Booze is a surefire hit as a take-home gift. Pinhole Press can create custom-branded bottle labels ($10 for nine; bulk pricing available) for wine or any other type of beverage.
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Toast's engraved wood iPhone covers ($30; bulk pricing available) can be customized with logos and brand names.
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The flap of the classic canvas-and-brown faux leather bags ($28.40 each for 24; additional bulk prices available) from Pinnacle Promotions can be debossed with a logo.
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GelaSkins offers cases (from $15; bulk pricing available) for a whole slew of tech gadgets. Simple logo designs can be ordered through the Web site; for orders or more than 100, GelaSkins' designers work with clients to create customized layouts.
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Fluf makes durable, reusable lunch and snack bags (from $18; bulk pricing available) that can be customized.
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Baggu offers a range of carryall bags, including the recycled cotton canvas Duck tote ($24; bulk pricing available) that can be screen-printed.
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Flexible branded paper cubes served as easy decor throughout the conference. Custom USB cards included event information as well as all 250 attendees’ contact information, which avoided the need to pass out business cards.
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Superior Business Solutions offers eco-friendly umbrellas, from $14.98. The customizable rain accessories are made from 100 percent recycled materials.
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S’well offers sleek, reusable water bottles, from $25, made from nontoxic stainless steel. The bottles keep water cold for 24 hours or keep hot drinks warm for 12 hours.
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RuMe is a lifestyle brand that focuses on using less and reusing more. Its customizable (and, of course, reusable) tote bags, $12.95, hold as much as 50 pounds.
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Gifts for the Good Life creates customized soy candle gifts. The sets, from $28, contain four hand-poured candles, matches, and lip balm.
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Crafthouse Cocktails offers pre-batched cocktails, $19.95, in recyclable bottles. The mixologist-created drinks come in flavors such as Moscow Mule; they’re also gluten-free and made with natural ingredients.
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Botanical PaperWorks has customizable “plantable journals,” from $7.80 each. The books, which are embedded with wildflower seeds, contain 75 pages of postconsumer stock paper.
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The Shuttr selfie remote (from $39.99), available from Axis Promotions, is compatible with most phones and tablets and can trigger a photo from as far away as 30 feet. A logo can go above or below the Shuttr logo.
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Chipp’d produces key chains and bracelets (from $44.99; bulk pricing is available) that include QR codes that link to a custom microsite. Organizers can load the sites with agendas, audio, videos, photos, and other event information. They can also continue to add new content to keep guests engaged throughout the year. The key chains and bracelets come in a variety of colors, shapes, and materials and can be engraved.
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Talk about the ultimate all-in-one charger: Weego’s jump starter battery pack (from $109.99) can be used to start cars and charge phones, tablets, speakers, and other portable USB devices. The item is also small enough to fit in your pocket. It’s available from TCMPi, the Corporate Marketplace, and can be customized with a logo.
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Persnickety Promotions offers a mini boom speaker and FM radio ($48.95 each for 400) that connects to mobile devices through Bluetooth or an included USB cord. It can also be used for hands-free phone calls.
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Evernote Notebooks by Moleskine ($29.95) are the first paper notebooks designed to create digitized versions of handwritten notes. Jot down notes on the specially designed pages, snap a picture with the Evernote app, and the page is instantly digitized for storage on all of your devices. The items are available from Scarborough & Tweed.
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Capsule-shaped speakers ($50) from Positive Impressions connect to a smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth. They include a carabiner clip and can be customized with a logo.
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The Bluetooth keyboard ($39.95 each for 300) from Persnickety Promotions connects wirelessly to iPads and comes with a pebble-grain, faux leather case that can be folded into a stand.
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The Cypress Wireless Speaker ($22) from Scarborough & Tweed has a rubberized, water-resistant casing with a suction cup on the bottom so it can be used in the shower or near a pool or hot tub. It can be customized with a logo.
