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Ordering your corporate gifts each holiday season is no small task. Who should you include on your list? How much can you afford to spend? There's thinking, planning and lots of number crunching to do. The biggest question of all, however, is what on earth you should buy for all these clients and employees.

When it comes to holiday gift buying this year, two words are all you need to know: technology and eco-friendly. Both are the hottest trends in promotional products for 2008. Stick to these categories this holiday season, and you can't go wrong.

Even grown-ups want toys, and that's one reason why tech gadgets are so popular. You can give a promotional product that's fun to play with and even more fun to show off. The Chairman 1.7, for instance, is a keychain that stores and displays digital photos. Your clients will enjoy uploading their favorite photos and showing the pictures to their friends and coworkers. People are amazed to see how much technology can be packed into this palm-sized picture frame.

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Promotional pens and pencils are a great way to get your name out there, but did you know they're good for something even more important as well? Building brand loyalty and goodwill.

You might wonder how a little writing instrument could do something as big as boost employee morale. The key is attention to detail and a little careful thought, the right pen (or pencil!) for the right person at the right time.

Business owners are always looking for ways to show their employees how much they're appreciated. Believe it or not, a high-quality pen is all it takes to say, "You're valued." Choose a pen that's attractive and with luxury features. (Yes, pens do come in luxury models!)

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Maybe those type-A personalities with their holiday gifts bought and wrapped by August have the right idea. There are a lot of benefits to getting your holiday shopping done early. Anyone who remembers the Tickle Me Elmo craze already knows one of those important benefits: if you wait too long to shop, all the season's most wanted items will be gone.

The same is true of promotional products. When businesses start their holiday shopping, the most popular promotional items get snapped up left and right. It's not uncommon for promotional product suppliers to run out of the most popular items this time of year. Those that wait too long to order can miss out on the products they really want. That's why September is actually the ideal time to start shopping for your corporate gifts.

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