Where to take your promotional bags this weekend: outdoor film screenings

If you live in Atlanta, take your promotional bags tonight at 9 to the High Museum of Art's free screening of Goldfinger, supposedly the best Sean Connery Bond movie. Fill your promotional bags with a picnic blanket, snacks, and drinks (though alcohol is not allowed). The film is part of an ongoing Races & Chases film series at the High, in conjunction with their current exhibit, The Allure of the Automobile.

One of the best parts of summer is attending outdoor film screenings. Other great things about summer? Eating on porches, driving with your windows down, and wearing shorts.

If you forget your promotional bag just hit up the museum shop.

creative wallets for promotional bags

Check out these creative wallets on design blog Toxel. Jazz up a promotional bag gift to clients by including a unique and stylish wallet, like the wallet above made of mattress fabric, or the one on the right that is waterproof. Or a holster wallet that could double as a

promotional bags for spring festivals

This weekend in Atlanta is the Dogwood Festival in Piedmont Park, 420 Fest in Candler Park, and Record Store Day nationwide. It's also the notorious Freaknik, which promises to fill the streets with debauchery, raise hell, and block traffic completely all over town, all weekend.

My plan? Bike the mile from my house to Criminal Records and spend the day listening to bands, eating food and sipping beer. I also plan to bring a nice big promotional bag to carry all the supplies needed for a full day out of doors.

Things my friends and I will stock in promotional bags:
--plenty of water
--sunglasses
--sunscreen
--cash money
--a sweater/jacket for when it gets cooler

Where will you take your promotional bags this weekend?

go vintage shopping this weekend with promotional bags

I don't know what spring looks like in your town, but here in Atlanta it looks an awful lot like summer. Seriously: it's cold, cold, cold all through March then BAM. Eighty degrees and sunny, pollen all over your car and face. You're just ripping off sweaters trying to get cool. All of a sudden it's too hot for sleeves and closed-toed shoes and jeans are only okay on rainy days. So toss your promotional bag over your shoulder and head to the vintage shops; you need some new clothes.

Items to pile into your promotional bags:
--lacy slip tops
--mumu-type lightweight silk overshirts
--breezy blouses
--cutoff shorts for girls & guys
--wraparound sunglasses
--long necklaces and bangle bracelets

What spring clothes have you found shopping with your promotional bags?

promotional bags at music festivals this summer

As SXSW wraps up, I'm thinking of all the music festivals to come this summer: hot, crowded, long, and crawling with awesome bands. More and more companies are sending their employees to represent at music, film and media conferences, which makes the events prime territory for branding with promotional bags and other items.

Promotional bags are especially suited to festivals, since often you can't leave the festival grounds once you've handed over your ticket. With long water lines and grossly expensive food, you'd be smart to pack the following items in your promotional bag:

--water bottles
--good quality camera with extra batteries
--peanut butter, bananas, granola bars
--bandana
--sunscreen
--wet wipes
--sweatshirt, even if you only use it to drape over your eyes when you take the inevitable mid-afternoon "I CAN'T TAKE THE CROWDS ANYMORE" nap

promotional bags for travel

I'm going out of the country this weekend, so I spent quite a bit of time last night packing.

I found promotional bags were incredibly useful. Here are just a few ways promotional bags make packing easier:

1. Use custom makeup bags -- often free giveaways from Clinique or others -- to organize your toiletries. Make-up in one, jewelry in another, hair or shaving accessories in a third, etc.

2. Reusable grocery bags make great carry-ons. Just toss in some books, a blanket, pillow, and headphones. They should be able to ride standing up through the airport security belt.

3. Pack a snack in a plastic or paper promotional bag. It's always good to have a sandwich and (empty) water bottle in the airport to save money.

Promotional Bags for Swim Teams

Swimmers and their coaches can present a unified front when attending swim meets by carrying matching promotional bags emblazoned with the team’s name and mascot. As end of season gifts, for a nominal fee, parents could pay to have their swimmers’ names or initials embroidered onto the bags to ensure they would not be mixed up with a teammate’s identical bag. Duffels or cinch packs made from waterproof or water resistant materials or with isolated mesh compartments are ideal for swimmers to store damp belongings. Practical promotional bags are beneficial items that foster a sense of unity among swim teams.