Active Promotions

09/11/2026

We’re pausing today’s Friday Find to remember the lives lost, honor the heroes who answered the call, and stand with the families forever changed by September 11, 2001.

We will never forget. 🇺🇸

09/04/2026

Nicole’s Friday Find ✨ — Vol. 4

This week’s find has officially been tested in my own house. 😂 And apparently Friday Find has a guest model this week. I hired a cute assistant. He works cheap.

My husband SWEARS by the Dawn to Dusk shorts from Burnside. Gym, errands, weekends…basically anywhere he can get away with wearing them.

And I get it — because I have the joggers and I LOVE them.

That’s exactly why this collection gets my Friday Find. It has that comfortable athletic feel, but still looks polished enough to actually go places.

And it’s not just shorts and joggers — there are polos, tees, quarter-zips, hoodies and more for men and women.

Because the best branded apparel isn’t the stuff employees HAVE to wear. It’s the stuff they actually WANT to wear. 🙌

09/03/2026

This project was way too fun and one of my favorites :)

Tampa International Airport has more than 200 Volunteer Ambassadors who give their time helping passengers throughout TPA...from Arrivals and Departures to airport events and even helping travelers grab that perfect photo with Phoebe. 🦩

For their Volunteer Ambassador event, TPA wanted something special to recognize them, and Active Promotions got to help. YAY!

We created custom lanyards featuring my favorite detail: an airplane seat-belt-style buckle. Because really…if you’re making a lanyard for an airport, why would we use a boring buckle?

Each was paired with a commemorative collectible pin the volunteers could keep as a reminder of the event and their contribution to TPA.

This is my favorite kind of branded merch...when the product actually connects to the organization, the people receiving it and the reason behind it.

We’re pretty biased about our hometown airport, but Tampa really is hard to beat. ❤️✈️

08/28/2026

Nicole’s Friday Find ✨

Apparently our clients picked this week’s find for us. 😂

We’ve been selling AHEAD caps left and right lately, and the Stratus Performance Cap is an easy favorite.

Lightweight, moisture-wicking, 4-way stretch, SPF 30+ and cooling fabric...which is especially helpful when you live where it’s approximately 900 degrees outside. ☀️😂

Perfect for golf tournaments, employee apparel, corporate events, client gifts...or just a really good branded hat people will actually wear.

Because the best branded merch isn’t the stuff that gets handed out. It’s the stuff people actually want to keep.

Want to see the available colors & pricing? 👇
https://www.activepromos.com/p/DWJVO-SYPLI/ahead-stratus-performance-cap-navy

08/24/2026

Brandy Awards week! 🏆🥂

Seeing all of this year’s finalists had me digging through some old Brandy memories and I found these. 💕

This was the year Active Promotions won Best of Class for an AEP project that involved 225,000 shirts.

Yes. 225,000. 😂

And obviously when you find yourself surrounded by that many boxes of shirts, you climb on top of them and take a picture. Completely normal behavior.

Such a fun memory and still one of my favorite projects.

But this week belongs to the new crew...good luck to all of this year’s Brandy Awards finalists!!

Enjoy it, have fun and I hope someone gets the ch*****ne ready! 🥂🏆

08/21/2026

Nicole’s Friday Find ✨

You know *that bag* everyone seems to have right now? 👀

There’s a reason...it’s lightweight, the perfect everyday size and actually useful.

Now imagine that same vibe with YOUR logo on it… starting around $1.99 each.

Employee gifts ✔️
Events ✔️
New-hire kits ✔️
Giveaways people will actually use ✔️

This is exactly the kind of promo I love finding: trendy, useful AND budget-friendly.

Want colors or pricing with your logo? Message me!

08/19/2026

BREAKING: Active Promotions’ entire C-Suite was caught sleeping on the job today.

Unfortunately, I’m most of the C-Suite. 😂

In fairness, before the executive team collapsed today…

✔️ Built a company store
✔️ Processed 31 orders
✔️ Sent out a bid
✔️ Solved approximately 47 random problems
✔️ Somehow made it to the gym
✔️ Got hugs in with my daughter and husband
✔️ And then apparently scheduled an executive nap.

For anyone who knows me personally, the napping part probably isn’t shocking. I’ve been known to be a gangster napper. There may or may not be an entire album of photographic evidence floating around somewhere. 😂

But then I realized something…

Apparently I can’t even nap without being completely on brand.

👟 Check out my swagger. Custom Active Promotions high-tops. Yep, we do that. Move over, Converse. We do swagger too.

😴 And YES, the thing I’m hiding under is a fully custom hooded blanket. Turns out it also makes excellent executive recovery equipment.

🥤 The BrüMate. Because obviously. At this point, I think everyone knows we’re in a committed relationship.

And yes...the shoes, hooded blanket and BrüMate can all be customized with YOUR brand. If you just had a “wait...you can put my logo on THAT?” moment, you know where to find me. 😉

If I’m going to get busted sleeping on the job, I might as well turn it into a product showcase.

Be honest: what’s more impressive...the custom shoes or my commitment to the nap? 😂

08/17/2026

I have a confession. 😂

After 22+ years of owning Active Promotions, I still have absolutely no idea how to answer one very basic question:

**“So, what do you do for a living?”**

I say promotional products. Blank stare.

I say branded merchandise. Sometimes an even blanker stare. 😂

I say sell promo...and then have to clarify that I don't mean nightclub promos.

And the funniest part? Even people who have known me for YEARS will say things like:

**“Wait...you do awards?”**
**“I didn't know you did uniforms!”**
**“You can do THAT too?”**

YES. 😂

So I finally tried to explain what I actually do, and why apparently I've been terrible at explaining it for the last two decades.

But I also genuinely want your help:

**Read this and tell me...did the trade show example finally make it click? And if not, what the hell should I tell people I do? 😂**

Because I'm officially taking suggestions.

I can produce 225,000 T-shirts, decorate 12 hats, build a company store, source your employee awards and outfit your entire trade show booth. So what exactly do I call that? So… What Exac...

08/11/2026

Every once in a while, you find a pen that writes so smoothly it lowers your blood pressure.

You click it. The ink glides. Suddenly your inbox seems manageable, your handwriting looks expensive, and for one brief moment, you have your entire life together.

Then someone says, “Can I borrow your pen?” and walks away with it.

Peace gone. Investigation launched. Suspects identified. 😂🖊️

What’s the one pen you get genuinely pi**ed about losing?

06/25/2026

Custom luggage tags have become one of my favorite products for airports.

They're practical, but they also become a keepsake. Travelers attach them to their bags, remember where they got them, and take a little piece of that destination with them wherever they go.

They've been used for:
✈️ Inaugural flights
🎉 Airport anniversaries
🌴 Destination marketing
🎁 Passenger giveaways
📧 Newsletter sign-up campaigns
🧳 VIP and special events

Palm Springs International Airport recently shared these photos of their beautiful "Desert in Motion" luggage tags in action, and I had to share them. Their artwork translated beautifully onto the finished product, and I'm honored to have played a small part in bringing the idea to life.

There's something rewarding about creating a custom piece that people don't just take home - they actually use on future adventures.

Thank you to the team at Palm Springs International Airport for sharing these photos!

A special thank you as well to Tampa International Airport for helping spark this idea, and to Corpus Christi International Airport for embracing it as well. It's been exciting to watch a simple concept evolve into something airports can truly make their own.