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The Wedge (from $14.99), available from Axis Promotions, can prop up any mobile device on nearly any surface without sliding. The micro-suede fabric cover can also be used to clean screens. Full imprint design is available.
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Turn guests’ mobile phones into wallets with the Econo Silicon Mobile Device Pocket ($1.45 each for 1,200) from Persnickety Promotions. The colorful silicone pocket attaches with removable adhesive stickers and can hold credit cards, hotel room cards, drivers' licenses, coins, and other small items.
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Positive Impressions’ gunmetal stylus pen (from $1.50) writes smoothly on smartphones and tablets and helps to keep touch screens clean and free of fingerprints.
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Miniature bottles of Round Pond Estate’s olive oil and vinegars, $9 each, allow guests to take home a taste of Napa Valley. The 50-milliliter vessels contain artisanal flavors like Meyer lemon olive oil and Cabernet-Merlot vinegar. Items can be shipped throughout the United States and Canada.
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Say cheers with dressed-up gummies courtesy of Sugarfina. The delicate, sweet champagne bears, $7 per box, taste like sparkling wine, and are available in personalized packaging. Items can be shipped globally; same-day delivery is available in Los Angeles.
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Customize the two-bite macarons, $30 for a box of 12, from Dana’s Bakery with your event colors, favorite flavors, or stenciled imagery. The bakery ships nationwide.
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Veronica’s Treats will transfer any photo, logo, or business card to the top of fresh-baked cookies, $22.20 per dozen, which are glazed with white chocolate. The baked goods have a shelf life of two weeks and can be shipped anywhere within the United States and Canada.
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Made from scratch and dipped by hand, the customized cake pops from Haute So Sweet are available in a range of flavors such as cookie dough and vanilla rose champagne. Display towers, from $250, can be shipped nationwide.
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The small tin sampler, $5.50, from Tea Forté contains two silken tea infusers and comes in five different blend collections, including coconut and white tea. Orders can be shipped throughout the United States and Canada.
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The sweet four-piece sampler box, $7.50, from Laughing Moon Chocolates includes a mix of dark- and milk-chocolate-dipped truffles and buttercreams. Orders can be shipped throughout the United States and Canada.
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Edible Gifts Plus offers take-out containers, $14.95 each, filled with six hand-dipped fortune cookies, which can be customized with an edible logo and matching sprinkles. Shipping is available nationwide. Correction: The price for the fortune cookies has been updated.
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Each custom logo s’more kit, $4.50, from Candy With a Twist contains all the ingredients—including a branded marshmallow—needed to put together the campsite snack. Kits can be shipped throughout the United States and Canada.
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Vosges Haut-Chocolat‘s truffle favor comes with two confections presented in a white customizable or plain purple box. Plus, the company offers expert chocolate concierges to help with your order. Orders can be shipped throughout the United States and Canada.
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VivaTerra’s office-friendly wall art, $59, grows plants including the Oncidium Twinkle. The tiny orchids bloom yearly, and only need to be sprayed or watered once a week.
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Moxie Pear offers cute, customizable pencils made from recycled paper. Available in a wide range of colors, the pencils come in sets of five or 10 for $5.25 and $11, respectively.
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Handmade treats from Katherine Anne Confections contain no artificial preservatives, flavors, or colors. Truffle boxes, from $9.50, are filled with chocolates, marshmallows, and caramels in seasonal flavors.
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Factory Direct Promos has double-ended barrel pens, from $0.51 each, composed of recycled paper and plastic parts made from natural corn fiber. The pens can be imprinted with corporate logos.
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Ethically Engineered creates vegan soaps including the “no bottle” shampoo bars, $18. The gear-shaped soaps produce large suds and come in lemon and lime scents.
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Beelove is an all-natural line of raw honey and honey-infused personal care products. The Travelers Collection, $32.50, contains two-ounce bottles of lotion and shower gel as well as lip, hand, and foot balms.
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Target's "Dish You Were Here" booth offered up recipe cards featuring dishes from around the world and food products from the company's Archer Farms collection. Staffers at the sponsored booth also served guests globally inspired snacks such as Mexican spiced brownies.
