Health and wellness promotional items have never been more popular. Promotional product sales in the healthcare market increased by 4% in 2020. During the first half of 2021, stickers, buttons and syringe-shaped pens were commonly used as promotional giveaways at Covid-19 vaccination drives to help bring awareness to U.S. vaccination efforts. Health clinics, including urgent … Read more
Kitchen promotional items join the food and beverage corporate gifts we recently highlighted based on food and beverage industry trends and consumer research as some of the trendiest gifts you can give to employees and clients in 2021. The kitchen promotional items category includes drinkware and barware gifts, as well as kitchenware items like personalized … Read more
The 10 best corporate food gifts listed below are selected based on 2021 promotional product trends and are a delicious way to leave a memorable impression on your employees and customers. Food gifts were a hit with consumers and companies alike in 2020. During the pandemic, people gifted everything from kringles (Danish pastries) to Philly … Read more
Promotional products are consistently one of the most cost-effective advertising mediums available to both small and large businesses. According to the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI), “The cost per impression (CPI) of promotional products can be as low as 1/10 of one cent – lower than nearly any other advertising medium – making it a great … Read more
Branded face masks are one of 2021’s best value promotional products in terms of CPI (a face mask imprinted with a company’s logo that costs $5 will have a CPI of just over 1/10 of a cent) and estimated number of impressions per item (4,235 per mask over its lifetime). Some brands like Dunkin’ and … Read more
Due to changing consumer behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic, the shift from brick-and-mortar retail to online shopping in the United States has been accelerated by approximately five years. According to Digital Commerce 360, online spending represented 21.3% of total U.S. retail sales in 2020 – an increase of 44% from the previous year. The skyrocketing rise … Read more
Promotional apparel and wearable accessories will remain among the most popular promo items on the market in 2021. Wearables like t-shirts, jackets and hats are among the top branded promo items in terms of CPI (cost per impressions). A logoed hat that costs $10 will have a CPI of only 3/10 of a cent and … Read more
Working from home (WFH) has been a growing trend for well over a decade. Forbes reported a Global Workplace Analytics graphic in January 2020 that indicated 159% growth in remote work over the previous 12 years. According to the 2019 National Compensation Survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 7% of civilian workers – … Read more
Due to the COVID19 outbreak, remote work is on the uprise. It’s important to stick with your workers during this tumultuous time and what better way to do that then to provide them with helpful products to ease the transition into working from home. We decided to compile a list of products that we think … Read more
You can find all sorts of information online about the differences between screen printing and direct-to-garment printing (DTG). We decided to write an article and set the record straight. Just so you know, Metron Branding handles screen printing and embroidery in-house, ensuring you get your apparel when you need it. Get your branded merch project … Read more