Printable Promotions Weblog

When Northwestern University’s McCormick School Engineering was gearing up for The Second Annual North American School of Information Theory, they turned to Printable Promotions for help.

We created T-Shirts for the attendees to wear at the event in Evanston.

Our client reported, “I just wanted to thank you for handling our T-shirt order. They turned out great and everyone was happy with them!”

Custom T Shirts at the Evanston IL Event

Shirin Meharally-Gutta, a Senior Account Specialist on our sales team, shares her top 5 favorite promotional products:

1. Death By Chocolate Gift Basket
   Our most popular basket! This sinfully delicious combination of chocolate treats is too good to resist. Succumb to temptation!
2. Big Thunder Tote Bag
   Bring this bag with you to the grocery store in place of using store-provided plastic or paper bags!
3. EdunLIVE shirts
   edun LIVE is a new line of organic t-shirts from EDUN, the socially conscious clothing company launched in 2005 by Ali Hewson and her husband, Bono.
4. h2go® Classic 20 oz. Stainless Steel Water Bottle
   A BPA-Free alternative to polycarbonate water bottles.
5. Travel Candle Tin
   Add a home-like touch to an office or hotel room with this easy-to-carry candle!

Most brands are interested in tapping “influencers.” You know, the cool people who have a large network of really cool friends. Not Bawls Guarana. This brand of energy drink is more interested in attracting the guy dressed as Darth Vader.Bawls relishes its role as being the official drink of geeks everywhere. So much so, it launched a series of “Geek Singles Nights” in conjunction with the online dating site Sweet on Geeks. The first matchmaking party kicked off in April in Lauderhill, FL. The event, naturally, was held at a comic book store. Raffles, displays of light saber skills and speed dating was in the air as local members of the 501st legion of Star Wars enthusiasts were invited to attend in full costume.

Beyond giving “Yoda” and “Princess Leia” the chance to hook up, the inaugural event was also an opportunity to launch the brand’s new flavor Bawls G33K B33R. “Drinking Bawls G33K B33R is a fun, refreshing way for anyone to celebrate their inner geek,” says Hobart C. Buppert, owner of Hobarama Corp., which produces Bawls Guarana. “To further celebrate geekiness at singles night events, Bawls distributes non-traditional, branded items including Bawls G33K eyeglasses, taped and all, for fans to get their geek on.”

Rather than mix alcohol in with its drink, like many energy drink brands, Bawls distributes G33K B33R floats. The company also gives away branded T-shirts, stickers and drawstring bags.

Bawls also regularly sponsors video gaming competitions (more than 1,000 per year) as well as the 2008 Geek Prom. Geek singles nights will make their way across the country with Jacksonville, FL., Minneapolis and San Francisco on the schedule. So this would indeed be a good time to shine up your Stormtrooper costume in case a cute droid happens by.

Now that summer is in full swing, consider spicing up your next campaign or event with barbecue theme promotional products. Our BBQ tools, sets, sauces and recipe books make mouth-watering business gifts and are a clever giveaway idea for company picnics or staff appreciation week events.

This BBQ set contains a spatula, tongs, prodding fork and meat thermometer and has velcro handles for hanging on the front of your grill or a nearby fence.

The Little Black Book of BBQ includes recipes for burgers, steaks, pork, chicken, and seafood – and the vegetables, sides, and spice rubs that will make you a legendary chef.

And our compressed t-shirts can be created in any custom shape to tie into your cookout theme.

Printable Promotions is proud to introduce edun LIVE – a new line of organic t-shirts from EDUN, the socially conscious clothing company launched in 2005 by Ali Hewson and her husband Bono.

edun LIVE’s mission is to drive sustainable employment in sub-Saharan Africa through high-volume sales of its t-shirts. The company uses organic materials whenever possible, and constantly offers encouragement and support to farmers and other partners in the local communities to transition from conventional to organic production.

What makes the edun LIVE process unique is that from the African sourced cotton, to the spinning and knitting process, all the way to the manufacturer, edun LIVE’s t-shirts are 100% African – or “GROWer to SEWer” African. The end result is a product that posesses superior quality and style, whose production provides sustainable business and trade opportunities for these emerging communities.

This is a very special and unique position as very few, if any, businesses are doing the same. It is edun LIVE’s hope that others will replicate their business model and grow the trade and employment opportunities available in these impoverished regions.

All of our edun LIVE and other eco-friendly shirts can be custom printed or embroidered for your company or organization.

Why should Earth Day be just one day per year? We believe that you should celebrate Earth Day every day, and many of the companies we work with feel the same.

Numerous clients tell us that they are planning to “go green” this year, starting with their meetings and conferences. Tree Planting Kits and Flower Garden Kits have been popular promotional gifts for attendees. Our Deluxe Recycled Padfolios are quickly becoming a best-seller, as are these corn plastic Eco Pens.

Our clients have also been using Eco Friendly Compressed T-Shirts to generate excitement about their upcoming events. The organic cotton shirts are compressed into custom shapes, and packed with a full-color recycled paper insert (printed with water-based inks.)

Eco-friendly promotions have never been easier!