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10 (More) Reasons Brands Forget to Order Trade Show Merch in Time

Sep 12

As mentioned, we’ve been the go-to source for branded gifts for decades, and we know that -- at times -- companies and organizations skip out on ordering trade show swag. But why? The "Sq...

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Top 10 Reasons Why Companies Forget to Order Trade Show Merch in Time

Sep 9

For decades, we’ve been the go-to source for branded gifts, including trade show swag. We help businesses and organizations find the right promotional products for their budgets, industries, ...

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Last-Minute Gifts & Gear For Back-To-School Time

Aug 28

It’s back-to-school season, and there is still time to welcome back classes, incentivize students, and thank teachers – especially with fast-shipping gifts from Last Minute Swag! Sc...

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Custom Summer Kits: Give The Gift Of Summer Fun With Logo-Printed Summer Gear

Jul 15

Summer is officially here, and it’s time for outdoor adventures like beach vacations and backyard barbecues. While people are enjoying their fun in the sun, they can be influenced by you...

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Fast-Shipping Swag Bags: Custom Options & Branded Gear To Include

Jul 10

At Last Minute Swag, we offer customized promotional products that help spread brand awareness and boost business, and all of our logo-printed items can be shipped out quickly. We offer thousan...

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Celebrate Wellness Month With Branded Fitness Gear

Jun 24

Each year in August, National Wellness Month is celebrated, promoting self-care, fitness, and healthy lifestyles. No matter your brand, industry, size, or location, you can encourage your empl...

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Custom Drinkware: Promote Hydration AND Your Brand This Summer

Jun 11

Hydration is vital, helping with everything from temperature regulation and waste removal to brain function and skin health. It’s especially important during the summer, as our bodies dehydra...

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Quick-Ship Promotional Bags / Pouches / Slings For Stanley Cups

Jun 3

We all know about the Stanley trend: These tumblers went viral on social media, causing stores to quickly sell out, as everyone wanted these cute and cool cups. Now, people are taking it to ...

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Last-Minute Events? Last Minute Swag Saves the Day - Nationwide!

May 22

Planning an event and facing a tight deadline? From coast-to-coast conferences to unexpected marketing opportunities, last-minute needs can leave you scrambling for promotional products. Introduci...

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5 Trade Show Giveaways Under $10 That Attendees Will Actually Use

May 13

Investing in a trade show presence is a fantastic way to generate leads, build brand awareness, and connect with potential customers. But let's face it, exhibiting at a trade show can be expensive....

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Forgot to Order Your Trade Show Swag? No Sweat! 5 Last-Minute Giveaways Attendees Will Love (Which Can Ship as Soon as 1 Day!)

Apr 18

Running a trade show booth is a goldmine for generating leads, building brand awareness, and connecting with potential customers. But hey, life happens! Sometimes that critical swag order slips you...

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5 Last-Minute Gifts For National Doctors' Day

Mar 5

Each year on March 30, National Doctors' Day is observed, in order to celebrate the medical professionals working to keep us healthy and safe. Healthcare workers dedicate their lives to training, r...

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Top 10 Quick-Ship Tradeshow Giveaways for 2024

Feb 21

LastMinuteSwag.com was created to help clients with short-notice events like tradeshows, as well as in those instances when brands forget or run out of time to order custom-printed merchandise. In ...

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5 Marketing Trends For 2024 + Promo Products To Use For Marketing Success

Jan 15

With a new year comes new trends, including marketing trends that your brand should be aware of and think about implementing. Down below, we're listing out five of them, along with some ideas ...

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National Shop for Travel Day: 5 Custom Travel Gifts To Consider

Jan 5

A new year means new opportunities to travel, and January 10 is National Shop for Travel Day, a time to start planning trips! Whether someone is traveling for work or play, they are going to n...

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Last-Minute Merch: A Holiday Gift Guide For Brands

Dec 1, 2023

Tell us… Have you been putting off buying client Christmas gifts? Did you forget about the office holiday party? Are you struggling to find employee gifts? Has the holiday season snuck...

