Sweet Promotions

Sweet As Pie

2012-01-23T19:22:00.000-08:00

National Pie Day May not seem like it has a lot to do with promotional sweets. But in reality the pie has been a way to promote throughout the years. A celebratory gift for neighbors, house parties and even as corporate gifts, a pie is a great way to give a gift of appreciation to a deserving recipient. While there aren't many promotional pie products, there are a large variety of baked promos that can carry a promotional message. Think about using a baked good as a thank you gift for staff members during events such as Teacher Appreciation Week or as a giveaway for trade show attendees, showing off a sweet side as you do. Custom cookies draped in chocolate and sporting a custom imprint are just one of many baked items to choose.

Get Some Promotional Pop!

2012-01-19T11:18:00.000-08:00

There are many ways to make use of popcorn. From garland to family fun night, it is a snack that is as entertaining as it is tasty. During an event such as Popcorn Day why not brainstorm a few ways these popped kernels of corn can work for you. Trade shows are a great venue to use popcorn as a powerful promotional product. Hungry attendees are always looking for a satisfying snack at the the booths, and a custom printed bag of caramel popcorn can attract them to your display. Happily munching away, the tradeshow attendees will think fondly of the promotional gift they picked up. Custom printed bags of microwave popcorn can also promote a brand with pop, taking the message back to a hotel room or office, ready to be microwaved for a late night snack or afternoon treat.

Raise The Bar For Promotions

2012-01-18T14:58:00.000-08:00

Candy is a part of celebration. From weddings to Easter, sweet treats of chocolates and other candy bring smiles to revelers and guests. For appreciation events and promotional purposes, a custom chocolate bar can make everyone feel as though they are celebrating. This sweet reaction to a chocolate bar gift makes it the perfect giveaway to teachers and school staff during Teacher Appreciation Week, nurses and healthcare staff during National Hospital Week or any employee recognition event. Small businesses will see interest soar when they distribute chocolate bars as thank you gift. Customers will be surprised to see a special message tailored to them.

A Little English

2012-01-08T13:59:00.000-08:00

English Toffee Day is yet another sweet celebration. A highlight on a component of gift baskets and corporate gifts that is sometimes overlooked. A buttery, crunchy confection, covered in chocolate and sometimes nuts, it is a highlight for some as they rummage through the variety of chocolates and treats in a box of treats. Making sure that a corporate gift box of chocolates includes a selection to choose from is critical to making an impact on the recipients. An office can include a toffee lover, meaning that a box that includes English toffee will have something to satisfy them.

That Promo Is Cherry...

2012-01-03T15:58:00.000-08:00

Chocolate covered cherry that is! Celebrating Chocolate Covered Cherry Day is one way of working these delectable confections into a promotional product approach. A special treat for trade show attendees, customers and prospects, chocolate covered cherries carry a perceived luxury that catapults them above other custom candy promotions, making them special and appreciated. Given out as appreciation treats to employees, teachers and nurses these chocolates will make it seem as though the organizer has gone the extra mile to make staffers feel appreciated. A wonder of confectionery creativity, these delicate fruits enrobed in chocolate will delight all who are lucky to taste them.

Trade Show Rainbow

2011-12-29T12:02:00.000-08:00

Think about your next trade show booth as a pot of gold for attendees. You know that you put together a table that will shine and that your product provides value to each prospective client. You want to make sure that they can find your offering in a sea of competition. You can create that path ot your booth by handing out custom printed bags of Skittles to visitors. Just as the Skittles promotion states, attendees will "taste the rainbow" when they come to your trade show display. A bit different than the ordinary bowl of custom candy, Skittles are a refreshing giveaway when compared to mints and chocolates. The colors and fruit flavors will brighten the mood of an attendee as they inspect your offerings, making each visitor a more productive and profitable interaction.

Send A Message For The New Year

2011-12-27T16:38:00.000-08:00

Chocolate bars make great greeting cards! Wait, what exactly does that mean? Well if you look at the function of a greeting card, a vehicle to deliver a message of thanks or a sentiment of appreciation, a chocolate bar can function in the exact same way. The added benefit of using a chocolate bar as a greeting is that, unlike a card which gets thrown away or tucked into a drawer, the confection can be enjoyed as a tasty treat. For the new year, employees can be inspired by welcoming them back to work with a message that lets them know that they "make the difference" at your organization. With inspiring custom chocolate bar wrapper messages like You Make The Difference and You've Gone The Extra Mile, these candies will deliver appreciation in a unique and "tasteful" way.

Cookies For Santa

2011-12-20T12:44:00.000-08:00

With a vote of approval from a holiday icon like Santa, cookies are certainly a gift that will be appreciated. For corporate gifts during the holidays, or as a way of showing recognition to teachers, nurses or volunteers, custom cookies will be happily received. Taking a cue from the tradition of leaving cookies and milk out for Santa, appreciation event organizers can leave a stash of custom wrapped cookies out in the reception area for all to indulge. Another delivery method would be to drop them off on each staff members desk during celebrations such as Teacher Appreciation Week or Nurses Week.

Chocolate Covered...Yes!

2011-12-16T13:45:00.000-08:00

Celebrating National Chocolate Covered Everything Day is an easy event to support. Who wouldn't want to celebrate the concept of covering things in chocolate? This observance of items covered in chocolate elevates ordinary into extraordinary. As a holiday gift, a way of saying thanks to teachers and nurses or just to send a sentiment to a valuable customer, anything covered in chocolate will convey a message with a little extra sweetness. Chocolate covered gifts don't have to be formal truffles in a box, chocolate covered raisins and nuts can come in custom bags, exposing trade show attendees to a brand.

Candy Cane Creations

2011-12-13T06:52:00.000-08:00

One of the leftovers from the holiday season is the candy cane. While disassembling them from decorations, emptying them out of bowls and digging them out from seat cushions, we may start to wonder if they should be thrown away, boxed up for the next year or used for something else entirely. But what to do with these very targeted candies? Here are a few ideas to get the creative juices flowing...

Christmas in July. A trade show theme for the summer months can revolve around this quirky and fun idea. Have trade show booth staff dress as Santa's elves, handing out candy canes to the attendees. The red, white and green decorations will surely draw attention to the booth, and who can resist a delicious candy can giveaway.

Bake away! By taking all the candy canes and crumbling them up, they create a fantastic ingredient for cookies, cakes and pies. The sweet minty crumbles can be sprinkled as a decoration or incorporated into baking mixes for a special treat.

Let's All Go To The Lobby...

2011-12-07T11:26:00.000-08:00

One of the most enjoyable memories from childhood is the abundance of special treats found in the lobby concession stands of a the movies. Just as we felt like winners when we were able to enjoy popcorn and candy at the movies in our youth, employees will feel appreciated and delighted when they receive a treat for the holidays. Employee gifting does not have to be stodgy truffles in a box every year. Management can get creative for gifts of thanks for their staff, holding a "night at the movies" theme. A gift certificate paired with a custom printed movie snack can be a perfect staff gift package. A bag of microwave popcorn can carry a slogan of thanks that ties the appreciation message in to the cinematic theme, "Our Staff Is a Blockbuster" can make each employee feel like their contributions are recognized.

Cookies Get Their Day

2011-12-04T18:01:00.000-08:00

Rejoice all lovers cookies...National Cookie Day is an event to celebrate. December 4th has been honored as Cookie Day, and all over the world, snackers take a collective dunk in a cup of milk. With variety to go around, cookies are a childhood treat, midnight snack and can serve as a holiday gift. Whether a plate of cookies arrives in a box of corporate cheer or is set out to thank Santa, these baked treats will convey a feeling of goodwill and holiday spirit. As a teacher gift a special cookie for the holidays can make the school shine.

Holiday Decorations Get Creative

2011-11-23T16:06:00.000-08:00

Putting a twist on holiday decorations can become creative exercises in candy. Going beyond the obvious candy canes and chocolates, holiday party organizers can employ different promotional candy to put a custom twist on the confectionery concept. By making use of promotional candy, lollipops and mints, the color selection and holiday sentiments become a no brainer. Lollipops can be chosen in traditional colors like red and green, strung together to create garland for office parties. These custom suckers can be printed with a slogan of holiday cheer for each staff member and offered in candy dishes during the holiday season.

A Dual Celebration of Pecans

2011-11-21T12:49:00.000-08:00

November is a a time to praise pecans and Thanksgiving is a time to enjoy eating them. National Georgia Pecan Month is an event dedicated to the glory of this delicious nut. It just so happens that contained in the big shell of November is one of the biggest pecan consuming holidays of the year, Thanksgiving. Baked in pecan pie, roasted and set out on the dinner table, these nuts are delicious and nutritious. Another way of enjoying pecans during the holiday season is enrobed in chocolate and caramel. A holiday gift of a box of turtles carries a delicious message of seasons greetings to corporate clients and staff members. Of course the home baked wonder of a pie is a bit more personal, however the sentiment of a box of pecan filled promotional treats can bring the holidays to a nut-rageous level.

