What are promotional products?

Promotional products are products branded with a logo/text/slogan/image and distributed to a range of recipients. These can be low cost promo giveaway items such as promotional pens, printed sweets and branded notebooks through to more premium items such as branded water bottles, printed wireless chargers or branded chopping and cheese boards. The main purpose of branded merchandise is to build relationships, increase customer loyalty/sales and to raise brand awareness. With promotional products your brand will constantly be subconsciously seen throughout the day exposing your brand and services whenever the item is in use. That’s why we always try and encourage you to get reusable and more beneficial products where possible instead of a cheap pen that may get thrown away after a month or so. Lets take a promotional reusable travel mug or a branded water bottle for example – with a huge rise in concern for the environment people are trying to encourage the use of reusable water bottles and coffee mugs instead of plastic. So by providing these with your brand logo not only are you encouraging your brand to be an eco-friendly conscious one but you are also raising your brand exposure massively as the product will be used over and over again. According to the dictionary definition; “Promotional products, promotional items, promotional merchandise, promotional gifts, or advertising gifts such as a pen, mug, bag, t-shirt, coaster, calendar, cap, clock, diary, etc., given away to current or prospective customer. These items usually carry the organisation logo, name and address of the company, as well as information on the products and services, and serve as reminders.

Branded Merchandise For The New Normal: Social Distancing Products, Hand Sanitisers, Branded Face Masks & More. 

As we enter a new way of living and working, there’s never been a better time to consider the health and wellbeing of your colleagues and customers. From promotional face masks, hand sanitisers and keepsafe tools to printed floor stickers, incorporating appropriate social distancing measures in the office is a great way to ensure your team feels protected and comfortable as they prepare to get back to business. We also have a huge range of printed face masks available, from disposable face masks, to reusable washable face masks. Browse our range of branded ppe and hygiene products here.

Why Promotional Products?

Logo printed products provide an amazing way to market your business to customers or clients, with branded items perfect for driving awareness and company recognition. Promotional products are a tried and tested method of promoting your business, developing great customer loyalty and new lead generation. Branded merchandise is a subtle way to draw recognition to your brand, integrating your logo with your customers' day-to-day lives, from the daily reusable metal water bottle, to the life saver powerful powerbank. Promotional items increase the credibility of a company’s message & can affect the recipients buying intent, leading to a boost in sales and growth. Promotional materials leave a pleasant and likeable brand impression, growing that ever-important friendly and caring relationship with its customers. Promotional gifts are still seen as one of the most effective and budget friendly ways of advertising, as they are not only beneficial to the recipient but they are also an extremely effective way of showing appreciation and saying thanks. Promotional merchandise can be used at any events, giveaways, exhibitions, seminars or even just a gift to your employees. The best part is that there is so many options to choose from, we can confidently say we can find the perfect promo product to suit your needs.

What do we offer?

We understand how busy you are, and we always go the extra mile to make your life easier by providing a seamless service and excellent communication. All of our clients are assigned a promotional merchandise specialist, a single point of contact from your very first enquiry, to the mock up designs, right through to the final delivery. 
Extensive branding options: We have a huge range of specialist printing facilities. Our printing and personalisation methods include screen printing, transfer printing, full colour printing, embossing/debossing, sand blasting, engraving, embroidery, etching, foil blocking and dye sublimation printing. If you have any specific branding requests or printing techniques you require just let us know.
Ethical sourcing: Our product selection of promotional products is carefully assessed to increase brand-awareness whilst assuring a respectful use of materials and a longer-lasting product. Wherever possible, we upgrade or substitute our products with newer and more sustainable materials. We only use socially and environmentally compliant and fully audited wholesale manufacturers world-wide.
Express delivery: If you're in a rush or a supplier has let you down, we can help. We can deliver a range of products in 48 or 72 hours. So, last-minute ideas may not be as unrealistic as you first thought! If you need any ideas, just check out our promotional express range. You can also give us a call or drop us an email as we will get back to you with some options within 30 minutes.
Price match guarantee: Our buying team work hard to ensure you receive the best possible value. If you do find the same products cheaper, let us know, and we guarantee to either beat or match the price!

Retail brands: On top of our huge range of standard promotional products, we have a range of premium retail branded products. These included branded moleskine notebooks, customised north face clothing, Prodir pens, Swiss peak products, Helly Hansen jackets, printed camelback bottles, Titleist products, Chilly’s bottles and more.

