If you’re looking to inject a little bit of fun into your promotions, look no further!. Promotional products are very effective in the work place, but if you’re taking your promotion to the streets, a mouse mat or coffee mug is definitely not the ideal item to hand out. Luckily, there are some great promotional gifts you can use if you’re trying out the “guerilla marketing" approach. Also included here are some other options for outdoor promotions, as well as some ideas for games that travelers will enjoy.

Make some Noise with Promotional Gifts

Rattles and clappers—otherwise known as noisemakers—are perfect for outdoor company events, sporting events, and even New Year parties where you want to create fun and boisterous atmosphere. Noisemakers are a great low-cost option, with most available for around ?0.35 to ?0.80 per item, and they’re sturdy enough to be used multiple times, too. Choose from traditional clappers and rattles, hand-shaped clappers, and even maracas that can be shaken while dancing to spice up your company party. Each item is available in a variety of bright colors, so they’ll grab visual attention, too.

These have a wide range of uses—not only for company social events, but also in marketing street campaigns. If, for example, you hire people to hand out brochures or similar items to the public, you could hand out a noisemaker that they can use to attract attention from passers by. Do remember to ask these employees to avoid over-use of the noisemakers, so that they don’t disrupt the public area where they’re handing out the items.

Use these Products to make Travel more Fun

People who frequently travel long distances by train or plane often find themselves somewhat bored, particularly if they have no work-related matters to prepare for. Promotional gifts geared towards busting the boredom for frequent travelers are sure to be well-received and appreciated items.

The ever-increasing popularity of Sudoku will make a hand-held electronic version of this logic puzzle a very popular choice—these are great not only for frequent travelers, but for anyone who enjoys the game, too. Other great leisure gift ideas for travelers include traveling sets of popular games such as Chess, and card games. The Chess board in a travel Chess set has small peg holes, and the pieces have tiny pegs that fit snugly into the holes, to prevent the pieces being spilled while in use. Playing card sets are very attractive items, with a deck of cards, and scoring notebook included in a zippable PVC pouch, making this a very convenient item to carry around. These items can also be used as holiday gifts or promotional products for the holiday season.

Choose these Old Favorites for the Beach, Playground or Park

Items such as Frisbees and boomerangs are surprisingly popular. In fact, Frisbees are in the top five list of most commonly-used promotional items. These are great promotional products to distribute at the beach, park or playground, for any sports or leisure-related promotion.