A Nuckee is the latest and greatest phone grip to stick to your smart phone, tablet or other device.
Taking a page from the Pop Sockets book, Nuckees by Tumi have taken the world of the smartphone stand to the next level.
It is easy to see that there is a huge niche for a collapsible pop out phone stand and media grip as witnessed by the popularity of the Pop Socket and the people at Promo Motive have come up with a new idea for the promotional products market. The Nuckee.
Here is great couple of Videos to explain what a Nuckee is?
Looking to get your clients logo on a NUCKEE?
Promo Motive is proud to announce and launch the newest part of our POP collection, the Nuckee! All at a price that slays the competition.
Is the nuckee phone stand better than pop socket? You decide. nuckee phone grip and nuckee media stand are perfect for your business or event logo.
Is the nuckee phone stand better than pop socket? You decide. nuckee phone grip and nuckee media stand are perfect for your business or event logo.
nuckee phone grip and nuckee media stand are perfect for your business or event logo.
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We have been in the supply side of the promotional products industry since Clinton was President. During that time we have travelled to China multiple times to visit factories and attend product trade shows.
In our travels we come across a whole host of products that we are asked if they could be sold into the American and European promotional products world.
Some of the items we see are absolute home runs and we offer them on Promo Motive.
Some are massive fails.
The following are our Top 5 Fails for 2019.
Finger Cards. I personally think this is hilarious but when we offered it to our focus group of distributors there was a giant “ewwww” from the ladies in the crowd and a few chuckles from the guys. FAIL!
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Splash Guard. We actually did this one for a distributors client who is a RAMEN Noodle company. The factory samples I got originally all had the Pay Pal logo on them. Not sure what they thought Pay Pal would use them for? FAIL!
splash guard . Noodle splash guard one of the worlds weirdest promotional products.
Smile Enhancer/Wrinkle Relaxer. The factory I visited in Shenzhen promised me that everyone would be using them and that they would be big in Promo. FAIL!
weird promotional products. the top 5 for 2019
The Plopper. I showed this to a distributor who sold it to an eye glass company. I never heard anything more. FAIL!
the worlds weirdest promotional swag.
Ketchup and Mustard Gun. There are very few gun murders or handgun use in China as the society is just not of the gun culture. Also because the use of handguns in even the smallest crime in China gets an automatic death penalty. FAIL!
the weirdest promotional products for 2019 are found here.
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Yes I know you hate the word SWAG (Stuff We All Get), however the end user is calling it swag so maybe we should too? Wouldn’t want to seem “out of touch” now would we?
Each month we take a tally, a survey of the top 3 items viewed on our web site and each month we let you know what are the top 3 promo ideas for January 2019.
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Number 2 Custom Socks
The #2 top trending item is our Custom Socks. These are also huge at retail and command a great reseller price. Special DEAL Just for you! Order any sock (sublimated or knit) for only $2.98 NET (based on 500 pairs) including FREE SHIPPING/NO SET UP!
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Why are you paying so much for custom promo socks?
We have been in the factory direct business in the promotional products world for over 20 years. 2 or 3 times a year we travel to China on factory visits seeing 4 or 5 new factories each visit. In total I have probably been to 80 factories or more.
I also like socks…weird I know!
In my experience in the Promo Business some products are WAY OVERPRICED in relationship to what it costs at the factory level.
The one that has caught my eye in the last year is custom socks. Custom socks for the usual suspect suppliers are way too costly. There is no good reason for this!
“Custom socks for the usual suspect suppliers are way too costly. There is no good reason for this!”
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The Days of Easy DIY Importing from China to the USA by Promo Distributors are Over!
Prepare to get ready to be buried under paperwork, have your goods caught in customs and possibly returned to China, this will not be pretty.
Firstly, before you react, know this….”I have no dog in the politics of this fight!”
Before anyone accuses me of being Anti-Trump or somesuch nonesense let me say this. I am a Canadian and cannot vote in the USA. I personally do not care who is President. I also think that the current business climate is pretty good and the economy’s rosey health allows me to employ a number of American citizens.
“In short I have no dog in this fight so please before you send me some nasty email don’t, this info is for your info on the promo business!”
how to direct import your promotional products ask us.
Secondly, I have been an importer from China to the US since 1992. I have seen this before and I know what I am talking about!
Back in 1992 (The Dark Ages), I was one of the first promo suppliers to go directly to China (and other countries) to source finished goods for the North American and European markets.
My job was to be the head of the import hammer for a very large denim factory that produced goods for Levi’s, Lee, Wrangler plus our ad specialty division called ID Wear. At that time there was numerous tariffs, duties etc in place which made importing finished goods from China to the US very very dificult.
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Why did we have tarrifs in the first place?
Originally there were T&D (Tariffifs and Duties) in place to protect the American manufacturing market not because China was an economic threat, but because China was a Communist country and a global political threat.
In 1993 their economy was just slightly ahead of Afghanistan/Pakistan region and just below that of Italy. See below.
