Avoiding Last-Minute Order Panic Before Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year, commonly referred to as Spring Festival since the 20th century, remains the most important social and economic holiday in China. The holiday was originally tied to the lunar-solar Chinese calendar. Time was spent honoring your household, deities and ancestors. Families also gathered together to enjoy great feasts and connect with one another. After the adoption of the Western calendar in 1912, people of China joined in celebrating January 1 as New Year’s Day. Today China continues to celebrate the traditional Chinese New Year, but as Spring Festival, a shorter version of the original holiday. However, traditions have evolved over time and younger generations of Chinese use it as a chance to take a break from work as opposed to renewing family ties.

How does this impact you as a promotional products distributor?

China factories will be shutdown from 2/7-2/25 to celebrate Chinese New Year, causing production and order delays for your business.

Domestic Manufacturing

Thinking about ordering from an overseas promotional products supplier? Think again.

Save yourself some time and the irritation of not knowing where your order is.

At SnugZ USA we’re open all year long. Let us handle all your needs with your local inventory and products assembled right here in the USA.

Zip-It

Remember to take advantage of Zip-It! Zip-It is SnugZ USA’s next-day service program. If you place your order before 2:00 pm EST, it ships the very next business day at no additional cost. Zip-It is available for our most popular items.

What Products Qualify for Zip-It Service?

Look for the “Z” icon next to the item number in the SnugZ Catalog or on our website to indicate which items are offered on the Zip-It Next-Day service program. Get more details about the program here.

October 30, 2017

NEW Selling Opportunities with Zen

Zen Collection from SnugZ USA is a natural aromatherapy line of essential oils, soaps, candles, bath bombs and bath salts to help balance, harmonize and promote the health of the body. Price points range from $1.00 for an essential oil infused natural lip balm all the way to $150.00 for the most luxurious gift set.

What is aromatherapy?

According to the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy, it is referred to Essential Oil therapy, which can be defined as the art and science of utilizing naturally extracted aromatic essences from plants to balance, harmonize and promote the health of the body, mind and spirit. It seeks to unify physiological, psychological and spiritual processes to enhance an individual’s innate healing process.
So, why are we telling you this?

Corporate & Retail Trends

Demand is growing extremely fast for natural products. From 2015 to 2016 it grew by 11% into a $67.5 billion dollar industry. Major consumer good and food companies are launching their own venture capital projects and investing in natural products. Right now it is all about natural, organic, biodynamic and sustainably grown goods.
How can you take advantage of this trend?

Infographic - Zen Corporate Gift Trends — Infographic – Zen Corporate Gift Trends

Infographic - Zen Resale Opportunities — Infographic – Zen Resale Opportunities

Case Studies

Case 1: Gift w Purchase & Relieving Physical Stress

One major running retailer gives out Bath bombs as a gift with every purchase. This has turned into a successful program that has repeated at 5,000 pieces per order, multiple times. Runners are known to put their bodies through a lot of stress. The essential oil infused salts help with muscle relaxation via soaking in a hot bath.
Item: NBM23 (Bath Bombs)
Quantity: 5,000
End User: Major Running Retailer

Case 2: Solutions for Weary Tech Pros

The Zen Essentials Gift Set provides the perfect get away for stressed out workers. This well-known tech company wanted to provide a way for their hard working tech professionals to relax and recharge.
Item: ZGS10 (Zen Essentials Gift Set)
Quantity: 450
End User: Well-Known Tech Company

Case 3: Calming New Parents

This innovative idea was developed for the maternity ward of a premiere Florida hospital and was designed to help promote mental and physical relaxation for parents and newborns.
Item: NCTL-4PACK (4 Pk. Tea Lights)
Scents: 2 Focus, 2 Karma
Quantity: 1,200
End User: Maternity Ward in Premiere Florida Hospital

October 25, 2017

The SnugZ USA Last Minute Gift Giving Guide

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Add some warmth to your Holiday promotion with a fragrant and essential oil infused, soy wax candle inside a 2 oz. screw-top metal tin. Available in silver or bronze finish. Featuring a selection of scent options from our signature Zen collection.

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4 natural beeswax based Lip Moisturizer in clear tube (ZLBXCT) packed nicely into a kraft window box, making it ready to gift. Pulling this out of a stocking is sure to put a smile on their face.