Hang The Thanks

2011-11-17T14:13:00.000-08:00

It's a common sight to see greeting cards hanging across office doors during the holiday season. The influx of cards from friends, coworkers and vendors creates a unique decoration tradition. A sweet way of saying thanks during the season is with chocolate ornaments. These ornaments can join greeting cards on holiday decorations, bringing another dimension to the festivities. And of course these candy ornaments have the added benefit of providing a tasty treat when they are taken down after the season has passed.

Iconic Images In Candy Gifts

2011-11-12T05:00:00.000-08:00

There are images that conjure the holiday season that are universally recognized. Christmas ornaments, dreidels and stockings are all objects that bring us back to our childhood and prime us for the holidays. As corporate gifts, these images can be given as candy. Chocolate Christmas ornaments and gold coins can be left in bowls around the office, bringing a little holiday cheer to the workplace. The sendoff for New Year can be sweet with a chocolate champagne bottle, an office friendly way to cheers. While the chocolate is a perfect treat on its own, it can also be used as a compliment to other holiday gifts.

Get Nutty For The Holidays

2011-11-08T20:01:00.000-08:00

Custom treat gifts for the holidays are a given. A parade of holiday gift baskets make their way to offices, starting right around Thanksgiving. With the likelihood that most gifts will be candy and chocolates, it is easy to stand out with a gift box including nuts. Custom gift boxes including nuts offer an alternative to sweets, pairing a savory treat that will entice those who are trying to limit their sugar intake or if they are allergic to chocolates. Sending something for everyone. a tower of treats can include a level of nuts, providing a different taste for the holidays.

Get Caught With Your Promos In The Cookie Jar

2011-11-07T17:59:00.000-08:00

A box of treats for the holidays is an expected sight in most offices. The towers of candy gifts and custom chocolates begin arriving sometime after Thanksgiving, stocking up the common spaces with convenient noshes for the whole staff. Employees look forward to the daily arrivals, and get especially excited about boxes of cookies. Custom boxes of cookies are a unique way to spread holiday cheer and show appreciation. From a seasonal special Snowflake Cookie Box, to a Gourmet Cookie and Brownie Assortment, these gifts will bring smiles when opened, showing off their contents. Eaten with an afternoon coffee break or with a morning mug of tea, these custom cookie gifts will raise the holiday spirits.

Trick or Treat...These Promos Are Sweet

2011-11-01T22:04:00.000-07:00

Halloween is an example of how powerful candy can be as a motivation to perform. Candy influences kids and parents to troll their neighborhoods, seeking out sweet rewards for creative costumes. The biggest candy event in the world, Halloween exemplifies how candy can inspire action. When presenting a product or service at a trade show, adorning the booth with some takeaway candy can make a bland experience into a treat for attendees. Something as simple as a custom lollipop or impressive as a box of truffles can inspire attendees to pay attention to a booth, as well as a pitch. The candy will keep the traffic flowing, increasing volume of potential.

Celebrate a Sweet Chocolate Day

2011-10-28T21:08:00.001-07:00

Today is National Chocolate Day and other than the obvious act of celebrating by consumption, its a great time to start thinking about holiday gifts. During the holidays, nothing brightens up an office more than receiving a custom message on a box of chocolates. With a variety of chocolate gifts to choose from, gourmet chocolate truffles, budget gift boxes and impressive towers, companies can send impressive and budget friendly chocolates to each of their clients for the holidays. These confections are almost universally loved, chocolate inspiring a feeling of euphoria that can bring smiles to even the most over worked staffer. Put your brand front and center with chocolate promotional candy for your holiday greeting.

Promos That Pop!

2011-10-24T20:26:00.000-07:00

Don't "blow" the chance to give your customers and trade show attendees something to remember you by. Custom wrapped gum is a great way to attract interest at a convention or in a retail scenario, a free gift of fun for people that inspires good feeling. Pairing a custom imprint with a sweet treat that pops like gum can be the difference between a visitor remembering or forgetting a brand. From individual gumballs to convenient packs of gum, this promotional candy is both impactful and budget friendly, making it a sure thing to be approved for a corporate promotion. Given out during Halloween or stuffed into stockings as holiday gifts, custom wrapped gum can make your promotional message stick.

Service As Good As Gold

2011-10-19T12:11:00.000-07:00

The foundation of a great employee recognition program is the right rewards. While these rewards are mostly custom printed promotional items like mugs and travel tumblers, they may not be economically feasible for "on the spot" recognition. A pat on the back, or a quick and subtle gift at a workstation can reinforce a good job immediately. A perfect choice for this type of appreciation are foil wrapped chocolate gold coins. A simple, sweet treat, these gold coin chocolates are as tasty as they are economical, making them into a welcome treat. When a customer service rep or retail associate is caught doing an exceptional job, management can reach out with more than a compliment. A few chocolates that convey the appreciation with a "Thanks" will let them know that their efforts are recognized and noted.

Caramels are a Welcome Find

2011-10-14T21:28:00.000-07:00

The holidays bring a wealth of corporate gifts. Offices will be inundated with boxes of truffles and chocolates from vendors who want to show their appreciation for a year of good business. Discerning chocolate lovers will do their best to find the caramels hidden in these gift boxes, knowing that they are the most desirable. October is a month to celebrate the the wonderful taste of this confection. National Caramel Month is an event to enjoy the sweet decadence of smooth caramel and all the ways it is enjoyed. From employee appreciation gift boxes of chocolate covered caramel to custom wrapped caramel candies, this popular candy will add a delicious element to any gift.

Snacks Fantastic

2011-10-12T18:54:00.000-07:00

One thing is for certain when it comes to trade show and conference attendees, they are always looking for a snack. During information gathering on the trade show floor or sitting through a session, something to eat will take the edge off of the hours spent. Each business person will appreciate a small bag of mini pretzels, potato chips or peanuts for a quick pick me up. The custom printed bag will relate the corporate sponsor providing a punch of brand awareness while the snacks are consumed. Unlike other promotional giveaways that end up being hidden away in a tote bag or back pack, the promotional snack bag will create instant gratification,

Red Ribbon Week Candy Is Sweet

2011-10-07T22:54:00.000-07:00

One of the ways that a Red Ribbon Week drug free message can catch the attention of students is with a sweet treat. The classroom lessons and exciting theme days can attract focus of school kids, but the way to a student's mind is through their sweet tooth. A lollipop with a custom print that states "Drug Free," is a low cost way to reward participation in Red Ribbon Week events, for wearing Red Ribbons and for committing to a drug free life. The full sized chocolate bar that supports the choice to stay drug free, is a reward for students and teachers alike, an energizing boost that will bring a smile to everyone who strives to stay drug free.

Recognition Behind Bars

2011-10-05T21:20:00.000-07:00

Recognizing the volunteers, teachers and employees during fall appreciation events doesn't have to be a punishment for organizers. A tasty way to say thanks to the staff members at an organization is by handing out custom labeled chocolate bars. There are few gifts with such universal appeal as a chocolate bar, and with a targeted message that will deliver a sentiment of thanks to staff, the custom bar stands out. With holiday season around the corner, showing appreciation to dedicated teachers, volunteers and staff members is critical to motivating them to continue their efforts through the new year.

Awareness Is Sweet

2011-09-27T18:21:00.000-07:00

Fundraising during Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a big part of how organizations contribute to life saving research. The process also highlights the importance of bringing awareness to the community. Educating mothers, sisters, daughters and grandmothers is a big part of getting them to have regular mammograms and self exam. This testing can increase the chance of early detection and the likelihood that a patient will survive. Although materials such as pamphlets and tip cards as well as promotional reminders are useful, the real home run for getting pink ribbons out is chocolate. Pink ribbon chocolates, breast cancer awareness chocolate bars and custom printed candies get people to visit fund raising booths, engage in conversation with volunteers and grab a pink ribbon souvenir for the breast cancer walk or run. These treats are low cost and are popular among all participants in awareness events.

Sweet Giveaway - Double The Imprint

2011-09-22T06:25:00.000-07:00

One aspect of promotional products that often lets advertisers down is the imprint area. Not so much the size of the imprint, but the ratio of imprint to product. One promotional item that doesn't disappoint in the imprint arena, and delivers a sweet treat to everyone who picks it up, the lollipop. A custom lollipop offers an imprint area on the wrapper, on the stick and in some cases on a specially designed candy. A great giveaway for traditional marketing events such as trade shows and info tables as well as in store promotions at retail outlets, custom printed lollipops give each visitor a dose of sweet and a promotional message to take away.

