Fun advertising gift giveaways

Don’t be mislead by the term fun advertising gift giveaways. It means so much more in the promotional gift business than many people think. It doesn’t mean, as the description might suggest, that advertising giveaways are of little consequence…quite the opposite.
It does mean that these promotional gifts are so cheap and so affordable that they are advertising giveaways.


Countless multi-nationals use advertising gift giveaways almost on a daily basis and there is no reason why your company, whatever the size, should not use them as part of their marketing mix and distribute these excellent .

In a different place on this site we have discussed the merits of under a £1 such as erasers, pencils, letter openers, mouse mats, rulers, air fresheners, bottle openers, ice scrapers, puzzles, sewing kits, shoe shine kits and yo-yo’s…and they’re all excellent products and can be used in many different marketing campaigns.

 Now that we have a brief look at the more practical advertising gift giveaways, it is worth having a look at some of the fun advertising giveaways that might suit your own marketing promotion…and these include Frisbees, boomerangs, foam hands, fridge magnets and confectionery products.

There are many variations on the Frisbee theme and these include a frisky disc, sky-surfer, skimmer ring, disc flyer, 3-prong skimmer and the original, long before anyone dreamt of a Frisbee…the boomerang.

The most popular amongst this group is the Frisbee – whichever name it goes by – and the boomerang.

The Frisbee is a superb advertising giveaway with a large advertising area screen-printed or personalised by self-adhesive labels. The boomerang will give hours of fun and is personalised in any one of four positions…or all four.

 Foam hands have been around for a while now and can be seen at many sporting occasions and, if you have the right message for the occasion, its’ a “fun” way of getting your point across. Foam hands in many different colours are surely amongst the more eye-catching advertising giveaways.

Personalised advertising giveaway confectionery won’t be among the first promotional gifts you might consider. On the other hand, there’s a place for lollipops, jelly beans, fruit drops, humbugs, chocolate money, mints, Belgian chocolates and, of course, the forerunner of all advertising giveaways…a stick of rock!

It is inconceivable that a seaside souvenir of a personalised stick of rock could spawn a business selling sweets to most of the multi-national organisations.  Many companies have a bottle of mints on the reception desk so that visitors might refresh their breath before the ensuing interviews. However, that’s just one fairly simple way of a personalised advertising giveaway. There are others and often very inspired ones too.

A promotional tactic used most successfully involves the use of silver or gold foil wrapped, personalised chocolate money. Often used as part of a mailing package, chocolate money and a product suggest that the recipient can save money, by investing in that product or service. Many agile minds have worked the chocolate money mailer pretty well over the years.

An ordinary mint or fruit flavoured sweet, wrapped in an eye-catching personalised wrapper, punches above its weight at a product launch, conference, meeting or exhibition.

The original confectionery promotional gift, a stick of rock is not to be ignored. With the logo, product or company name running through the centre and an arresting label and wrapper, the stick of rock is an economical promotional item.

In addition, don’t forget the stick of rock can be chopped into bite-sized pieces and presented in various attractive wrappers.

Then, of course, there are the lollipops with personalised wrappers but often taken much further with a logo embossed onto the shape and the shape can be produced in various standard or bespoke designs.

Finally, another general-purpose product sold in gift shops throughout the country…the fridge magnet. Manufactured in lots of different materials with an excellent area for marketing messages the fridge magnet, in some forms, is custom made to various shapes thus adding to its usefulness… an excellent example from the range of fun advertising gift giveaways.