Fairwell to Wogan

While I was waiting for my bacon to finish grilling, I put on the radio to hear Sir Terry Wogan hosting his last Radio 2 breakfast show after 27 years of presenting the programme.

As the radio show came to an end, the 71-year-old said: “The years together with you have not only been a pleasure but a privilege.” Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid an on-air tribute to the broadcasting legend, saying he had “shaped the popular imagination of British viewers and listeners”. In reaction to Gordon Brown’s comments, which were played during the eight o clock bulletin, the DJ said: “How dare you slip that across me. Are you all trying to make me cry?”

If you are a fan of the old wireless, a promotional DAB radio would make a smart corporate gift from a wide range of organisations. Giftselection & Gadgets2order can supply promotional DAB radios in all shapes and sizes, and to match all tastes and wallets. If you want a branded floating duck radio, a branded sliding door radio or a classic looking branded radio to replace your Gran’s gramophone phone – then Gift Selection can help you out.

Jamie Oliver Corporate Gifts

For 2010 Giftselection is broadening it’s range of promotional products for the kitchen, and is proud to introduce it’s brand spanking new range of Jamie Oliver kitchen accessories.

One of our best loved TV chefs, the naked chef has been preaching the benefits of good oil and fresh herbs for years, and now has a range of cooking products for any contemporary kitchen. If you’re the sort who gets nervous around dry pasta, or breaks into a cold sweat if there humus isn’t organic, Jamie’s range of corporate gifts will be ideal.

You may have seen his retail items on the high street, well now they’re available for the corporate gift market too. The Jamie Oliver range of high quality cooking utensils includes easy to use and care for items for indoor and outdoor use that reflects his trendy, accessible image and practical values.

This new promotional range includes branded pepper mills, branded knives, branded scales - even oven gloves! Of course you can now brand his fun ‘Flavour Shaker’, in a wide range of attractive colours so you’ll be whipping up a quick marinade or salad dressing at every opportunity.

Branded Gift Cards

We love personalised gifts here, and we can (given the time and money) supply practically any personalised item you can think of.

One promotion that we came across is Apple’s own iTunes gift cards. Their new system features on its Facebook fan page that allows US users to create their own iTunes gift cards and send them digitally to friends through Facebook or email. To create an iTunes gift card, one simply picks from one of six different templates, and  then choose how much cash they would like to put on the gift card, from $5 to $50, and enter the name of the recipient, using their email address or their Facebook link.

Additionally users can customise the card with a personal message and select when it should be sent, with the option of delivering it straight away or on a particular day. The lucky recipient receives their iTunes gift card as a post to their Facebook Wall and can instantly redeem it on the iTunes Store.

If you’re clients or staff are cool hipsters, they may appreciate a branded MP3 player as a luxury corporate gift. Speak to the friendly team over at Gift Selection and Gadgets2order who will be happy to talk you through the broad range of promotional mp3 players available.

New Antibacterial Pens

Pens2order have just added a brand new antibacterial pen to there range of promotional writing instruments, which is sure to become a talking point within the promotions industry.

Their antibacterial pen is a combination of the best Anglo-German technical and manufacturing expertise and has taken two years to develop, undergoing rigorous research and testing. The active agent is UV proof and water-insoluble, scratch and water resistant. Plus the active agent in this promotional pen will not adversely affect the skin when in direct contact.

The active agent has been tested against the most virulent bacteria and viruses to the following standards; BS EN20645, FDA, BPD, HSE, FDAS, EN71/3 & EN71/9. As soon as the pen comes into contact with bacteria it begins the process of destroying them through starving the nutrients. On the majority of surfaces, bacteria will flourish and be easily transferred, not so with the Antibac pen.

The pen is great for promotional means, as the antibac pen can be screen printed in multi-colour. The active agent is also present in the printing inks used for branding to ensure the antibacterial effect is not compromised!

Promotion That Really Took Off

When it comes to sales promotion, the sky isn’t the limit for Richard Branson. Spaceship brand Virgin Galactic has unveiled the new design for its branded SpaceShipTwo.

The design, by agency Start Creative, was unveiled at a press conference in the Mojave Desert. The designers had the unusual brief of producing a design that could cope with the extreme heat the spaceship endures during the take off and re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere.

SpaceShipTwo is a six-passenger, two-pilot craft which Branson is hoping will corner the embryonic public-travel-to-outer-space market. The spaceship can be thought of as an air launched glider with a rocket motor and a couple of extra systems for spaceflight. Just like any conventional flying machine, it requires aerodynamic forces to provide its stability and control which, clearly, it only has whilst in the atmosphere.

I hope they know what they’re doing…

Will Copenhagen Save Our Bacon?

Those with an environmental conscious will be pleased that the UN summit on climate change started today, in the Danish capital Copenhagen. Delegates from 192 countries are attending the event, which has been dubbed the “most important conference the world has ever seen”.

Developing countries are discussing whether to demand tougher emissions cuts than have been put forward so far, or just let everyone drown. UN climate negotiator Yvo de Boer has said the talks were in excellent shape.

If your organisation is looking to cut its carbon footprint and promote its eco friendly credentials, then why not use eco friendly promotional items…

Eco friendly promotional items can take many forms, and ecoproducts2order has all the bases covered. Green corporate gifts could mean that they are made from recycled materials, or it could mean they are completely organic. Alternatively they could be powered by sustainable means, or promote an eco friendly lifestyle in some way.

If you have any questions about any green promotional items, contact the friendly promotions team over at ecoproducts2order today.

Branded Tic Tacs

I’m sure you’ve all seen branded mints before, such as branded mint cards or printed clic clacks. However if you’re looking for some branded mints that are more recognisable, then we can now offer Tic Tacs with bespoke packaging!

They were first produced in 1969 and have been a popular product throughout their history. They are usually sold in small transparent plastic boxes with a flip-action living hinge lid. Originally, Tic Tacs were dyed the specific colours, such as green, red or orange. Now, in many countries, the transparent plastic boxes are coloured for the specific flavours and the actual Tic Tacs inside are white.

Branded mints are a breath of fresh air (sorry), but on a serious note, they do create a novel and effective way of promoting practically any organisation. If you require any sort of branded mint, then contact the friendly promotional confectionery experts over at sweets2order who will be happy to help.