A Cookie Meets Chocolate For A Promotional Purpose

2011-09-18T22:11:00.000-07:00

Much like the famous meeting of peanut butter and chocolate, cookies and chocolate are two great tastes that taste great together and also are powerful promotional items. Trade shows or employee recognition programs can all benefit from the sweet giveaway value of crisp cookies with chocolate coating. Providing a unique customization flexibility, almost any design can be molded into the chocolate, opening the doors to logo designs. Available also in stock logos such as "Way To Go" and "Wow," these cookies can be used as on the spot recognition or in a more formal gifting scenario.

Shameless and Guilt Free Promotions

2011-09-10T06:21:00.000-07:00

What better way to observe Shameless Self Promotion Month in September, than with some shameless (and guilt free) promotional giveaways. The focus of this month is to get yourself out into the public and promote the heck out of yourself. Whether at a trade show or on a sales call, this event is all about you making everyone know how great your product or service is. The core of shameless self promotion is a promotional gift, a little giveaway to shamelessly get potential customers to pay attention to you. While indulgent chocolate promotions may seem the perfect fit for such a task, why not take it a step further and give out a promotional candy that tastes great and is sugar free. By using promotional candy like sugar free gum packs, you can enter the conversation with a statement like "My products are fantastic, and much like this gum, are guaranteed not to cause tooth decay." While this may seem like a corny pickup line, it is a shameless self promotion, and one that ties your product into a message of trust.

Take Bite With Your Next Business Promotion

2011-09-06T17:54:00.000-07:00

Handing out business cards is a time honored tradition that lives on in our technological world. The practice of handing someone your business card at trade shows, during business meetings or even at social events is as common now as it has ever been. But with the advent of smart phones and email as the preferred method of communication, how can a simple business card still make an impact? By pairing a business card promotion with a candy or chocolate, it becomes a curiosity, something to be sought out during a trade show or impressed with at the next sales meeting. The Business Card Treat Box is one way to make a sweet introduction. Essentially a box of treats with a business card tucked away in the inside flap, these card and candy combinations delight all who receive them, making your contact information all the more likely to be retained. Another option is to hand out creative mint dispensers that deliver your contact information along with a powerful mint punch.

Promote Yourself...And Good Health

2011-08-29T17:43:00.000-07:00

Promote your message, and promote good heart health at the same time by advertising with chocolate. Long known to have anti oxidant benefits, chocolate has recently been supported by more research to significantly reduce the risk of certain heart diseases. These findings give credence to the concept of eating chocolate for good health, and a great reason to utilize promotional chocolate to raise awareness of causes and advertise business. Validating it's use as a promotional tool, chocolates can be used during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to provide a quick boost to walkers and runners. Chocolate bars can be handed out to supporters and participants as gifts of appreciation for their donation of time and effort. The candy holds a health benefit as well as a rewarding rush.

Sweet Ways To Raise the Wedding Day Bar

2011-08-22T22:22:00.000-07:00

Planning a wedding is an arduous task for the bride and the groom, so when a sweet idea comes along to enhance the event, why not take a bite out of it? Adding personalized candy or chocolate to the wedding favors adds a tasty take home memory of the special day. Custom wrapped mints can be strewn around the table during the desert course for visual impact. A Custom Wrapped Chocolate Bar or decadent Belgian Chocolate Squares can be included in the favors or even be featured at the wedding candy buffets that are so popular. Candy personalized with the names of the bride and groom plus the date are sure to stand out from the bulk wedding candy that usually is included. Saying thanks to the groomsmen and bridesmaids is easy with custom chocolates and gift boxes. By choosing an upscale candy gift, the members of the wedding party will receive a gift that is sure to be in good taste!

Thanks For Your Commit Mint

2011-08-18T18:10:00.000-07:00

Plays on words don't come better than this, recognizing an employee for their hard work, while playfully tying in the sweet gift they are getting. Commitment to excellence is not a one off event, the concept of commitment is durable, lasting through an entire busy season. Dedicated employees exhibiting this commitment to doing their best need to be rewarded and given positive reinforcement. This recognition need not come in a big package, a small mint, custom printed with a slogan of thanks, can be given out on the spot to staffers who put in the extra effort. That little sweet mint goes a long way to reward commit-mint! From buttermints to powerful mints in a custom tin, these refreshing rewards are sure to inspire.

Make Your Booth Pop!

2011-08-15T16:28:00.000-07:00

Standing out at a trade show is no small task. With a variety of vendors and a sea of attendees, the sheer volume of people can bury even the most savvy trade show booth. While fancy decorations and amazing signage can work towards attracting the attention of trade show attendees, it is what often what they take away from the booth that makes the impression. And often times that impression is best made by the smallest of gifts, like a lollipop. A custom lollipop can carry a promotional message on its stick, its candy or even its wrapper. The sweet treat is an attractive giveaway to weary trade show walkers, providing a boost of energy now and a few take away candies to be enjoyed throughout the day. With designs and imagery that is only constrained by the diameter of the lollipop, the applications of these candies on a stick are infinite.

Sweet Ways To Say Thanks To Service Staff

2011-08-04T13:18:00.000-07:00

Custom wrapped chocolate bars are a sweet way to say "thanks" to employees, donors, and volunteers. While there are many custom printed candies to give out as favors for recognition events, none are as impressive as a full sized chocolate bar, wrapped with a special sentiment. These promotional candies are available in a variety of stock wrappers, each designed to impress a certain group of dedicated contributors.

Thanking your customer service staff is easy with promotional chocolate bars. Events such as Customer Service Week offer the opportunity to surprise each employee with a sweet candy bar that displays a message of appreciation. Motivational themes such as "Thanks For Going The Extra Mile" or a custom slogan can inspire staff to continue their hard work. But chocolate bars as appreciation does not have to be restricted to Customer Service Week, on the spot recognition can be a great positive reinforcement to actions such as saving a sale or keeping a customer happy.

How About A Box of Cheer?

2011-08-01T09:47:00.000-07:00

Kicking off the fall busy season is met with anticipation and a little bit of sadness in most offices. Excited to ramp up sales again during the fall months, and depressed that the summer has come and gone. So when the kids go back to school and the fall season begins to speed up, raise employee spirits with a back to busy season staff celebration. A custom employee gift is a great way to motivate staff members who are on the front line of customer service. A box of treats can be a great way to give them that little incentive to dust off the vacation hang over and start the season off right. A promotional box of chocolates or cookies will bring a smile to each employees face as they enter the office. Strategically placed on their desks, the box of candies or treats will make each staff member feel appreciated.

Custom Cookies Are a Welcome Promo

2011-07-24T11:29:00.000-07:00

Heading to a corporate event can evoke many emotions. Looking forward to some out of office face time with coworkers, getting away from the daily grind, perhaps playing some golf are some of the highlights. But on the other hand, endless meetings, having to be professional and cordial 24/7 and being away form home can be some of the drawbacks. Companies who want to make the most out of these corporate retreats will keep the pack brisk and have plenty of treat to keep attendees focused and energized though the days. Custom cookies are a sweet way to welcome attendees to a conference table, printed with a corporate logo or message of appreciation. These promotional cookies will brighten spirits and be a welcome compliment to the cup of coffee that will undoubtedly bring the employee through to the next activity.

Lolly POP!

2011-07-19T13:53:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is National Lollipop Day! A celebration of the sweet treats that sooth children during barber visits, bring smiles during Halloween, and give adults a taste of their childhood, this day brings attention to all lollipops. By far the simplest of candies, lollipops are simply a bit of sweet confection on a stick. This simplicity makes them very affordable, and in turn perfect as promotional products. Custom printing on the candy, gives companies and organizations the ability to convey a message through the sweet top, drawing attention to safety slogans, drug awareness messages or a company logo. The stick of a lollipop provides an additional message space, creating an almost fortune cookie like surprise as the recipient enjoys the lolly. These imprint options create a two location imprint at a super low cost. A powerful promotional product in a small candy package. Here's to lollipops!

Blow The Competition Away

2011-07-15T06:04:00.000-07:00

Here is a tip on how to "chews" your next promotional giveaway, everyone loves gum. When putting together a trade show booth or a summer table top show display, go beyond the ordinary mint candy and get your table noticed, with custom printed gum giveaways. Play into the kid in all of the attendees with custom wrapped gumballs. Individually wrapped gumball candies will be a pleasant surprise for each visitor to the booth, casually creating a good feeling while they peruse your information and promotional messages. For a more substantial gift, a bag of gumballs will make a nice presentation. The header space provides a large imprint area for branding, and the contents of the gumball bag will compliment any corporate logo.

Chocolate Fun For Fire Prevention

2011-07-11T18:40:00.000-07:00

Fire Prevention Week can be celebrated in many ways, from classroom visits to fun field trips to the firehouse. No matter where the learning experience occurs, students can enjoy a sweet fire prevention treat while they learn. Much like employees are reinforced during safety meetings with a gift or reminder, students will be thrilled to receive a Fire Safety Chocolate Helmet upon completion of their fire safety lesson. Driving the message of fire prevention home is easy when kids are rewarded for their participation in the event. All throughout Fire Prevention Week, surprise students with pop quizes on what they learned during the demonstration, awarding each passing grade with a Fire Safety Lollipop.

