Gear Up Now And Be Ready For The Fall Trade Show Season!
Jul 23
Maybe there's something wrong with me but I always liked working trade shows. Whether you are fond of it or not the fall trade show season is a great way to mingle with clients, meet new prospects...
Continue ReadingPromo Hounds' Q2 Specials Offer Fun, Tech, Golf Items & More
Mar 27
Spring and Summer seasons are for getting out, being on the go, traveling and having fun. Promo Hounds/Bullseye's Q2 Specials are designed for you to help clients and/or employees be equipped with...
Continue Reading12 Promo Items To Leave On Sales Calls So They'll Remember You
Mar 3
So you just finished a great sales call, what now? One way to make sure your efforts are memorable is to leave behind a useful promotional item that will carry your message. Here are a dozen trie...
Continue Reading12 Great Ideas For Promo Items To Use At Home
Feb 9
Hopefully your clients and prospects spend more time at home than at work. Gifting them an item they can use at home is a great way to stay in front of them and keep up your name recognition in ad...
Continue ReadingHow We Earn Our 5-Star Google Reviews - Happy Clients!
Feb 4
All We Do To Deliver the Best Possible Service For You When you work with a promotional products distributor, you're not just buying branded merchandise-you're trusting someone with your brand. T...
Continue Reading10 Trade Show Essentials
Jan 19
1st and 2nd quarters are big times for trade shows as most of you probably already know. Here are 10 items we would consider essentials for your trade show booth. These are just starter ideas th...
Continue Reading10 Mouth Watering Holiday Gift Ideas
Nov 10, 2025
Edibles like chocolates, nuts, cheese, sausages and more; make for excellent holiday gifts for employees or customers. Some of the ones with a lot of variety are great to give to an entire office ...
Continue ReadingWhich Hoodie Is Right For You?
Sep 11, 2025
Okay if you don't like wearing hoodies IDK if we can be friends. We can still be business associates though. As we get into hoodie weather now I thought maybe a hoodie primer would help if an...
Continue Reading10 Top Ideas From Our Q3 Specials!
Jul 14, 2025
Before you do a search for some good seasonal swag ideas, check out our Q3 Specials that has many ideas appropriate for this time of year. Here's 10 great ideas below, but there's plenty more in o...
Continue Reading12 Top of the Line Coolers
Jun 11, 2025
While most of the requests for coolers we get are not for the really high-end and name brand ones, I thought you might like to see what we do have available in that category. They are nice, and ...
Continue ReadingMake Great Impressions With Polos From Our New 2025 Spring/Summer Apparel Line
Mar 18, 2025
Are you ready to update your organization's logo apparel? Here's 10 suggestions from Promo Hounds' 2025 Spring/Summer Line of shirts. There are plenty of brand names like Adidas, Cutter Buc...
Continue ReadingWhat Are The Top Selling Promo Categories? Here you go!
Feb 18, 2025
Given that it's been the hottest product category of the past decade, you may think we need to finally put a lid on this drinkware talk. But the market for cups, mugs and tumblers continued to s...
Continue Reading10 Great Conference Ideas To Buy Now And Beat Tariff & Price Increases
Dec 10, 2024
There are a lot of sales conferences or other business and group meetings to kick off each new year. Here are 10 promotional products that make great gift items for such events. If you orde...
Continue ReadingTop Ten Trade Show Ideas - Beat 2025 Tariff and Freight Increases!
Nov 27, 2024
Get stocked up now for your 2025 trade show season and beat the proposed tariffs! The majority of promotional items come from China and with the incoming president promising tariff increases, c...
Continue Reading10 Great Ways Logo Apparel Will Help Your Business!
Nov 7, 2024
Offering logo apparel to your employees and customers will achieve many objectives, among them building morale and free advertising. Whether you are looking for office attire or to clothe servi...
