Sometimes, office or school environments can feel like a dull, sleep-inducing sea of neutrals. Cold grey walls, black chairs, and beige desks don’t exactly spark creativity. But here’s the good news: even a small splash of color can energize a workspace and make a noticeable difference in mood and morale.

There’s a famous quote that talks about how people may not remember specific details about you or your accomplishments, but they will remember how you make them feel. Believe it or not, the same rule can be easily applied to marketing and brands! By bringing a little joy into your audience’s working lives through a colorful or whimsical promo item, you associate your brand with those positive emotions and create highlights that will stand out as they look back on their work day.

While your specific offer or exact messaging may fade in their memories, your audience won’t forget how they felt when they received your promotional product. And as we discussed in our recent blog on finding the perfect gift, you don’t necessarily have to do something extraordinary to bring a smile to the faces of your customers or employees. Some of the most impactful gifts come in the form of small pleasures that sprinkle a little joy into the everyday. In the office, this could be something as simple as a quirky highlighter set, bright notebook, or neon-colored pen.

Ready to reach your customers at their desks with promotional items that are both useful and fun? Check out these hand-picked office products that practically ooze good vibes:

Color that Works

We know it’s important to keep it professional, but that doesn’t mean your customers can’t still have some fun with their work supplies! The Neon Pen & Neon Wood Pencil both come in bright and eye-catching hues that draw attention and add personality, but they still use black ink and regular graphite, playing it just safe enough so that students and employees can still use them on important documents.

Then 5” x 7” Spiral Notebook brings some youthful bliss to note-taking. Whether it’s used for jotting down ideas, taking notes in meetings or lectures, or writing daily to-do lists, there’s something so whimsical and fun about the colorful, round front flap of this lined notebook.

Novelty Items

Stir up some nostalgia by gifting them a 4-ink pen! First introduced in the 1970s, this pen allows users to push down different tabs on its barrel to switch between four different colors of ink. The 4-ink pen made working easier and maximized "bang for your buck". It provided workers and students with an easy way to create color-coded documents, but it also became somewhat of a novelty, loved by adults and children alike. Why not revitalize some of that charm by gifting your audience with their very own 4-ink pens?

The 5-Prong Highlighter is another colorful novelty to add a splash of fun to even the most boring reading assignment. This 5-color multi-highlighter doesn’t take itself too seriously. Shaped like a cute little flower, it features pink, orange, yellow, green, and blue markers in one fun little gadget, making color-coded document review a breeze!

Want to see more colorful office accessories like these?

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