Celebrate National Chocolate Day

2011-07-07T19:57:00.000-07:00

Today is National Chocolate Day, and each and every business owner, organization decision maker or marketer should be thinking about ways to incorporate chocolate into their promotional plans. Why chocolate? Other than the fact that it tastes great, the science behind chocolate as a gift shows that by eating and smelling chocolate, recipients will experience a surge of "feel good" chemicals in their body, instantly creating a positive association with the thoughtful sender. A box of chocolate as a corporate gift, a custom wrapped chocolate bar as a wedding favor, or an on the spot recognition gift during Customer Service Week each recipient will appreciate the tasty gift.

Promotional Patriotism Shines In July

2011-07-04T16:15:00.000-07:00

Today is The Fourth of July, and what better time to think promotional products? It is the American way to promote yourself, and in these hard economic times, it is a benefit to small businesses and to our Nation as a whole to ramp up marketing efforts and stimulate some sales. Reaching out to customers with promotional candy is always a good idea, reaching out with patriotic candy is a great idea. A bowl of patriotic American Flag Mints will give each customer a signal that your business is proud of our country and proud to display the red white and blue along with your brand. Mix in some American Flag lollipops for additional variety. For a special event or corporate meeting, a custom printed chocolate bar featuring an American Flag wrapper will fill each attendee with pride and patriotism as they participate. Add a special flair to your next custom candy order with these tasty treats.

Top It Off With Custom Candy

2011-07-01T18:33:00.000-07:00

One way to celebrate this July is by getting your name out for National Ice Cream Month. By creating a custom printed candy giveaway, a brand can be the literal "cherry on top" of customers desserts. Marketers can put together an ice cream social pack to say thanks to local customers. Comprised of a custom logo ice cream scoop and a packet of custom candy. The choices are broad for the candy. A bag of jelly beans to honor the President who declared July National Ice Cream Month, Ronald Reagan, or a bag of chocolate covered raisins can really enhance a bowl of creamy frozen desert. Marketing themes such as ice cream month make campaigns pop and create a memorable experience for the teams that put the ideas together and of course for the recipients.

Bagged Up For Your Convenience

2011-06-27T19:15:00.000-07:00

Custom candy comes in all varieties, printed wrappers on chocolate bars, individually wrapped mints and of course the popular lollipop. But when you want a specific candy that may not have what it takes to hold a custom imprint. What can be done when the marketing event calls for promotional candy like chocolate covered peanuts or swedish fish? The answer is bagged candies, preportioned bags of snacks with a custom printed bag.

Candy and other treat fill can be used at high school sporting events, to advertise a new store opening, or for any other event where tasty treats can carry a message or logo. Great promotional giveaways for employee appreciation, they can be used as a gift during Customer Service Week, or for on the spot recognition. Header bags full of red hots, pretzels or other snack can help draw attendees to trade show booths, enticing them to your table and opening the door to introduce your products or services.

Oh Lolly Lolly Lolly...Lollipop!

2011-06-21T10:55:00.000-07:00

The lollipop is an unassuming superstar of promotional products. This little bit of candy stuck on a paper stick sits patiently in a display bowl or candy dish waiting to bring a smile to the face to a visitor, whether they be a child or adult. Lollipops have an edge. Their basic simplicity lies in the color, shape and flavor of these candies. The variety is a colorful and flavorful draw for adults to reminisce about their childhood and kids to enjoy theirs. Backed up by this attraction, custom lollipops deliver their promotional messages. For awareness campaigns like Red Ribbon Week, kids can be urged to "Just Say No" and adults can be told to "kick the habit" in smoking cessation programs. For pure promotional value, lollipops can be printed with contact info for barber shops, real estate agencies or any business promoting themselves to retail walk ins.

Oh Fudge! Those Are Great Gifts!

2011-06-16T19:13:00.000-07:00

It's National Fudge Day! Fudge is the unofficial gift candy of families and weekend confectioners. It always seems that each holiday or family get together there is at least one person who brings a box of home made fudge. With nuts, without nuts, chocolate, vanilla and caramel, there are so many varieties for people to make, creating a never ending gift resource for those home fudge makers.

One important thing to note is how acceptable and traditional the gift of candy is. Fudge is an example of a promotional gift suited for families and friends, but chocolates and truffles make exceptional corporate gifts. These boxed sweets can carry a message of thanks to important clients, or serve as an appreciation gifts for employees and staff.

Buttermints Make Better Mints

2011-06-13T10:28:00.000-07:00

Buttermints are a sweet way to impress guests at parties, customers at businesses, and attendees at trade shows. What makes butter-mints better than other promotional mints? The taste is one reason, made with rich ingredients, buttermints are more flavorful than most other mint varieties. These are more of a treat and less of a medicinal breath freshener. Another differentiator is the texture of the butter mint. With a melt in your mouth feel, each buttermint gives a refreshing experience to anyone who consumes them. These mints make great favors for weddings, sweet sixteens, bar mitzvahs and other events where little touches of custom wrapped candies will make an impression. Businesses will find that customers will enjoy the complimentary mints they receive rather than regarding them as stale, obligatory giveaways. The individual custom wrappers convey a promotional message, while ensuring that the buttermints stay sanitary in the bowl they are displayed in.

It's The Little Things That Make The Difference

2011-06-09T10:00:00.000-07:00

How many times have you been to an event or a location where you felt that the organizers have gone the extra mile setting up and planning? Certain differentiators that were intangible to you at the time, that indicated that there was attention to detail that set it apart from other events or places that you have attended. It's the little things that almost subconsciously make a wedding, picnic, Father's Day, trade show or other event feel just a bit more special. Those little things include custom printed candy such as mints, promotional chocolates, and other sweet touches.

Entering an event, sitting at a celebration table or visiting the restroom at the venue, you may not notice immediately the custom wrapped mints that you pick up out of a bowl. However, reaching into your pocket later on, after coffee and tea service, you will appreciate the breath freshening mint as you say your goodbyes. The event organizers who take the time to order these promotional candies are showing their guests just how far they are willing to go to present a complete experience and how much they appreciate your attendance.

Businesses can show their detail as well. Trade shows and waiting rooms where complimentary candy is presented make for a more relaxed atmosphere and create a good feeling with prospective clients and business associates. Employees will appreciate the wrapped mints as well, benefiting from a sweet pick me up during the day.

It's Candy Month!

2011-06-02T09:59:00.000-07:00

The best month of the year has arrived...National Candy Month! Interesting that June would be Candy Month, when there are so many other times of the year when candy becomes a highlight, October for Halloween, spring for Easter, winter for Hannukah chocolate. So why June? Well some say it has to do with the summer recess and children happily visiting candy stores during their long summer days. Regardless of the roots, the fact remains that Candy Month is as perfect a time as any to pay homage to the power of candy. Much more than child's play, candy represents a culinary discipline, cultural symbolism, and an easy way to create a more relaxed atmosphere.

With Food Network shows dedicated to candy creations, international competitions trained for and artistic designs created, it is hard to dismiss candy as just a simple treat. A medium for creativity, candy designs are as beautiful as they are delicious. As a cultural ambassador, candy can be given as a gift or souvenir since ancient times. Turkish delight, salt water taffy, and licorice stand as iconic examples of candy gifts.

In business, promotional candy holds a place that is both powerful and peaceful. Offered as a reason to visit a trade show booth or information table at a job fair, custom printed candy can carry a corporate logo or promotional message. During business meetings, wrapped mints provide a breath freshening way to offer a modicum of comfort. And of course nothing soothes a child's visit to a barber than a sweet lollipop.

Promotions Worth A Mint

2011-05-30T18:37:00.000-07:00

A fresh way to get your promotional message out to customers and prospects is by using promotional mints to spread your brand. With such a variety of packaging concepts, and the ever enticing fresh minty flavor of these candies, the ways to get your logo carried off and kept is infinite. From individually wrapped peppermint candy in American Flag wrappers just for 4th of July sales, to pink ribbon designed wrapped mints for Breast Cancer Awareness walks, these candy giveaways will keep your brand as fresh as the mints keep breath.

Super intense mints in metal tins offer a great way to build trade show and job fair traffic. Attendees walking the floor of these shows do allot of talking, meeting and greeting. Voices can always benefit from a powerful mint candy. The booths that offer these tiny mints in tins are bound to get a boost in traffic as the word spreads that they are giving out retail grade mint candies. A custom label on these metal tins make a professional presentation to the people that visit their booths.

They'll Get The Message

2011-05-22T20:36:00.001-07:00

Promoting an event with ordinary invitations and fliers is the very least an organization or business can do to stimulate interest. But when there needs to be a buzz created, in the workplace or in the community, custom message chocolate bars will stand out. With a variety of different labeled chocolates to choose from, events from employee appreciation luncheons to breast cancer awareness walks can benefit from the delicious, attention grabbing taste of chocolate.