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How to Order Last-Minute Promotional Products

Nov 1, 2023

When you need promotional products in a hurry, it can be tough to know where to start. But don't worry, Last Minute Swag is here to help! We specialize in rush promotional product orders, and we kn...

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Last-Minute Promo Products For Fall

Oct 13, 2023

During this fall season, you may be looking for branded merch that can be used: -in onboarding kits -as holiday gifts -during trade shows -as client appreciation gifts -in swag bags -for soci...

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10 Ways To Promote Your Brand With Custom-Printed Apparel

Sep 12, 2023

Get in front of your target audience with branded apparel! From social media and press mentions to trade shows and print ads, there are endless opportunities out there, when it comes to marketi...

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Top 5 Things Marketing Managers Can Do to Avoid Last-Minute Rush for Trade Show Exhibiting

Aug 28, 2023

Plan, budget, and delegate to avoid last-minute stress that can come with exhibiting at an industry event. Trade shows are a great opportunity to generate leads, build relationships, and showca...

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Trade Show Checklist: How to Avoid Last-Minute Rush and Stress

Jun 26, 2023

Plan for trade show success by making and following a checklist of to-do items. Trade shows are a great way to generate leads, build relationships, and showcase your products or services to a lar...

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The Luxe Trend: Use High-End Products To Market Your Brand

May 15, 2023

Currently, consumers are willing to spend a little more, causing a rise in the purchasing of luxury goods. Your brand can get in on the trend by marketing with high-quality, name brand promo produc...

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10 Reasons Why Customers Wait Until the Last Minute to Order Branded Merch for Events

Mar 13, 2023

Many brands miss out on a huge opportunity: advertising with custom-printed merch at events. Learn how to avoid this mistake and how to promote your brand with fast-ship logo gifts. Marketing h...

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10 Products You Probably Didn't Know Could Be Customized With Your Brand's Logo

Feb 7, 2023

Shine a spotlight on your brand with cool, custom-printed, fun, fast-shipping gifts! Successful marketing is made up of multiple strategies – ranging from PR pitches and social media post...

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Top Business Goals & Solutions For 2023

Jan 18, 2023

Use this time to make a plan for the year, and use tools from Last Minute Swag to help accomplish this and more! A new year brings new business goals, as teams look back at what worked/didn&rsq...

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Promotional Products Create Lasting Brand Exposure

Jul 12, 2022

Imprinted gifts that are thoughtful and useful will be kept, leading to lasting exposure for brands. A common misconception is that promotional products are, have to be, and always will be chea...

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Last-Minute & Custom-Printed Gifts For The Summer Season

Jun 16, 2022

With quick-ship promo products, it’s not too late to start marketing your brand with gifts perfect for the summer. Data shows that over 50% of people use a promotional item at least once ...

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Why To Choose Eco-Friendly Promo Products

Jun 2, 2022

Branded gifts can help market a brand, and as often as possible, you should opt for eco quick-ship promo items that get to you quickly, advertise your product(s)/service(s), and help support the ea...

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Advertise With Custom-Printed, Quick-Ship Umbrellas

May 11, 2022

Branded umbrellas are used often and by many, making them a unique way to market your product, cause, or event. Advertising tools and strategies allow brands to reach larger audiences, which, i...

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5 Ways Your Brand Can Utilize Custom-Printed Products

Oct 14, 2020

Turn to gifts with your name and logo on them as a way to appeal to customers, incentive employees, thank clients and market yourself in general! When it comes to advertising, brands can turn t...

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Top 5 Last-Minute Branded Teacher Appreciation Gifts

Sep 15, 2020

Thank a teacher with high-quality and custom-printed gear! Teachers change the world one child at a time, and this year, more than ever, they deserve recognition, praise and gifts. Their al...

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10 Unique Promo Products (That Can Be Shipped Super Quickly)

Sep 1, 2020

Promote yourself with one-of-a-kind and logo-imprinted products! All brands, regardless of their industries, sizes, goals and locations, must market themselves, in order to build awareness and/...

