Corporate Gifts Blog

According to a study in the US by the Promotional Products Association, promotional products show ’staggering’ levels of recall and reaction.

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The study showed that 94% of persons interviewed recalled receiving a promotional product in the last two years and 89% could remember the name of the company being promoted. It also found that 83% liked receiving promotional products and 48% would like to get them more often. Indeed, the promotional products were kept by 69% of people.

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In fact, according to the findings,  recall rates of promotional products are higher than TV, print and online advertising. In addition, consumers made a purchase after receiving a promotional product more often than viewing a print ad, TV commercial or online.

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This is good news for the hard-working team here at Stupid Tuesday and shows that our endeavours in supplying quality branded promotional items are reaping rich rewards for our clients. Call us on 08450 998796 if you’d like your own company to benefit from high levels of recall.

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According to a recent BBC news item*, tea could well be a healthier drink than water! Indeed, a study reported in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition argues that three or more cups of tea is as good as taking in plenty of water and that tea does not, as previously thought, cause dehydration. In fact, as well as rehydrating just as well as water it can also protect against heart disease and some cancers.

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These new findings support recent experiments carried out at City University London which revealed that the act of making and drinking even a single cup of tea can reduce stress levels significantly. And even if we are not stressed, taking time out to make a brew is a certain way to relax. It helps us to create a small space of quiet and calm in our busy lives.

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Now, at the Mug Shop, the beneficial effects of tea are something that we did not need official studies to tell us this! Most of our customers are of the same mind and they continue to buy favourite tea mugs such as Sparta,Marrow, Diner and Almo mugs in increasing quantity. What’s more these four mugs now happen to be on special offer so there’s never been a better time to buy!

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Then there are those who think that tea just tastes so much better from a bone china mug or tea-cup and this accounts for why sales are up of Marlborough bone china mugs and Stirling bone china tea-cups. You can even give your clients a branded teapot!

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So, take time out to make a cup of tea, after all it’s scientifically-proven to do you good. It tastes great too …. no wonder we’re all turning to tea!

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Call Mug Shop on 08450 998796 for further information.

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Businesses are invited to get involved in the UK’s first coffee festival to be held in Bath on May 15th and 16th 2010. The Bath Coffee Festival 2010 will be a two day outdoor event celebrating everything related to coffee and is an opportunity for the coffee industry to showcase and sell their products, as well as educate consumers about the art of coffee making.

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The festival programme will include expert barista sessions, roasting master classes, latte art demonstrations, as well as educational talks, films about coffee and music from the coffee growing regions.

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Festival organiser Linda Donaldson comments; “Café society is an important part of Bath life. The city has a large number of independent retailers as well as the big brands, and with its many other attractions, Bath is the natural place to host Britain’s first coffee festival.”

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At the Mug Shop, as premier purveyors of quality branded ceramic and bone china mugs, we applaud any initiative that encourages consumers to get a mug into their hands! Whether you’re a coffee shop, hotel, restaurant or corporate concern, we have a range of promotional mugs to suit your requirements.

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Call the Mug Shop team on 08450 998796 to request a price and/or a sample of a mug from our high quality range.

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Visit the Bath Coffee Festival website here.

Every day, millions of people look forward to a cup of coffee whether at home, whilst on the move or at work. The reason? Well quite simply, the aroma and taste of coffee plus the sense of feeling “refreshed” after drinking it gives us a pleasurable lift and “fortifies” us as we face the tasks of the day.

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In fact a growing body of scientific research shows that coffee, when drunk in moderation can even have beneficial health implications as part of a healthy diet and physically active lifestyle. (Source reference)

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At Mug Shop, we’re the same as every other coffee-lover, we do enjoy our first coffee in the morning and several more as the day progresses! There is a slight difference however: we’ve always got a large range of attractive promotional coffee mugs at hand from which to consume our favourite beverage. For example, for those who prefer a really big mug of coffee, we have the stylish Butch Latte Mug (pictured top) which has a huge 450ml capacity.

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Alternatively, for those with a more modest coffee-intake, there’s the elegant Cafe Latte Mug (pictured left) with a 375ml capacity. The tall modern styling of the Café Latte mug will not look out of place in any modern business environment. Then there’s the Hillside Mug (pictured below), a ceramic, modern latte-style mug which is brand new to our earthenware range. With a 340ml capacity this great new mug has the smallest capacity of our featured trio but still contains enough to satisfy all but those with the largest appetite!

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Butch, Latte and Hillside promotional mugs are all available for you to print with your own logo and message and are sure to be well-received when distributed to your clients, existing and new. They may all be printed in up to four colours and come with protective packaging if required. If you haven’t any artwork, don’t worry, Mug Shop will handle this for you too! No logo yet? You can leave that to us as well!

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For more information call Mug Shop on 08450 998796 or email.