Even school events can get in on the chocolate excitement. Red Ribbon Week, the premier anti drug event in schools across the country can invite parents and students to events held at the school using a Red Ribbon Chocolate Bar. A sweet way to invite participation in a serious event. Handed out during school pep rallies and at spirit week celebrations, these chocolate bars will grab students attention.

Awareness events will get a boost when attendees receive custom wrapped chocolate bars. By giving out a message of appreciation in the form of a chocolate bar, the volunteers, and walkers will feel recognized and get a little kick of sweet energy for their long day.

Sweet Ways To Promote Safety

2011-05-17T10:15:00.000-07:00

National Safety Month is a time to raise awareness of the importance of good safety techniques at the workplace. This event usually includes placing banners and information throughout a facility or office, as well as holding meetings and group discussions of how to reduce the number of accident related absences and time off requests. Holding competitions to see how long an organization can go without an accident related loss of time is good for morale as well as insurance premiums.

Unfortunately, what looks good for the company, is usually regarded as an unfortunate requirement by the staff. Time taken to sit through safety meetings and watch videos about slips trips and falls is not usually looked forward to for anything but an additional break for employees. given this reality, it is necessary to enhance the meetings with incentives to pay attention. Give attendees something to look forward to with sweet safety themed treats. A "Think Safety" or a "Don't Be Hard Headed" chocolate bar can give staff the pick me up that will carry them through the whole safety meeting, raising the chances that they will retain and remember the topics discussed. Promotional candy such as these chocolates, as well as sweet safety lollipops can be displayed at the office or facility year round to help keep employees safe.

National Nutty Fudge Day

2011-05-12T11:12:00.000-07:00

So what is the deal with Nutty Fudge Day? Turns out many people appreciate fudge with nuts in it. I don't blame them really, chocolatey fudge with crunchy nuts throughout is a treat that few can resist. As a promotional candy, fudge is one of the most popular home made candies to give out as gifts. During the holidays, birthdays, even as souvenirs purchased on vacation, these confections are a great candy gift to give and to receive. You can find this candy in local gourmet shops, in supermarkets, and at trade shows. So why not think about nutty fudge today and consider handing some out for your next promotional giveaway or corporate gift. And of course, try not to eat the gift before giving it out.

Don't Be A Sucker, Promote With Power

2011-05-10T18:57:00.000-07:00

Candy is a powerful promotional tool. Handing out sweet treats to generate interest in a trade show table or a health fair information booth is a time proven way to attract big crowds. The key to maximizing the candy giveaway is to be sure that:

a) You bring enough of the handouts to keep the attention flowing the length of the event
b) The candy that carries your logo or message is received by a wide audience
c) Prices of each giveaway candy is low enough to ensure the promotion stays under budget

A simple lollipop can address all of these requirements. The lowest cost of all promotional candy, each lollipop carries an imprint, making it a self contained promo, rather than a promotional product that contains candy. A lollipop candy is the promotion itself, with a logo built into the candy and a message printed right on the stick. Each visitor to a trade show table that has complimentary lollies will smile a little brighter as they listen to the information about the product, service or cause described at the booth.

Graduation Celebrations Made Sweet

2011-05-04T14:06:00.000-07:00

The spring brings graduation and moving up ceremonies to the communities. These celebrations are some of the most important in young peoples lives and the attention given to them should actually surpass the more popular events like sweet sixteens. Although families do not traditionally get as extravagant as they do for the others, a small party complete with favors can go a long way towards reinforcing the importance of these momentous steps in a students life.

Custom wrapped chocolate bars can be a sweet way to thank all the family and friends who attend the graduation parties. A stock design that proclaims "Congratulations!" will help cheer on the graduate, conveying the support that the party goers have for the student.

Team Building With Custom Chocolates

2011-04-30T09:57:00.000-07:00

Employee motivation is critical to keeping a staff running smoothly and efficiently throughout the year. Small rewards can inspire staff members to work as a team, towards group goals. When these rewards are presented to achieving team members together, it unifies them even further, increasing the likelihood that they will perform similarly on future projects.

Food gifts are always a welcome motivational reward for team building exercises. But every goal achieved cannot be rewarded with an expensive luncheon or breakfast. These kinds of events, although simple, involve corporate catering which can cost upwards of 5 dollars per employee.In order to increase the frequency of recognition celebrations, without breaking the program budget, custom chocolates can be purchased as giveaways. These chocolates can be customized with team building messages and distributed at corporate events.

Employee motivation themes can also be enhanced with chocolates. Giving staff the feeling that they are a critical piece of a team, puzzle shaped chocolates are fitting to distribute at conferences and office rallies.

Easter Candy Hangover

2011-04-26T20:28:00.000-07:00

What could be a better example of promotional candy power than Easter. Baskets filled with chocolates, jelly beans and other assorted candies are wrapped and presented to children on Easter morning, delivered from the "Easter Bunny." With plenty of leftovers, it is easy to see how a promotional candy would be valuable when used to reward customers and employees during the holiday season.

Leftover chocolate bars with custom wrappers imprinted with a sentiment of thanks will be held onto along side packs of jelly beans and some stray marshmallow peeps. A customer can sneak away the wrapped bar, enjoying a little adult treat while the kids kick up their sugar high on their own. Custom candy will convey an organization's sentiment of holiday cheer or employee appreciation while bringing smiles to the kid in all of us.

Celebrate With Custom Candy

2011-04-20T10:06:00.000-07:00

Whether your party is an anniversary, sweet sixteen, bar mitzvah, graduation, or family reunion, custom printed candy giveaways are a sweet way to drum up the excitement. These events are sure to have music, food and beverages, but sending guests away without a tasty candy party favor is unheard of. With the variety of custom candy that is available, every party can be even sweeter. From a classical application like a table setting favor, to a fun candy cart that rolls out to a dance floor, the options are endless.

Chocolate bars featuring labels that reflect the theme of the party are a great way to impress party goers. These printed labels can be for employee recognition, weddings, or even birthday celebrations. Full sized chocolate bars are a sweet gift to eat at the party or to be taken home and enjoyed while reliving the event the following day.

Custom mints are a fresh way to greet guests. Spending the afternoon or evening speaking and chatting with other guests, these refreshing mints can be a welcome breath refresher. Imprinting a bag of mints or a custom metal tin, these promotional breath fresheners will surely be appreciated.

Wedding guests will be pleased to find small boxes of truffles awaiting them at their tables. The romantically indulgent confections will be enjoyed during the ceremonial father daughter dance, the best man speech or any other time consuming tradition between dishes.

Tasty Ways To Say Thanks To Staff

2011-04-16T19:05:00.000-07:00

Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week are two of the most widely celebrated employee recognition events of the year. The number of teachers and nurses that service our communities is large, with good reason, the jobs they do, educating our youth and healing the sick are two of the most noble professions one can perform. They care for our children and hurt, with compassion and dedication and they rightly deserve praise.

Of course the budgets at hospitals and school districts are always tight, sometimes leaving no room for appreciation events. These budgets do not have to be broken however in order to say thanks to these dedicated employees. Low cost promotional candy gifts can bring a sweet and personalized touch to an appreciation event while keeping costs down. Recognition chocolate bars can bring a full sized candy bar, wrapped in a message wrapper tailored just for teachers and nurses, fit as a special surprise in their mailbox or at their workstation. These delicious chocolates will bring a smile and a well needed snack.

A box of truffles may seem like an extravagant gift for a tight celebration budget, but when frugality meets creativity, it can be possible. A small, elegant box of two decadent truffles can have the same impact as a larger box, due to the ability to print a custom sentiment. The message of thanks can be as sweet as the chocolates.

Do It On The Spot With Chocolate Coins

2011-04-13T10:45:00.000-07:00

Employee recognition is like any other positive reinforcement, it must be done in association with the good work in order for the reward to be effective. Now most gifts of appreciation for employees can be given within a month of the extra effort without loosing power, such as an employee of the month gift. But it is sometimes good to give a gift of appreciation "on the spot."

Management can walk through a call center or office, looking out for staff members that go above and beyond to help a customer, save a sale, or any other kind of exemplary performance. When they identify a staffer putting in extra effort, they can hand out a small token gift, like an embossed chocolate coin. This little treat will immediately brighten the spirits of the rep, letting them know that their work hasn't gone unnoticed. While in may seem like a small thing, the gift will be appreciated for its sentiment as well as for it's taste.

Chocolate gifts make great on the spot recognition gifts. Low cost, chocolates can fit any employee recognition program budget. These chocolate coins are especially good because of their small size and coin shape, almost like a token at an arcade or a chip at a casino. Employees will feel like they hit the jackpot when they receive these tasty candy treats.

