4imprint 4 Ideas Friday

4 Ideas Friday: Get inspired by our customers’ favorite promotional items!

When you're picking the best promotional products for your next corporate event, trade show or marketing campaign, it's nice to get a second opinion. With so many options, it's sometimes hard to decide which giveaways to choose. We'll let you in on a little secret: One of our favorite places to find inspiration is straight from the source—our customers! To help make your decision a little easier, we've pulled together some of our favorite favorites. Without further ado, here are some promotional favorites chosen by our customers.

		Top-notch tech promotional products. Electronics and computer or phone accessories are always a hit. Customers use them regularly and will keep them for a long time. Check out a few creative uses for tech promotional products.

				Customer Story: “Thank you 4imprint for our earbuds! They have been a huge success at #rims2017. It’s the last day of the conference and only a few are left.” —RMC Group

				Customer Story: “We are using this cell phone wallet to create awareness and encourage our members to use the mobile app for their convenience.” —Jennifer at Family Trust Federal Credit Union

				Customer Story: “We are using these USB Drives for our patients’ Digital CT Scan so the patients can share the files with other doctors we refer them to. It is a very fast and easy way of sharing info and [a] CT Scan.” —Jeremie at Oral Facial & Implant Specialists

		Best promotional products for sports fans. From 16" Beach Balls to Light-Up Cloud Bouncy Balls and everything in between, sports balls are a fun way to engage customers both young and old. Here’s some inspiration for choosing the best promotional products for sports fans.

				Customer Story: “At Westlake Medical Center, most of our tenants are doctors. A few of the doctors do sports physicals at the local high school. They were able to hand out these footballs and basketballs to promote the entire medical center, hoping to bring more business to all of our tenants.” —Bernice at Westlake Medical Center

				Customer Story: “Free basketball stress ball for you when you come out to the basketball shoot out in the new gym after devotions.” —The Youth Group at Grace Lutheran School

Promotional inspiration that earns a green thumbs-up.
At a trade show or networking event, a Standard Series Seed Packet or Plant-A-Shape Herb Garden Bookmark is a great way to stand out in a crowd. Whether you use them as giveaways to prospects or as a thank you to current customers, these favorites are sure to draw some attention to your brand.

Customer Story: “The Money Plant Impression Series Seed Packet was well received. Many said they enjoyed it. The seeds were tucked in with a witty letter to potential advertisers, reminding them they could ‘grow their business’ and with
Our Wisconsin Magazine ‘it's money well spent.’ We look for quirky products throughout the year to catch their attention and this one was a hit!” —Wendi at Our Wisconsin Magazine

Customer Story: “Folk Alliance International 2017, a five-day music conference for folks around the world, went ‘green’ this year. Where there used to be plastic cups at the water stations and refillable bottles for sale, it was bring your own.
No music posters allowed over two of the five floors of the conference, replaced with digital advertising boards. So, how to tie in the CD release for ‘A Thousand Shades of Blue’ with the green theme? With packets of blue Forget-Me-Not Seed Packets, imprinted on the backside with the CD info! These were a huge hit and 4imprint did a great job with quick turnaround and great pricing.” —Stephanie at Folk Alliance International 2017

		Customer Story: “We are having a quilters’ shop hop with the theme ‘quilters flower patch.’ Every shopper will receive a seed packet. A local retreat center used the back of the packet to advertise her business, which helped with the cost of the giveaway.” —Linda

Fun promotional products that know how to have a good time
Put a smile on their face with fun promotional products. The options are endless, and associating your brand with fun promos is a great way to break the ice and create a memorable experience.

Customer Story: “We used these glasses at a trade show to help get people into our booth. We gave them a pair of glasses, invited them into one of our glow boxes and took a photo … It was a hit and helped people feel comfortable to start
asking questions about our products. As a bonus, it was a roller skating convention and they love all things retro and 80s! Many people remarked they were excited to wear their glasses at their next cosmic roller skating event.” —Sarah from Calhoun

Customer Story: “Our Wellness Team had a last-minute idea to have (for lack of a better name) a Stress Less Week following the roll out of a brand new system. We handed out the boxing glove stress relievers to everyone with a note that said
‘Let us help you knock out your stress.’ The proof was received and approved the same day the order was placed and they arrived within a few days after that. Our logo looks great on them.” —Jennifer at JM Swank

Customer Story:
“We lined up the Lil' Piggy Banks on a product table at the entrance to our event. Attendees were greeted by a fleet of smiling piggies and couldn't resist taking one home with them! This product is a huge hit with our audience.” —Monique at RCN Capital