Endless free visuals: We completely understand that it can be hard to make up your mind sometimes with what products or design you want to go with, so this is why we have a unlimited free visuals policy. Whether you are after just 1 item or 10, we are more than happy to mock up product visuals with your artwork so you can get an exact idea of how the final product will look. Just send us your artwork in a PDF/EPS/AI file and we will get straight to work!

Worldwide delivery: We can send your promotional products anywhere in the world. We can ship all over Europe, to the Far East, and even to Australia.

What makes Branding Ovation different?

In-house design team and attention to detail: One reason that customers come back to us time and time again, is because of our fully trained and knowledgeable in-house artwork team, who will work with you closely to create the perfect promotional product, and is printed perfectly in your corporate colours and style. We will also offer an unlimited amount of visuals until you are confidently 100% happy with the final branded product you’ll receive.

Product Range: With our range and depth of promotional products, no enquiry or request is too much. We have over 50000 products, stocked all over the world. Need something crazy that only one can imagine? Not to worry, we can offer completely bespoke shaped products to meet you exact design needs. If we can design it, we can create it. 
Our clients: We supply charities, non-profit organisations, banks, design agencies, schools, colleges, universities, NHS, government bodies and much more. 
If you wish to purchase promotional products with fast quotes, low prices and excellent customer service, then give us a call!

Free delivery on any repeat orders: At Branding Ovation we value repeat clients more than ever. For this reason on any repeat order we offer free delivery. Whether it’s 100 notebooks or 10000 footballs, delivery will be free of charge on any of our printed products.

Quick service: We understand how busy you are, so from the initial enquiry, our promo merchandise team will always get back to you within 30 minutes with a quote. Once you have sent your artwork to the artwork team for a visual we will always get back to you with a proof within 1 hour max.

Product sourcing: We specialise in sourcing unique and completely bespoke promotional gifts. Even though we have a huge range of promo items to choose from, we still pride ourselves in our ability to completely bespoke create a promotional product. Some examples are bespoke made toy cars with the bespoke car chargers, bespoke Jenga sets, bespoke bins/pen holder sets and more. If you’d like to see an example of any of our work just give us a shout.

What do we currently think are the most popular promotional products?

1: Environmentally friendly products – over the past 2 years we have seen a huge rise in companies purchasing eco-friendly products. At Branding Ovation we are really trying to push eco-friendly products instead of cheap plastic products that will just get thrown away which is why we are constantly trying to source new eco-friendly and sustainable products and do thorough research into the eco credentials. Some examples of eco-friendly products are reusable bottles, printed reusable coffee cups or coffee cups that are made from recycled materials and that can be recycled, PLA corn products, bamboo merchandise, cork products, reusable straws, solar technology items, reusable cutlery and lunchboxes, sustainable bags, plants and seeds, the list goes on and on… Not only are you helping the environment, but sustainable products will also promote your brand in a positive way and as a company that actually cares for the environment, not a company who just want to get the cheapest plastic item that will just get thrown away and end up in the ocean. If you need any ideas for any environmentally friendly products please just give us a shout.

2: Promotional reusable coffee mugs – printed coffee cups have also seen a large increase in popularity in the past few years with the rise in eco-friendly exposure. At least 90% of the population drink tea or coffee, so what better way to care for the environment then taking around your reusable coffee cup as you are heavily reducing single use plastic? Many coffee shops even offer a discount if you have your own cup! We offer all types of reusable coffee cups, from fully recyclable PLA cups (coffee cups made from PLA corn), bamboo coffee cups, reusable metal coffee cups and reusable BPA free plastic coffee cups. We can print on all of our customised coffee cups and also print on the grip. We also have a range of printed collapsible coffee cups which can be collapsed into a pocket size cup, and we stock the official stojo collapsible travel cups.

3: Printed bags – With such a huge print area and design options, a promotional bag will become a walking ad for your company. On most of our bags you can print edge to edge so the brand exposure is fantastic. Our range of printed bags in one of the biggest in the industry. There is a huge range of different occasions when a logo printed bag will work with your brand and marketing strategy. We have backpacks, tote bags, reusable shopping bags, anti-theft bags, drawstring bags, duffel bags, jute bags, cooler bags, paper bags and so much more. Due to the extremely large print area and practicality of the bag, they are definitely one of the most popular promotional products sold industry wide.

