Best Selling Promotional Items

Best-Selling Promotional Products - The Most Popular Trending Items & Best Merch Ideas

It’s always a good time for a great new idea. Whether you need to find the best promotional products to refresh your marketing strategy, top custom merch items to spruce up your store, or hottest appreciation gifts to welcome employees back to the office, Crestline is here to keep you informed and inspired. We are always learning from our customers' creative solutions, so why shouldn’t you pick up some helpful tips too? Read on for this month’s hottest trends and coolest items.

Top Promotional Products Trends of the Season

• Trade Show Season. It’s always time to plan for your next big yearly conferences or trade shows. Shop custom table covers and throws, eye-catching displays, trade show swag bags and fun logo giveaways.
• Top Retail Brands. What’s better than your brand? Your brand along with trusted brands that your audience already loves. Show off your logo on high quality name brand apparel, drinkware, and bags. If you know what line you are interested in, shop by brand! You’ll find collections of great gift and apparel brands like Carhartt®, Stanley®, YETI®, Columbia®, Nike®, Adidas®, Eddie Bauer®, The North Face®, Under Armour®, and more.
• Snow-Worthy Swag. In the heart of Winter, ice scrapers, lip balms and accessories like knit caps, gloves and scarves are a hit. Warm hoodies and sweatshirts also make great company swag choices for the season.
• School is in Session. Ace the second half of your school year this Spring with promotional items for schools like school supplies, gifts for teachers, spirit wear for elementary schools, high schools and colleges, school spirit items, classroom prizes for students, sports team uniforms, cheer and dance accessories, alumni and reunion mementos, graduation souvenirs, and end of year gifts for students.
• Winter Awareness, Appreciation & Celebration. It’s always time to spread the word about a good cause or to show gratitude for your relationships with employees and clients. Organize an event for National Blood Donor Month in January and raise awareness for American Heart Month in February. Celebrate hard working professionals this Q1 with branded employee appreciation gifts during Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week (CRNA Week), School Bus Driver Appreciation Day, and Employee Appreciation Day. Crank the easy dial up to 11 with a custom online store to handle your corporate gifts. Keep the party going all the way into Spring with logo gifts and goodie bags for Easter, Mother's Day, Nurses Week, National Volunteer Week, Teacher Appreciation Week, and graduation season. Check out our appreciation days calendar, and our awareness calendar so you never miss an occasion.

Best-Selling Branded Promotional Items – The Promotional Items Top 10 List

1. Pens
   • Yes, we’ve heard it before, pens are old school. Don’t people get tired of them? They surely will, just as soon as they get tired of breathing air. Even in the digital age, everyone still uses pens. Your logo should be on them! Choose an affordable and reliable classic like the Bic Clic or upgrade to an up to the minute executive pen like the Textari® Comfort Matte Stylus Pen.
2. Giveaways
   • These are the tiny powerhouses of the promotional world. Perennially popular, memo and chip clips like the Cool Clip and lip balms like Chap Ice are low cost, high quality small items that everyone needs. Bonus: they are lightweight and easy to transport to trade shows and events. Add your branding and get ready to be indispensable.
3. Bags & Totes
   • What’s popular this year? No matter what it is, people need a way to carry it around. That’s why bags and totes like the Grocery Tote are an evergreen choice of promotional products that deserves a place on your shopping list. Plus, they provide large imprint areas to act as mobile billboards for your brand.

4. Drinkware
   • Drinkware like mugs, tumblers, bottles, cups, and glasses have become increasingly popular as people veer aware from single use disposable cups and bottles. Choices from the economical to luxury and retail inspired are all top promotional items. Try a modern classic like the stainless steel insulated 20 oz Two-Tone Himalayan Tumbler.
5. Corporate Gifts
   • What do employees, customers, volunteers, and donors have in common? They’ll all love the natural pine Wooden Planter Block, that comes ready to plant with your choice of seeds from basil to marigolds, and engraved with your logo or message of appreciation.
6. Trade Show Displays
   • From backdrops to banners, to tabletop displays, boldly imprinted trade show booth items are a great way to attract attention to your company, school, or organization. Table covers are the first building block of your exhibition. Find new business partners at trade shows and events when you show off your logo on our ever popular 6 Foot Standard Table Throw - Full Color Front Panel.
7. Tech Items & Mobile Phone Accessories
   • High-tech devices, eco-friendly renewable materials and affordable gifts collide to create this greatest hit of a promotional item, perfect for employees, clients, or anyone. Show off your logo on the Bamboo Wood Cell Phone Stand.
8. Notebooks
   • From seminars to trade shows to workstations, notebooks are always in demand. Create the perfect promotional giveaway when you customize the best-selling Nature-Friendly Notebook & Pen.
9. T-shirts
   • Tees are one of the top promotional products for as far back as anyone can remember. It’s no wonder, since they are best way to commemorate events, build corporate culture, raise school spirit, create merch for fans, fundraise, and so much more. You can’t go wrong when you personalize the universally loved Gildan® Heavy Cotton™ T-Shirt, available in every size and color you need.
10. Accessories
    • Get the drip. When you are the designer, customized accessories are as classic, cool or edgy as you want them to be. Our customers love the True Colors Pro-Lite Cap and the Anywhere Belt Bag. Want to jump on the latest trend in promotional accessories? Custom-Molded Clog Shoe Charms are all the rage this season, and they make especially good prizes for students. The sky is the limit with these custom accessories, so use your imagination!

For more fresh ideas, check out our newest promotional products. Get your creativity flowing by visiting our promotional products blog, which is full of practical information, marketing strategies and fun gift ideas for businesses and organizations like yours. At Crestline, we know promo!

Hot Tips from Crestline Customers on their Favorite Promotional Items

“Embroidery work is high quality. We are happy.” – Abby Eddie Bauer® Full Zip Microfleece Jacket

“The table cover material is wrinkle resistant and should launder beautifully. The color is exactly what we expected from the online display. The printing is exactly what we saw in the proofs. We will certainly order again!” – Lori, CA 6 Foot Standard Table Throw - Full Color Front Panel

“We love this product and have ordered it multiple times. These coasters give you lots of impact for the price point. We will continue to order them and have tried different versions of our logo - everytime they turn out fabulous!” – Rosemary, TN Round Absorbent Stone Coaster

“Overall, a great product for the price. The bag fits our needs perfectly to pass out giveaways to our students. We love it!” – Rachael, CA 9" x 12" OXO Reusable Die Cut Plastic Bags

“It came as expected and fit well. The embroidery was good quality.” – Christophe Embroidered Carhartt® Watch Cap 2.0