Promo item ideas sourced from customers’ success stories

By Mae Strehlow

On the hunt for promotional inspiration? We’ve compiled a list of stories, straight from our customers, to provide you with some swag-spiration. Whether you’re looking to give an appreciation gift, promote a new product line or engage attendees at a conference or trade show, we’ve got promo item ideas sure to spark your next big idea.

Drinkware that earns #SwaggingRights

Are you searching for a giveaway they’ll thirst for? Look no further than branded drinkware.

• “These branded water bottles will be a giveaway to people attending our equestrian symposium in September. It’s always fun for participants to get something for free in addition to participating in a great symposium. We are a nationally registered amateur athletic association run by volunteers and have a very small operating budget. Thanks to 4imprint’s generous grant (through the One-by-one program) we are able to offer this giveaway to the symposium participants.” — David

• “We hosted an Inspirational Women’s Conference and everyone who came received a mug.” — Marian

• “These water bottles are great! They turned out perfect with our logo on them!.. We are getting tons of compliments and are asked where we had them made up!.. We take them to conferences and people love them so much that they fill the bottle with water and walk around with it. 2 hours later and the water is still cold!.. everyone loving them #love4imprint,” — Javier

• “These bottles are fabulous! The variety and vibrancy of the colors are so good that my staff had a hard time just picking one. The locking mechanism on the lid is a great feature and the curved lip portion to drink out of is unique. This will also be a wonderful give-away for fundraisers and tournaments with our customers.” — Kimberley

Apparel they’ll wear, wherever they go

Promotional apparel is like a walking billboard for your organization. Read how our customers literally cover their audience in their branding.

• “We used these tshirts to promote our newest product line. We had our staff and distributors take part in the fun!” — Jeannette

• “Pullovers for our team helped in enhanced branding of our GTA Agency.” — Sushant

• “Love the hat, color is perfect and chin strap very handy for working outside.” — Lesley

• “Our CUPE school board members are sporting these tees [ultra cotton T-shirts, 50/50 T-shirts and hooded sweatshirts] to show the government we are united in our call for increased funding for public education.” — Roger

Dogs and tigers and ducks—oh, my!

Need a promotional product for your four-legged customers? Or one that represents your animal-themed promotion? Our customers share a menagerie of ideas.

• “We ordered the dog toy to be used as a give away at the Calgary Stampede 2022 here in Calgary. I got to see how it would go over with my dog, Sir Milo Charles. He loved it. Here’s to a lot of dogs enjoying their new toys come Stampede Parade Day here in Calgary!! Thank you,” — Lorraine

• “Everyone at Cash Casino Calgary loved our Chinese New Year Tigers - thank you so much for the quick delivery and superior product. Our Tiger Stuffie photo shoot was featured throughout our social media pages!” — Marie

• “We’ll be handing out these knives as thank you gifts for our bull sale customers.” — Sheila

• “Everything is just ducky here! At job fairs, people flock to our tables to pick up one of our ducks! They’re perfect for our Children’s Respite Program in Oxford County, ON Canada. Kids love them, adults love them! They bring a smile to everyone’s face. What better way to create interest and conversation about a KIDS program! We plan to have a duck race with them in the future! So much fun!” — Jodie

Promo item ideas: When you can’t choose just one

What’s better than one promotional product? Two, three, four—or more! Read how these complementary giveaways are used for recruiting, showing appreciation, trade shows and more.

• “The can coolers and keychains were all a big hit at our vendor trades show! We also hand out the can coolers with every order delivered and our customers appreciate that extra personalized gift.” — Holly-Jaide

• “We used these promo products [pen, journal and fun flyer] as part of a contest giveaway at a work conference! They are beautifully made, vibrant and helped us to really stand out! We also gave away these goodies to our Exhibitor Booth attendees after they spun a prize wheel! It was very well received! Thank you 4imprint!!” — Amanda

• “We used these bags and lanyards to ‘show the love’ to our amazing healthcare staff!” — Kiana

• “We are using the bags, cutlery sets and the banner we ordered from you to promote our school board and recruit new teachers!” — Kim

Care to share your promo item ideas?

We’d love to hear your promotional success stories! Go to our #SwaggingRights page to share how you’ve used promotional items to accomplish your goals.

Mae Strehlow

Mae Strehlow has 23 years of importing and merchandising experience at 4imprint—and 15 years in international and domestic retail before that—bringing nearly four decades of expertise to the promotional products industry. Over the years, she’s worked across a wide range of product categories, but drinkware is where her true passion lies. Mae thrives on product development, whether it’s creating exclusive private label lines or collaborating with suppliers to turn market trends into practical, successful solutions. She loves the challenge of refining shapes and styles to meet the unique demands of the promotional products industry. She believes that transparency, collaboration and a shared commitment to success—both internally and with 4imprint’s vendor partners—are what truly sets 4imprint apart.

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