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An all-in-one multi-media device has never been more affordable

Versatility at its finest. With an all-in-one Bluetooth speaker that includes a a built-in microphone, LED lamp, digital creative palette, a thermometer, a smart alarm clock, and a desktop notification system, this multi-functional product is compact and efficient for use at your office or when you want to use it at home.

First things first, a digital creative palette allows you to personalize and create your own designs that showcase your imagination. With a wide spectrum of colors and abundant space, your thoughts can be materialized onto this awesome screen via LED lights.

First things first, a digital creative palette allows you to personalize and create your own designs that showcase your imagination. With a wide spectrum of colors and abundant space, your thoughts can be materialized onto this awesome screen via LED lights.

This app does everything! The LED lights brighten up lives. You can turn all of them on at once to use as a make-shift lamp so you will never be in the dark again. You can control the colors so you aren’t stuck with some boring repeat.

Having to constantly check the weather so I can dress accordingly can be a drag. Now, you can just click the thermometer button and it will show you the current temperature. Look how far technology has come.

Did I mention that it can also notify you when you receive a message on Facebook or a new tweet from that celebrity you’ve been dying to hear from? Well, it does! You’ll never have to constantly check your phone because this device does it for you.

And of course, this is a speaker so you can use it to blast your favorite tunes and jam along with friends. Even when you’re not near it and want to change the song, just speak to it and it will hear you– it won’t annoy you like a human would.

Let’s recap:

Bluetooth capability up to 33 feet

Interactive app allows users to control led display

Built-in microphone, real time thermometer, and smart alarm clock

6 hours of play

Desktop notification system: icons pop up whenever you get a text, email, call, etc.

Great for home and work environments

We’ve had lots to say about promotional sunglasses on the 4imprint blog lately, and as summer kicks off, the timing couldn’t be better to tell you about a different kind of shades!

Turn any vehicle’s front window into an extra-large space to promote with fun, customized Car Shades! This 4imprint-Exclusive sunglasses design shows your logo smack-dab in the middle of both lenses. Summer-friendly promos or events get plenty of exposure everywhere from the beach to the parking lot while helping keep car interiors from overheating in the hot sun. The shade folds up accordion-style for easy storage, too!

Advertisers spent more than $22 billion in 2015 on promotional products. But, what did advertisers get out of those billions? Turns out, the marketing ROI (return on investment) is quite clear. From wooing new customers to staying top-of-mind with existing customers, promotional products work. Need more proof? Consider these jaw-dropping facts:

1. Advertisers spell success S-W-A-G

Almost three-quarters of advertisers say promotional products helped make a campaign successful. That’s probably in part because 80 percent of consumers own at least one piece of swag. Hello, brand visibility!

2. Promotional products convert

And, all those promotional products have a lot of influence. In fact, eighty-five percent of consumers did business with an advertiser after receiving a promotional product. Can you say marketing ROI?

3. Smiles start with promo products

People love to have a little fun. And, that’s where promo products really hit their stride. When polled, 83% of consumers say they enjoy receiving promotional products. Clearly, those good vibes deliver.

4. Promotional products drive referrals

A Louisiana State University survey found offering a promotional product when asking for referrals generated 500 percent more referrals than asking for referrals without a promotional incentive. Sales + promotional products = match made in heaven.

5. Promotional items woo strangers

Perhaps it’s because they invite prospective customers to stop for a quick conversation. Or, maybe it’s because they implant company names squarely in the minds of prospects. Promotional items help advertisers increase business with new clients by 11 percent. You can’t really exchange gifts with a stranger now, can you?

6. Promo products are the ultimate carrots

Response rates to a mail promotion increase 50 percent with the inclusion of a promotional product. Incentivizing a response with a promotional product reduces the cost per response by 66 percent. Yes, you read that right! Promo products drive response rates up while driving the cost per response down. Those are results both marketers and accountants can get behind.

7. Promotional products leave coupons in the dust

One company hands out a promotional product. Another company hands out a coupon. Which gets a better response? The not-so-surprising (to us) answer is the promotional product. In fact, promotional products recipients spent 27 percent more than coupon recipients over an eight-month time frame.

8. Promotional items lead in cost-per-impression

If you’re wondering if you can afford to brand with promotional products, you’ll love these stats. Promotional products cost just 0.7 cents per impression. That’s far less than other advertising channels. To compare, newspaper ads cost 3.2 cents, prime-time TV ads cost 2.5 cents and national magazine ads cost 2.4 cents per impression. It makes sense to use the attention-getting power of promotional products in your advertising mix.

9. Promotional products outperform print ads

How long do those impressions last? Seventy-six percent of respondents recalled an advertiser on a promotional product received in the past 12 months. (Do you hear cheering? We do!) By contrast, 80 percent of consumers said they read a newspaper or magazine within the past week, but only about 53 percent could recall an advertiser’s name.

