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20 Jul 2014 Promotional Products for Business Events
HotRef.com carries more than just favors for weddings and parties, we also carry corporate or business gifts as well. If you need to celebrate company event or trade show, let us give you a few tips on what items are sure to be a hit for your event. All of our promotional products can be customized, in no particular order here are some of the top products we recommend.

Best Sale Corporate Gifts for Business Events

Companies often hold some parties and give several business gifts for staffs in order to let them keep a positive and optimistic attitude towards daily work. We are now making a recommendation on several best sale products for your reference. The items such as bottle opener credit card opener, padfolio, bottle, pens, tote bag cooler are the best sellers. You may select some as you like according to your special taste.
Best Sale Corporate Gifts for Business Events from hotref.com

Credit Card Size Bottle Opener

Credit Card Size Bottle Opener is our top selling corporate gift. With its sleek look and convenient size, this bottle opener will be a popular gift and a hit for your staff. It is the most popular item form Leed’s and can be imprinted with company logo and name. This gift would be great for any company, it can be a small token of appreciation to your staff.
Credit Card Size Bottle Opener from hotref.com

Stationery: Padfolio and Journalbook

Stratford Zippered Padfolio is the most popular promotional product for corporate gifts because of its convenience and versatility. Employee can use them to take notes during meetings or just scribbling down ideas for a conference. The convenient elastic loop makes it easy to jot down notes without having to dig for a pen.. There are many choices for stationery at HotRef, like padfolio, portfolio, journalbook and writing pad. Leather padfolio or recycle jounalbook can be deboss with company logo and name.
Stratford Zippered Padfolio from hotref.com

Promotioal Products: Drinkware

Hydracoach BPA Free Sport Bottle important to get those 8 cups of water a day. It features double wall construction as well as an easy push button to lock and unlock the cap. This gift is great for active companies or companies that promote healthy living. Your staff members will thank you on those hot days for a water bottle. Interested in a different style or design? With our huge selection of drinkware, such as sport bottle, insulated bottle, tumbler, mug and more, you can be sure to find one that’s right for your company with your logo and company name on it.
Hydracoach BPA Free Sport Bottle from hotref.com

Promotional Products: Pens

Twists or SoHo Roller Balls, are a great corporate gift because of their size. They’re small and light weight making them easy to carry around, thus helping to promote your company. Besides, everyone is always looking for a pen since they misplaced theirs. There are two types of materials for pen: plastic pen and metal pen, which can be imprinted with different colors. Scripto and Balmain we carry are great brands for pens.
SoHo Roller Ball from hotref.com

Customized Tote Bag

Tote bags have been around since the 1940s and was made popular by L.L. Bean’s Boat Bag in 1944. Now in days you can find them anywhere and everywhere, and they come in all shapes and sizes. It’s hard not to like them, they’re so versatile and useful. Recently on our website, we added more tote bags to our already huge selection of tote bags. If you want a quick glance of what tote bags we carry visit our Pinterest board of Tote bags. For an explanation of the types of totes bags we carry, go to hotref.com/blog and read tote bag blog. For detailed information you can always visit our website and search for Tote Bag.
Customized Tote Bag from hotref.com

Most Popular Cooler for 2014 Summer

With the arrival of hot summer, foods are easy to go bad, thus in order to freshly and perfectly protect foods from spoiled, cooler becomes more and more popular in the market. Now here we recommend you various kinds of different coolers at Hotref.com. These coolers can be available or regarded as the corporate gifts which are commonly used at school, the office, picnics and the beach. There are many different types available, cooler chair, music cooler, rolling cooler and lunch cooler.
coolers from hotref.com

Business Cases: Computer Backpack and Duffel

We know that when some jobs call for extensive traveling and other jobs require you to carry around your whole work life. For these situations, we carry plenty of business cases such as computer backpacks, briefs, duffels, and wheeled business cases. The Zoom™ Power2Go Backpack And Zoom™ Energy Bar Pro is a great for traveling employees. The backpack is ideal for carrying around large laptops or padfolios. While the Zoom Energy Bar Pro will keep your laptop powered and ready to go.
business cases from hotref.com

Housewares: Wine and Cheese Collection

Houseware products are a great way to promote your business, while allowing the recipient to get the most use from these products. A helpful tip is choosing promotional items that are functional and practical since they will be used over and over again. Our Housewares include wine and cheese collection, cutlery, food storage and utensils. The wine collection is wide enough to allow for multiple types of wine opener or wine tote to be showcased.
Housewares from hotref.com

