeks), low minimum orders (50 snowglobes, 100 baubles) and are sourced from mainland Europe.
baubles and snowglobes.com

And when you've chosen your gift, don't forget the importance of seasonal presentation. At nearly 3ft tall, Father Christmas would have his work cut out filling this stocking, but this plush, giant sized Christmas stocking is ideal for housing your larger corporate Christmas Gifts.

 

 

Available from Tomato Source Ltd, this stocking is completely customisable in terms of colour of stocking, trim and message (message can be printed or embroidered). And if this is too big to house your corporate gift, then Tomato Source has some other neat presentation ideas, as well as a wide range of traditional and fun Christmas gifts.
Tomato Source

Whether you chose a traditional or unusual Christmas gift for your clients and staff, if you haven't already done so, order now, or Santa might not make it down your corporate chimney in time.

Carole Bull
Editor

 

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