Exploring company merchandise for this Christmas season?

Learn more about 2021 best sellers

As we emerged, albeit slowly, from the pandemic in early 2021, it brought a new perspective to branded merchandise for business. Many of the promotional items and the corporate executive gifts we are all too familiar with had been on a hiatus, as PPE logo merchandise became the dominant printed product across all sectors.

However, within a brief period, it was business as usual. New and exciting corporate merchandise and promotional gifts are again in demand. Whatever you are interested in, from printed sports umbrellas to branded notepads, 2021 has delivered an exceptional range of relevant, practical, and sustainable merchandise options, including an abundance of new seasonal promotional merchandise ideal for Christmas promotional gifts.

Promotional Bags:

Across the broad spectrum of company promotional items available, customised bags remain the most sought after. Printed bags produced from jute material are continually in demand. Not only are they robust and durable, but jute is also a sustainable material, making it an appealing eco-friendly option for custom gift bags.

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Jute bags are available in numerous styles, shapes, and sizes - making them popular promotional goods for events and exhibitions. They are the go-to bags to carry business literature and other promotional items; to give away for prospective and existing clients. The bestselling jute bags such as the Coloured Walton Shopper and Coloured Chow Shopper offer exceptional quality, durability, and performance. The Walton bags make great business merchandise and profitable retail solutions; it is an attractive and incredibly appealing mini natural jute bag, which features coloured gusset panels and handles and a laminate interior. It is an ideal bag to carry sandwiches, treats and drinks, for children and adults.

Custom Jute bags make great Christmas Gifts

They also make attractive gift bags; to present corporate executive gifts to staff and clients. Jute bags come in all shapes and sizes; a seasonal favourite and best-seller are the Bordeaux printed Wine Bags. These offer a natural and more sustainable alternative to the standard gifts bags for wine, ideal corporate merchandise and fantastic retail logo products for the wine and drinks retail industry.

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Custom paper bags are another popular choice used for business merchandise, retail, and promotional logo products. Paper is highly sustainable and comes in an extensive range. There is recycled paper such as kraft paper, being recyclable and eco friendly also.

Our twisted paper handled bags like Hardwick, Bag and Bag Nauska are just some of the bestselling options in the promotional paper bag range. They are lightweight, affordable, and environmentally friendly, superb promotional merchandise for all purposes, especially for lightweight giveaways at events, corporate gifts for staff or retail gift bags, useful printed products to carry lunches and snacks. The custom bag Ragnar is excellent and low-cost personalised merchandise to gift wine, to staff and clients, especially at Christmas. Recycled brown paper with reinforced twisted paper handles, eco-friendly, simple, and incredibly effective.

Promotional Treats:

The remarkable thing about company merchandise is that there are no boundaries. There is a limitless amount of exciting, innovative, and relevant custom products to choose from and across all categories. When it comes to treats for your logo merchandise giveaways, promotional chocolate is an all-time favourite; the perfect gift for employees and clients, whatever the industry sector - everyone loves a chocolate gift! The range of chocolate promotional gifts on offer expands across many variations and styles, designed to cater for different budgets. The Lindor chocolate box is one of the bestselling chocolate treats, a perfect seasonal gift for premium branded merchandise, ideal for executive gifting and special occasion employee rewards and incentives. Another popular chocolate treat and a top seller is the Chocolate box with 4 pralines, a lower-cost concept to the Lindor - making them excellent promotional chocolate for Christmas gifts but also promotional goods to give away. The Chocolate bauble is also another bestselling seasonal item. It offers a Belgian milk chocolate bauble, inside a card presentation box. These look stunning printed in full colour, tempting giveaways and sought-after retail items.

Learn more about custom biscuit tins

Company branded biscuits are a classic seasonal giveaway, synonymous with Christmas and are fantastic, branded merchandise for business and retail. The iconic biscuit bus tins are always fun and colourful - like the Ginger and cinnamon biscuits, a popular choice for museums and souvenir gift shops.

Promotional sweets in custom tins

Desktop sweet tins are one of the most in-demand products across all custom merchandise. There is an almost limitless range of mouthwatering sweet treats on offer, perfect for exhibition and client giveaways, an ideal size to keep in your pocket and on your desktop. The White Sweet tin - Jelly Bean factory is a classic style tin; with a choice of candy fillings - chocolate beanies, jolly beans, mint imperials, Skittles and of course, Jellybean Factory beans. Sweet treats will guarantee you make an impression. They are a fantastic way to interact and engage with event delegates; to give away with other company merchandise. You will also keep your staff happy and motivated with a sweet gift that they can keep on their desks, a tasty incentive and acknowledgement for a job well done!

