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10 Ways To Make Your Business More Eco-Friendly – Part 1

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  In business, we are all conscious of the legacy we want to leave behind. We want to be successful, trusted and remembered. More poignantly, numerous businesses today are striving to be more environmentally aware and create an eco-friendly business for the future. There are numerous ways to help make your business more environmentally friendly. Small changes within a business can help to create a more sustainable future for the world around us. We believe the top 10 ways to make a business, big or small, eco-friendlier are: Change how you travel to work . Instead of driving on your own to work, try riding a bike to reduce your carbon footprint or, car sharing with some of the other employees that live on your route to work. Both options would reduce pollution. Driving with colleagues and having a little chat can be good for your mental health on the journey to and from work too. Another way to reduce your carbon footprint could be to work from your home office if ...

10 Ways To Make Your Business More Eco-Friendly – Part 2

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  Following on from part 1 of “ 10 ways to make your business more eco-friendly ” here are five further ideas to help your business go green. 6. Sourcing goods sustainably. If you’re not already, start purchasing any good and services in the most sustainable way possible. Examples of this include: · For your packaging materials choose recycled ones and those that can be recycled again. · For your canteen, purchase fresh food from local suppliers so there is less vehicle use reducing pollution. 7. Reducing water usage . Water usage can cost a business a lot of money: when food is being prepared, when toilet facilities are being used and when workplaces need cleaning. Ways to save money and be more eco-friendly could include: · Fixing leaks - If you have taps with leaks, get them fixed. The water that is being wasted is costing a lot more than you think. · Change your cleaning options - It would also be an eco-friendly idea to use a high-effici...

Give The Gift of Promotional Gloves

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A few years ago, an American based design agency produced some promotional gloves for McDonalds. As we all know, McDonalds is one of the most recognised brands in the world, so they wanted to come up with a fun and quirky idea for a promotional product for their millions of loyal customers. The agency came up with an imaginative idea to make the gloves to look like a box of fries…   Just imagine what you could do with your business branding and some of our high-quality gloves: Beechfield Suprafleece™ Thinsulate™ Gloves These 100% polyester gloves are made with an ultra-thermal thinsulate™ fabric creating a warmth without the weight of a heavy glove. These gloves come in black and navy colours and can be branded with your logo by embroidery or by attaching a printed label to the gloves in your position of choice. Beechfield Touchscreen Smart Gloves It can be quite tiresome having to remove your gloves every time you need to reply to a message on your phone ...

The Versatility of Enamel Mugs

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Enamel mugs are a popular promotional item. They are durable, visually attractive and make an impressive branded gift for lovers of the outdoors but, what is an enamel mug and why should you be purchasing some? What is enamel? Enamel is a material that is created by fusing powdered glass to a substrate and fired with additive pigments. Layering steel components with enamel protects it from rust, gives the material an attractive look, and assures health and safety during the use of enamel-ware in the kitchen. The robustness of the enamelware is the result of firing at high temperatures (approximately 850°C). This makes the enamel durable, suitable for use on every type of cooker and makes it dishwasher-safe too. Where can I use an enamel mug? Enamel mugs are versatile. They are created for people who enjoy the outdoors and love to travel and be amongst nature. Enamel mugs work as well on a campsite as they do in a kitchen. If you try boiling water in the middle of ...

The Advantages of Eco-Friendly Promotional Pencils

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More and more businesses are taking steps towards becoming completely environmentally friendly by: · Mindfully recycling packaging and unwanted items. · Offices becoming paperless. · Lighting our workplaces with the most energy efficient bulbs. · Buying recycled products or, products that can easily be recycled once we have finished with them. All in all, as a nation, we are becoming much less wasteful and are thinking about what is right for the land and sea around us, and the environment we want to live in. Saying all this, we still need products and we still need to advertise our businesses. To become eco-friendly, marketing might not come in the form of a leaflet drop but of an email sent out telling people about the newest products and services. Useful products still need to be purchased however and going eco-friendly is the right thing to do. bmt Promotions have many eco-friendly and recycled products available for branding with your company logo...

Great Promotional Items to Leave Behind at Meetings

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  You never get second chance to make a first impression. And first impressions really count. When attending meetings, giving presentations or visiting clients what you say and how you speak will leave an impact but not every word you say will be recalled. It takes 5 to 7 impressions for someone to remember your logo and associate it with your company name so, another way to leave a great lasting impression is to leave behind some promotional giveaways so your brand and logo will be remembered. ‘Leave-behind’ promotional products There are many types of product you could purchase as a ‘leave-behind’ item: · Your ‘leave behind’ promotional items can be relative to the work you do, for example; a company that sells paints and is giving a presentation could leave a branded paint tin opener. It’s a highly useful and imaginative gift for the recipient. · Instead of a business card, why not use promotional pens and pencils that have your business contact...

Christmas Giveaways on a Budget

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Your Christmas marketing campaign doesn’t need to cost an arm and a leg in fact, some of the cheaper promotional products are the ones that make the biggest impact and stay in customers minds longer. Whether you have £100 or £10000 to spend on promotional items over Christmas, bmt Promotions have some outstanding products for you. The Advent Calendar A great place to start with a festive giveaway is with some branded Advent calendars . Our advent calendars come in many different designs and you can even design your own with your bespoke branding printed on the chocolate filled chart. We have recently designed a calendar for a customer and each individual chocolate is in the shape of their business logo. There are a few low-cost options with our smaller desk advent calendars making these an effective budget friendly giveaway. The Promotional Pen A branded pen is useful, will stay around the office for months, if not years, creating brand awareness for your company and...

