February 18th is National Drink Wine Day. Sending samples of private label wines, with custom- hand painted bottles- absolutely. We have experience, with superb wine choices. However popping the cork is only part of the wine experience. From signature serving items for the home with unique decoration to elegant wine accessories that travel anywhere, we have solutions. That's the twist to this cork story. Vinglace is completely unique, as it offers the double wall vacuum insulation of stainless steel on the outside, but with glass on the inside. Wine enthusiasts will enjoy beverages of all types at the proper temperature, without any metallic taste or smell whether it's wine or champagne. Plus these tumblers are perfect for coffee or tea, sparkling wine or water too. Vinglace is a mission driven company and donates a portion of sales of their products to help fund research for the early detection of breast cancer. Looking for a way to build a program or celebrate a milestone date with wine? Consider your own private label bottles, have design a commemorative logo and help you select the right wine accessories, drinkware and packaging for your campaign. Ready to add some elegance to your brand?

We dare ya- take the road less traveled. Of course we are going to be inspired by a non traditional canvas! The artist in us loves seeing products that have an artisan feel, but are practical essentials for your weekend adventures. Here's how the story unfolds- ( you know we love our puns) Founded by three friends in 2015 through their adventures in California and Hawaii & world travels, all while doing what they love; surfing, camping, yoga, and meeting artists. Slowtide created a new medium for art, catering to a love of the beach, nature, travel, and comfort. Taking ordinary items like towels for making cookies, blankets for walks on the beach, sunny days on the links or cozy blankets for anywhere you'd like to go. Blending design and functionality, Slowtide collaborates to create these masterpieces for your branding. Besides beauty, each towel or blanket is crafted with premium and sustainable materials, making them more functional, absorbent, and quick to dry. As a bonus, this brand is purpose driven- seeking change through community outreach, education, and donation. Check out our collection here. Slowtide is also dedicated to leaving a positive impression. Every garment impacts the environment, so they work to minimize, control, and reduce those impacts in the production process. All of the cotton is certifiably sourced through the Cotton LEADS program, assuring the material is responsibly produced. All of the polyester products are made from 100% recycled post-consumer waste, primarily plastic bottles, transforming it into premium polyester fibers. Interested in the impact; we can share more details. Ready to take art on the road with you this weekend?

We bet you've got a stack of sticky notes or sticky flags within reach on your desk. These items have become an office essential. Even with the rise in popularity of re use-able surfaces, sticky notes, well- just stick around. It's also a very versatile product. The surface is literally a blank page, waiting for inspiration. It's an affordable item to give away, mail or use to create attention for a fundraiser, inventoried items or direct mail. Besides, we've been telling you for a while, this type of product is not only visually high impact, but low cost. Our showroom is the perfect location to compare options and design a solution for your next campaign. Take a look at some ways to use sticky products that perhaps you had not considered. Engaging your target market- consumers, seminars & workshops. Fundraising. Organization. Handy. Perfect for dorm rooms, lockers, rental properties or a place you don't want to put a nail. Direct Mailer- call to action. Lint removers Inventory's been checked Getting Noticed Custom notes Roll banners Flag books! A different type of business card solution. Shop our collection here.

Sometimes you just want to soar. A new year is a great time to try new strategies and ways of working. Work smarter, not harder. Put more time in your day, by embracing new technology. This fuel might be the solution. We've been telling you about the benefits of a Rocketbook for a while, but here's a visual to help you see how it works. It's pretty simple. Write.Scan. Re-use. 3 Steps. Time for liftoff! Start scanning your notes or to-do lists. See green, snap, and your notes will be visually enhanced! Your scans will automatically blast off to your cyber destination. Rocketbook products can be reused, so you can stop using your other paper notebooks and save trees. When paired with Pilot FriXion ink, the pages of your Core can be wiped clean with water and a cloth! Use their free app to store your notes. Maybe you'd like a custom book? Sure thing....ask! Ready to launch this product in an upcoming employee campaign? Check out the line we offer here.

