Promotional Products Buying Guides
How to guides and expert advice for ordering custom apparel and promotional products. We’ll walk you through all the details.
Custom Tech Gadgets vs. Branded Pens and Totes: Your Guide to Cost-Effective Promotional Items
Did you know that a branded pen generates 2,436 impressions over its lifetime, while a power bank generates just 870? On paper, the pen looks like the stronger marketing investment — and for some small businesses, it is. But here’s the catch: 40% of consumers say receiving a custom power bank makes them more likely to do business [...]
Custom Office Supplies Guide: Branding Your Workspace
Most branded giveaways get used once or tossed in a drawer. Custom office supplies are different. A branded notebook, a logo pen, a personalized sticky note pad sits on a desk every single workday. According to our Company Swag Survey, 51% of employees have received office gear — notebooks, pens, calendars — from their employer, making [...]
How to Make Custom Water Bottles: Design Tips & Material Guide
Walk through any office, school, or sports facility right now and count the reusable water bottles. They’re on every desk, in every gym bag, clipped to every hiking pack. According to PPAI’s Product Power 2026 study of 5,000+ U.S. consumers, 73% of people use a branded bottle or tumbler every single day, and 70% say a [...]
How to Make Custom KOOZIEs & Can Coolers for Events
Few custom products work as hard as a koozie (or can cooler – KOOZIE is the brand of can cooler most people think of these days). Whatever the occasion, a well-made custom koozie does something most giveaways don’t: it stays useful long after the event ends. We’ve helped thousands of groups design them — from a family [...]
How to Customize Tumblers: Choosing Your Method, Designing Your Look, and Ordering for Groups
A good insulated tumbler is one of those gifts people actually use — not just once, but every day, for years. That’s why custom tumblers work so well across such different occasions: bridesmaid gifts, family reunion keepsakes, employee appreciation, team gear, client gifts, and conference merchandise. Whatever the occasion, this [...]
How to Make Custom Mugs: A Design Guide for Logos and Photos
Few things get used as consistently as a coffee mug. It travels from the kitchen to the desk to the conference room, shows up in video calls, and sits on the counter long after the event or occasion that inspired it has passed. That staying power is exactly why custom mugs work for such a wide range of situations: a family photo mug as a [...]
Custom Drinkware Guide: Mugs, Tumblers, and Bottles for Every Occasion
A mug on someone’s desk. A tumbler in their bag. A koozie at every backyard party for the next three years. Custom drinkware does something most branded items don’t: it gets used every single day, by people who actually want to use it. That’s true whether you’re ordering 500 tumblers for a corporate conference, 50 [...]
Custom Business T-Shirts Guide: Branded Apparel for Companies & Teams
When your team wears branded apparel that actually fits well and feels comfortable, they look good and they feel good. They give your company a boost of professionalism that customers welcome. For the most client-facing uses—polo shirts, staff jackets, branded workwear—embroidery delivers a premium, long-lasting result. See our guide to [...]