Continue ReadingTop 10 Picks From Promo Hounds' 2024-25 Fall/Winter Apparel Line
Sep 17, 2024
We've been hard at work the past few weeks lining up the featured items for our 2024-2025 Fall/Winter apparel line! Here's 10 of the top picks below, and you can view the entire line at Promo H...
Continue ReadingTailgate Like A Pro With These Swag Suggestions!
Aug 6, 2024
Tailgating is a great way for friends, clients and prospects to come together and celebrate with good food, beverages and cheer. It is also a great opportunity to get your organization's name ...
Continue Reading10 Items Your Company Could Donate To Local Schools
Jul 15, 2024
What ever happened to school starting after Labor Day? IDK but since it is starting soon here are 10 ideas for promotional items your company could donate to local schools, especially to help t...
Continue ReadingNow Swag Kits Are Easy And Make A Bigger Impression!
Jun 14, 2024
Whether you are trying to make a bigger impression or just want to make giving several promotional items together easier, kitting is a great solution. Fortunately more suppliers are offering pr...
Continue Reading10 Warm Weather Ideas For Your Upcoming Trade Shows
May 3, 2024
After being cooped up for the cool winter months people are ready to get outdoors and have some fun! You can be sure people will keep and use your trade show swag by giving them items they ca...
Continue ReadingGet Ready For Springtime Fun With Promo Hounds' Q2 Specials!
Apr 3, 2024
The weather's getting warmer and people are ready to get out and have some fun! Here's a few items from Promo Hounds' Q2 Specials to make your spring events more fun! Sitka 18 Can Cooler ...
Continue ReadingMore Retail Brands In Promo Hounds' 2024 Spring/Summer Apparel Line!
Mar 19, 2024
We are excited to roll out our 2024 Spring/Summer Apparel line, featuring more name brands than ever before! We also have plenty of industry staples that make for great uniforms, etc. To refre...
Continue ReadingA New Imprint Alternative For Apparel & Caps – DTF, Direct to Film
Feb 27, 2024
With the emergence of newer types of materials over the past few years, such as performance material, moisture-wicking fabrics, etc.; there has also been some new imprinting issues. Most of the...
Continue ReadingSave On Promo Hounds' Q1 Specials With End Quantity Pricing
Feb 5, 2024
Here's a look below at 10 of our top Q1 specials, which are all on special at end quantity pricing. For all our specials: Promo Hounds' Q1 Specials 3-In-1 Bamboo Wireless Charger 5...
Continue ReadingWhat's New With Promotional Drinkware For 2024
Jan 24, 2024
There are SO MANY new drinkware items that it is hard to list them all. Here are some of the top choices we've seen though. Click on any one for further details. The Eco-Cyclist - 22 oz....
Continue ReadingSearches For Stanley Tumblers Up 353%, Top Ten Promotional Merch Searches YTD 2023
Nov 1, 2023
Everyone always wants to know what products are hot. It is not an easy question to answer because it depends on what your intended use for promotional merch is. Here's the Top 10 search ter...
Continue ReadingHoliday Gift Ideas & More in Promo Hounds' Q4 Specials!
Sep 28, 2023
Looking for holiday gift ideas or other seasonal promotional merchandise? Be sure and look through Promo Hounds' Q4 Specials. Here's a brief overview of some of the great ideas: 3¼...
Continue ReadingTop 10 Picks From Promo Hounds' New 2023 Fall/Winter Apparel Line
Sep 7, 2023
There are some great additions to this year's Promo Hounds' 2023 Fall/Winter Apparel Shop, and there a few best-selling returning pieces. You will find some nice choices including oxford shirt...
Continue ReadingTop 10 Promo Merch Ideas For Your Q3 Events!
Jul 12, 2023
Looking for some promo ideas to enhance events or needs during July, August or September? Check our Q3 Specials on Promohounds.com! Here's 10 great ideas to give you some examples. Just click...
