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Promogift France – Rolland Garros Items by Perrier

Thibaut — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:39:19 +0000

Another very cool promotion from Perrier! This french sparkling water company is currently offering promotional gifts to show their affiliation with Roland Garros Tennis Championship as they are one of the key official sponsors of the event.

Promogift France - Perrier Gifts For Roland Garros

The only thing to do in order to become eligible to the draw is to visit their website and play a virtual tennis game versus a robot. If you defeat it, you can win one these 4 iPads (16GB), a giant tennis ball (branded with Roland Garros logo on it) or 50 Perrier‘s glasses.

The giant ball and the glasses are pretty cool promotional ideas because they can be printed easily with any logo and are very strong in terms of brand recall.

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UEFA EURO 2012 – Kellogg’s oofballs

matthieuguillou — Sun, 20 May 2012 03:03:42 +0000

The European soccer cup will start in less than 3 weeks and it means that supporters are able to gear up with UEFA merchandise of their favourite teams!

Promotional Oof Balls UEFA by Kellogg's

This year, Kellogg’s is continuing its tradition by offering their famous “oofballs” in each cereal pack. An oofball is a small ball made of fabric that contains a few tiny plastic balls and is a popular item in France. Each box comes with a different ball printed with a participating country’s flag.

Branding is very important when offering promotional products as they would usually reflect the message of the company and in this instance, Kellogg’s wants you to support your favourite team with an exclusive product through purchasing their cereals! For fans of the brand and soccer, it is the perfect gift for the season and this would definitely drive sales for Kellogg’s!

So, are you ready for some UEFA oofball action?

Here are other soccer related merchandise blog post we have done:

Promotional Gift Ideas For September

jaimeodm — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:00:59 +0000

With so many countries’ independence/National days coming up this September, there is no better way to commemorate the occasion than to giveaway gifts that has the national flag or item that best reflects the country.

Here, we have noted 23 nation’s Independence Day and gave suggestions for a few items that might resonate with the country’s persona.

For Mexico, we thought that the Sombrero hat best represents the country known for their salsa dancing and sauce. To get into the mood, there is no better way than have a shot of alcohol in a specially designed shot glass for the occasion.

For Chile, a country known as one of the world’s largest producers of wine, decorative wine charms and a bottle opener would be perfect. Can you recall ODM’s wine album? It maybe the perfect gift this September!

Brazil, known for the humid weather and their love for soccer, why not offer a soccer ball as a National day gift. To top it off, slip on some beach sandals and a funky hat to revel in the party atmosphere at soccer stadiums!

So what are you waiting for? Stock up on these promotional gifts, gear up and get down to celebrating your Nation’s independence day!

Check out related posts here!

Promotional Merchandise – Hong Kong Sevens World Series Clothing Line

Josiah — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:00:02 +0000

With the upcoming buzz about the Hong Kong Sevens World Series Rugby Tournament, HSBC, KUKRI and HKRFU are coming together to co-brand a whole clothing line ranging from Polo Tees to Hoodies.

There are a variety of items in the clothing line including Event Jersey, Hoodie, Jacket, Polo, Replica Shirt and Tees. All you have to do is to login to KUKRI website here and you’ll be able to purchase any of these promotional items.

Promotional Merchandise - Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 2012 Clothing Line

HSBC and Kukri have printed their logos on the clothings which is an ideal way of increasing their brand awareness. With both the traditional rugby jersey design and fashionable tees available, these promotional products are bound to capture the attention of customers.

There are many ways of printing logos onto shirts:

Do not hesistate to contact us if you wish to start a promotional campaign of your own like this.

For more promotional gifts, check out our other blogs:

Super Bowl Champions 2012: New York Giants Porcelain Stein

Brandon — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:56:09 +0000

Since its victory in the recent Super Bowl 2012, many New York Giants promotional products and merchandise has been introduced to the market. One of such products is the Porcelain Stein, good for the die-hard fans and collectors.

NFL 2012 - Promotional Merchandise

Only 5,000 of such steins will be produced, as part of the limited edition official National Football League (NFL) merchandise. Grab yours now at this website to be part of this joyous celebration!

It is a product worth collecting because it contains many pictures and information about New York Giants in the recent Super Bowl. The line, ‘Super Bowl XLVI Champions’ is also debossed on the stein to increase the perceived value of this product.

Have a look at some other sports-related merchandise we’ve noticed before..

Heineken Cup Promotion in Ireland

Brandon — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:00:17 +0000

Stand a chance to win official team jerseys participating in Heineken Cup and other promotional items! All you have to do is buy participating Heineken packs and send the promo code with your details in an SMS to 51500 in Ireland!

You may just be one of the winners chosen every 80 minutes during the competition! For more information, refer to this Heineken website!

Sports Promotional Products

A wide range of promotional products are to be won in this promotion, and this often attract many participants. By creating more publicity on this promotion, this will drive sales for Heineken. If Heineken offers a limited edition promotional item, it may be also be effective in attracting potential consumers..

ODM is thinking of Heineken beer towers, themed specially for the Heineken Cup. They can be interesting collectibles for Heineken beer fans..

Have a look at other beer-related promos..

Have an invention great for beers? Let us know and we’ll help you spread the word!