“Since 1993 a lot has changed!”
china in 1993
During the Period 1993-2005
Sometime in the early 2000’s, China received “most favored nation status” from the USA. This basically meant we in the west no longer cared that they were/are Communist and instead we wanted to do business with them. Basically we all went crazy in an effort to do business with China….”It was Belly up to the bar boys lets make money, who cares if they’re Commies! 🙂 ”
“As the years ticked by, 93, 96, 98, 2000 etc… all T&D’s slowly got to be less costly and required way less paperwork.”
This slow rollback of T&D was an intentional move by the US Gov’t to allow American manufacturers who made products for our domestic wholesale and retail markets (such as goods for the Promotional Products industry) to have a long time to get their factory’s more lean and competitive.
or…alternatively…to turn get those same American Manufactuers (circa 1993-2005) to become an American Importer of the same finished goods.
“Wanna read something interesting..? Check out the Fortune 500 TOP list of American Business in 1999, How many of these are long gone? Click Here”
in 2019 promotional products are going to be much harder to import.
Meanwhile…
During this period (circa 1993-2005) virtually all of the large USA based promotional product factories that made everything at that time from molded custo products to keychains to lanyards, stainless steel waterbottles, clothing, et etc etc.. here in the USA, all but dissapeared.
Along with the US promo factories closings we also lost all the skilled laborers who made these goods. They either retired or went on to a new career.
“In short…Most people who worked in American factories from 1993-2005 are now doing something completely different. They are working elsewhere, the unemployment rate today is at historic lows, they have to be”
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My Story
Our denim factory employed nearly 400 denim sewers and cutters. Since 2006 it is fully closed.
These skilled positions often employed multi-generations of the same family (mostly immigrants) all working at low wages. We paid low wages so that the jeans and denim goods we made were affordable to the American consumer. If we paid more we were not competitive and they went to Turkey, Eastern Europe, Asia..etc.
“It is now almost 2019, these formerly skilled low wage domestic factory workers have not laid denim to Juki in 14 years. They no longer are skilled in that field of manufacturing and are making more money”
Think About It This Way. If I could open a jeans factory and hire them all back at their old jobs they would A) not know what to do as they have long lost those skills or B) Have succesfully gone on to other careers.
“My best guess is that if you are directly importing as of January 1. 2019 you should expect paperwork, more paperwork, money, extra costs and assorted other BS. T&D, they’re back!”
how do i know
How do I know?
I have imported since 1993 and during the period 93/2005 we had to fill in HS codes, arrange to pay duties and brokerage everytime we imported a sample or a boatload of goods (read more)
The paperwork was the worst as in1993 there were over 14,000 of these codes each one specifically link to a specific product. Each code triggering a different tax/duty rate.
Think of it this way, a 100% stainless steel waterbottle is one code (ie HS 18112XXXX) and has a tariff rate as of January 2019 of 25%.
However a plastic lined stainless steel waterbottle (75% stainless steel, 25% plastic) has a different HS code (ie.HS 18332XXX)…this code has a lower tariff/duty of 12% as of January. If you don’t know the new codes you will likely pay the highest tax, not the correct tax!
will prices of finished goods rise in the promo product business
There are 3 main problems that you need to be on the lookout for as a Distributor.
Be very very careful to do your paperwork properly as part of problem is now with the US Customs end of the process. US Custom agents who have not dealt with T&D’s since 2005 (or who never dealt with them if they have been hired since 2005) now have to deal with over 12,000 NEW HS Codes that help them determine the cost/tax to charge you.
As well, on the Chinese factory side, the people there have never had to deal with HS codes etc. The current paperwork is dead simple. The new paperwork is not.
Promo suppliers in the US now have a golden opportunity to raise all of their inventory product prices for 2019 to their highest level and simply blame it all on the new Tarrifs & Duties.
“I expect that the promo supplier who imports and warehouses goods will raise their prices to the highest possible amount in a profit grab and blame it all on the new Tariffs!”
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What do we see happening now?
As a direct promo supplier/importer, we are already seeing a growing storm of problems, barriers. Thankfully, we have prepared for this eventuality as we saw this possibly coming over the past 12 months.
We are already seeing US customs requiring more precise documents, accurate HS coding and tons of paperwork. So much so that we have hired 2 extra people, one here in the USA and one in China to deal specifically with these issues.
Prices are going to go up, get used to it!
Unfortunately there are NO DOMESTIC manufacturers to take up the slack and fill in the supply chain as prices and products from China go up as a result of the new tax.
TV’s and just about everything else are not about to be manufactured here!
The bit above about TV’s can be applied to tons of other industries, many that affect our promo business.
T shirts, wearables, backpacks, tools, coffee mugs etc etc are NOT GOING TO BE MADE IN THE USA and even if were to make them THEY WILL STILL BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE IMPORT INCLUDING T&D, BY A LONGSHOT.
The occasional importer is doomed. As a Distributor do you do your own importing?
We can help!
We are a different kind of supplier. We only sell to Distributors. However, we are no longer ASI any more (read why)
We don’t sell everything but what we sell is cool and in demand, DISTRIBUTORS LOVE how we do it!
