18 Great Golf Promos That Won't Shank
Feb 17
Golf tournament season is right around the corner. Whether you host a golf tournament, are a sponsor of some or just have players participating; here's some golf swag ideas sure to be a hit! Ti...
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 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 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 ReadingCompany Apparel May Be More Relevant Now Than Ever
Oct 10, 2023
The way we work, especially from where we work, has changed significantly since Covid. Working remotely does not appear to be going anywhere anytime soon, though for many now the week means ...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Reading10 Swag Mistakes To Avoid
Nov 21, 2019
With over 20 years experience in the promotional products, swag, business; we've seen about everything we think. Then again we get proven wrong many times. However, there are some helpful ti...
Continue ReadingThe Best Way For You To Imprint Apparel and Textiles
Oct 30, 2019
We get a lot of requests for shorter runs of imprinted apparel and textiles. The most cost effective way to do that is with Direct To Garment printing. Below is a blog I'm borrowing from Bella+Ca...
Continue ReadingTrending Fall and Winter Promotional Apparel
Oct 9, 2019
Promo Hounds, after much sniffing around and tracking down the best choices, has introduced our 2019 Fall/Winter Apparel Line. There is over 25 new items including dress shirts, ladies shirts a...
Continue Reading5 Reasons Sensory Memory Gives Swag Items An Advantage
Sep 11, 2019
Are you familiar with sensory memory? Here is a definition from Wikipedia: Sensory memory (SM) is an automatic response, not under conscious control. It deals with the input from the senses. The...
Continue Reading10 Things You Should Know About The Promotional Product Industry
Aug 29, 2019
This is probably true for most business sectors, but it occurs to me often because of client requests that most people are not familiar with how the promotional product industry works. So here's a...
Continue ReadingDon’t Let Time Run Out! Gear Up For Football Season Promotions now!
Jul 26, 2019
August workouts have started, even though it is still July, and football season is right around the corner. Whether you are doing a promotion to support an actual team or just a football themed pr...
Continue ReadingThe Most Popular Cap I’ve Ever Seen
May 29, 2019
If you do not know about it already, let me introduce you to the Richardson 112 Snapback Trucker Cap. In my over 20 years in this business I've never run across a more requested cap than this one!...
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