Customized Aprons to Promote your Brand or Country

charityrobertson — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:03:04 +0000

While passing through French airport Charles de Gaulle, I couldn’t help stopping in front of this highly visible and eye catching apron. The apron was customized with the French flag. It was on sale in a shop dedicated to promoting French culture and specialties.

Customized Aprons to promote your Country

This product would make a great gift on purchase or promotional giveaway at :

Sports events (Olympic Games, World football Cup, Rugby tournaments etc.) to cheer on the national team.
Trade Shows where brands are categorized by country (for example the Wine and Spirits Trade Show in HK).
National Day festivities and events.
International company get togethers (a free corporate gift to participating members from around the world).

Customized Aprons to promote your Country

Of course, having these aprons designed as flags is one possibility but one could also customize them with a company’s logo, a sport team’s mascot or a trade show’s core products.

Check out other giveaway ideas here :

How to make Custom Plush Promos in China!

pierreodm — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:18:20 +0000

The plush toy manufacturing process goes through several processes that include both automated and manual labor. This blog is devoted to explaining the plush toy production process from realizing a sample to mass production.

The first stage of developing a plush is making a sample. Every time you place and order for a new plush it is important to develop a sample with the factory you wish to work with. Usually factories will require pictures, blueprints or a previous existing model in order to replicate the sample. It is always good to make a sample before confirming an order, this allows you to have final approval before launching mass production in order to know exactly what your plush will look like.

Plush Production Process- Sample Development

Once you have approved the sample its time to start mass production of the plush. The first step is cutting the fabric. There are many ways to cut the fabric, by using a machine and a mold which cuts through the fabric.

Plush Production Process - Cutting Fabric using a Mold

The second technique to cut plush toy fabric is by using a laser cutting machine. Usually these machines are used when the fabric being cut requires more attention to detail and accuracy. Laser machinery is extremely precise and can cut fabric into small shapes.

Plush Production Process - Cutting Fabric using Laser Machinery

Once all the fabric is cut it is transported to the sewing department. Usually sewing departments in plush factories are comprised of workers and sewing machines. This task is purely manual labor. Workers will sew the textile fabric parts together using sewing machines.

Plush Production Process - Sewing Department

If certain fabric requires embroidery they will be embroidered before being sewn to the rest of the fabric. Embroidery machines are purely automated and do the job quite rapidly depending on the complexity of the embroidery required.

Plush Production Process - Machine Embroidery

Once the embroidery is finished, the fabric needs to be sewn together in order to obtain a full plush body shape.

Additional parts can be sewn on at this moment such as hair or other kinds of fabric in order to create the desired plush design required.

Depending on the type of plush you’re interested in producing some additional steps may be required. For example certain plush models will require clothing, thus additional fabric will need to be cut and sewn and eventually put on the plush doll.

A crucial step of the production of plush toys is the stuffing, referring to the inside of the plush toy. All plush dolls are stuffed with material to make the plush bulky and give it the body volume required. This is a very important step. Each plush needs to be stuffed to the same proportion as the entire order. This is important or else some plush toys will be bulkier then others which may end up giving a strange look to the final product.

Plush Production Process - Stuffing Department

Plush Production Process - Printing Labels

All plush toys around the world require labels. Labels are programmed (bar-code) and designed by computer. Most of the time you may obtain these from your end client or you will need a designer to make one for you. It is very rare that factories in China have the ability to design the label. We recommend using our designer services or your in house capabilities for this task. Factories have machines that print the labels. Any size label is possible to create upon your request. Labels are printed as one long strip, thus they need to be cut and eventually are passed along to the sewing the department to be sewn to the plush. Labels are important to include on plush toys. They usually include a bar code, or directives of how to wash the doll or the substances in the plush, health standards that the product respects etc.

We have done several plush orders in the past where we also included a plastic hand-tag in order to facilitate holding the plush in retail stores.

Plush Production Process - Quality Control Unit

All plush factories have internal quality control departments. These units use a perfect sample of the plush being inspected and compare all units with the perfect model. The employees will pull on the limbs and sides of the plush in order to make sure that the sewing is sufficiently strong in order to avoid the plush to fall apart.

Units that are found defective are discarded. If the problems are extremely important the plush is destroyed and the material is thrown out since it is not re-usable. If there are small problems, the defective unit will be put aside in order to rework the specific problem.

Even though Quality Control departments are frequently found in plush factories we always recommend to perform independent quality control inspections during the production and before the final goods are shipped out of the factory. This allows you to obtain an independent perspective of the job done on your order.

Packaging is the last process of the production process. It is very important to use strong carton boxes in order to avoid damage to the merchandise during shipment. There are several ways to package plush toys. The most basic manner is to seal each piece in a polybag and put many units inside a large carton box.

Plush Production Process - Packaging

Some plush orders require higher end packaging in order to have a higher presentation once on the retail shelf. A box packaging for each unit can be used to package the plush. Each piece of the plush will have its own packaging with full color print requested by the client. These kinds of packaging are more costly and will increase freight costs but will make your plush stand out on the retail shelf!

It is difficult to find a quality supplier of plush suppliers. Use our expertise in making plush toys, we can help you with any kind of production of plush toys!

Contact us for further information and if you are interested in receiving competitive pricing for a plush project you are looking to manufacture.

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