There's no doubt that a picture tells a story. We are drawn to imagery and designing tee shirts are one of the many ways we work with community partners. Sometimes the story is a milestone moment, or intended to create unity, promote a cause or have fun with advertising your brand. Each is customized for you. Whatever your reason for having a tee shirt design created- we will lend our talents. There are many ways to decorate a tee, as well as different fabrics to select. Our showroom makes it simple to determine what's the right tee and the right decoration method for your project. Work one-on-one with our designers in the graphic studio, which will cut down design time significantly. Access numerous brands & fabric weights, and try on your selection for fit. One of the most popular ways to decorate remains - silk-screening. What's the process? Basically a frame is made, fabric is stretch across the frame and a film is applied. Then exposure to light to burn away film or cutting away film exposes the screen, which will allow ink to pass through to the fabric. There is a screen for each color, in each location. If you have 3 colors on the front and 3 colors on the back- that's 6 total screens! Even if one color is only the size of a dime in one location- that's a screen. Each color of ink is squeegeed across the screen to press the ink through the holes of the fabric onto the shirt. If you have more than one color or a light color like white, a second pass of ink is required to "pop" on a dark colored shirt. This process is called a flash. A quick pop of heat over the surface of the shirt to "cure" the ink. The ink is then dry enough & hard enough to accept another color or pass of ink. Large shirt orders are usually produced on a machine like the one shown here. The printer stands in one location, pulls the shirt across a wooden board called a platen, then pulls the screen down, pulls the ink across, then swings the around to print another shirt, saving time. Once a shirt has all the layers, & flashes it makes a final trip through larger conveyor belt style dryers before folding & packing an order. Silk-screen is durable and economical, but it's not the only way to decorate a tee. There are a lot of other processes that work well, including transfers, sublimation and DTG. Great tee designs start with great art, a little geometry, an understanding of color and of course a talented design team. Do you have a favorite tee shirt in your closet? What's the story?

When we hear the phrase unleashing power, images of genie's soaring out of a bottle seem fitting. That classic line in Aladdin stating "unlimited power, itty bitty living space"- by Robin Williams is iconic. We can't all have a genie, but we can look for more power in our hands. Brands, like Skullcandy, that seek to off more to consumers- power that travels with you, throughout your adventures, and is constructed with the next generation in mind is solutions oriented and should be a brand to consider. We been sharing stories with you about this brand and the products within the line in our brands matter series. What's the back story of this brand? Shop the options here.

Go ahead, sometimes control is exactly what you need Brand consistency, on-boarding employees, redeeming rewards & incentives, fundraising and special events. Your marketing plan is in place for the year. Events are mapped out and you need the ease of ordering, distribution & managing your choices. Let's control the variables with your own custom web-store. We have been hosting stores for years and outlined why custom web-stores make your life easier in this 2021 post. Whatever the need, we have a platform. We craft a stores around your specific needs, including specialized instructions and of course your logo on products. Each of our platforms has it own advantages. Our new stores go a step further, offering some enhanced features such as: Easy management using a PO system & track employee purchases Fund-raising stores for brand enthusiasts- with profit tracking! Not sure what to select when you have last minute events or need turn key gift solutions? We can add special categories for quick turn products or on demand - yep as few as 1 unit for gifts. Even ask about personalizations. Do you need a store for employees or customers to apply earned rewards & incentives? Stores can be set up with unique individual log in for security with password protection & applying discount codes. Create custom detailed reports around your order Bundle packages 60 customizable categories per store Fundraising or offering a limited window for selections- use our countdown clock feature right on the home page down to the hour, minute and second till the store will close. No more wondering if it's open! Let's discuss the ease & efficiency of keeping your approved products in one location, with no storage necessary and keeping your brand standards secure! Ask us to share platform options and show you how easy we can make managing your brand.

Sometimes you need to reset and refresh. New ideas. New approaches. New connections. The start of a new year always brings round discussion about how internally changes can be implemented that will result in more profits, stronger employee teams, adhering to goals and increasing sales. We have a wide collection of unique promotional products that change color by the heat of your hand, with ice cold liquids, in cold temperatures, in sunlight or when getting wet. Search our collection here. What makes mood product work anyway? The way mood items work is pretty simple. Each product is coated with leuco dyes, which reflect light and create color.These dyes are activated by one of the reasons below- causing the color changing items to transform before your eyes Mood items are fun for the eye and invite conversation and many of our mood products give back to help students! How's that for creative & purpose driven?