Promo products are powerhouses

June showers bring July flowers, they say. Actually, there in the America area, what they say usually sounds more like, “June snowstorms bring the July highway construction season,” along with a few other angry-sounding words I can’t always quite catch. Altogether, it doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

You know what else June brings, though? That’s right – Thats Ebuy’s 10 most popular promotional products! Was the Round Stress Reliever able to continue its reign at the top after three straight months? Or did another product “spring” up to take 1st place?

It’s time to find out! Here are Ebuy’s  10 bestselling promotional products for June 2016:

Sorry that you have listen to me cheering for the Round Stress Reliever again, but – YEAH! THAT’S MY STRESS BALL! Considering that I’m made of polyurethane myself, I figure it’s kind of like cheering for the home team.

Below that, you’ve got the same items in spots 2 through 5 that you had last month, just with a little shuffling around. Around this time last year was when we started to see our Rubberized Sunglasses totally spike in popularity. Are we in for a repeat performance in 2016? That 2nd place finish points to yes!

When I tell people I work for a promotional products company, the first thing they usually say is, “Oh, that’s cool.” And then there’s a short pause, followed by some variation of the question, “What’s that?” After I explain exactly what QLP does, they’ll usually nod along as if to say they understand, but still sometimes look confused. Promotional products are items just about everyone has seen, but don’t always know what they are called.

Really, promotional giveaways are items we tend to use on a regular basis. We know that people use the pens given to them, but they also buy pens for themselves. Still, that got me thinking: are there products that people want or need, but they tend to not buy? So I came up with a list of products people didn’t know they needed/wanted. A lot of the product ideas come from personal experience or the anecdotes of co-workers and friends.

A list like this is valuable for businesses looking to give out something new to customers. Let’s face it, I’m always going to take that free pen, but if there’s a business giving out pocket tools or refrigerator magnets, you can bet I’m looking forward to bringing those home.

On to the list!

1. Bag Clips

You’ve probably used these before. We actually have at least a dozen in our snack room that mainly keep our chips, frozen burritos, and other goodies sealed up for the week (even if we have to send out reminder emails). Can you remember the last time you bought one, though?

Chip clips are one of those items that save the day simply because no one wants to go to the cupboard and find their chips are stale. Despite the advantages, we never seem to remember to grab one when we’re at the store. Remind your clients and customers they need these handy clips by giving them out.

2. Rubber Jar Openers

Two of my co-workers told me they’ve received rubber jar openers as promo items and both use them all the time. One said her boyfriend got it while volunteering and it “changed my life.” My other co-worker said she’s used the same jar opener for years.

Whether a jar opener can change a life or not is debatable, but when all you want at the end of the day is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, that jar opener can be a lifesaver. It’s one of those products you never knew you needed until that stupid jar of grape jelly won’t open. Choose from a variety of different styles to fit your industry including: classic circle, ones shaped like a house, and even ones in the shape of a jar.

3. Lanyards

Being in the promotional products industry, we know a thing or two about tradeshows. At tradeshows you see a lot of name badges hanging around people’s necks by lanyards. Since we tend not to wear lanyards on a regular basis (although you might for work), they aren’t an item we think about buying.

Today, lanyards come in a bunch of different varieties: there are ones that breakaway, ones with USB drives in them, and even lanyards for your water bottle (gotta stay hydrated during those conventions). Provide a personalized one for your employees (or tradeshow attendees) or hand them out to passersby, and you’ll be the hero of the expo. After the tradeshow people can attach them to their keys, or use them for company IDs around the office.

4. Mouse Pads

Mouse pads are kind of like power steering for your computer. Using one makes operating your computer a lot easier, and you notice that it’s missing from the moment you try to move the mouse across a wooden desk. My work mouse pad currently advertises a Florida-based auto parts business.

A lot of mouse pads come with a full color imprint, so customizing it to your business it very simple. It’s one of those office supplies that can be easily overlooked if you’re not thinking about it, but if you’re given one from, say, a Florida-based auto parts business, you’d probably use it every day.

5. Silicone Cell Phone Sleeve/ Stands

During a small get together with friends in Madison over the summer I noticed one of my friends had the Silicone Phone Wallet with Stand. She got some strange looks when she put her ID and credit card in the wallet. However, when I saw it, I’m pretty sure I exclaimed, “Promotional products in the wild!” She told me she got it from a vendor at a conference she went to for work.

It makes sense because cellphone sleeves are part of a category of tech items that are gaining popularity. Plus, it can save both men and women money by not having to replace their wallets every year.

6. Stadium Cups

Stadium cups might be one of the most popular promotional items at sporting events. Every stadium seems to have some deal where you pay just a little more and you get a souvenir cup. But you can also find these kinds of cups at music concerts and festivals as well.

It stands to reason that people like to bring something home from these types of events, aside from the infinite number of selfies saved on our phones. Plus, fans are probably more likely to spend money on a T-shirt than on a cup. So why not give one out for free?

7. Tote Bags

Tote bags are increasing in popularity partly due to more cities banning plastic bags. You might have a stack of them sitting in your house right now. Some grocery stores are handing out reusable bags for free, which is a great idea for any business.