Customer Story: "We are selling these shirts at our coffee shop! Once a month we do a surprise promo. If a customer wears it to the store or uploads a photo on the random promo day they get a complimentary coffee! It's our way of saying thanks for investing in our small business! Cheers, Drip-Thru Coffee" —Christy

		Customer Story: "Excellent custom printed Moleskine journals for our members and ministry leaders at church." —Jeremy

		Customer Story: "This was a Deal-of-the-Day I could not resist. I still have a promotional wooden nickel from an ice cream parlor I got when I was a kid; it’s now over 50 years old. It was such an unusual item that it ended up in my personal box of stuff from my childhood. Since the ham radio club I belong to was about to hold their yearly event participation in the National ARRL Field Day, I decided wooden nickels with our club logo would be a fun donation. The deal was for 1000 units, but I received almost 1100. I guess they send extra to cover misprints, but I found less than 10 with a misprint when I repackaged them into bags of 100.
They are like round business cards that people tend to put in their pockets, and I’m sure they show these cool little treasures to others. I tell people they’re “table stabilizers” and they should carry them in their pocket for when they encounter a wobbly table. I hope that someday there’s an article in our local newspaper reporting on how our logo is appearing under restaurant tables across our county."


Customer Story: "We needed a promotional product for an upcoming tradeshow. The only catch was that we needed two different company logos on one product which happened for us thanks to 4imprint! The 4imprint sales and design reps that we worked with were more than happy to keep trying until we were 100% satisfied with the product. They sent us a sample of our product and then our full order. The final order came sooner than expected. Everyone in our office that has one and those who received one seem to really liked the product (Color Trim Charging Cable). I personally use it quite often and there's no issues with charging my iPhone or any other devices." —Danielle

Customer Story: "We love our Bottle Opener Keychain lights!!! We use them as promotional gifts for customers who take the extra time to fill out our own survey at the end of their purchase. They're bright and they look great! Thank you 4Imprint for the great quality and we look forward to our next order! Can't wait for the Swagging rights mug!" —Brendan


Customer Story: "These mini sport flyers were given to our pre-school students to welcome summer and promote our Open House tours next year." —Jamie

		Customer Story: "We used our Pocket Coolies as giveaways at the KCQ County Music Fest in Michigan. Our thoughts were it is great advertising, getting your name out there. So many people use coolies whether your camping, boating, hanging out with friends and family. Hopefully it will bring up Self Serve Lumber's name and we will get some advertising out of it. And it will help keep our name fresh in someones mind. This is the best picture we have. Our booth was super busy. As you can see the green shirt was also purchased from 4 Imprint as well. We all wore our matching shirts. We looked like a great TEAM!" —Katrina


Customer Story: "We have used this (the Standard 10' Event Tent) at our baseball games the past couple of weekends and have received a lot of compliments. The quality is amazing!" —William

Customer Story: "We gave these bottles away as part of our referral program. It's the perfect size, stainless steel, and great for hot and cold drinks. Our members loved it!" —Sonia


Customer Story: "We are super excited to have the refresh clutch water bottles as our newest product in our museum gift shop! We just got them today and already half of our staff has purchased one for themselves." —Rachel

		Customer Story: "Hi, we require each of our choristers to carry one of these bags to keep their music wrinkle-free and safe from the weather. We carry them everywhere! This photo shows three of our choristers outside of Pittsburgh's renowned Heinz Hall where we performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony on one of their 'Fiddlesticks' children's concerts." —Edwina


Customer Story: "Eyas Landing and Blue Bird Day Therapeutic Preschool & Kindergarten hosted a fundraising benefit for Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization on Saturday, May 7. For the inaugural event, called Expressions Gala 2016, more than 60 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other sensory processing disorders created colorful, inspired paintings that looked right at home on the walls of Art Space 8, a Chicago gallery specializing in fine art, contemporary paintings, prints, and sculpture. Each of the paintings reflected the remarkable variation in abilities and disabilities among children with sensory processing disorders and served as a reminder of their exceptional potential. (Group is wearing Gildan® Performance Core T-Shirt)"

Customer Story: "Town of Amherst, MA employee, Laurel D., displaying the reusable tote that was the incentive for a single use plastic bag turn in event at the recent Amherst Sustainability Festival. Residents who turned in their single use plastic bags received a free reusable tote with the festival logo!" —Stephanie

		Customer Story: "The mug is a memento for participants at An English Trifle, English Country Dance weekend. We ask that each person use their mug during the weekend at the afternoon teas to cut down on wasting paper too. Last year was white, this year purple... we'll chose a new color every year until we have a rainbow of colors in our cupboards! Thank you for your great customer service and products. Sincerely, Kappy Laning" —Kappy