If you’re a tennis fan, you’ll know doubt have enjoyed the spectacle of Roger Federer avoiding one of the biggest upsets in tennis history as he came from two sets down to beat Alejandro Falla at Wimbledon.   The defending champion came through 5-7 4-6 6-4 7-6 (7-1) 6-0 in an eye-brow raising opening match on Centre Court. Falla, the world number 60, served for the match at 5-4 in the fourth set, but top seed Federer found the strength from somewhere. “I definitely got very lucky out there,” a relieved Federer told BBC Sport after winning in three hours and 18 minutes to book a...

The world and his wife are aligning themselves with the World Cup, with some clever branding from a wide variety of businesses. The latest company to jump on the brandwagon is Nestle’s Kit Kat, who are to sponsor all the Sky World Cup coverage as part of the UK’s largest dedicated mobile campaign to date.   I don’t think Kit Kats play a major role in the player’s diets, but this hasn’t stopped the  six-figure deal, brokered by Mindshare, will see Kit Kat sponsor Sky’s World Cup coverage across iPhone, iPod Touch, Smart-phones and all other WAP-enabled mobile...

The sun has definitely put his hat on, meaning now is the time to roll out your summer promotions. If your organisation has links with travel and tourism, then there are many great low cost promotional items, that will do a great job of getting your brand noticed far and wide.   How do you feel about beach balls? Perhaps not an obvious choice, but for a low cost item that can easily be stored away for a trip abroad – it could be worth enquiring. The beauty of branding fun leisure items like this, is that your brand will be associated with happy times and fond memories.   One promotional product...

The sun has been shining for the last few days, with many Brits daring to dream of BBQs and dig out their khaki shorts once again. With spring seemingly ‘leap-frogged’ by Summer, what could be more British then watching cricket?   I suppose by watching British cricket? OK, you’ve got a point there, but for now the popular IPL is capturing the imaginations of cricket fans worldwide. Not all is well though, as India’s cricket board has suspended IPL chief Lalit Modi over corruption allegations, in what as described as “the worst crisis to hit the Indian game this century.”   At an...

With the golf season well under way, it’s that time of the year when many workers are treated to a corporate golf day. I sympathise with anyone having a corporate golf day today, as the weather isn’t exactly pleasant.   Any golfer shouldn’t be without a promotional umbrella even if it is June. There are a range of branded golf umbrellas available on the market to suit all tastes and budgets. The imaginatively named ‘Budget Golf Umbrella’ from Gift Selection, can be picked up for less then a fiver. Despite the low cost this branded golf umbrella still features a; steel frame, twin fluted...

As the well documented MP expense row continues, many peoples blood is still boiling over tax payer money being spent on everything from trouser presses and sanitary towels, to chandeliers and moat cleaning. As a nation we are understandably shocked to discover our MPs were routinely expensing claims for gardening services, swimming pool maintenance and interior decorators.   All this political sleaze has inspired me to have a little luxury of my own, and go for a corporate golf day. If your business is looking to invest in some promotional items for your next corporate golf trip, then Gift Selection...

With the bank holiday producing some of the best weather we’ve seen for a long time, the coming summer looks promising.  Lets face it, anything would be better then last year’s so called summer. My latest favourite promotional item for the summertime is this personalised bottle chiller. These promotional bottle chillers will cool your favourite drink with their insulated gel filled coating. These promotional bottle coolers are practical too, as they can be neatly stored flat in the freezer. It doesn’t matter what your favourite summer drink is, as these promotional bottle...

                                                           I lowered the peak of my corporate Brisbane baseball cap, and took a cooling sip from my promotional health drink. It certainly was a fine day for a picnic; with not a cloud in the sky. I was glad I brought my promo UV sunglasses. British summers never last, so we grabbed the opportunity and brought our willow picnic basket, packed full of goodies. While I’ll rather predictably lunged for the corporate bottle chillers, my better half sensibly applied her personalised UV lip...