Welcome to our Blog & Josh's Top 10 and
Welcome to the On Sale Promos Blog in which we will walk you through some of our favorite products and most innovative industry trends. I’m Josh, On Sale Promos Founder and Owner. In posts to come, you’ll hear from our creative team.
BIG SUCCESSES – One of the biggest successes we’ve seen clients enjoy is when they employ company stores. Technology has advanced to the point where these stores are quite easy to set up. Management likes brand consistency across multiple offices as well as regular cost reporting. Staff members like easy ordering and reliable quality. Here is a company store example for anyone thinking of doing it, and feel free to email me with any questions.
FAVORITE PRODUCTS THIS POST
Flashlight Carabiner
Theme: Safety/Practical ($2-3 range). Safety items have experienced increased popularity post 9/11 in major MSAs and in certain industries. Coupling this trend with an inherently practical product is a win-win.
This is a great safety must have to keep in a glove compartment, on a gym bag, etc. The other day I bought a ton of stuff at IKEA and used the caribiner with rope to tie the door of my car. Who knew?
Collapsing Seat – ** Promotions and Rewards BA**
Theme: Leisure/Sports ($15-20 range).
A collapsable chair is good as ad hoc patio furniture for rental apartments, tailgaiting, graduations. There is an over-the-shoulder strap which is great for transporting. Down at Jazz Fest this past year and everyone had these chairs. Made me like them all over again.
Kids’ Art Set – **Promotions and Rewards B8045**
Theme: Children/Leisure ($.50 to $8 range)
Most of our clients tend to use certain giveaways for children (e.g., the children of conference attendees). As the father of two little ones, I am always a fan of stuff that will help kill some time. Thus, at the lower end weird squishy toys and things with lights are a hit, and at the higher end art kits in bags.
Body Butter(** AB2CD Promotions and Rewards**) and Green Tea Spa Set
Theme: Personal Care/Spa ($6.50-$35)
With the increase in dual income families, pressures are higher and the self-care trend has taken off. Some of this trend also correlates with spending patterns of baby boomers, the leading edge of which started turning 50 in 1996. Peak earning years tend to take place between ages 45 and 55. Thus, there are more people with more money needing more relaxing.
We hope this gets your brilliant promotional brains going. Stay tuned for our upcoming favorite product competition which will be broadcast to the public. Winners will recieve a luxury promotional product sample worth $200. Email Devlin to be included when this contest launches.