We ONLY import and we ship direct to your door from our factories in China. Most orders logo’d and delivered in 7-9 days.
We Do NOT charge extra for shipping, set ups, 4 color…nothing. We provide you one single price including all costs, yes including any new T&D’s if you wish!, delivered to your door.
If you need help and or more detailed information, feel free to call us at 1-888-908-1481 or email John@promocrunch.com
We’re here to help Distributors with the hard work of importing the coolest Promotional Products!
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New Products are the Heartbeat of the Promotional Product Industry.
In a 24 Billion dollar a year industry whose main purpose is to promote and sell eye-catching products that make their client’s logo stand-out, we are often pretty uninspiring!
I have been a supplier, manufacturer of promotional products since 1993. I have had my sleeves rolled up at all levels of this business including custom clothing, tech, custom designed USB’s and trend setting geek stuff. I have worked as a supplier to promo for 25 years. I know this business just about as well as it can be understood.
“Distributors and Suppliers are supposed to be creative, so why are we so boring?”
New Ideas for Promo!
I believe the best way to get new ideas into the promotional market is to look at what’s trending on social media and on sites like Kickstarter.
We all tend to get into a daily rut and don’t look outside of our comfort zone. This is human nature, we all do it. However, if you reach beyond the comfort zone, this is where you will find out more about new ideas and what customers are looking for.
Paper Tyvek Wallets are a Perfect Example.
Some Distributors look at the Tyvek wallet and ask me WTF! They will say, “only old men use wallets”… “this is only for Guys – I need something for both sexes!”…when I hear these responses I know a couple of things: 1) they have not been speaking with any buyer under 35 and 2) They are just plain WRONG!
“These days, both guys and girls are using wallets like the above, they are called slimline… or slim… Google it – it’s a thing”
Custom Socks
Look down at your feet, right now! Look… what do you have on your feet? Socks! Everyone wears them, everyone loves them, you should sell them as your clients want them! Also, look in fashion retail stores around the planet. Everyone is selling (and presumably wearing) custom socks. Want to see more on the socks…? Click on this link.
“Custom Socks: what a great way to start a conversation about a brand!”
Last Straw: the folding drinking straw
Have you been living under a rock lately? If you have been (living under a rock) you are probably shaking your head and saying, “What the hell is a folding straw and why would I need one?”
You would also be wrong! We have sold over 50k of these little beauties in the past 2 months. Want to see more? Click on this link.
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” Let’s face it, we all need a laugh on Fridays, here’s to a fun weekend!”
The fact you are looking at this page should also tell you something!
The headline, the image, the idea or all of the above has caught your attention and made you curious enough to click on the ad which has brought you here. That is the power of humor and eye-catching marketing ideas.
The promotional product industry prides itself on producing eye-catching ideas that capture attention onto their customers logo. Our business model is truly that simple!
However, why are we (Promo suppliers and distributors alike) often the most conservative unfunny bunch in the room? Shouldn’t we constantly be shooting new ideas at our clients in an effort to show them we know how to get a lot of attention on their logo?
Here are 4 new eye-catching promo ideas that are priced at an amazing factory direct to your door with no set ups and FREE freight offer!
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Who is the IDIOT that paid $35 for a folding drinking straw?
That idiot would be me!
There are a few folding reusable stainless steel drinking straws on the market including LAST STRAW, the stainless steel, food-safe, collapsible, reusable straw specifically designed for the promotional products distributor.
We decided to test all of them… including this one… which came in at an astounding $34.50 for ONE SINGLE STRAW ($14.50 for shipping!). The delivery of my single $35 straw is not expected until NOVEMBER!
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We are the Factory and the Supplier. We ONLY sell to DISTRIBUTORS! We know what we are doing!
We only deal with distributors and have for years. We know what we are doing and we know what you need!
We do work a little differently.
We have people on the ground in the factories in China and they dig around looking for the best products (not the cheapest) that can be delivered quickly, have great logo capabilities and are tested and meet all safety standards. Often they are from the same factory where the brand name one is being made. Are we smarter? Nope… (after all, we did buy a $35 straw!). It’s just that we source and buy a whole lot smarter!
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We have built a business model based on sourcing and selling the trends, bringing in everything by air in as little as a week and reducing costs so we can pass savings on to you, the distributor. As we like to say:
“We Do Weird Well!
Who is the IDIOT that paid $35 for a folding drinking straw?
Distributors, here are your end-user flyers, videos and coded prices.
Last Straw: the collapsible, folding, reusable, stainless steel drinking straw flyers and videos.
Promo Motive is providing the promotional product distributor with end user friendly flyers and videos on Last Straw: the folding, collapsible, stainless steel drinking straw.
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Distributors, here are your end-user flyers, videos and coded prices.
Last Straw: the collapsible, folding, reusable, stainless steel drinking straw flyers and videos.
Promo Motive is providing the promotional product distributor with end user friendly flyers and videos on Last Straw: the folding, collapsible, stainless steel drinking straw.
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If you want the YouTube link…here it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpLT_ZSsD8E