Continue Reading11 Great Summer Event Promo Ideas
Jun 20, 2023
Summertime, time for fun outdoor events to relax and renew ourselves. You can make your organization's events more memorable by adding some fun summertime promos. Here's 11 suggestions of popular...
Continue ReadingHeat Transfer Imprints Can Be A Better Choice For Performance Shirts
May 31, 2023
Performance apparel, particularly performance polos and shirts, can present some challenges to embroider due to the thinness of the polyester material. A growing alternative is to use a heat pr...
Continue ReadingOver 30 Name Brand Drinkware Items!
May 9, 2023
Name brand promotional items continues to be a rapidly growing category in our business. Here's a fairly comprehensive list below, with links to more items from that name brand in the links (al...
Continue ReadingGreat Ideas For Your Q2 Seasonal Promotional Merch
Apr 5, 2023
Spring and summer months are made for fun as the weather warms and people are out and about more enjoying themselves. You can mix business and pleasure with just the right promotional merchandise....
Continue ReadingTop Picks From Promo Hounds New 2023 Spring Summer Apparel Line
Mar 21, 2023
Promo Hounds' 2023 Spring/Summer Apparel is out now! This year you will find more retail brand name items for your company's or organization's imprinted apparel, making your employees look even mo...
Continue ReadingSo Many Retail Brands Available With Your Logo From Promo Hounds!
Mar 1, 2023
A fast growing trend in the promotional products business is to offer retail name brands customized with your logo. A lot have joined our industry in the past couple years. Below is a list of som...
Continue ReadingHere Are Some Nice Sustainable Promo Merchandise Ideas
Feb 9, 2023
Following up on our last blog Give Sustainable Swag Because It Is What People Want , here are some new items that fall under the sustainable, recycled or ecoconscious categories. All of these...
Continue ReadingGive Sustainable Swag Because It Is What People Want
Feb 1, 2023
The buzzwords are everywhere - go green, eco-conscious, environmentally friendly - and with good reason. People are paying more attention to sustainability, eco-conscious and environmentally fr...
Continue ReadingA Sampling Of Great New Promo Merch For 2023!
Jan 18, 2023
We had another great trip, first in a few years, to the Promotional Product Association's annual new product show in Las Vegas. Here's a sampling of some of the best items found: Savannah ...
Continue ReadingWhat To Consider When Choosing Promotional Merchandise
Oct 21, 2022
What things do you take into consideration when you are searching for new promotional merchandise, swag, or however you refer to it? We do not recommend going strictly by price. You could pay...
Continue ReadingGreat Seasonal Ideas and Holiday Gift Suggestions In Promo Hounds' Q4 Specials!
Sep 30, 2022
We are definitely headed down the backstretch of 2022! We hope yours has been a good year. Promo Hounds Q4 specials are now online! Check out these Q4 specials below, our top 12 choices! Pop...
Continue ReadingPromo Hounds Fall/Winter Apparel Line Is Here! Callaway, Oakley, adidas, and Ogio Among Others
Aug 23, 2022
Promo Hounds is excited about our new Fall and Winter Apparel Line and hope you will be also! We've updated the selections with name brands like adidas, Under Armour, Callaway, Oakley, Ogio ...
Continue ReadingCheck Out These Hot Promo Merchandise Trends!
Jul 25, 2022
Sometimes you just gotta give your blog space to someone else. I felt this information from the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) was much more informative than anything I could have posted he...
Continue ReadingNot As Hot As Outside But Some Pretty Hot Q3 Specials!
Jul 11, 2022
We can't compete with Mother Nature on who's bringing the most heat, but here's a dozen of our seasonal Q3 Specials and you can see the entire line-up in our Seasonal Specials section. Looking ...
Continue ReadingWhat if I told you having an online company store is less work for you?
May 25, 2022
Have you considered a company store? Did you know Promo Hounds offers two different types of online company stores with many customizable features? They are available both short-term, for ins...
Continue ReadingWhy Branded Apparel Is Important For Your Organization!