Pop Up Stands

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  Are you looking for a Pop up stand that can help your business stand out at an exhibition? Our Pop Up Display Stands are meticulously designed and carefully crafted, ensuring you have the maximum presence to assist you when engaging with your audience. Lightweight and portable, our Pop Up Display Stands are designed to be used multiple times. Easy to transport, these Pop Up Display Stands can be installed or assembled easily at a tradeshow in a matter of few minutes.You don’t need to be an expert DIY person in order to assemble our range of Pop Up Stands. We can also provide a video link so you can watch the easy to follow assembly instructions. We have a wide range of sizes available on our Pop Up Display Stands, however if you would like something custom made we can also provide bespoke solutions. We don’t outsource our manufacturing job to a third-party vendor. All our pop up display stands are manufactured locally and are crafted carefully so that they can ...

Drawstring Bags

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Are you thinking about changing your promotional strategies? If nothing seems to work for your brand’s promotion, try drawstring bags. Vibrant and stylish, drawstring bags have a huge print area, giving you enough space to create an artwork that captures the eye of your customers. You can place your brand logo, message or a tagline easily on these colourful promotional drawstring bags. BMT Promotions provide you a vibrant range of drawstring bags in 18 colours, giving you the freedom of choosing shade according to your branding. You can use them for promotion in markets, departmental stores, trade fairs or create a goodie bag filled with samples of your product and give out to your select customers, the choice is yours. These are made of high-quality yarn, making them durable and strong. Your customers would love to use them repeatedly for they can be washed without worrying about the design or colour bleeding. Now this is a brand promotion, which also has ...

Branded Christmas Confectionary Gift Ideas

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With just over two months before businesses and organisations shut up shop for their Christmas breaks, it’s time to start ordering in those festive gifts for your loyal customers. Purchase a thoughtful gift and keep your customers thinking about your brand with our promotional Christmas confectionary! We have a range of quality products suitable for those faithful customers that have stayed loyal to your business throughout the year, and for the potential new customers that may buy from you next year. What bmt Promotions has to offer. Our Chocolate Santa Claus has always been a popular choice of branded sweet treat at Christmas time. It encompasses the fun had at Christmas whilst also getting your business message and branding seen. Your business brand can be printed in full colour onto the box the Santa comes in. This would make an ideal promotional gift for educational establishments, children’s sports teams or any business that enjoys the magic of Christmas. If yo...
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I don’t know about you but, I’m starting to get some meetings booked in the diary for December 2018 and early 2019 already! Getting dates for meetings with suppliers and clients pencilled takes a lot of organising on both sides, which is why I’m glad I have my handy, bespoke diary already for 2019. Get planning for 2019 promptly with our range of diaries that can be branded with your business logo on the front cover. The company branding can be embossed, foil blocked, or screen printed onto the cover depending on which of these fantastic diary options that you go for: A4 Diaries Our A4 diaries come with the option to have each page dedicated to a either a week or a month. We have many top-quality diary varieties available including the A4 mantra diary which offers a luxury matte cover while remaining durable. This diary also includes a stylish cover date design for a striking accessory for your briefcase, handbag or desk top. Other A4 diaries include – The Large Week...

Custom exhibition stands to help you stand out

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  With a large number of brands and products coming up, it is becoming quite difficult for everyone to get the attention from the customers. Due to lack of this, the brands suffer loss in their business. To avoid it, you need smart marketing ideas that will make your brand stand out among the rest. Now you have the opportunity to bring your brand and its products on foreground getting all the attention. We at BMT promotions create promotional exhibition display stands , banners and pop up displays that will give you all the eyes.  We understand your need! To ensure that our customers get the best out of these Roller banners, and displays, we make sure to pay heed to all their requirements. Whether you need an outdoor display or a custom made unit with specific dimensions, we do it all for you. All the designs are quite eye catchy getting you all the attention you need to make your brand stand out among the rest.  Easy to work with! BMT Promotions und...

Order Your Promotional Calendars – Be Placed In A Prize Draw For A Luxury Hamper!

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  The blog title says it all – well, nearly. We have a fantastic offer on until October 31st 2018 – order your branded calendars for 2019 with bmt Promotions and be placed into a prize draw to win a luxury hamper worth £120. This fabulous hamper includes some luxurious chocolates, a variety of sweet and savoury biscuits, a selection of wines, chutneys, nuts and fudges along with some Christmas food goodies too. All you have to do is order your charity or company calendars from our huge selection: bmt Promotions calendars Our desktop easel calendars come in a range of sizes including the Mini Easel , The Square Easel and the Panoramic Easel . All of these calendars can include photos of your choice or, you can select some photographs from our huge collection. Some of these include the British countryside, cities around the world, animals in the wild and some of the wonders of the world. Your business branding can be incorporated on every page of the ...

Top 20 Most Popular Promotional Products Of 2017

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A study, collated with data compiled through research and analysis of the activity of professional promotional merchandise distributors, has established what the top 20 most popular promotional products of 2017 were. Most popular branded merchandise for 2017 and their total value (based on the average order value (£)):     Analysing the data Over the past 6 years the promotional products purchased most frequently have remained relatively consistent. In revenue terms, Bags continue to be the number one selling promotional product, followed by Pens & Pencils and then Plastic Giveaways. Pens & Pencils and Plastic Giveaways have sold more in terms of volume, but their market value is still significantly less than that of Bags. Mugs and Confectionery have remained one of the most popular items although they have swapped positions to take the fourth and fifth spots. Sports bottles and USB Accessories have both grown in their market share s...