Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Ergonomics...Oh yeah, that old thing.


I remember when this buzz word was all the rage but it seemed like no one REALLY did anything about it until their hands literally started going numb. Probably because the solutions were all a little too much of a pain in the a&%. You had to sit in a certain chair, have your screen positioned at a certain angle; you had to place a bulbous pad in front of your keyboard that seemed more uncomfortable than helpful, look away…don’t look away, stop slouching, 12°, 90°, 1,000° blah blah blah. At some point I stopped paying attention.

But I just found this handy new invention! And as it turns out, it can be branded which means it falls right into my promotional products yellow brick road. Check it:
 

AViiQ’s portable, lightweight, sturdy and BRANDABLE laptop stand.  To get the full effect, you must watch the instructional video.  Seriously.  It’s a super cool way for your often traveling, laptop working, must have portability VIPs to keep your company brand and their hands working.





Wednesday, March 9, 2011

QR Codes. Have yours?


I’m sure you’ve seen them. But the important question is: are you using them to your advantage? QR Codes are bar codes that are embedded with your website address, contact information and/or other text. A potential customer or client simply scans the barcode using a barcode scanner app on their phone and VOILA, they are at your website or dialing your number in seconds. How cool is that?

Now let’s take it up a notch. QR codes are of particular interest in marketing because it gives you the ability to measure response rates with a high degree of precision thereby allowing for easier ROI (return on investment) calculation, and thus helping justify spending on marketing budgets. Want to know if the marketing material you handed out at that last conference worked? This is how you do it!

Now let’s think application. Envision billboard ads, guerilla marketing campaigns, in-store displays, event ticketing and tracking, trade-show management, business cards, print ads, contests, direct mail campaigns, websites, email marketing, couponing and my favorite part….SWAG. Here is the part where I usually tell you to contact Swag Necessities for more info, but instead:

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Is time on your side?


It can be!  Fully customized jelly watches. You choose everything.  Any one of several styles including slap on, square face, ion, quartz or digital. Pantone color of your choosing for the watch. Print anything your heart desires on the band.  Heck, we can even put your logo on the face.  So when your past, present and future customers are counting down the hours, why not count with them?

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Blast from the past.



Floating liquid pens. Remember these? When I was about 7 years old, a shall-remain-nameless friend found one in her Dad's drawer. When the pen was held upright a scantily clad woman was provocatively posing but if you turned the pen over, her top fell down. Needless to say, hours were wasted.  Mainly giggling.

Now imagine your logo, symbol or mascot floating around in the pen. Maybe not as captivating as breasts, but definitely more appropriate! Very cool, very retro, very effective. Contact SWAG for more info!

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Untangled.


I need about a thousand of these!  Almost falling off the treadmill while trying to untangle my earbuds is pretty much a daily occurrence in my world.  Applecore (TM) Cord Organizer.  Now available with your logo!  I’d say it's a keeper. 

Friday, February 11, 2011

The Red Dot


My guess is you're going to like this very much Georgie.  They call it cashmere.  And it's on clearance.  


Yep, I had a feeling you'd like it.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Do cold in style!



I love puffy jackets.  Moreover, I love puffy jackets that don't make people look like the Michelin Man.  I love them even more when they are on sale!  These sleek and streamlined puffy jackets also seem particularly fitting on a day when it’s 20 degrees outside…AGAIN.  Now imagine a group of your employees or co-workers rockin’ these jackets with your logo embroidered on them.  Doesn’t get much hotter than that.  No pun intended.  Oh hell, maybe it was! 


So whether you are attending a tradeshow, conference, event or just milling around town, why not look like the coolest kids on the block while doing it?  Oh and did I mention they are on sale?  Yup.  Contact SWAG for more info!