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ECO Promotional Gifts Store

Rob — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:46:54 +0000

We’re working hard to launch our new ECO Gifts Store. Taking an eco environmentally friendly view to promotional gifts is like looking at your industry from another dimension. There is so much to consider and yet somehow it feels right to bring carbon footprints, CO2 emissions, sustainability, material recycling and reclaimation into our field of scope. We know that we are going to have a lot of fun with our new ECO gifts website and are looking forward to client feedback as we drive forward to populate it.

Free Artwork Redraw Service

Rob — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:41:33 +0000

We’re always investing at Redbows in our IT and customer care systems. They’re what separate us from the rest of the crowd within the promotional gifts industry. This month we have just released our Free Artwork Redraw service. Most promotional gifts companies charge for this but we feel that our latest Mac systems make this task one of the simplest to perform for clients. Its great when you know that you are adding value for clients and constantly striving push the boundaries on customer care.

How Green are ECO Gifts?

Rob — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:48:17 +0000

Everywhere you look people are jumping on the green bandwagon. Promotional Gifts suppliers are no exception but how green are the gifts they supply? The issue is not whether their gifts are made from recycled materials but the costs of doing this. Think of a pyramid with ECO gifts at the top. Supporting them are factories, suppliers, transportation systems, materials, processes and systems. There are now many products made from recycled and reclaimed materials available within the promotional gifts arena but how ECO friendly are the processes and organisations that deliver them? At the very least factories should have a environmental management system accredited to ISO14001. When you consider transportation, it is easy to find ECO stamped gifts made in China and India but then you have the costs of transportation which in themselves can have a significant impact on the carbon footprints of your promotional flashdrives, mugs and mousemats. The management team at Redbows has challenged itself to gain its ISO14001 certification over the next year. What’s as important is to ensure we work with suppliers who also share this ethos and think wider in terms of their Corporate Social Responsibility. For more information on our ECO gifts see our Environmentally Friendly Gifts collection.

Promotional Stress Footballs

Rob — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:36:51 +0000

With the World Cup just over a week away, the UK seems to have run out of promotional stress footballs. Lets hope the England team get to the final. I wonder what the next hot promotional gifts will be when they win?

Promotional Pens – Size and Feel

Rob — Wed, 19 May 2010 06:47:26 +0000

The Promotional Pens you use say a lot about your company and also about the person or people involved in selecting them. Choosing the right promotional pens for any promotion involves a number of factors. Budget is obviously a key factor to consider and once a certain style of promotional pen is chosen, other factors come into play such as its colour and imprint area. These days our clients are also considering whether to opt for an ECO friendly pen i.e. one made from recycled materials. However the most important thing that needs to be considered is the end user. Will they want to use then pen? How does it feel to them? Some people prefer a chunky pen and some people prefer slim barrels. Some like black ink and some blue ink. Some ballpens and some rollerballs. When it comes to promotional gifts and especially promotional pens there are a few more factors to consider than just budget, colour and imprint area. Alternative gift solutions are another area to consider. At Redbows we have also seen a rise in demand for promotional wooden pencils. These can be supplied with or without an eraser and the most popular are the matt black finished pencils. The best advice is to check out the types of promotional gifts and promotional pens found in your client’s offices. Conduct your a mini market survey to ensure you hit the mark when it comes to your own promotional pens.

Weekend DIY Leads To Promotional Opportunities

Rob — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:49:09 +0000

Working on the house this weekend got me thinking about promo gifts opportunities outside of the normal day-to-day work. We’re renovating an old house and seeing my husband splattered in paint I wondered if there was any opportunity to provide him with some branded promotional clothing. I was working in the garden (enjoying the sunshine) and was really in need of some of the wonderful garden gifts we have on our gifts website. The plant markers and garden tool sets would have been ideal. I guess that when it comes to promotional gifts there really is no boundary. Promotional marketing opportunities exist everywhere and sometimes it just takes a bit of lateral thinking to select the right promo gifts for the campaign. For example promotional seed packets can be used for creative campaigns ’sparking ideas, germinating ideas etc’ or simply to target socio-economic group in their leisure time. We have thousands of gifts on our promo gifts website, which can at times seem a little daunting. Sometimes though it just makes sense to plant an idea with one of our Promotional Gifts Consultants and let them guide you to a range of possible promo gifts for your campaign.

Promotional Lollies Bring Back Memories

Rob — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:36:35 +0000

Watching the political debates last night I was pondering their use of promotional gifts throughout their campaigns. Off course they do not use many but wouldn’t it be fun if each of the political parties used something like promotional sweets? I was looking at their rosettes and wondering if they could make use of promotional lollies. You see promotional lollies come in a shapes and sizes, some as big as a politician’s rosette down to the traditional ball-shaped ones we used to have as kids – remember Kojak? What would really tie promotional lollies into their campaigns is that they could take an imprint of their party emblem and campaign message – either printed onto the lolly packaging or the lollies themselves as part of the design or embossing. Off course we do not expect any of the political parties to adopt this campaign idea but it does demonstrate how useful promotional lollies can actually be.

Brand Snacking On Promotional Gifts

Rob — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:16:35 +0000

The other day I came across the term ‘brand snacks’. Off course to all intents and purposes this is what promotional gifts provide. A short burst of your brand to energise and maybe just get you wanting more. Take promotional pens, you generally pick them up to write with and consciously or unconsciously take note of the branding on them. The same can be said for other standard types of promotional gifts, like promotional mugs and mousemats for example. The important bit is that you have noticed the brand, recalled the contact details and found the products to be useful, reliable and readily available. Just the type of characteristics you want from a supplier off course, and especially a promotional gifts supplier like Redbows.

World Cup Football Promotional Gifts

Rob — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:02:36 +0000

With the Football World Cup just a few months away, we have many promotional gifts ideas that could be just right for any World Cup related promotions you may be considering. We have a dedicated football gifts collection on our website featuring a number of football related promotional gifts including whistles, referee packs, fanfare horns, noise makers and even car flag holders. In addition to this from our Promotional Sweets Store clients can select football related chocolates, sweets and lollies. We are already working with several clients on World Cup related promotions. Not all are externally focused on customers. Some of our clients are also using the World Cup as an opportunity for a wider internal PR and team-building campaign. So if your’re looking for a different marketing angle this summer, think World Cup football promotional gifts.

Adding Value To Promotional Products

Rob — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:30:28 +0000

The promotional gifts market is very competitive and it is possible to see many suppliers offering the same or similar products. Internet search engines and price comparators make it easy for clients to check out prices. So just how does a promotional gifts company differentiate itself and add value? Take a company like Redbows, its differentiation-based strategy is based on innovation and customer service. In terms of the latter, our mission is to provide the best possible customer service in the promotional products industry. This starts from the moment we ‘touch’ a potential client to looking after them through the quotation and ordering process, to final product delivery and after-sales follow-up. We have one of the highest client repeat ratios in the industry, simply because we look after our clients. In terms of innovation, we don’t just look to offer the latest products but also innovate in how we serve clients. This includes investments in our marketing, websites, Twitter and Facebook applications as well as internal process to the business itself. Every employee is involved in the customer service interface and acts as a customer service champion, in addition to being encourage to innovate. So no matter what promotional products (promotional mugs, pens and mousemats for example) you are looking for you can be assured that Redbows delivers ‘probably’ the best possible customer service in the promotional products industry.