May 5, 2022
Branded company/corporate apparel makes up the largest category of Promo Hounds sales. There's many good reasons (besides the fact we are very good at it) why this is so. Making logo company appa...
Continue ReadingTop 7 Picks From Promo Hounds' Seasonal Specials
Apr 27, 2022
Have you had a chance to check out Promo Hounds' Q2 Seasonal Specials? There's a great assortment of useful items during the warmer months along with tech items, sustainable items and more. He...
Continue Reading10 Great Choices From Promo Hounds Featured Spring/Summer Apparel Line
Apr 13, 2022
Promo Hounds rolled out its all new 2022 Spring/Summer Apparel line in our online Apparel Shop. Our Apparel Shop is where we display some of our top choices for the current seasons. It is BY FAR ...
Continue ReadingSustainability Is Here to Stay
Mar 3, 2022
Promo Hounds is dedicated to showing clients and prospects sustainable swag items. Following is a blog from one of our chief suppliers, Koozie Group (which is A LOT more than Koozies) we fin...
Continue ReadingThe Most Influential Promotional Products By State & Region
Feb 11, 2022
We often are asked what the most popular promotional items are currently. Well here's more than you probably want to know! The Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) publishes an annual report ...
Continue ReadingSo This Is Sustainable Drinkware
Jan 28, 2022
In our ongoing effort to feature more sustainable promotional products here's a brief overview of some different type of drinkware that is classified, in some cases quite loosely I'd say, as a s...
Continue ReadingPromo Hounds' Top Ten Q1 Specials
Jan 11, 2022
Ready to kick off your 2022 with some quality promotional swag that is also sale priced? Here's out Top Ten choices from Promo Hounds' Q1 Specials: 20 oz. Marbled Vacuum Insulated Tumbler -...
Continue ReadingWhy You Should Place Your 2022 Orders Now
Nov 10, 2021
You probably know why but we will point out the obvious. 1) Inventory shortages - This continues to be a problem for anyone in the promotional products business as we all use the same ...
Continue Reading10 Great Holiday Gift Ideas For 2021
Oct 25, 2021
Are you still in need of holiday gift ideas for your employees or clients? We have plenty in our Seasonal Specials but let's highlight a few here to get started! If you like giving fun item...
Continue ReadingThe Buzz From The 2021 Cannabis Conference
Sep 1, 2021
Before you start jumping to conclusions let me clarify that this was strictly a business trip. I believe there are some great opportunities supplying swag to the cannabis industry. I also b...
Continue ReadingThe New “Normal” - It Is Time To Get Your Holiday Gifts Now!
Aug 23, 2021
Twas way too early for Christmas. But post-Covid was causing deliveries to lag. And it was so hard for clients to get their swag. The best way to avoid this is to get in gear. Order gifts n...
Continue ReadingSo Many GREAT NEW Items In Promo Hounds Q3 Specials!
Jun 28, 2021
We are especially excited to roll out our 2021 Q3 specials as there are some nice new items included along with some that due to Covid (when many weren't even looking at swag) may be new to you. H...
Continue ReadingWho's Ready To Have Some Fun This Summer?
Jun 1, 2021
Okay we're calling it. Time to get back to normal, at least close enough, for most of us! People are ready to chill and have some fun with others. So, what does that mean? It means peopl...
Continue ReadingWhy Companies Are Getting Back To Business and What To Look For
Apr 29, 2021
Though I usually try to stay from any kind of topic that may be controversial, I do feel it is imperative to promote getting back to business as close to what used to be normal as possible. I d...
Continue ReadingPromo Hounds' Showrooms Make Your Swag Search So Simple!
Apr 13, 2021
Now that businesses are getting back to business, at least that's what we are seeing based on incoming requests, we wanted to remind you of some great tools we have added during the pandemic to ...
Continue ReadingChange Is Coming Soon! Get Your Swag Ready!