Health & Wellness Products for You and Your Family

Do you want health and wellness for you and your family? Whatever the combination of people in your family, you no doubt share the goal that all families have in common. To promote health and wellness for all the member of your family, hear is our chosen collection of Health & Wellness Products for You and Your Family for everyone from the young and the elderly members of your busy family.
Health & Wellness from hotref.com

Promotional Travel Gifts

Feed the wanderlust of your favourite travellers with these affordable Promotional Travel Gifts sure to inspire and improve that next trip. Travel in style and save space, from luggage tag to book light, here is a collection of gifts they will appreciate and find interesting as well as practical during travelling.
luggage tag from hotref.com

Promotional Tradeshow Giveaway Ideas

In any industry, tradeshow is a great way to network and promote your business. Promotional giveaways are the easiest way to gain potential customers as well as get your business noticed. At HotRef.com, we have so many different options for promotional giveaways.
At HotRef.com, we offer durable and affordable promotional products that won’t lack in the quality. Popular promotional tradeshow giveaway items are ones that potential customers can use over and over again. Offering more than just a onetime use feature, giveaway items are ones that clients continually use long after the trade show has ended. With the start of the tradeshow season approaching, these are some of our more popular trade show giveaways products.
tradeshow giveaway from hotref.com
22 Aug 2013 Duffel Bags
As a regular traveller or weekender, a portable and comfortable duffel is a must have. Heading to gym, picnic around town, tailgating, or a business travel, you will find you favorite one in a variety of designs and colors.

Cutter & Buck Weekender Duffel

 Cutter & Buck Weekender Duffel

Cutter & Buck Weekender Duffel

This fashionable Cutter & Buck Weekender Duffel is designed to please the weekenders. Accented with genuine leather detailing and compact design body, this weekender duffel features large main compart ment with zippered pocket, bottom board with feet, datachable shoulder strap and satin nickel hardware.

Angle 18″ Sport Duffel

Angle 18 Sport Duffel

Angle 18 Sport Duffel

Here’s the perfect sport duffel for your sport events with this Angle 18″ Sport Duffel. Highlighted with sport style, this lightweight duffel comes in compact design, and zippered large main compartment for your changing clothes, towels and other accessories, the adjustable shoulder strap and top grab handle for easy carrying. Royal blue or Red one, it’s up to you!

High Sierra 22″ Bubba Duffel

High Sierra 22 Bubba Duffel

High Sierra 22 Bubba Duffel

This High Sierra 22″ Bubba Duffel is for the tech-savvy business professional who travels a lot. The Front features a U-shaped opening. Media pocket to keep your iPhone or MP3 players secured and convenient headphone port for easy storing.Large main comapartment for everything else and neoprene wrapped handles for comfortable carrying. It’s sure to be a pleasant trip with this bubba duffel.
If you need to look more duffels, check out our Duffel Bag at Pinterest of HotRef.com
25 Mar 2013 High Heel Shoe Party Favors from High Heel Collection
High heel shoe favors are fashionable and lovely favors. They are perfect for high heel party or shoe themed party. Select a high heel favor as a gift for your bridal shower, sweet 15 or 16 girl birthday party or more from our Pinterest/HotRef.  We carry the largest selection of high heel luggage tag, high heel key chain, high heel place card holder, high heel bottle opener …

First Class Fashionista High Heel Luggage Tag

Red High Heel Shoe Luggage Tag

Red High Heel Shoe Luggage Tag

Just the favor for fun-loving females who get their kicks on Route 66—or some other wild and wonderful destination! Imagine how pumped up your go-to girls at the bridal shower or out on the town will be when they get this fashionable little high heel luggage tag—you’ll be a shoe-in for Hottest Hostess Ever!  It is made of high-quality, flexible rubber. Open-toed shoe has black and white zebra pattern with wings logo and the words “First Class Fashionista” on red “lining”.  Reverse side is red with clear window and preprinted name and address card.  Clear, stretchable band attaches tag to luggage
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“It’s a Shoe Thing” Shoe Bottle Opener

