Alvin at Gather Success blog is getting ready for a major giveaway contest. His list of prizes is not yet final but already very impressive. And when someone talks about giveaway contest, some giveaways should be among the prizes.

This very BizGiftGuru joined in and sponsors one of the prizes. To let one of the winners to sample the power of BizGifts, BizGiftGuru is throwing in 100 pieces custom branded pens. There will be 8 styles and several colours to choose from.

As I have written in one of my previous posts, when you are not sure what to do, start with a pen. One lucky winner can soon do just that .

Thanks to everybody who joined the mini contest here at BizGiftGuru. I used the Random.org to draw the winner. Haven’t tried that before and I hope I did it right …

Here is the result:

Congratulations to FC ! I will be contacting you for delivery arrangements.

All the others who took part in this contest will gain an extra entry in the next conest here, that will be coming soon !

The garment suppliers, especially the bigger brands, are quite popular at the trade shows because of their giveaways. It is usually just a T-shirt but from time to time they change a strategy. This year at the PSI show Stedman (by Hanes) went for a watch.

This Stedman giveaway package is a good example of how a low budget premium can be produced without looking cheap.

This relatively low cost but decent plastic watch is packed in a nicely made gift box together with a small tool. If you wonder what is the tool for – well, it makes it easier for people to adjust the size of the wristband . The box also comes with CD containing the product catalog.

This style of watch is not my cup of tea but there are definitely enough people who would not mind getting one. And quite a few people lined up in Stedman’s booth to get it . I believe that if a gift manages to draw the attention at the PSI Show, where all the visitors are people who make living selling gimmicks like this, it is probably a good one …

It also serves as a good alternative to a printed catalog. Does not cost much more than a thick catalog but especially if given away at the trade show it is likely to have greater impact. A standalone CD catalog is quite easily lost or misplaced. A CD catalog packed in gift set like this will probably make it back with the potential buyers .

I have one gift box with the watch to give away to BizGiftGuru readers. Simply leave a comment below this article with your opinion on this mini gift pack. I will pick one lucky commentator next Monday and send him/her the watch. Even if you may not like it yourself, there will sure be someone around you happy to wear it .