Solving problems, creating solutions-we think it's cool when a product has purpose. Let's take a look at some brands that do more than expected. Here are 3 words to know around sustainability. There is no debate that nature provides beauty. The question is how do we make sure generations later can appreciate what we enjoy now? Out of the Ocean® is cleaning up the ocean with every bag. Each bag they make removes the equivalent of 3 plastic bottles from our oceans and waterways. From lunch bags to totes, each bag features brilliant ocean photography, which invites dialogue to share the back story of this sustainable brand. HIP- operates with the belief that everyone and everything has a purpose; even waste. Hip gives “waste” a second life by creating sustainably sourced lifestyle products out of already existing waste, instead of producing new plastic from fossil fuels. The plastic to make Hip products comes from OCEANWORKS - a trusted global marketplace for recycled ocean plastic materials and products. Reuseable utensils , like this one from HIP provide a sustainable solution to the growing issue of how to address waste, plus the product is lightweight enough to be taken anywhere, just like other HIP products. Products made from REPREVE® fabric divert plastic that would otherwise wind up in our oceans and create fabric for coolers, lunch totes & backpacks. There are even new solutions for traditional office & trade-show basics, such as totes & journals- with washable paper that feels good in the hand, plus gives back to Ocean clean up initiatives. Out of the Woods bags, feature Supernatural Paper™ which is sustainable, washable and vegan. It is FSC®-certified, made of tree cellulose, a renewable resource, from responsibly managed forests. Check out this versatile cooler - insulated and padded to keep your produce fresh at the Sunday farmer’s market or your workday essentials protected, and spacious enough to double as a weekender bag. All month we've focused on brands and product that do more- a creative solution, visually stunning designs and products that show innovation can add value to our lives. Check out samples of these types of products in our showroom space. Which products and brand stories have inspired you the most?

The point of a black tie event is to create a memorable experience and celebrate with style & elegance. Special events appreciate a touch of class- but often glass is one of those items that can make or break the party. Too many puns? How about some solutions. govino® glasses are shatterproof, reusable, sustainable and not made from glass at all. They are made from food safe, BPA-free polymer which reflects a wine’s color and projects its aromatics much like fine crystal. Auction off private label wines & champagnes at your event or use private labels as a way to secure a top level donor for the pour! Yes, we have options from California winery's with many options- including custom labels, etched bottles. Put the bottles sold in a full color bag- add an image. Perhaps the images are sponsor logos, original art, an eye catching scene of volunteers at work, a testimonial from individuals impacted by your charity efforts or capture a group image of your team. There are so many ways our graphics team can create a memorable item you can use again & again. Ready to spread cheer?

We've written a lot this month about innovative product solutions & creative ways to market, but what about the visual side of creativity? Just like capturing attention through unique graphic designs, decoration that begs to be touched or adds an element of surprise will also become a go to item in the hand. Life's too short not to be notice. Let your brand make an entrance. It's all about the visual connection. Sometimes the polish, sophistication and unique placement of decoration will command attention. Take a look- pun intended! Ask us to share not only brands that matter, but decoration that adds an element of surprise!

Inspired by Japanese culture, asobu means fun and playful, and that is what we keep front and center in the design of our products. An Asobu bottle is designed with an emphasis on the aesthetics while always adding that element of fun in each of our unique bottles. January is National Hot Tea Month, and its National Creativity Month- so let’s look at some innovative ways to enjoy hot tea or other beverages. Some brands are more innovative than others. If you’ve never heard of Asobu.- it might be time for you to embrace the fun & playful side of your brand persona. Asobu is our way of bringing the best of hydration ingenuity to you to ELEVATE YOUR EVERYDAY. Their stainless steel bottles are made with the highest quality and safest materials. Bottles are produced from food grade stainless steel and are double walled with a copper lining for an extra layer of insulation. Their stainless steel bottles will keep your drink hot for 12 hours or cold for an entire 24 hour day. What types of designs and innovation do they offer? Not sure if you need a water bottle or prefer to have a mug in hand? Now you don’t have to choose- this clever insulated drinkware piece can be both a mug & water bottle. Watch this video to see how! Keep your ice cream frozen pool side or on the beach or prefer to have hummus or guacamole on the go? Take your 4-legged fur buddy on all your adventures with water bottles with removable drinking bowls to share a water break. Maybe you like to drink your beverages from glass, but you are afraid your daily routine will lead to broken glass- well this brand’s got solutions! Play music from your water bottle or store your earbuds? New way to enjoy your beer? Insulated bottle holders and unique beverage cooler. Working hard or playing hard and you need double the capacity of most containers. Even by the gallon, this brand has solutions! Maybe at the end of your day you like something “neat”- then this product is right for you. Offering consistency and style- we think it’s neat! Check out this line here. Keep following this series for more innovation. If you'd to make your brand stand out- perhaps something new for decoration? Which style seems the most fun, playful & intriguing?