A Prescription For Thanks

2011-04-08T16:11:00.000-07:00

National Nurses Week 2011 is coming soon, and there are event coordinators at hospitals brainstorming gift ideas and celebration concepts. There is one gift that is sure to please the entire nursing staff, custom wrapped chocolate bars. There is nothing quite as satisfying as a full size chocolate bar that comes a gift of appreciation. Available in a number of different stock designs, there is sure to be one that fits the celebration theme that your hospital is planning.

A Prescription Chocolate Bar is one that doctors and hospital staff can prescribe as an invitation to the Nurses Week luncheon or dinner. A sharpie can be used to fill in the prescription, making it a unique invite that doubles as a sweet treat.

Nursing Is a Work Of Heart, a thoughtful statement combined with a powerful design. These chocolate bars are suitable as party favors, or even as stand alone gifts. Leave them as surprises on each seat at a luncheon or dinner, or in a basket in the break area, nursing staff will appreciate the sentiment of thanks, and the afternoon snack.

Fire Prevention Education Can Be Sweet

2011-04-06T17:58:00.000-07:00

Visiting schools to teach fire prevention and fire safety is a ritual for fire departments in local communities. Keeping kids engaged when a fireman walks into the classroom is not a problem, kids become transfixed on their heroes. The problem is keeping students focused on the issues that are being taught, stop drop and roll, how to prevent fires, and emergency contact information. These lessons can be reinforced with promotional giveaways like lollipops and custom printed chocolates.

Holding a quiz on the fire safety lessons will become fun for kids when the reward is a sweet treat like a stop drop and roll lollipop. The students can given a prize of a Fire Safety Chocolate Bar if they succeed at completing the lessons and passing the quiz with a high grade.

Fire departments can keep plenty of promotional candy giveaways on hand to give to classes who visit the firehouse. These promotions can bring the fire prevention message home after the school trip has drawn to an end.

Let The Wedding Planning Begin

2011-04-02T14:30:00.000-07:00

Springtime means wedding planning. Whether it is a rush for the quick turnaround spring wedding, or the careful planning for a summer or fall wedding, attention must be paid to detail. With all the time and money invested in a wedding, a couple would be selling themselves short if they don't follow through with the little things, like mints and miniature favors.

Custom printed wedding candies are low cost, yet impressive detail that will make guests understand the care that was put into planning. Custom wrapped mints can be displayed in an elegant bowl in the rest rooms, or in the walkway passing from the chapel, cocktail room and dinner rooms.

Full sized chocolate bars with custom printed wrappers will be a sweet treat for each guest as they move from the dance floor to the table and bar and back. Wedding fun can work up an appetite and great-full guests will happily snack in between the courses. Personalized wedding candy will also be appreciated by parents who will happily distract children during speeches and toasts.

Team Work Makes The Dream Work

2011-03-29T06:48:00.000-07:00

The dream of all organizations and companies is for the staff and employees to work towards a common goal. This dream can become a reality with the proper motivation. Teamwork is the nirvana amongst a group that contributes to the ultimate success or failure of the endeavor. Whether it is a sales goal, a fund raising goal or a school achievement benchmark, the participants must work together.

Recognition programs are a great way to influence and reinforce team work. By setting smaller incremental goals and rewarding those who reach them with a gift, it produces a feeling of progress. These gifts need not be expensive or elaborate, a simple custom chocolate with a printed message of appreciation is a sweet way to say thanks to the entire team. Promotional products such as printed candy and custom wrapped chocolate bars are a budget friendly way to bring the team together and thank employees for their efforts.

Pecan Day Brings More Chocolate Gifts

2011-03-25T17:32:00.000-07:00

Today being Pecan Day, March 25th, its a good time to reflect on the chocolates of holidays past. The Big Red Heart, filled with many a mystery chocolate, a favorite of Valentine's Day and husbands apologies. It's often a challenge to find that special gem of a chocolate that contains pecans. The Corporate Holiday Gift, swarmed upon by the office minions, this promotional product meant to deliver a warm fuzzy team feeling, creates an onslaught that searches for the "good stuff," candies that carry pecans inside.

These are just a few examples of the passion that people can have about pecan candies and truffles. A perfect pair with chocolate, the bourbon flavored sweet nuttiness of pecans make a high perceived value corporate gift or employee gift of appreciation.

Chocolate Covered Raisins And Popcorn

2011-03-24T19:03:00.000-07:00

It's Chocolate Covered Raisins Day! What better way to celebrate this noble confection than by pairing it up with one of it's best companions; popcorn. We can all remember the unique flavor of mixing movie popcorn with a box of chocolate covered raisins, the sheer absurdity of it making it taste that much better. This nostalgic feel can play into employee appreciation events this spring. Imagine the look on the faces of the staff when they are presented with a gift that contains a custom imprinted package of chocolate covered raisins, a gift certificate for a movie, and a note that says, "Toss These Into Your Popcorn." Teachers, Nurses and Volunteers alike will celebrate the novelty of the gift and ma not be able to wait for to use the sweet chocolates, opting to pop some popcorn right in the office!

National Chocolate Caramel Day

2011-03-19T19:27:00.000-07:00

Chocolate and caramel, what a sweet combination. Why not celebrate this marriage made in confection heaven on National Chocolate Caramel Day? Corporate gifting took a tasty turn when the first promotional candy box was given out to drum up business. The inclusion of caramel center chocolate had something to do with the success of this marketing munchy.

A box of Belgian Milk Caramel Squares is a gift that will bring a smile to customer's faces, keeping your logo in good standing as the staff and decision makers happily snack on the heavenly promotional combo of chocolate and caramel. Mix some pecans into the duo and you have Turtles, a delectable combination of caramel and pecans, covered in chocolate. A Custom Box Of Turtles will go a long way to represent your business in a good light, given the warm fuzzy feeling these nutty chocolate caramels will bring.

Lip Smackin Appreciation

2011-03-16T18:45:00.000-07:00

Lip Appreciation Day is today, and what better way to celebrate than with some promotional candy treats. Lollipops are sweet ways to promote businesses but can also be used as on the spot employee recognition. Save the printed promotional products for the big appreciation events like Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week, for daily recognition pass out a lollipop to say "good job." Imprint a special message on the stick for an added recognition benefit. Tell staff members to save the sticks to trade for a gift card to a coffee shop.

The candy of the lollipops can reflect any number of stock images, a dollar sign for sales goals, a smiley face for great customer service and a We're #1 for the whole team. These designs allow the staff to identify their lip smacking lollipop with the achievement that they reached.

Appreciation Candy Brings Smiles

2011-03-10T17:06:00.000-08:00

Setting up recognition events can be an arduous task. Decorations, announcements, party favors and gifts, can all become overwhelming to an event coordinator. One way to cut the stress and make a great impression to the employees that are being honored is by taking advantage of custom printed candy. Special candies specially designed to say "Thanks" to a wide range of staff members.

National Nurses Week events will be that much more special when they are presented with candy bars that are designed withe the logo "Nursing Is a Work Of Heart." This sentiment is a declaration of the nursing staffs dedication to their patients, the care that they provide and the tireless work they do

Teachers will always appreciate a sweet treat, and for Teacher Appreciation Week, there are many options. From chocolate bars that make the statement "Teachers Make Learning Sweet" to the iconic Apple Shaped Chocolate Gift, these unique ideas will make educators proud.

Volunteers don't traditionally receive monetary compensation for the work they do. However, when they receive their compensation in the form of chocolate coins, it's money well deserved. These coins can be used in fun casino games at Volunteer Week celebrations, and then traded in for other recognition gifts like the Volunteer Chocolate Bar.

Berries and Cherries Make Sweet Treats Indeed

2011-03-04T18:42:00.000-08:00

March is National Berries and Cherries Month. A special time to celebrate the use of these succulent fruits in our desserts, and of course our candies. The flavors of these fruits make for great jellybeans, and delicious fillings for chocolates. Picking out your favorite cherry or berry flavored candy is so hard, since they both taste so good. When someone gets a promotional box of chocolates, finding the cherry flavored center can cause a minor uprising in an office as recipients look for the picture key to the kinds of flavors. They may even resort to punching holes in the bottoms of each piece to discover the cherry one.

Skittles fruit candy also has a variety of cherry and berry flavors that delight candy lovers. Promotional skittles can be included in a bowl on a trade show table. Custom wrappers can display a message such as "We Are Berry Grateful For Your Business."

That's One Sweet Team

2011-02-28T15:37:00.000-08:00

Teamwork is a philosophy that needs to be instituted in organizations and businesses in order for them to succeed. It may seem cliche' but it is a critical component of any endeavor. Volunteer organizations wouldn't build recruitment or be able to sustain their projects. Small businesses wouldn't stay focused on their short or long term goals. And large companies would lose sight of productivity. Taking advantage of appreciation events such as Volunteer Week, and Employee Appreciation Day, distributing team building promotional gifts can inspire groups to work together. Custom candy such as the Team Chocolate Bar can be a tasty way to kick off a team building meeting. Another effective way to spark a team effort is to tie in a chocolate puzzle piece customized with the TEAM logo. Each participant can be told how important of a "piece" they are.