Mar 31, 2021
We have noticed a definite uptick in business the past couple weeks as businesses and other entities prepare for going back to work, school, etc.! We have added our Promo Hounds Q2 Specials jus...
Continue ReadingThe End Is Near – Yay
Mar 18, 2021
Rhetorical question, who's ready for things to get back to normal or as close as they were to before Covid? We are! This may be a bit premature but in just the past few days we have seen a ...
Continue ReadingTime To Try One Of The Biggest Marketing Trends - Kitting
Mar 1, 2021
With live events being canceled and limited access to client offices, shipping or mailing themed kits of promotional products is a rapidly growing trend. For instance, if you have an event that i...
Continue ReadingSeven Ways To Maximize The Impact Of Promotional Products For Virtual Events
Feb 9, 2021
Sometimes I run across articles too good not to share. Thanks to Forbes and Valerie Hayman Sklar for this one. Seven Ways To Maximize The Impact Of Promotional Products For Virtual Events ...
Continue ReadingHelpful Ideas To Kick Off A Successful 2021
Jan 5, 2021
While most of us have no idea where circumstances will take us in 2021, whether in our personal lives or in business, we have little doubt at Promo Hounds that staying in touch with customers an...
Continue ReadingLogo Apparel Is Currently Our Top Selling Category
Nov 30, 2020
While many categories in the promotional products business have taken hits this year, largely due to events being cancelled, apparel is still being purchased at rates equal to or higher than ...
Continue ReadingImprove Your Employees Home Office With These Items
Sep 11, 2020
With so many businesses keeping their employees working from home for a while longer, some till at least 2021, maybe it is a good idea to make their home work space more productive and feeling m...
Continue ReadingI Experienced Normal And It Felt Great
Aug 12, 2020
Though this is not a normal blog type topic for me, I feel it needs to be shared. I will preface this by saying I do believe Covid-19 is real. I do not believe the way our government, particularl...
Continue ReadingSmall Quantity T-shirt Orders Cost Less With Our New DTG System!
May 12, 2020
We are very excited to let you know about the newest innovation with Promo Hounds designed to give you less expensive costs and higher quality when printing on lower quantities of t-shirts! Promo ...
Continue ReadingNothing Says Welcome Back To Employees Like Swag Gifts
Apr 14, 2020
With a little luck and peeps adhering to staying at home for a couple more weeks, hopefully many will be returning to their offices soon. We certainly hope so as you do also. It's been such a tim...
Continue ReadingSwag Items To Motivate Workers At Home
Mar 31, 2020
Since it appears it is going to be a while longer for people to be working from home, we thought some ideas to stay in touch with them, keep your company name in front of them, or motivate them; wo...
Continue ReadingPromo Hounds New 2020 Spring and Summer Apparel Line Is Online Now!
Mar 24, 2020
Promo Hounds New 2020 Spring and Summer Apparel Line is online now and can be viewed in our Apparel Shop! Though there are literally hundreds of other shirts available, we have chosen these based ...
Continue ReadingClients Not In The Mood To See You? Try Swag Items You Can Mail
Mar 13, 2020
Doing business when everyone is being encouraged to social distance is a bit of a challenge. We believe, and practice ourselves, it is important though to keep your name in front of clients and...
Continue ReadingWhich of These Sustainable Swag Items Would You Use?
Feb 13, 2020
Sustainable swag items appears to be a fast growing trend in our industry. However, seems many still choose to not use sustainable items because of the price difference. Here are some sustainab...
Continue Reading10 Great New Swag Items For 2020!
Feb 6, 2020
Looking for some new or unique ideas for your Q1 campaign or event? You might find something in our Q1 Specials. Here's 10 good ones below. For 2020 Promo Hounds is focused on featuring m...
Continue ReadingLet's Get Our 2020 Focus on Sustainable Items Started!
Jan 23, 2020
We are seeing two good things happen in the promotional product industry. There are more clients asking for information on sustainable promotional items, or swag. There are many suppliers steppin...
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