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Among the indie food vendors were a few big names, including fashion designer Cynthia Rowley, whose whimsical booth highlighted offerings from her newly opened Upper East Side Curious Candy boutique, such as custom piñatas and party favors.
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Staffers at the Cynthia Rowley booth handed out green-apple-flavored cotton candy dotted with edible silver stars to guests at the opening night V.I.P. party.
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Brooklyn upstart Salty Road sold its naturally flavored, handmade salt-water taffy in flavors like bergamot, salty caramel apple, and peppermint saltwater.
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Brooklyn-based company Monsieur Singh hawked its lassi push pops, an Indian treat made with probiotic yogurt, mango, mint, and ginger.
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La Newyorkina, a purveyor of Mexican-inspired frozen sweets, offered guests miniature cones of ice cream in quirky flavors such as avocado, corn, and rice horchata. The company is available for private events and catering in New York.
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Brooklyn outfit Fred's Marshmallows gives the artisanal treatment to the campfire favorite, with flavors such as key lime pie, orange fennel, and apple pie. The company is available to cater events and can even create edible marshmallow centerpieces.
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Brooklyn-based Jack's Chedbread handed out samples of its handcrafted, fresh-from-the-oven corn bread in flavors such as maple bacon, roasted jalapeño, garlic chive, and honey sea salt.
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The Jam Stand's jellies are made with fruit from local New York farms and come in inventive flavors such as blueberry bourbon and peachy Sriracha. The company can make custom jars of jam as favors for corporate events.
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New York's Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Balls specializes in New Orleans-style shaved ice, offering more than 46 flavors, including seasonal specials such as grapefruit basil, strawberry rhubarb, and watermelon jalapeño. The company's catering packages include 10 flavor options, ice, and servers.
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Is hip, gourmet Jewish fare the next food-world trend? The Gefilteria reimagines Old World favorites such as gefilte, horseradish, and beet kvass using sustainably sourced ingredients and stylish packaging.
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Right Tasty's Brooklyn-based line of gourmet vinaigrette salad dressings come in flavors such as Meyer lemon, ramp, and smoked heirloom tomato.
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Chef Andy Ricker, of Pok Pok fame, peddled his line of drinking vinegars, Pok Pok Som. The tart liquid, made with vinegar and concentrated fruits and vegetables, is meant to be mixed with soda water or liquor.
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The Swarovski crystal-covered Heartschallenger ice cream truck was parked outside the entrance to the venue, offering passersby frozen treats.
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Urban Outfitters let event-goers customize their own jeans at its fall 2012 denim collection preview in New York. With staffers’ assistance, guests could choose one of three jean styles then embellish them with studs, bleach, and more.
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During Lollapalooza weekend in Chicago, Gilt City hosted a summer pool party with a custom Havaianas bar. Guests could choose from a rainbow of colors to design their own pair of flip-flops.
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U.S. Open sponsor Evian hosted the Wood Racquet Cup event at the West Side Tennis Club in Queens, New York, where fans were invited to silk-screen their own tote bags.
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Beauty company Birchbox set up shop at Milk Studios in New York during Fashion Week, giving attendees the chance to curate their own boxes of beauty products, which were housed in candy dispensers.
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At the 21st anniversary party for Fresh at Openhouse Gallery in July, the company built a gifting bar where guests could select products that have been introduced each year since the brand's beginnings. Packages were messengered to attendees the following day.
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Guests will gobble up the gooey goodness of Madyson’s Marshmallows. The individually wrapped, chocolate-dipped marshmallows, from $2, arrive topped with corporate logos and can be shipped nationwide.
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Give guests peace of mind with Tile (from $20 each with logo for bulk orders). Attach the water-resistant device to things like keys, chargers, memory sticks, or wallets, and if the item is misplaced, it can be tracked instantly using the Tile app. The company offers customization for corporate clients, and the Tiles can be left in bulk or individually wrapped.