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Last-Minute Branded Swag Under $5

Aug 17, 2020

Advertise to customers, welcome employees, thank clients and more with last-minute gifts, all for under $5! A nonprofit may have a fundraiser coming up. A business may be opening a new location...

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6 Ways Any Organization Can Build Brand Awareness

Jul 13, 2020

Tell the world about your company/organization by using these marketing strategies! You could have the most impressive brand, but you won’t be a success unless people know about you and a...

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Summer Trends: 7 Last-Minute Promo Products

Jun 17, 2020

Consider any or all of these branded gifts over the next couple of months! A promotional product can introduce a community to a new business. It can spread awareness to a larger audience, onlin...

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Welcome Employees Back With These Last-Minute Tech Gifts

Jun 2, 2020

These branded items can bring smiles to faces and build up businesses/organizations, as reopenings take place. As brands begin to open back up, after closures that came about because of the no...

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Last-Minute Fitness Incentives

Apr 22, 2020

Get in on the necessary trend of supplying your employees, clients and fans with branded fitness gear! Currently, those who want to work out must think creatively, as gyms and similar businesse...

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5 Gifts For Public Health Week & World Health Day

Mar 31, 2020

Need some last-minute products to help promote these awareness dates? Consider these five from Last Minute Swag! Next week is National Public Health Week, and April 7 is World Health Day. These...

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Generate Impressions With Branded Bags

Jan 13, 2020

It is popular for brands to turn to branded swag, but it can be hard to narrow down the best bang for the buck. Here is a big hint, though, from the Advertising Specialty Institute: Half ...

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INFOGRAPHIC: 5 Tips For Business Travel

Jan 8, 2020

Keep these tips in mind on your trips, in order to make them as successful as possible!

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Last-Minute Gifts For Everyone At Work

Dec 10, 2019

Spread the holiday cheer by giving coworkers, employees, bosses and clients the following gifts! The holiday season is upon us, and for many offices, that means it is time to exchange presents....

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2020 Marketing Plan: Don't Wait Until The Last Minute

Nov 12, 2019

In just a couple of weeks, a new year will be here… but your brand needs to start planning NOW! The end of one year, the start of another… It is an exciting time. For businesse...

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10 Last-Minute Promotional Drinkware Items

Oct 16, 2019

Show off your brand with last-minute drinkware gifts! When it comes to buying holiday gifts for clients, incentives for employees and swag for fans and followers, drinkware is always a smart id...

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Event Coming Up? Here Is Branded Swag Under $3!

Sep 30, 2019

Event coming up? Then turn to these branded items that are under $3! From trade shows and conferences to parties and meetings, there are a variety of events that can pop up for organizations an...

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Taking A Tradeshow Booth From Drab To Fab

May 17, 2019

When it comes to your booth, make sure it's fabulous! Each year, numerous tradeshows within each and every industry are held, and the majority of the people attending these events are there to ...

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New Year, New You: 10 Awesome Ways To Market Your Brand

Nov 7, 2018

As we prepare to enter 2019, make sure your company is doing all it can to stand out and get noticed! Before we know it, the New Year will be here, and for brands, this is a great time to revam...

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Need Swag Fast? Try These 24-Hour Quick-Ship Products!

Oct 22, 2018

Get promotional products - imprinted with your business name and logo - quickly! Things move quickly in the business world, and there is always a meetup, trade show or industry event to attend....

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3 Best Last Minute Nurses Week Gifts!

Apr 2, 2018

With Nurses Week only a month away, now's the time to get your last minute nurses gifts ordered and ready to hand out to all of your favorite medical professionals! As a nurse myself, I want to sha...

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These Promotional Umbrellas have you covered from April Showers!

Mar 28, 2018

Like they say, "April showers bring May flowers". Spring has sprung and that means rainy season is upon us. Don't be fooled though, the rainy season doesn't have to mean sitting inside moping aroun...

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