Ideas

A pen is a pen, right? Probably the world’s most popular promotional product, there’s actually a huge difference between an entry level pen, and the next grade up.

Sophie Fryer calls her umbrellas umbre-allias. It’s a portmanteau of umbrella, naturally, and Allia, the charity she works for

It's well known a lot of items are manufactured in the far east, but why does Chinese New Year affect the production of promotional merchandise more than other household items?

Bamboo is commonly grown in China, Japan, Korea, India and Indonesia. Several species of bamboo are grown in North and South America as well, but bamboo's true home is Asia.

It’s so easy to be distracted by the latest shiny piece of merchandise - but there are a few simple things you should think about first.

Giving a second life to unwanted pens