High Heel Shoe Bottle Opener

High Heel Shoe Bottle Opener

Envision style and sophistication married with a perfect fit! It took a step in the right direction with the design of “It’s a Shoe Thing” Shoe Bottle Opener. A trio of tiny, rhinestones adorn the top of this sexy, chrome, stiletto shoe, so stunning that bottles almost line up to be opened. It’s hard to walk away from this beauty! This chrome high heel shoe bottle opener with rhinestone accents sits in passion-pink gift box which says “It’s a Shoe Thing!” Shoe Bottle Opener on the front and back. Shoe-box top is jet black with small, white polka dots, a black, grosgrain bow and a matching “For You” tag.
If you need more ideas on what to give as an appropriate shower gift, our website www.hotref.com will be ready for your selection with an array of exquisite items.  Search through the catalog, it is an honor for us ever serving you satisfying items to keep your business routine in high efficiency.
19 Dec 2012 Time To Seek Applicable Business Gifts

Believe it or not, an applicable business gift always weigh much in a big conference or a commercial presentation. In most instances, every participant hopes to get a memorable keepsake as a reminder of occasions they have ever attended. On a deeper level, a delicate and applicable business gift is the best promotion for your company, building active image to your corporation and impressing partners through a unique way. Applicable business gifts do great honor speeding up people’s daily routine with super convenience in exquisite appearance design.

Hydracoach BPA Free Sport Bottle
If you are going to deliver your appreciation to your coworkers and clients for their dedication and friendly cooperation, this sport bottle will be the most brilliant choice for you. Features a tracker, it easily calculates the amount and percentage of fluid consumed relative to personal hydration goal. With environmental-friendly material and large capacity, you will enjoy keeping it in hand for its fashionable appearance design and superb practicality. Any commercial occasion will be just perfect to have this bottle offering to guests with a company logo, that is why we provide service of custom imprint to completely meet your need.

Laguiole 6-piece Steak Knife Set

As is known to all that every kitchens can not be fulfilled without a steak knife set as a piece of steak is always popular in our daily life. Under this circumstances, here on the right, lies a great way to express your incentive to your coworkers, clients and many more. Come in snugly fit within a wooden case, these knives have sharp non-serrated edges, standing in high profile to ensure an excellent cutting performance. It can be imprinted by a company logo which aims to build fancy and long-lasting image for your corporation. Perfect for home, office and traveling, this knife set will be the best to give to all business partners.

If you need more ideas on what to give as an appropriate business gift, our website www.hotref.com will be ready for your selection with an array of exquisite items. Most of our offers can be personalized with a logo or any other patters that you need to add. Search through the catalog, it is an honor for us ever serving you satisfying items to keep your business routine in high efficiency.

13 Dec 2012 Enjoy Convenience With Practical Gifts

An excellent party host is always the one who get meticulous preparation with delicate giveaways for all guests who come to share memorable moments. After taking part in different gathering of days gone-by, a well-known fact is that exquisite gifts will bear deeper impression on people by recalling joyful moments they ever spent together with beloved relatives and friends. No matter it is a bridal shower, a sweet sixteen or just a girl’s night out, fancy keepsakes have long been influential as long as been kept and used in a right way. To make each day count, gifts cataloged in practical favors are designed to add colorful hours in your ordinary life routine with functional elements.

Pretty damask design manicure sets

Being a hit for all comers as a wonderful keepsake, the sets you see in the left has long been one of our most popular items up to now. All in damask design, the instruments come with metal tweezers, nail scissors, nail file and nail clipper, put in a white plastic case with a clear top, and wrapped with a black satin bow. No one would ever say No to this adorable and exquisite gift as all it has been doing is bringing convenience with grace to create a life of simplicity. This is sure to be a must-have no matter you are enjoying a cozy afternoon at home relaxing or ready to be on the go for a period of time.


Credit Card Size Bottle Opener

Find a wonderfully sleek gift that goes with all occasions as a memorable keepsake on parties or a company souvenir, the bottle opener in credit card size will surely not let you down from the appearance design to the functionality. Made from stainless steel, this opener features durable construction and high quality which is sure to win reputation from guests as practical and classy. It can be purchased blank or custom imprinted so as to meet different needs in casual or business occasions. Easily fit your wallet and later be conveniently retrieved, it deserves your attention among tons of practical favors.