Promotional Desk Bottles:

A firm favourite when it comes to printed products is promotional water bottles. They come in all shapes, styles, and designs, to fit all budgets. One of many appealing attributes to investing in custom printed water bottles is that they are ideal for many purposes, perfect company promotional items for giveaways at events, client meetings and retail. The higher-end options are suitable for executive gifting, making exquisite premium branded merchandise for your most valued clients and notable prospects.

Printed bottles are versatile enough to be applicable for a vast range of industries. Not only synonymous with sports clubs, gyms, schools, and university, they are also a handy desktop companion within the corporate world. A bottle of water will ensure you can hydrate throughout the day. They are easily transportable - you can take them to meetings, use them on the daily commute and at home for leisure. An increasingly popular choice within this range is recycled branded water bottles. As demand increases for more sustainable and eco-friendly custom products, it has paved the way for a new generation of branded merchandise solutions to merge. The H20 Eco 650ml dome lid sport bottle is a perfect example and a current best seller of the type of bottle that is on-trend and kind to the planet. Made from 100% post-consumer PET material. The metal "Chilly" style bottles have been a branded merchandise and retail phenomena for many years now. They have become the most in-demand and sought-after logo products on the market - for both promotional and retail purposes.

Custom Metal water bottles

The Ashford and Ashford Plus bottle range offers a superb choice of single and double-walled options, with an eye-catching array of colours, ideal for printing and engraving. These durable but attractive bottles make welcoming branded gifts for staff and clients - across any industry sector.

Promotional Take Away Mugs

Printed travel mugs are other classic promotional and retail items, available in many styles, sizes and colours - to meet all budgets. The iconic and practical products are ideal for any office desktop, cleverly crafted to withstand the daily commute, keeping drinks hot but also cold. The Polo Plus is a bestselling travel mug that has increased in popularity due to its affordability, extensive stock colour range and availability. These are the perfect promotional giveaways for trade shows and charity fundraisers. They also make appealing retail sellers, offering an attractive resale margin. Due to their broad colour range - they make tempting business merchandise for colour matching corporate colours. These custom travel mugs make for superb gift ideas for fresh staff members as part of a welcome pack or a newly assigned client, as part of an onboarding gift.

For an eco-friendlier option, you may want to consider a promotional travel bamboo mug such as the Bamboo Grippy. Not only is this an impressive eco merch product, available in a choice of vibrant colours, but it is also affordable and perfect for both promotional gifting and retail. 

Custom Printed Notebooks:

The most widely used and universally sought-after promotional products on the market; are branded notebooks. Promotional notebooks offer limitless versatility; they are perfect for low-cost event giveaways, staff incentives and corporate gifts. Just like promotional writing pads, notebooks are a simple but practical solution for any industry type. They are an invaluable desktop companion, easy to carry to meetings and jot down notes on the daily commute. The branded soft cover notebook are the most favoured for both promotional and retail use, offering a much higher perceived value which gives an overall premium feel and allows a good resale profit margin.

Custom Company Notebooks

There is an expansive range of styles within the corporate category, ideal for business gifting. The Gallery A5 soft cover notebook, Classic A5 hard cover notebook and Executive A4 hard cover notebook are all fine examples of how promotional notebooks can also be suitable for more premium gifting. These all come in a selection of colour options, ideal for colour matching your corporate colour pallet and brand identity. Notebooks are also very welcomed Christmas gifts; for acknowledging staff and clients. Custom notebooks offer a variety of branding methods, depending on the artwork and overall preference. Screenprint, embossing, digital print and foil blocking are popular choices.

Promotional notebooks with pens

There is also an attractive range of promotional notebooks with pen to consider, products such as A5 Mole Mate Duos' offer a fantastic notebook and pen gift. They are available in a range of contrast and pen colours, offering a quality and affordable desktop gift. For something more premium, the Panama A5 hard cover notebook with pen is a fine example of a notebook and pen created for executive gifting and the retail market. Panama is available in three attractive colours, 80 sheets of creamed lined paper and a silver ballpoint, presented in the notebook's pen loop.

Printed Eco friendly Notebooks

If you are looking for something sustainable, there is a vibrant selection of eco-friendly notebooks to explore. Custom eco-notebooks are produced in materials such as recycled paper, RPET, bamboo and cork, to name but a few! Recycled A7 Notepad, Recycled paper notebook + Pen and A5 Natural Recycled Notebook all deliver impressive eco-friendly merchandise alternatives to the standard merchandise notebooks 

Branded Metal Pen Sets: 

Pens are undeniably a favourite of all branded merchandise for business and retail. They tick all the boxes, where there is a wealth of styles, designs and colours available. All custom printed pens and pen sets are incredibly versatile, where they have a limitless appeal, unsurpassable everyday items used by millions of people each day!