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What’s more memorable than new car smell on Christmas morning? Attach keys to their dream car for the ultimate Holiday surprise. Make sure they hear the comforting creak and lingering scent of handcrafted leather as you twirl your keys to test drive your new ride.

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8 oz. candle with a wood wick wrapped in a debossed leather sleeve. Featuring a selection of scent options from our White Scented Candles. Whoever’s lucky enough to unwrap the Harper will be burning it non-stop.

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The COPPERHEAD small wood puzzle is perfect to keep yourself entertained in a creative way. Simple gift that is great for employees or stocking stuffers.

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Aren’t the Holidays stressful? Loosen up and unwind with Zen Bath Salts. Dissolve in water and drench yourself in rich essential oils and sea salts for the ultimate in pampering and relaxation. Bath salts are a great gift idea for spas, women’s events, or that someone who needs to de-stress after the Holidays. Give the gift of relaxation.

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The luxurious MAMBA whiskey stones set contains an engraved wooden box with six whiskey stones that are placed nicely in a velvet bag. A gift that can be used time and time again.

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Tradition holds that the Cooper crafted the water bearing barrels that made early transatlantic travel possible. Your leather-bound Cooper will quench your branded dreams across every vast page. Gift blank pages to fill with aspirations, to do’s, and memories throughout 2018.

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Plenty more ideas in our 2017-2018 Gift Collection Catalog

September 25, 2017

Larger Quantities. Faster Delivery. Lickety-Split!

LANYARDS. LIP BALM. SANITIZER…LICKETY SPLIT!

As one of the industry’s largest suppliers of lanyards and lip balm, SnugZ USA has the capability to locally produce and ship up to 25,000 sanitizer, 50,000 screen printed lanyards or 100,000 lip balm in as little as 5 days. Go ahead and read that again. We’ll wait. And with pricing that is as competitive as your fantasy football league, we will make sure it will fit in your budget.

Unless … It doesn’t and you need a REALLY BIG ORDER in a REALLY BIG RUSH…. INTRODUCING OUR NEW RUSH IMPORT LANYARD SERVICE. The SnugZ capacitor-turn-around-a-meter just did a 360 and is now feeling a little light headed. Speed will do that to you. I think we should all sit down… breathe… in…out… that’s good. It’s a happy cry I know. Lickety-Split. Say it with me.

Like videos? Watch Lickety-Split and our MFG team blow your mind!

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September 19, 2017

Make Your Voice Heard – 2018 PPAI Supplier Star

“Since 1989, SnugZ has always been committed to providing an exceptional customer experience and producing high quality products for their customers.”

We still proudly stand by that today, 28 years later.

2018 PPAI Supplier Star Ballot is now open and SnugZ USA is honored to have been selected. What does that mean? As our Distributor Member of PPAI, you have the privilege to vote for the top supplier companies (including us) that have given you the best customer service, communication, on-time delivery, and top quality product.

Ballot Opens: Monday, September 18, 2017

Ballot Closes: Friday, October 13, 2017

Make your voice heard and VOTE NOW!

August 17, 2017August 22, 2017

25 Reasons a Lanyard Should be Your Next Promo

Let us help you with all of your lanyard and badge needs. We have been slingin’ lanyards since ’89 and manufacture everything here in the good ol’ USA. Polyester, cotton, nylon, glow in the dark, even cork! Yes, I said cork! Screen printed or sublimated, 1/2″ up 1 1/2″ widths, any imprint color and the most attachment options in the industry. Need them next day? ZIP-IT! Why would you go anywhere else? Here’s 25 more reasons:

1. SnugZ USA has a lanyard to fit every budget.
2. Customization is practically limitless!
3. Increase your brand awareness by being worn around every neck.
4. Perfect for trade shows, offices, events, seminars, hospitals, employees…the list goes on and on.
5. Provides an individual gift at any company event.
6. Dual use lanyards convert to provide useful before and after events.
7. 25 years of lanyard-making experience.
8. Worried about losing your essentials? A lanyard will keep the most important things attached to you.
9. All our lanyards are manufactured here in the good ol’ USA!
10. Keep your logo easily visible to all.
11. Several material types to choose from including polyester, cotton, nylon, glow in the dark, and even cork!
12. Most attachment options in the industry. Period.
13. Countless pairings.
14. Billions of lanyards, a #SnugzillionUses…and counting!
15. Strap on a pair of “LanyardHosen” and it will forever change your yodeling game.
16. Lanyards make great goat food, just ask Mocha.
17. You won’t have to worry about a bear getting your food if you have lanyards on hand
18. Laugh so hard and stay on your dinosaur (they make a great harness).
19. Easily transformed into a ghillie suit so you can avoid daily duties.
20. If you need to grow a beard ASAP your lanyard is there to save the day!
21. Procrastinate a little too long? Not to worry, there is NEXT DAY SHIPPING with ZIP-IT!
22. Never lose your keys again. Unless you lose your lanyard with them…some people you just can’t help (only joking).
23. 33.7% keep a promo item (like lanyards) on their person – a coveted location for advertising.
24. High quantities, quick turnaround, diverse and affordable.
25. Above all, those receiving the lanyard will not only thank you, but remember the experience as well.

#SnugZillionUses – “Lanyardhosen”

#SnugZillionUses – “Bear Floss”

“BILLIONS OF LANYARDS, A SNUGZILLION USES…AND COUNTING!”

SnugZ USA knows a thing or two about lanyards – we’ve been making lanyards right here in the USA for more than 25 years. Visit SnugZUSA.com to see how easy it can be to build the perfect lanyard.

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July 26, 2017July 27, 2017

Boost company, team, and individual morale with Gift Giving

Boosting company, team, or individual morale isn’t always the easiest task. Employees desire to feel valued and the Holiday Season is a perfect time to recognize every hard fought victory and those who worked diligently all year to ensure your company’s success. The SnugZ USA 2017-2018 Gift Collection provides a variety Gift Giving ideas to fit every budget, company, and individual. So bring us your moments, your times, your expectations when the stakes are high or just plain there and together we will build memories worth having.

STOCKING STUFFERS:
If your company is working with a limited budget, there is no need to fret, you still have amazing gift options in our Gift Collection that any employee would love to receive.

New to our stocking stuffers is the “Copperhead Small Wood Puzzle” (TCOPPERHEAD) – It’s a wooden puzzle cube featuring your company’s logo laser-etched on the front. You will find that it’s not only fun to play with, but stimulates your brain’s creativity, patience, and also helps develop intelligence. A perfect trinket for someone’s desk or office.

“If you want creative workers, give them time to play.” –John Cleese

SweetZ Gift Sets:

Sweet and savory is never a bad route. Give ’em something to snack on with an assortment of SweetZ Gift Sets. “SweetZ Party Pack” (HGS19) comes with two SweetZ filled heat sealed bags in a wooden Gift Box with brown crinkle paper. The best part is the sharing!

“Give the world a reason to dance.” – Kid President

ZEN Gift Sets:
Have a little more wiggle room in your gift giving budget? We offer a multitude of high-end gift sets. The “Ultimate Spa Set” (HGS2) provides everything one could possibly need to indulge in a relaxing evening after a long day of work. Essential oil infused apothecary jar candle, bath salts and body butter in a square jar, two 15 mL. essential oil dropper bottles, bath bomb in a wooden Gift Box with brown crinkle paper. Available in 9 different Signature Zen Scents!

“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well” – Voltaire

TRAVERSE Gift Sets:
Traverse is new to the SnugZ USA Gift Collection and to the promotional industry. Our Traverse line offers eight different Handcrafted Gift Sets made with nothing but top notch materials. Choose from 5 domestic, USA Made, leather colors and 11 Irish waxed linen accent stitching colors to create something truly unique. Customize to match your company logo! Simple leather goods crafted with a long lasting promotion in mind. A high quality gift for high quality workers, making it the ultimate thank you.

“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.” – Amy Charmichael

Express to your employees that they add something to the company that no one else can, and are valued beyond measure. Not only will they remember the gift by enjoying what’s inside the box, but the feeling they felt for being recognized by you.

Download the 2017-2018 Gift Collection Catalog here, and #GIFTSOME!

July 11, 2017July 11, 2017

Give the gift of…Inspiration

In life there are Givers and there are Takers. Both can and do achieve success but through vastly different paths. A Giver’s success spreads and cascades. You see, the Giver’s success creates value, rather than simply claiming it.

