January 19, 2010

Travel mugs continue to be one of the most popular product categories in the promotional product industry.  They are highly used by consumers and are available in many different price points.  We recently undertook an experiment to show the difference in the ability of travels mugs to retain their heat.  We compared four popular models and discuss the reasons why there is such a difference in the results. 

October 23rd, 2009

In the past year, the water bottle industry has turned upside down.  Since 2005, the plastic polycarbonate water bottles have been king of the hill.  The polycarbonates are popular because they do not transfer the taste of the plastic bottle to the liquid inside the bottles, unlike other plastic water bottles.  Nalgene polycarbonate water bottles ruled the retail market and many promotional product companies developed thier own versions.  However in the summer of 2008 the situation changed.      

As the compu-briefcases popularity continues to grow and the bag options expand, we wanted to compare and contrast three bags from leading manufacturers to see the differences in what is being offered. In the compu-brief marketplace, there is wide range of products in quality and pricing, so we narrowed down our search to products are of high quality but still affordable for most companies. So we settled on compu-briefs in the $55 range.

Easy care woven shirts are a staple in our business casual attire culture.  Easy care products are popular because people often are looking for shirts (and pants) that you can use out of the dryer.  Most easy care products are a cotton/polyester blend since polyester helps minimizes wrinkles and holds the shape of the garment.

The growth of eco-friendly products in the promotional products marketplace continues to increase at a lightening pace. So we wanted to review one of the fastest growing products in the industry, organic t-shirts. We have picked out three organic cotton t-shirts to review; the Anvil organic cotton t-shirt, the Econscious organic cotton t-shirt, and the Verve organic cotton t-shirt.