Engraved Premium Metal Pens

Premium options such as custom engraved metal pens are the best-selling products for corporate and executive gifting. They are also a widely recognised retail branded gift for online and physical retail outlets, delivering tempting gift solutions for a broad and diverse demographic. Within the pen set range, there are several bestselling products on offer. Ideal for engraving or printing and to both pens and their presentation boxes. The Bowie range offers premium quality for a lower price point. The Blackstar Gift Set and the Stardust Gift Set possess a stylish and modern look that looks stunning when laser engraved, delivering a unique mirror finish that is incredibly eye-catching. Another bestselling pen set is the Carbon duo pen gift set with pouch offers a classic duo of rollerball and ballpoint pens with the added extra of a high-quality storage pouch, presented in a black luxury gift box. The Pacific custom pen duo gift set is an exclusively designed set specifically created for the higher end corporate and retail market. These premium promotional pens with stylus offer an enticing ballpoint with a stylus feature and a rollerball pen, supplied in a contemporary luxe gift box. Branded premium and quality writing instruments have dominated the branded merchandise and retail market since time began! Promotional pen sets have evolved and adapted over time to meet our changing needs and requirements, to be compatible with our work and play.

Promotional Eco Friendly Pen Sets

Many of us are looking at new options that are sustainable, good for our environment and can boast a low carbon footprint. Custom bamboo pen in box and the Albero Pen & Pencil Sustainable Set are impressive alternatives to the other premium pen sets. They both offer pens and packaging made from natural materials that are sustainable and good for our environment. With such an extensive array of premium pens and pen sets to explore, it will ensure that your Christmas gift list for staff and clients is made simple. Printed pen sets are the ideal gift, reward, and incentive for any occasion, and some of our promotional pen options can be personalised with an individual's name for that extra special gift.

Promotional Technology

The wonderful thing about promotional technology is that it is highly functional and makes unparalleled corporate merchandise and for many industries. As we rely increasingly on technology to connect and power us to our work and leisure, it has become imperative to our everyday lives. From promotional power banks, printed USB Flash Drives, custom charging cables and branded RFID cardholders - the choice is abundant.

Custom Printed Wireless Phone Chargers

One of the most in-demand technology products available are promotional chargers, printed wireless power banks being the most sought after. Like other company branded merchandise, technology products come in a range of shapes, sizes, and capacities; to meet all budgets and purposes. The budget Jive 2000 mAh power bank is a popular choice, ideal for event and exhibition giveaways and staff and client gifts. These are the perfect charging buddy to always carry with you, on the daily commute and for leisure. Their slim and lightweight design make them a good fit for your pocket. They also possess a generous branding area and extensive stock colour range. They make the perfect giveaways at student open days, fresher's fairs, and charity-retail merchandise. Another best seller in the charger collection is the Flat power bank 4000 mAh. The Flat power bank is a more premium product compared to the Jive, boasting a 4000 mAh battery, aluminium finish, and a choice of popular colours. These power banks will make great corporate gifts for any occasion, especially at Christmas, for both staff and clients alike.

Printed USB Flash Drives

Company promotional USB drives have long been a functional necessity for many businesses; they make for great promotional merchandise too. The Twister, Pod, Classic and Alu Flash Drives offer exceptional quality products. They are available in a broad spectrum of stock colours and memory sizes, offering branding methods, from print, engraving and full-colour doming. Promotional USBs are imperative technology products for business. They are small enough to carry in your pocket, keep on a keychain and send through the post as a corporate gift or as part of a marketing campaign.

Promotional Printed Cables

The PowerLink Multi Cable is a top-selling device that connects to all your devices, including iPhones. It's a perfect branded product for business, enabling you to connect everything and charge whilst on the move, such as in the car or on a commute. They have an impressive branding area, where you can choose a full-colour dome, to make your logo stand out whilst making a powerful impact. There is a vast array of charging cables on offer - to suit all technology requirements and purposes. They are lightweight, cost-effective and make great business gifts. They are suitable giveaways for universities, the tech sector and when packaged, they make excellent branded retail gifts, offering a good resale margin due to their higher perceived value. 

Whether you are looking for Christmas merchandise gift ideas for business, from promotional foldable umbrellas to recycled promotional keyrings, there is something for everyone; in every industry - the choice is simply limitless!

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