Promotional Candy - The Tasty Business Card

2011-02-23T08:50:00.000-08:00

Business cards are a standard way of exchanging contact information for a company's products or services, but how do they taste? Sure you can try eating a business card, but it's guaranteed not to taste very good. This is not the case for promotional candy. A sweet way to hand out business information, the variety of promotional candies can help your business grow.

Custom printed mint cards are a play on the traditional business card. Filled with intensely flavored mints, they will make an impression on the recipient. This slim card is translucent and can be printed with a logo or an actual business card imprint. Gum packs are another minty way to get noticed. Mint flavored chewing gum on a card is slipped inside a custom printed sleeve, making for a retail quality promotional product with your name on it.

Custom printed snack bags display colorful candy on one side and a promotional message on the other. Filled with a choice of candies, Skittles, M&Ms, gumballs, Starburst, or jellybeans can all carry your name to hungry clients.

Custom Wrapped Variety

2011-02-19T08:07:00.000-08:00

There are many uses for custom wrapper chocolate bars. A low cost promotional product treat, they go beyond the traditional holiday uses, and reinforce sentiments of appreciation, keep attendees of meeting focused, and inspire traffic at convention booths.

Reward - Employee motivation is always on the minds of management. From principals at schools to directors at hospitals, ways to inspire staff members such as Teachers and Nurses are always welcome. Especially if these motivational gifts a low cost. Recognition gifts for under a dollar can be found, in custom wrapped chocolate bars.

Focus - Safety meetings can be quite repetitive and boring, with stomachs beginning to growl about halfway through. But these meetings are required and are helpful to the people who actually listen. Getting staff to focus on these important safety topics can be easier when you incorporate a Safety Message Chocolate Bar Into the lesson plan. It will stave off hunger and actually give the attending staff a boost of energy and a happy face!

Traffic - Convention booths and trade show tables always give out something. Sometimes a promotional product, sometimes a small candy, but if you really want to drive traffic to your display booth, handing out a substantial full size custom chocolate bar will really bring them in.

A Rainbow Of Custom Skittles

2011-02-15T08:18:00.000-08:00

Most candy promotions revolve around chocolate. Although custom chocolate is delicious and popular, recipients are usually not surprised by it. Taking a different approach by handing out your message on a bag of candy that is unexpected will add some punch to the advertising effort.

Custom printed bags of Skittles candy is one way to throw a curve at a trade show attendee. Booth after booth will have them expecting little brightly colored chocolates, but they will get a burst of fruit flavored surprise as they taste the Skittles candy.

It's National Cherry Month

2011-02-10T18:09:00.001-08:00

Cherry Month begs for you to enjoy the wonderful fruit. Cherries may not make the best gift to hand out to a customer, and definitely wouldn't be too convenient for a barber shop to had out to kids. One way to celebrate cherry month in an easy promotional candy way is to hand out cherry flavored lollipops.

Make a spectacle out of your bowl full of custom printed cherry lollipops, put out a sign in front inviting people to "Celebrate Cherry Month." Available in a number of different designs, a heart for Valentine's Day, a shamrock for St Patty's Day, and many others. Cherry flavor is classic, children and adults will appreciate the sweet treat equally.

It's Bubble Gum Day

2011-02-04T20:22:00.000-08:00

February 4th is Bubble Gum Day. Who can think of a more fun kind of promotional product than bubble gum? When you are showing at an event, spark interaction by handing out custom imprinted gum packets. "Chews" to make your employee recognition gifts a little sweeter by including some promotional gum along with a Social Work Month or Medical Lab Week gift. Perfect to fill a custom mug or to toss into a logo printed tote bag, the recipients will appreciate the simple pleasure of blowing bubbles. For Valentines Day, leave custom large gumballs on desks to start the holiday off with a sweet gift.

National Wedding Month Is Sweet!

2011-02-02T16:34:00.000-08:00

February is National Weddings Month, and with the amount of wedding planning that goes on its little wonder why this month gets that designation. Wedding expos, trade shows and advertising for wedding planners gets ramped up all month long. One product that is good advertising for vendors, and also good for actual weddings, is custom imprinted candy. From Individually Wrapped Mints to Custom Wrapped Chocolates, sweet reminders of the special day can put an added touch to place settings and trade show booths alike. For a more elegant taste, or for inclusion in a wedding favor, imprinted Belgian Chocolate Squares make an impression.

Blow Away Competition At Tradeshows

2011-01-28T19:53:00.000-08:00

Most trade show booths give away something to entice attendees to visit. Some offer promotional gifts, some offer cookies, and some offer candy. If you really want to stick out, giving away chewing gum will have the trade show floor "popping" with your message or information. More than walking, tradeshows are for talking. And by handing out a pack of fresh Mint Gum, you will provide an attendee a useful tool to keep their breath ready for prime time. Bubble Gum can be a fun hand out as well, inspiring weary attendees to blow a few bubbles as they walk the floor.

Cause a Racket, With a Promo Treat Packet

2011-01-24T19:48:00.000-08:00

Don't just display a bowl of treats, show a little extra care by distributing promotional candy and food packets. With a variety of fills, such as Caramel Popcorn, Chocolate Pretzels, even Goldfish or Sunflower Seeds, the opportunities for promotional creativity is endless. Customize a bag of Sunflower Seeds for a little league fundraiser, it's a great baseball tie in. Chocolate Covered Raisins or Popcorn Packets can be distributed along with gift cards to a movie theater. Handed out as employee gifts, these sweet packets will show how much the staff is appreciated. Clients will take note of the care that was put into developing the promotion, actually absorbing the message. Next promotional opportunity, stuff a packet in for extra impact.

Become a Trade Show Star

2011-01-18T20:48:00.000-08:00

There aren't many incentive out there that will get visitors to a trade show booth like a yummy piece of promotional candy. When this candy is made out of chocolate, and shaped like stars, your booth will really shine. Tradeshows are a competition, how many attendees can be enticed to visit your booth, and when they get there, make their visit count. Making a new customer, making a sale, this is what distinguishes a trade show star, and when you want to be a star, you can hand out stars. Chocolate stars wrapped in assorted fol colors make a splash at any tradeshow, and really spark activity.

Its Wedding Planning Season

2011-01-14T17:48:00.000-08:00

Well it's wedding planning season for the super organized and prepared engaged couples. One of the most important pieces of a wedding planning process is getting ahead on those items that need to be personalized or custom made. Candy favors are one of those elements that are made just a bit more special when they carry a personal touch. Imprinted mints can be made not just for the wedding but for the bridal shower as well. Wedding favors that include Custom Wrapper Chocolate bars are that much sweeter and make a unique and impressive presentation. Of course a classic box of chocolate truffles are a classy and delicious wedding favor to give as well. The key to having a stress free wedding is prior planning, and although the candies don't have to be purchased 9 months in advance, the preparation for them can be.

National English Toffee Day

2011-01-08T15:20:00.000-08:00

Today is National English Toffee Day, and its a great reminder of how important candy can be. Other than a celebration of the actual candy, English Toffee Day should spark ideas of promotional advertising, sending a custom imprinted box of English Toffee to a client or as an employee gift. It's a unique candy gift that will be appreciated.

Custom Shaped Chocolates Are A Perfect Fit

2011-01-05T14:24:00.000-08:00

No matter what the promotion, there is a custom shaped stock chocolate to drive traffic to your trade show table or stimulate interest in your event. Employee appreciation events like National Nurses Week will be all the sweeter with special Teamwork Chocolate Puzzle Pieces, highlighting the importance of everyone's role in the year's success. A chocolate Fire Helmet sill entice kids and adults alike to a fire safety info table during Fire Prevention Week. Teachers and school staff will appreciate the Chocolate Apple gift. Holidays like Valentine's Day and Halloween are natural chocolate events, perfect for Chocolate Hearts and Jack-o-lanterns.

Healthy New Years Promotion

2011-01-02T18:17:00.000-08:00

Kick off the New Year like many others do by making a commitment to healthier food...promotions. Custom boxes of Cheerios are a great way to promote a new year of business and a healthy lifestyle. Get creative with an imprint on this promotional giveaway. A slogan like "Here's to a Healthy Year of Business", or "Three Cheers for Our Staff" will add impact to the delicious box of popular cereal. Employees will appreciate the recognition and the complimentary snack. Of course nothing beats a sweet promotional chocolate, but save those treats for after the New Years resolutions are a thing of the past.

