Promotional Pedometers

Air France (part of Air France-KLM), has revealed it’s thinking of preventing obese economy passengers from boarding its planes for “safety reasons”.  Under their proposed new rules, if a flight was full, an overweight person who did not fit into a single seat might have to take another plane.

At the moment, obese people buying two seats for more comfort would be fully reimbursed for the second if the plane was not full – sounds like a good deal to me! Two years ago Air France was ordered to pay £5,000 in damages to a 27-stone passenger, who had his stomach measured at an airport check-in desk before being told to buy two seats.

Airlines are big customers of promotional material, while Air France may be the first transport company to bring out a range of promotional pedometers and branded skipping ropes for their potential porky passengers. Gift Selection can offer a great range of promotional pedometers, some from as low as just twenty five pieces. Their quality promotional pedometers have functions such as step counters, fat analysers, calorie counters,  LEDS and my favourite – a panic alarm.

If you want to associate your organisation with an active and healthy lifestyle, there are many promotional products which can achieve this. Your organisation could invest in some printed drinks bottles, embroidered towels – even promotional fruit juices!

Charity Sector Promotions

In the wake of the recent Haitian disaster, the British general public has donated £23m ($37.6m) to the Haiti appeal, according to the Disasters and Emergency Committee. Meanwhile the government is to treble its funding for the humanitarian response to the Haiti earthquake from £6.2m to £20m.

The Foreign Office has confirmed that thirty Britons are safe, but unfortunately Frederick Wooldridge, 41, from Kent, is the first confirmed British casualty. The PM said he was “enormously grateful” for Britons’ generosity and reassured donors their “money would get through” to those in need, adding he would not leave a “a country which has suffered so many disasters” with only “a week’s charity”.

A really simple promotional product which any charity could take advantage of, are branded wristbands. Branded wristbands are great for raising public awareness of their cause, and if bought in quantity, are very affordable indeed. Branded wristbands can take many forms, my favorite are the embossed silicone version. The beauty of embossed wristbands is their durability, while they are available in a wide range of attractive colour ways. 

Aside from the silicone version, one could go down the embroidered route if you have an intricate design. There are various models to choose from, but a quality promotional product supplier like Gift Selection can advise you accordingly.

U.S Open Tees Off

Golf fans from around the world will be staying in to watch the U.S. Open which starts today. The famous tournament is staged at a variety of courses, set up in such a way that scoring is very difficult with a premium placed on accurate driving. U.S. Open play is characterized by tight scoring at or around par by the leaders, with the winner emerging at around even par. A U.S. Open course is seldom beaten severely, and there have been many over-par wins.

If your organisation is lined up for a corporate golf day, Gift Selection has all the promotional golf items you could need. If you have a limited budget then a printed Callaway Warbid, is a really cost effective marketing tool. While the printed Budget Golf Umbrella offers outstanding value for money, and has the benefit of being a practical corporate gift too.

If you’re planning on playing golf in more stormy conditions, then there is a range of really top quality branded umbrellas. A luxury corporate umbrella is the sort of promotional product that will really make your clients and staff feel appreciated.

For those who take their golf days seriously, and are in it to win it, they have a wide range of attractive awards and trophies. Having a personalised bowl for example, would make an impressive corporate gift for anyone this side of the PGA Tour.

Cotton As Popular As Ever

For some promotional product producers, sales of gifts made from cotton have quadrupled in the last six months – with no hints of slowing. There any many stylish alternatives to the promotional cotton bag, such as ones made from polypropylene – but old fashioned cotton remains a firm favourite.

The beauty of using promotional cotton bags is that they are biodegradable, non-toxic and printed using only water based inks. Also the bags are completely recyclable and durable!

The quality of your promotional cotton bag will be measured by the ounce, with bags ranging from 4oz – 12 oz in thickness. To give you an idea, a typical bag is 6oz (anything less is a little on the thin side), while a 10oz bag is very substantial and hard wearing.

Gift selection has a full range of cotton bags in various styles and weights, so give their friendly team a call for more information.

Have You Got The Balls

If your business is lucky enough to have a corporate golf day coming up soon, then Gift Selection can be your one stop shop, for all your promotional needs. One promotional item that they specialise in is printed Golf balls.

