Great Customized Tchotchkes for Self-Promotion

There's a ton of companies that will print pretty much any design on just about anything you can think of. There are some really creative ideas out there for self-promotion. Here's a roundup of a few of our favorites.

Moo MiniCards

Moo MiniCards are like business cards, but the great thing about these puppies is you can print up to 100 vibrant full-color designs in one order. We've seen lots of creative people print contact information on one side and examples of their work on the other. MiniCards (1.1" x 2.75") are a slightly different size than regular business cards (2.5" x 3") but their color matte laminate finish more than makes up for it.  $19.99 for 100 cards.

Scout Book from Pinball Publishing

Pinball Publishing's motto is "Printing Made Fun." I totally believe they have fun with their work from looking at their newest product, Scout Books. These 3.5" x 5" notebooks let you upload a design to print on the chipboard cover. You can pick from 20 ink colors and 3 interior page styles (blank, lines, or grid). Minimum orders are 50 notebooks for $150, but I'm sure you won't run out of people to give them to. They have free samples too.

Sigg Bottles from Cafe Press

Plastic water bottles take 700 years to decompose. Save a few of them from going into landfills by sporting a cool customized Sigg aluminum water bottle with your company's logo from Cafe Press. Although the price is kind of steep at $28 each, you'll get a lot of use out of it and people will see your brand for years to come.

Customized Bottle of Jones Soda

Jones soda is known for 1. their yummy pure cane sugar pop flavors, and 2. the user-submitted photos on their labels. They've taken their greatness one step further by letting you customize your own labels. You choose a flavor, upload the image and text of your choice, and 2 weeks later you'll have a 12-pack of tasty Jones Soda for just $29.99.

Zazzle Buttons

Everybody loves putting buttons on stuff: the backpacks, cubicle walls, jackets, whatever. So what better way to keep your name in front of your customers than making a button with your brand on it? Zazzle lets you do just that. They make it easy to upload any image, and at $51.50 for 50 buttons, this is a totally fun and affordable tchotchke for all types of businesses.