28th or 29th Its All About Chocolate

2010-12-29T20:12:00.000-08:00

Some say it's December 28th, some say its December 29th...I say let National Chocolate Day be celebrated both days! Chocolate can be many things, a snack, a treat, and a promotional product. Custom chocolates are effective as gifts for employees, advertisements to prospective clients, or traffic builders for trade show booths. As a gift, message chocolate bars are great. They are almost certain to be appreciated by all. One group that will especially appreciate a custom chocolate bar is Teachers. Let National Chocolate Day be a stimulus to prepare for Teacher Appreciation Week 2011. Set aside some budget to purchase some custom wrapper chocolates that declare "Teachers Make Learning Sweet." Teachers will benefit from the sweet treat and the even sweeter sentiment.

National Candy Cane Day

2010-12-26T15:45:00.001-08:00

Today, December 26th is National Candy Cane Day. It's a celebration of the popular holiday candy traditionally eaten during the Christmas season. Much more than a candy, these peppermint red and white canes are symbolic and are used as decorations. But just because the holiday season is over, it doesn't mean that candy canes can't be used during promotions. Christmas in July promotions, or comedic Santa in the Spring events can be enhanced using promotional candy canes. Imprinted with custom messages, they can be included in mailings, or combined with other gifts to drive the theme.

Be A Chocolate Bar Star!

2010-12-25T06:50:00.000-08:00

A sweet gift of chocolate can make a big impression. Custom label chocolate bars still inspire a certain surprise. The whole idea that you can create your own label for a chocolate bar or even just choose a stock wrapper that reflects a specific message shows that you went the extra mile to impress. Employee Appreciation is an excellent opportunity to use promotional chocolate bars. Hand out a bar that proclaims We Appreciate Our Employees, or Teachers Make Learning Sweet, or Nursing Is A Work Of Heart, and you will notice how the specific wrappers are marveled at.

Chews the Right Promotion

2010-12-21T20:08:00.000-08:00

Tapping into peoples youth, promotional bubble gum is a giveaway that really brings smiles. Simple Wrapped Gumballs are individually wrapped, making them more sanitary as a giveaway than those mints that you find at the checkout of some restaurants. With the gumball featuring the imprint, your message really has bite. Header bags filled with gumballs are an upgrade both in quantity of gum and customization options. The paper header allows for a large imprint area, perfect for business information. Taking it to a retail level, Custom Gum Packs convey a certain professionalism when they are handed out. Great traffic builders for trade shows, gum packs sport a 4color imprint on all four sides. This fun promotional idea has many applications, all of which will have appeal to everyone, who doesn't like chewing gum.

Chocolate Covered Everything Day

2010-12-16T18:06:00.000-08:00

Promotional candy is a standard of the trade show circuit. Trade show attendees, whether they are clients or prospective customers, love to visit booths that have candy giveaways. And if there is one thing that is better than a treat on its own, its a chocolate covered treat. On this yearly celebration of Chocolate Covered Everything Day, we have some promotional ideas that involve chocolate covered treats. Chocolate covered pretzels or chocolate covered raisins, are perfect additions to a tradeshow info table. Printing your company info on the label as well as the chocolate coating on a cookie can provide double coverage as the attendee eats the promo and retains the label. Take this unusual holiday of Chocolate Covered Everything, and cover your tradeshow promos a success.

Stuff Those Mugs With Chocolate!

2010-12-13T16:37:00.001-08:00

Ceramic mugs and travel mugs are great promotional products. Imprinted mugs handed out as gifts or business builders are appreciated and usually get used repeatedly. So how do you make a great promo better? You stuff it! Custom labeled coffee packets and hot cocoa packets are perfect accompaniments for a mug gift. They give the recipient a reason to start using the promotion right away. And who doesn't appreciate a hot cup of cocoa or coffee to perk up the work day? Custom labeling can provide continuity with the mug imprint, or be an addition message for double the impact. A full color label will let you get really creative as well. So stuff the promotions this year, with extra "perks."

Nutty Promo Ideas

2010-12-12T07:51:00.000-08:00

What could be less nutty than a promotional item that is made from nuts? Little bags of premium nuts, imprinted with a logo or message make great handouts on their own, but even better would be to package them with other promotional products. Gifts such as ceramic mugs or lunch bags can be enhanced with the addition of a small bag of peanuts, sunflower seeds, or mixed nuts, making a promotional gift into a snack as well. Bags of peanuts in the shell can be combined with a promotional cap to convey a baseball theme, bringing a bit of the ballpark to the event. Mixed nuts added to a custom glass is a great cocktail theme, for corporate golf events or happy hour mixers.

National Cotton Candy Day

2010-12-07T12:09:00.000-08:00

Cotton Candy Day is Today, December 7th, and its a perfect time to think about the power of promotional candy. Although it would be very difficult to imprint a tower of cotton candy, it is easy to personalize flavorful candy giveaways like Jellybeans. Hand them out in custom tins, or in sampler boxes, they make great business builders. You can even attach custom business cards to handout bags. So even though its Cotton Candy Day, its a day to think about promoting business with sweet promotional candy.

Cookie Day...Yes!

2010-12-04T06:47:00.000-08:00

Cookie...Cookie...Cookie! It's National Cookie Day, its not only a great time to head to the kitchen to back some wonderful cookies, its a time to think about how cool it would be to use these wonderful baked treats to promote your business or organization at your next event. Crunchy animal crackers in custom boxes or in logo printed bags, they bring smiles to kids and adults alike. Chocolate Covered Sugar Cookies are available in designs like "Thank You" and "Wow" or custom made to your order. So celebrate Cookie Day, bake a little, eat allot, and get promoting with cookies.

Add Some Taste To Any Gift

2010-12-01T15:20:00.000-08:00

Holiday gifts are a great way to make hard working staff members feel appreciated. Teachers, Nurses, Volunteers, and Employees most likely receive either a basket of cheer with an assortment of snacks and goodies, or a promotional gift like a tote bag or travel mug. Why not mix it up this year by giving a little combo gift. Pair up a promotional item, like a custom lunch bag, with an imprinted snack. There are plenty to choose from, mini bags of pretzels, peanuts, caramel popcorn, all available with an imprint. Or kick it up to a custom box of Cheerios or Pringles in a custom container. These add ons will make your gift that much more special, and let everyone know that they mean allot to the team.

Custom Cookie Gifts For The Holidays

2010-11-29T12:44:00.000-08:00

Cookies are a Holiday favorite. A box of cookies sent to a customer or given to a staff member as a gift of appreciation is a sentiment that brings warmth and smiles to any office. The perceived value of a gift of cookie has been enhanced by retail outlets and brands like Harry & David. Custom messages can be imprinted on a variety of cookie shapes such as gingerbread men or even chocolate designs like snowflakes. The gift of cookies can be given in an assortment box, or a majestic cookie tower, supplying enough variety to please an entire office.

Holiday Chocolate Bars Add Sweet Tidings

2010-11-28T19:35:00.000-08:00

Don't just hand out cards this holiday season, upgrade to sweet seasons greetings with Holiday Chocolate Bars. Of course it's nice to get a card, the sentiment is meaningful, the designs are heartwarming, but you can't eat card stock. Nothing puts a smile on faces like a chocolate bar that has a holiday verse of cheer wrapped around it. Creamy milk chocolate or dark chocolate, added to a Holiday Card shows a little more appreciation to employees, staff, Teachers, Nurses, and Volunteers. Available with designs such as Seasons Greetings, Happy Holidays, Snowman Design, or your own custom design.

Promotional Lollipops Sweeten Smiles

2010-11-26T14:53:00.000-08:00

Never underestimate the humble lollipop. Such a small sweet candy, no brand name, no catchy advertising commercials. Yet every office, from doctors to barbers seem to have a basket or jar filled with these promotional candies. With a short sweet imprint, lolly pops can bring a smile to all ages, and in some cases stop tears from flowing. Designs range from the standards like the smiley face, to the proactive recycle logo. Your personalized message can be imprinted on the stick for added impact. As a promotional product, you can really ensure that your message will be distributed and noticed. Low cost and big impact, display lollipops in a basket or jar for the holidays and year round.

Eight Days Of Appreciation

2010-11-24T12:20:00.000-08:00

Hanukkah starts December 1st, and its a great day to start ramping up the Holiday Season spirit. Tap into tradition by handing out some sweet chocolate Hanukkah Gelt, people of all faiths will appreciate the gift. Another choice would be some Hanukkah themed chocolate bar. For the faithful, send out Hanukkah cards to kick things off. In addition to the gelt, promotional gifts will cheer everyone up, an imprinted promotional mug or tote bag with a slogan of appreciation can be handed out any day of the eight days of Hanukkah.

Sweet Ornaments

2010-11-20T13:31:00.000-08:00

Ornaments are a popular gift for the holiday season. No matter how many you receive, they always make a pleasant addition to the office or home decorations. Why not jazz it up a bit this year and hand out holiday ornament gifts that look great and taste delicious! That's right, you can send a gift boxed set of beautiful holiday ornaments that are made out of chocolate. Foil wrapping creates a pleasant design that you can peel away after the holidays to reveal smooth milk chocolate. It makes a great gift for customers, employees or even friends and family.