One of the most popular printed balls for corporate golf days is the Callaway Warbird. Callaway Warbird is a high quality two piece golf ball available in white only. This promotional golf ball will promote your business discreetly but effectively at your next corporate golf day.

If your in the market for a promotional golf ball, that is a little more expensive then another popular choice is the Titleist PTS Roll. Of course Giftselection has access to any promotional golf ball you could wish for – just ask their friendly team for more information.  

Corporate Golf Days

With the golf season upon us and the sun threatening to shine, it’s time to dust off your irons and head for the green. Corporate golf days can be rewarding events for any business, but can require a lot of planning.

Giftselection offer a special corporate golf day service, as they’ll organise all your promotional needs and tailor them to your exact specifications.

If your business is investing money in a corporate golf event for it’s hard working staff, then you will want things doing right. Giftselection will organise everything from printed promotional scorecards, markers and golf ties for examples. Right through to crystal engraved promotional trophies for the best golfers.

Many golfing items make for great promotional products as they are so cost effective. Printed promotional golf balls for example, will have a great exposure on your next corporate golf day and are priced so reasonably. While printed golf umbrellas will cost less then you think, and have great branding potential. What’s more promotional golf gifts have a high perceived value, so your brand will have further positive connotations associated with it.

Looking Into Golf Wear

When choosing a corporate golf umbrella, I would advise always to buy quality, as golf has a reputation of being a dignified and professional game. One will be catering for an audience who will be expecting top end goods. Providing sub standard promotional golfing items, will mean that it is very likely your promotional items will not be used at all.

Promotional golf umbrellas should have an air of sophistication around them. Attractive and professional colour combinations are the order of the day rather than garish tones. Paying attention to the quality of the handle, the tone of the hue, the feel of the fabric and added details like buttons and covers are all important.

Promotional golf umbrella’s can have more to them then meets the eye. One needs to think about canopy’s, and I don’t mean what you nibble on at dinner parties. When choosing a corporate golf umbrella one has the option of a twin ribbed canopy, storm proof canopy, twin proof canopy. Other features to look out for are ergonomic handles, wooden handles or automatic handles.

The beauty of promotional golf umbrellas is the large print areas available for your corporate identity to be spread on. With many sporting events broadcasted on TV, your brand has the chance be seen by millions of people sat in their living rooms. Of course other promotional golf accessories like printed golf balls, and promotional golf tees can be tastefully matched to create a really impressive corporate gift.

Message On A Bottle

Promotional drinks bottles can make an excellent corporate gift for a number of reasons.  A fun personalised drinks bottle can make an ideal marketing tool for children for example. If your business markets itself to a younger audience, then using more traditional methods will often lead to difficulties.

This is because print and electronic mediums often fail to make an impact adequately on children. Obviously children aren’t massive readers of newspapers, and they tend to selectively watch television. Promotional items that they can interact with, such as a drinks bottles, provides more of an effective base to market your business from. Another great feature of printed water bottles, is they are designed for durability as they are made from high-impact resistant material. This means that your little terror couldn’t ruin a promotional drinks bottle, and it will be around promoting your business for a long time to come.

Kids like to bring and show off their drinks bottles to school, providing a large time frame for your brand to be exposed. Using a promotional drinks bottle, one could market their brand along the health and fitness lines too. Filled with juice, cordial or water, they make a low sugar alternative to fizzy drinks. Any product that promotes a healthy lifestyle in people’s children, will immediately appeal to their parents.

As well as being great for children, promotional drinks bottles also work well as a trade show giveaway. Or for sporting events such as a; corporate golf days, corporate team building or for charity races. Printed sports bottles make a really cost effective solution for sports team related memorabilia, and are highly valued by those associated with that particular organization. Gyms and spas would find inexpensive printed sport bottles great as a promotional gift, to give to new members or prospective clients.

Promotional printed drinks bottles can easily be printed in a wide range of colours and styles, to create the perfect corporate gift for your business. Giftselection has a great range of promotional sports bottles and water bottles in various colours and sizes. Printed promotional drink bottles provide a good print area and potential all day usage – which gives excellent value for money. Their quality promotional drinks bottles are screen printed with your artwork on either one or two sides, in any colour(s) of your choice.