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Fresh (er’s) This Season
Fresher’s season is coming around quickly! Over 2 million students will be entering higher education institutes in the UK this coming academic year.
Like a wise man once said – “Summer summer summertime, time to sit back and unwind”
A great way to endear your customers to your brand is to give them fun summer related merchandise.
“Come with me, and you’ll be, in a world of pure imagination”
Do you have a sweet tooth? Confectionery itself is a huge industry with us brits being big lovers of a sweet treat.
Blogging is the business.
Blogging has grown in popularity since the 90's. Blogging first began as a way for people to express their personal opinions and share them with others online.…
Loyalty Insight – Advocate Marketing
Loyalty schemes have been a solid marketing technique since (some say) as early as the 1700’s. Classically they work by collecting stamps or tokens to exchange…
The Star Retailer Loyalty Scheme
Using our extensive market experience, we devised the Category led and market leading Star Retailer scheme.
2019 Top Trends and Ideas
We’re buzzing for all the new great merchandise available for this year! Take a look our our top 2019 trends and ideas
Printing Processes
In the last decade printing has come a long way. Here at Thesourcer we keep our eye out for the latest techniques to make sure we are offering the latest and…
Our Top Yuletide Bangers
Whether you're raiding the leftover Celebrations or heading out to the office Christmas Party you'll need our definitive list of the top 5 biggest Yuletide…
In the (St) Nick of Time- Branded Christmas Gifts
It’s nearly that magical time of year again, you are contemplating when it’s socially acceptable to start eating Mince Pies and you begin to believe (once…
What do I get my best customers for Christmas?
You want to get something desirable, while not blowing the Christmas Party budget, so here are our favourite festive business gifts
Part 2- How Do You Rate Your Website?
Your website cheat sheet, take a look at tried and proven tips to help make your website successful
Part 1- How Do You Rate Your Website?
With the ever moving developments in technology keeping your website modern, effective and up to date is an ongoing challenge.
Plastic, the Environment and How Our Products Fit
What's sterile, strong, and everywhere around us? Plastic. However, there has been calls for banning of some plastics products, and to reuse and reduce…
Eco Product Feature
The Senator Nature Plus. Manufactured from bio-degradable material and has the best carbon footprint of any European Eco pen.
Bring Your Own Plastic-The Results
Thanks to everyone who engaged with our BYO - Bring your Own Plastic promotion this year. We had a great response and are pleased to round the money up that we…
The Countdown is On For Branded Advent Calendars
Seems hard to think about Christmas at the moment. The cold days, the mental shoppers, mulled wine and the never ending wrapping. However if you want to run a…
The Classic Branded Pen
When it comes to promotional merchandise, finding an item that a customer will keep, that’s useful and looks great with you branding is always the challenge.…
BYO – Bring Your Own Plastic
Whether you want to try and completely give up plastic for July or not, this is a great time to think about the little ways we can all cut down on waste, and a…
Love Island Inspired Promotional Items
Love Island is back on our screens once again and who are we not to jump on the villa vibe bandwagon?! Yes we are all loosing six hours of our week, not…
GDPR Ready
It’s here! GDPR is now actionable by law and businesses across the UK have spent the last few months/years getting their processes finalised to ensure…
Common Printing Terms
The print industry is full of confusing jargon, so we’ve put together a cheat sheet of key terms that you may hear when you next place an order with us.
Ace Your Summer Tennis Promotions!
We have a great selection of products to match your brand and make sure it causes a racket!
Chocolate, Sweets and Healthy Treats!
Everybody loves a sweet treat! Promotional Confectionery is a great marketing tool to set yourself apart from other companies.
Litho vs Digital Print – Everything you need to know!
Technological advancements in the printing industry mean there are now many printing options to fit your brief. Our blog helps to explain the difference…
Buy Merchandise With Confidence
Trust Thesourcer to deliver on our promises. We are long standing members of the British Promotional Merchandise Association, as part of our dedication to…
Our Top Branded Conference Items
With your first conference or trade show of 2018 fast approaching, you need to work out what promotional products will work for your brand this year! Research…
Biodegradable Plastic – Myth or Reality?
If you are looking for plastic glasses that biodegrade like apple cores, then look no further. You may see plastic glasses advertised as 'biodegradable' but…
Why Loyalty?
The Sourcer have been working on business to business loyalty schemes for the last decade. Much has changed in the promotional marketing environment in the…
Pad Printing
Pad printing is a technical term for one of the most popular ways of customising promotional products. It essentially involves taking a big rubber stamp and…
Our NEW Website
Welcome to our new website. We hope you enjoy navigating & understanding more about The Sourcer and how we can add value to your business.
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