4: Branded powerbanks and wireless chargers – with the rise in technology in the past few years we have definitely seen a huge increase in promotional tech products such as branded powerbanks and wireless chargers. Wireless chargers were invented in 2012 but didn’t get popular until around 2018 when a lot more phones were built with the Qi wireless technology. Being able to brand the full wireless charger not only makes it an incredible branding item but it’s also just something everyone will use. Powerbanks are also absolute life savers and something most people carry around. That’s why we have a huge range of power banks to suit all budgets, from a small 400mAh power bank to a extremely powerful 20000mAh power bank that can charge your phone fully 5 times. We also have a range of solar panel power banks for that extra wow factor.

5: Promotional pens will always be a top promotional seller. They are arguably the number one promotional product worldwide and writing materials in general have been the go-to product for market awareness . The main reasons for this being they are cheap and practical as everyone uses them! You can give out promotional pens at tradeshows and exhibitions, client meetings, in the post with a catalogue/other bits, training days, pretty much anywhere! There is also 1000s of printed pens to choose from such as a budget plastic pen, engraved metal pen, ECO pens, pencils, premium cross pen, prodir pens, highlighters and more.

6: Clothing & Apparel – Promotional clothing is a powerful marketing technique with several benefits. Logo printed clothing will improve brand awareness, give your company a sense of professionalism and help build better relationships with your clients. Our most popular clothing products are branded t-shirts, polo shirts, fleece jackets and hats. But on top of this we also offer smartwear, gloves, trousers, jackets, coats and more. We even have a specific premium clothing brand that offer brands such as branded north face jackets and personalised Helly Hansen jackets. Promotional uniforms and clothing are also effective in building trust and a connection with your customer. This could be at meetings, tradeshows, exhibitions or events. There is also a huge range of options available to suit all budgets, from a standard fruit of the loom t-shirt to a North face jacket, we have it all!

7: Promotional notebooks – branded notebooks have always been a top selling promotional product. Why? Because everyone uses them! Whether it is at home, in the office, out and about, having a printed notebook with you can be extremely handy. Some people use notebooks every day for work, so what better way to expose your company brand then for people to use your branded notebook every day? Customised notebooks also have a range of branding options, from single colour printing to full colour printing, to embossing, foil blocking, and we can even offer a fully bespoke notebook made from scratch which includes pantone matched covers, printed inside pages, pantone matched ribbons and more! We have printed A6 notebooks, branded A5 notebooks and promotional A4 notebooks available, aswell as other sizes. We also have a range of styles available, from a soft touch notebook, or a hard cover / embossed leather notebook, or if you’re after a premium notebook we have some premium ranges such as branded moleskine notebooks and Castelli notebooks.

8: Printed tradeshow merchandise is where promotional products all started. From promotional lanyards to printed keyrings, pens, sweets, banners, clothing, giveaway items the list is endless. Promotional products are one of the main things that will draw customers to your stand at exhibitions and tradeshows so having the right promotional product can be the difference between losing a potential client and gaining one!

9: Branded confectionery – Let’s face it, everyone likes chocolates or sweets. So what better way to put a smile on your customers face by giving them some branded sweets or chocolates? Printed confectionery is such a good promotional product as it can suit any event so it will always be well received. It suits all ages, and is a cost effective way to share your brand with your clients. There is such a huge range of chocolates and sweets to choose from, such as chocolate bars, neapolitan chocolates, printed lollipops, chocolate gift sets, advent calendars and a huge range of sweets / biscuits / mints. Branded chocolates and sweets also offer large print areas, and we can even do bespoke made sweets to any shape you like!

10: Logo printed water bottles – Branded drinks bottles have been one of our most popular promotional products for a while now, due to the range of styles we have, practicality and the branding exposure. As the demand for drinks bottles have increased, so have the designs. This is why we have such a huge variety of water bottles, ranging from customised sports bottles with or without straw, foldable water bottles, reusable tritan sports bottles, reusable thermos bottles, metal water bottles, protein shakers, fruit infuser bottles and eco friendly reusable bottles. We also have a premium range of promotional bottles which includes Chilly's bottles and branded camelbak bottles. All of our bottles have a large print area so your brand logo will constantly be exposed whilst the recipient is on the move.