| Businesses have been sending their customers | | | | known generic pens, the selection is vast. I |
| gifts for Christmas for many years. In fact the | | | | always recommend testing pens before buying |
| lead up to Christmas is the busiest time of year | | | | them. Promotional pens can do your business a lot |
| for the promotional gift industry. Sending your | | | | of good but if they don't write well or they rattle, |
| key customers business gifts around Christmas is | | | | they could do more harm than good. By taking a |
| an excellent way to say thank you for their | | | | little time trying out a few that fit within your |
| custom throughout the past year. Following is a | | | | budget, you are bound to find one that meets |
| list of 5 popular inexpensive end of year gifts that | | | | your requirements very well. A lot of metal gift |
| will keep your logo in front of your customers for | | | | pens come supplied in a gift box. If the pens you |
| the coming year. | | | | like do not, you should consider purchasing |
| 1.) Promotional Calendars: Promotional calendars | | | | attractive presentation boxes as pens look mug |
| come in many different shapes and sizes. From | | | | better presented in a gift case than not. |
| the inexpensive PVC desk calendar to the slightly | | | | 4.) Eco Friendly Desktop Gifts: If you have not |
| more expensive full colour wall calendar, these | | | | noticed, eco friendly gifts are some of the most |
| gifts are used daily and get your logo and details | | | | popular gifts for promoting your business. Your |
| in front of your target audience throughout the | | | | customers will love some of the new and |
| year. The most popular calendars are themed wall | | | | innovative eco desktop gifts available to them. |
| calendars. There are many different themes such | | | | Products such as water powered clocks and |
| as wildlife, cars, trains and funny cartoons just to | | | | calculators, mouse mats made of recycled tires |
| name a few. Your promotional gift supplier should | | | | and recycled plastic desk tidies just to name a |
| have an up to date catalogue of all the different | | | | few. These spectacular gifts will remain on their |
| calendars available to you. | | | | desks all year round and they will love showing |
| 2.) Desk & Pocket Diaries: Even in the days | | | | them off to passers by. |
| of computer diaries and hand held planners, the | | | | 5.) Paper Trays: Paper trays are popular desktop |
| traditional pocket and desk diary is still a top selling | | | | items that are available in many different price |
| much sought after gift at the end of the year. | | | | brackets. The good thing about paper trays is |
| There is something about a good quality | | | | that they sit on your customer's desk all year |
| embossed or printed diary that will never be | | | | promoting your company. You can also keep their |
| matched in digital format. Diaries are available in | | | | paper trays topped up for them which gives you |
| several different materials, the most popular being | | | | an opportunity to contact your key customers on |
| leather and PU. | | | | a regular basis. |
| 3.) Promotional Pens: Pens are available in styles | | | | All of the above mentioned promotional items are |
| that fit into practically every budget. From top | | | | easily sourced online using your favourite search |
| name brand name metal pens such as Parker | | | | engine. |
| Waterman, Cross and Lamy to the not so well | | | | |