This year we will be rooting for your success. We will celebrate every hard fought victory. Here’s to living a Given Life where success ripples and builds. So bring us your moments, your times, your expectations when the stakes are high or just plain there and together we will build memories worth having.

We invite you to explore our complete 2017 Gift Collection Catalog which includes gift ideas for all occasions and fit any budget. Pre-order our new sets now that will be available to ship on September 1st, 2017 in time for the upcoming holiday season.

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” – Winston S. Churchill

#GIFTSOME

The new 2017-2018 Gift Giving Catalog

from SnugZ USA is Now Available.

Watch our new video featuring the “THINK TANK” Gift Set

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HIGH STEPPER Gift Set — HIGH STEPPER – Pair of custom full color printed SoulKix® slip-on style shoes with a pair of mid-calf dye sublimated socks wrapped in kraft tissue paper in a kraft shoe box.

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SABBATICAL Gift Set — SABBATICAL – 7″ X 5.25″ grey felt journal with 96 lined pages, 8 oz. candle with wood wick wrapped in debossed leather sleeve, 1.5″ X 6″ debossed leather cuff bracelet and 6.5″ X 3.375″ X 1.75″ debossed leather eyeglass case in a 14″ X 9″ X 4.5″ wooden box with brown crinkle paper.

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June 5, 2017June 20, 2017

Don’t just live life, Traverse it.

With every order, the Traverse craftsman starts with the raw ingredients. A piece of leather and a brand logo. But instead of working with detailed blueprints, the master is able to craft his work one stitch and cut at a time. Just enough structure to provide a template while still leaving room for improvisation and creativity. The result is not only the longest lasting promotion you’ve ever seen but one which will elicit a visceral response above and beyond the mere function of the leather good itself. A smart brand wants its reputation to be associated with multiple fibers of a quality experience. Traverse has emerged as more than a great promotional product – it’s an emotional charge to the senses.

A few months ago, a distributor customer of ours called seeking a unique promotional item for a client that truly embodied our craftsman mantra we not only made her a beautiful leather purse and notebook which instantly became incorporated into her brand’s daily workflow, but we also made a film to tell the story.

What we found has implications for the entire promotional industry. If you think about it, every brand has a story. And for those whose story is dedication to being the innovators, the disruptors and the leaders in their category – this is what being a craftsman is all about. This is the essence of what it means to TRAVERSE life. By taking the path that leads to the unknown is risky but it’s the only way to truly break new ground. Brands who understand this inherently surround themselves with products that stand for the same thing. Traverse leather goods elicit a response each time they are shared and used. It’s a piece that will be kept and integrated into your life for years to come.

We invite you to explore our new Traverse leather line which includes journals, notebooks, wallets, accessories and more.

Don’t just live life, Traverse it.
#TRAVERSElife

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May 4, 2017May 8, 2017

Step to Your Own Beat with SoulKix

They’re Yours. Make them that way.

With SoulKix by SnugZ USA, you become the designer. Promo has just taken another huge step forward with the ability to create your own custom kix. In fact, it’s an industry first. Because you are the designer, the shoes you ultimately design are yours and yours only. Pretty cool right?

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3 Ways to Customize

Before anything else you will choose the color of your SoulKix. The material options are Black, White, and Black/White. Next up, how will you print your logo or artwork? See below for inspiration on how to customize:

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SoulKix Single Images — 1) Single Images: If your choose this option your artwork is printed identically onto each shoe.

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SoulKix Split-Screen — 2) Split-Screen: On the second option your artwork will be printed across both shoes.

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SoulKix Separate Images — 3) Separate Images: Last, but not least, you can choose to have different pieces of artwork printed on each shoe.

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Shoe Size Conversion Chart — Find your perfect fit for your Kix!

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SnugZ Blog

Posts

NEW Selling Opportunities with Zen

What is aromatherapy?

Corporate & Retail Trends

Case Studies

The SnugZ USA Last Minute Gift Giving Guide

Plenty more ideas in our 2017-2018 Gift Collection Catalog

Larger Quantities. Faster Delivery. Lickety-Split!

Make Your Voice Heard – 2018 PPAI Supplier Star

“Since 1989, SnugZ has always been committed to providing an exceptional customer experience and producing high quality products for their customers.”

We still proudly stand by that today, 28 years later.

Boost company, team, and individual morale with Gift Giving