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Make it easy for guests to share photos from events with a Bluetooth selfie stick (from $11.88) from Geek Tech Branding that comes in blue and black. The stick extends to nearly 40 inches and photos are snapped with the remote control. The clamp can be customized with a logo.
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Geek Tech Branding's high-capacity charger (from $35) for iPads and iPhones has dual ports for multiple devices and can be customized.
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For Etsy Fans
Every Umba Box includes several handmade items, such as candles, jewelry, and stationery. The cost is $23 a month for prepaid subscriptions of three, six, or 12 months.
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For Outdoorsy Types
Mystery Tackle Box introduces fishers to new fishing lures and tackle each month. Gift subscriptions start from $45 for three months.
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For Food Lovers
Each month, Mantry ships subscribers a wooden crate filled with as many as eight full-size edible items curated from some of America’s top artisans and small-batch food makers. Mantry offers three gift subscription levels, starting from $75 for one month.
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For Do-Gooders
Love With Food’s $10 monthly boxes include gourmet food samples, and there’s a charitable tie-in: For each box sold, the company donates a meal to a food bank or a nonprofit organization.
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For Comic Book Geeks
For those proud of their geek status, Loot Crate delivers a monthly box of gamer gear from brand partners such as Marvel and Nintendo. Subscriptions start from $20.
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For Coffee Addicts
Java aficionados will love Craft Coffee, which delivers coffee beans from different handpicked roasters every month. Subscriptions start from $30 for one month.
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For Beauty Product Fiends
Gift beauty junkies with Birchbox beauty goodies for three, six, or 12 months. Subscriptions for women start from $30; men’s start from $60.
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Eyewear brand Warby Parker hosted a summer pool party in June 2012 at the Standard in downtown Los Angeles. Poolside tables displayed the company's glasses alongside buckets of branded towels.
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During Thrillist's “Best Day of Your Life” event in June 2014, Stoli handed out branded sunglasses and sweatbands to attendees.
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Stoli also hosted a dance party at Brazen Fox as part of the festivities and handed out the ideal summer swag: branded bottles of sunscreen.
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Los Angeles-based Gold Ink Tattoo, whose clients include Jamba Juice, Taco Bell, Nike, Zico, and Bebe, creates custom metallic temporary tattoos in either gold or silver foil. Pricing depends on quantity and color, with a minimum order of 500 sheets.
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Gifts for the Good Life designed a set of pouches and accessories attached to a large metal ring for easy transport to the beach. Items included a water bottle, a branded sarong, and an SPF lip balm.
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For the third annual Thrillist “Best Day of Your Life” event in June, T.G.I. Friday’s traded sunglasses and beer koozies for guests' tweets via vending machine.
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For the Engage14 summit in the Cayman Islands, Gifts for the Good Life put together mini manicure sets with nail polishes in beachy hues for guests. Prices range from $25 to $35 per custom set.
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In August 2014, Viacom-owned Centric Network launched its re-branded image with a three-day “Island Takeover” tour on Martha’s Vineyard, produced by Events By Fabulous. A custom-wrapped gifting truck distributed branded tote bags and beach towels.
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Guests can keep themselves cool with sandalwood fans from Beau-coup. The natural wood hand fans can be personalized with a custom hang tag and are available in white gift boxes. Prices range from $1.18 to $1.80 each, depending on quantity and gift boxes.
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A custom cocktail kit by Gifts for the Good Life, featuring images from photographer Jasmine Star, include all the necessary ingredients to mix up a refreshing summer libation. The kits start at $65 each.
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Cocktail Courier offers cocktail kits stocked with all the ingredients necessary to prepare mixologist-designed drink recipes. Optional add-ons include mint julep silver cups or champagne flutes. Each box—which can be delivered to hotels or offices—makes several cocktails, and prices typically range from $5.99 to $7.99 per drink. The packages are available in New York and Chicago and in other states through interstate delivery.
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