The Coolest Kitsch

Most people who go to a lot of conferences or are in anyway involved in the purchasing department of a company know all about the kind of promotional items that come with product launches. Now, most of this stuff is garbage that gets tossed in the garbage can immediately. However, occasionally something so cool comes along, like some awesome shoes or imprinted electronic products, that you just decide to keep and cherish them.

A perfect example of this is The Simpsons movie launch last year. They did a promotional deal with Vans and ended up releasing some pretty awesome Simpsons shoes:

Another great example of awesome promotional computer and tech gifts are all of the promo, specially engraved iPods that have been making their rounds over the last few years. Though they are a higher end promotional product, who is going to throw away an iPod?

There have been many other cool, promotional items over the years. We’ve seen a lot of frisbees with really cool designs, beer can sleeves, and water bottles that people really seem to enjoy and keep around. One of the best parts about these promotional items is that they don’t only promote to the people who get them, they promote to everyone who sees them.