Tote bags are an item people are only beginning to buy themselves partly because of the phasing out of plastic bags. You can bet people will love to get a free one as opposed to having to buy one for all those groceries. It’s an inexpensive product that you can afford to get a lot of so you can spread out that marketing budget.

8. Refrigerator Magnets

What came first, the refrigerator magnet or the fridge? OK, so it might not be as complicated as the chicken and the egg question, but it’s probably safe to assume most of the magnets in any given household are on the fridge door. All the magnets on my fridge have been given to me, either by a restaurant, auto mechanic, dentists, and even a landscaping business.

Each one is holding up photos of family members, menus, and this month’s calendar. Every time I open and close the door, I see those magnets staring at me like tiny billboards.

9. Luggage Tags

My sister got her bright purple luggage set thinking it would be easy to pick out at the airport. Only she was proven wrong when she almost picked up someone else’s similarly colored bag. It’s true, these days some suitcases already come with a luggage tag attached.

However, for those of us who have waited at baggage claim for our suitcases to come sliding to us, having a unique-looking tag might have helped us locate our bag a little more quickly. Otherwise we’re reduced to checking every bag that might look like ours only to inevitably be intercepted by the rightful owner grabbing it just before it reaches us.

10. Ponchos

These types of ponchos aren’t used to make a fashion statement. Instead, you’ll usually find them at stadiums covering spectators during a downpour. I can say from personal experience that being handed a free poncho when my socks are starting to get wet is always welcome.

Maybe I’m not very good at planning for inclement weather, but I can’t remember a time when I actually bought a poncho. I’m pretty sure (at least I hope) I’m not alone. Ponchos are not only an inexpensive promo item, but they come in very compact cases. We have ones that attach to your keys just waiting for that unexpected rain storm.

11. Drawstring Backpack

I think the first drawstring bag I remember seeing was a Six Flags Great America branded one at the park (the one in the northern suburbs of Chicago) when I was younger. My university gave me a drawstring bag that I used to put all the other free stuff they give incoming students: pens, notebooks, a planner, and even a stadium cup (see above!) branded with the football team’s name.

It kind of became my storage place for extra supplies I would need throughout the school year. There’s a reason the Cinch Up Backpack was No. 1 on our Top 25 Promo Items in 2015 and 2014. People love using them, and they really like getting them.

12. Anything Mood/Color Changing

Mood rings were pretty big when I was in middle school and even into my first year of high school. The fascination with everything that changes color simply by touch continues to this day. And pretty much anything you can think of comes with a color-changing cousin: pencils, cups, stress balls, and more.

While just about every girl in my eighth grade class would disagree, these aren’t necessarily items people need. They are items that a lot of people want, and are pretty fascinated with. When we had a bin full of stress balls in our office, the first thing a few of us did (including me) was check out the color-changing ones.

13. Tech Cleaners

If you were to look down at your keyboard, in between the keys, you’d probably notice some dust and grime. We’ve all noticed the fingerprints on our smartphones when they catch the right light, too.

And that’s one of the reasons people will thank you when you give them some sort of keyboard duster or tech cleaner. Micro-fiber cloths are great for cleaning those pesky fingerprints off our smartphones and tablets. It beats using our T-shirt to clean all the germs off our devices.

All factories and offices in China will be closed from October 1st till 7th.

East China Fair (ECF) is the largest regional trade fair in China with the most traders, great variety of exhibits and the most onsite deals. With an annul 5-day session from March 1st in Shanghai, ECF is supported by Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and is co-sponsored by nine provinces and cities, such as Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong Province and two cities of Nanjing and Ningbo. East China Fair, initiated in 1991 and thereafter 24 sessions have been held successfully. The 24th ECF was held at Shanghai New International Expo Center, from March 1st to 5th, 2013, with an exhibition area of 115,000sqm. There were four specialized exhibition areas with 5,780 standard booths and 3,441 enterprises, namely Fashion/Garments, Home Textiles, Consumer Goods and Art Deco Gifts. More than 145 overseas exhibitors were from 9 countries and regions such as Japan, South Korea, Iran, Malaysia, Nepal, Columbia, Western samoa, Hong Kong and Taiwan. A great variety of traditional and new products were displayed with more focus on high-tech, famous local brands. The 24th ECF had 21,433 business visitors from 117 countries and regions as well as 14,000 of their Chinese counterparts. The trade volume amounted to about 2.75 billion US dollars. The 25th ECF will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Center, on March 1st to 5th, 2015, with an exhibition area of 115,000sqm with 5,780 standard booths available. There still will be products of Garments, Home Textiles, Consumer Goods, and Art Deco Gifts. Meanwhile, ECF facilitated business talks concerning transactions, investment and various kinds of cooperation. We warmly welcome exhibitors from all over the world. Ebuy Trading will attend to the fair as a buying agent,it will help us a lot to do sourcing.