“The Cosmopolitan” Monogrammed Cosmetic Travel Bag

When girls or ladies are on the go, there are always much more things to pack, especially cosmetics come with sophisticated packages like bottles or pots, various dazzling shapes. What has been popular on our websites is the one that provides large capacity with elegant appearance to keep all cosmetics handy. Being a long-lasting trendy gift for loved and cared ones, this bag is just so perfect to hold makeup, jewelries and other little things which help ladies look beautiful all the time. Getting further details, click your mouse, the image on the left will lead to the product page.

What we listed above are all hot items which brings elegance and convenience to all customers. We highly believe that you will be interested in other practical favors as parties or business occasions happened every day. Go through our Special Gifts catalog and Best Sellers, you will be amazed by what you are going to come across since our abundant stocks are ready to satisfy you in the first place. The holiday season has come, why still hesitate. Time waits for no one, especially when the time has come that you add your favorite ones to cart and throw a fantastic party with those you love and care.

15 Apr 2012 Exciting Destination Favors
Destination Favors

Destination Favors

Destination weddings can be considered to be the most exciting events one can ever experience. It has been termed destination wedding because a destination is decided upon by the bride and groom and the same is generally away from their usual place of residence. Here they celebrate their wedding and the joyous occasion of their being together for coming years. This sounds very adventurous but people do opt for destination weddings because it lets them and their guests enjoy a new location and a change in the climate, ambience and flavor of celebration. It is a tradition which has been followed from ages that guests who attend your weddings must be appreciated by gifting them with favors. And so for a destination wedding the favors must be coordinated. There are plenty of stores dealing in favors but you need to look for the best among them who can offer a good variety in destination favors.

Destination favors can be gifted to your guests and other relatives according to your budget. There are

Destination Themed Favors

Destination Themed Favors

many choices available like luggage tags, paper or wooden fan, favor boxes filled with chocolates and candies and many other destination related favors to match every wedding theme. This way you can make your guests feel pampered and appreciated for participating in your event. These favors are just a token of love given on behalf of the newly married couple to their guests for thanking them. This would be your way of expressing your gratitude to your guests who have traveled so far to be a part of your special day. A beautiful destination wedding becomes all the more beautiful and memorable with these favors.

31 Oct 2008 Business Gifts: All about Function and Comfort – Complete Wrap

Business Gifts: All about Function and Comfort – Complete Wrap

Hey guys, up til now, I’ve posted ten posts on how to choose a satisfactory business gift. For your convenience, I’ve decided to combine them all in this post. Hope you’ll find my advice helpful. Enjoy.

Part 1: Traveling Kit / Utility Kit

Cutter&Buck Am Classic Shoe Shine Kit
Excel Utility Kit
High Sierra Overpass Wheeled Travel Pack

Part 2: Stationary

Icon PU Memo/Tape Flag Dispenser
Network Magnetic Multi Frame
Metropolitan Pencil Cup Clock

Part 3: Fun Factor

Gridiron Football Flip Game
Icon Marble Maze
Fortune Teller Game

Part 4: Here is Your Cup of Tea

Cool Gear Freezer Stick Bottle
Colt Vacuum Bottle
Horizon Polycarb Sport Bottle

Part 5: Electronics

3.5″ Digital Picture Frame
Cutter & Buck Desktop Charger
High Sierra Tahoe Computer Travel Set
Alibi 3-in-1 Web Cam, Speaker and Microphone

Part 6: Handy, Handy

Multi-Tool Corkscrew
Garrity 3C 4 L.E.D. Emergency Lantern
3 ft Tape Measure

Part 7: Kitchenware

Bosque 3-Piece Wine Set
Grill Mastertraditional BBQ Set
Wave Electric Pepper Mill

Part 8: Cool It, Baby~

Excel Sport Divided Lunch Cooler
Alpine Tailgate Cooler
C&B Deluxe Rolling Festival Cooler

Part 9: Health and Wellness

StayFit Wireless Heart Rate Monitor
StaySafe Deluxe Auto Safety Kit
Pedometer, pedometer, PEDOMETER~

Part 10: Tick Tock

Barlow Spinning Desk Clock
Swivel 4-Port Hub Clock
Metropolitan Pencil Cup Clock

24 Oct 2008 Business Gifts: All about Function and Comfort (Part 9) – Health and Wellness

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Business Gifts: All about Function and Comfort (Part 9) – Health and Wellness

Health is one’s biggest chip and THE most important gift from God. Thus, all the following gadgets that help you stay healthy and well are definitely the perfect business gifts for your clients or business associates.

