Promotional products that dazzle convention attendees have the ability to turn leads into loyal clients. But not all promotional products are created equal. Branded keychains and pens are a dime a dozen, and they’re much more likely to end up in the waste bin than creating a lasting impression.

Today, businesses have numerous options for unique promo gifts that are cost-effective, branded, and useful for guests. From external battery chargers for smartphones, to season gifts, a little outside-the-box thinking can go a long way in helping your company stand out. Looking for some ideas for fun, unique promo gifts for your next convention? Consider handing out these products to those potential clients:

1. External Battery Chargers

Most convention attendees use their smartphone as a business tool. They use it to check email, find information, and share contact information. Help them keep their phone charged with external battery-powered device chargers. Essentially, these are small portable power outlets for devices and they’re extremely useful for guests. If external battery-powered chargers are too costly, wall chargers are a great option as well.

2. Wine Totes

If you’re attending a food or business conference, a wine tote bag is a wonderful product to consider handing out. There are plenty of options, including bags designed to keep wine chilled and wine-and-cheese picnic kits. Everyone will be handing out tote bags – these are a novel, useful twist on a convention favorite.

3. Seasonal Gifts

Make sure your gifts match the seasons. In summer, sunglasses, flip flops, and Frisbees are items your guys can put to use. In winter, beanies and windshield ice scrapers are perfect. For fall and spring, fuzzy blankets, hats, and sweatshirts make sense. If you do choose apparel, don’t go overboard with branding. Subtle branding will ensure people actually wear your items.

4. Hardcover Notebooks

Hardcover notebooks are classy, cost-effective, and almost any business convention attendee will have a chance to put them to use. Be sure to match the cover to your company’s colors. Plus, you might add an embossed or imprinted logo and title page to further brand the notebook.

5. Custom-Designed Sticky Notes

Pads of sticky notes are like notebooks – your guests will always be able to put them to use. Yet, you can do much more than slap your logo on each page. For example, a golf club might hand out pads of golf-ball-shaped sticky notes with their logo and contact information. A company that sells eco-friendly products may use a green leaf shaped pad of notes to reinforce their brand image as green and eco-conscious.

6. Luggage Tags

At business and trade conventions, attendees are generally business travelers. Giveaway items that help out these frequent flyers are useful and unique, and they’re cost-effective. High-quality vinyl or poly-blend ID tags look sleek, they’re durable, and they can be put to use right away.

7. Lip Balm

Sticks of lip balm are a wonderful tradeshow gift, and they’re practical for a number of occasions. In the fall and winter, for example, visitors to your convention booth might have chapped lips. In that case, you’re their savior. Plus, lip balm is perfect at health-oriented conventions like a health food trade show or fitness products convention.

8. Travel Tech Kits

Just like luggage ID tags, small tech kits are a wonderful gift for convention attendees that travel frequently. A few items that make for a great tech travel kit include a device wall charger, headphones, USB mouses, and microfiber screen cloths.

9.Umbrellas

Umbrellas are one of those items that just don’t want to buy, and they can be a handy promotional gift. If rain is in the forecast during your convention week, you’ll be handing them out like hotcakes. But they’re a great promotional product throughout the year.

Conventions are competitive, and every business is looking for a way to stand out from the competition. One strategy is using unique, useful and trending giveaway products to wow your guests and make a lasting impression. Stik2It is your source for custom-printed promotional products including personalized sticky notes, laptop skins and more.