StayFit Wireless Heart Rate Monitor

What I love about this kit is its colorfulness and youthful sporty feel. This combination heart monitor and FM radio will absolutely encourage employees to enroll in corporate fitness programs. Clear digital display for easy reading of measurements, including time and date. Alarm and timer function. Belt clip. Two AAA and one button cell battery included.

StaySafe Deluxe Auto Safety Kit

Eight-piece kit includes case, 100-amp booster cable, cotton gloves, Mylar blanket, flashlight, screwdriver, pliers, and StaySafe Compact First Aid Kit. Convenient mesh pockets keep all accessories separate and organized. Integrated reflective warning triangle displays upon unzipping the case. Such a handy and carefree little helper.

Pedometer, pedometer, PEDOMETER~

Go for color (pink for women, blue for men), functionality and a touch of class and style.  Happy walking! No games, just sport.

24 Oct 2008 Business Gifts: All about Function and Comfort (Part 8) – Cool it, Baby

Business Gifts: All about Function and Comfort (Part 8 ) – Cool it, Baby

Coolers are a must-have for picnic, thus made it a perfect business gift for your business associates.

Excel Sport Divided Lunch Cooler

Interior compartment includes divider and holds 6 twelve-oz cans. Flap closure with quick-release buckle. Comfort grip handle. Attend to your every need. Great design, quality product.

Alpine Tailgate Cooler

Multiple storage compartments keep accessories and snacks readily available. Four-person accessory kit includes plates, tumblers, utensils and a frisbee. Accessory kit packaged separately. Leak proof main compartment holds 36 twelve-ounce cans.

C&B Deluxe Rolling Festival Cooler

The ultimate cooler for those who are looking for class and guaranteed satisfaction. Motivate a sales team, thank board members, or reward top fundraisers with this 32-piece deluxe picnic set built for four. The rolling cooler features a leakproof insulated main compartment and detachable insulated wine duffel. PEVA lining. Multiple pockets and compartments for storing all picnic accessories. Heavy duty trolley and grab handle. Cutter & Buck striped lining. Rounding out the set are: four 9″ melamine plates, four wine glasses, four stainless steel knives, forks, and spoons, one cutting board, one stainless steel cheese knife, one set of salt and pepper shakers, one waiter-style stainless steel corkscrew, one bottle stopper, four napkins, one cotton tablecloth.

19 Oct 2008 Business Gifts: All about Function and Comfort (Part 5) – Electronics

Business Gifts: All about Function and Comfort (Part 5) – Electronics

In today’s fast paced world and information age, what can be more IN as business gifts than the various electronic gadgets? So, let’s take a look at some cool and helpful electronic gadgets.

3.5″ Digital Picture Frame

View a slideshow of your photos with 32 MB memory included or use this digital photo frame as an MP3/MP4 player and voice recorder. You can offer it as an appreciation gift for administrative assistants. Photos rotate automatically on the screen. USB port, integrated SD card reader, USB cord, and instructions included. This digital picture frame comes with 1-piece gift box. Also, it’s compatible with Windows Vista.

Cutter & Buck Desktop Charger

This quality product can help executives keep cords, chargers, and surge protectors hidden from view while charging their electronics with this attractive desktop organizer. The charging display features three equal-sized organizational trays for storing electronics, along with a curved tray for pens, note pads, and other quick-access items. The three-tray section lifts up so that electrical cords can be stored underneath. Genuine leather.

High Sierra Tahoe Computer Travel Set

Five-piece set includes soft-sided case, wireless mouse, USB light, phone cord and USB cable. Wireless optical mouse requires no software. Radio frequency and optical technology ensure quick response to mouse movements. Compatible with Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Windows Visa (scroll function is not compatible with Mac systems). Flexible metal wire USB-powered light. Attend to your every need while traveling. Definitely a must have for those who are constantly on a business trip.

Alibi 3-in-1 Web Cam, Speaker and Microphone

Give the ultimate executive gift by offering this fun, yet functional technology item as a giveaway to meeting attendees. The 3-in-1 device captures video and sound which can be played, stored and shared on a computer. The pop-up web cam tilts and swivels to capture images in any direction. USB cable, sound cable, and CD-ROM software included. 3 in 1, just how convenient can it be! Definitely will save you a lot of desk space and fuss.