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Correspondence Connection
By: Audrey Sellers, Associate Editor
Issue: August-September 2009

Help your clients stay in touch with their audience with communication essentials such as sleek ballpoint pens, convenient notepads and upscale stationery kits. In this month’s Gear, you’ll find a collection of products for putting pen to paper and expressing a thoughtful message to recipients. Here are a few noteworthy options.

Smart In Silver
The Silver Streak Pen writes in black ink and features a silver barrel with a soft grip. It’s detailed with blue, green, purple or red color grips and a coordinating translucent clip. Pair it with a paper product or pass it out solo—it’s a no-fail way to get your clients’ names in the hands of their audience. Something Extra: If your clients want to do a combo giveaway, the Schooled Translucent Notebook With Zip Closure And Pocket is a smart choice. It includes 70 lined sheets, plus a plastic pocket with a zip closure for stashing writing instruments, rulers, erasers and miscellaneous school supplies.Lanco Corp. UPIC: LANC0001 800-938-4500

Hipster Highlighters
Metal accents on these Liquid Highlighters give them edgy appeal. They’re offered with blue, orange, pink or yellow ink, or customize the ink color. Talk to your clients about using these highlighters at conferences, training sessions or for academic promotions—they’ll come in handy when recipients need to mark important information. Something Extra: Nursing students and MD’s alike can take notes and highlight important information in the Scrubs Notebook. It’s offered in dark blue and light green and is filled with lined pages. Gordon Ind. Ltd. UPIC: GORDON66 800-226-0808

Trust Me
Logo In Motion Trust is a twist-action lenticular pen with an aluminum plate for a logo and colorful lenticular graphics. Featuring the message, “The Company You Can Trust,” your clients can also customize the message and lenticular graphics. Something Extra: Do your clients need a fancier option? Then pitch the Pallas Gold from Waterford’s Pallas family of writing instruments. Its tortoise resin body is highlighted by gilded accents and it features a deep cut star pattern in the top cap, a crystal cut in the clip and deep grooved lines in the tip section. International Merchandise Concepts UPIC: IMC1 800-331-6624

Do The Twist
When recipients need to scrawl a message, they can reach for the cosmopolitan Balmain® Courbe Twist, a brass pen featuring a European black ink cartridge. Choose from four decorating options: color print, laser etching, laser etching initials or laser etching a name. Something Extra: If your clients have a lower price point in mind, the Pius Aluminum Click is just as sleek in black and silver. It features a click-action mechanism and a European black ink cartridge. Leed’s UPIC: LEEDS 800-860-1555

Choose Green
The Ecologic Pen, which is made from biodegradable paper and corn plastic, includes a black writing cartridge and is offered in four colors: black, deep blue, fern green and fire red. Something Extra: If your client’s campaign isn’t geared toward green, take a look at the metal Vienna. It’s designed with black teardrop grippers and features silver engraving and accents. Hub Pen Company UPIC: HUBPEN 800-388-2323

Take Note
Atchison® by BIC™ Jotters are designed with vibrant colors, a trendy closure and contemporary ripstop fabric. An exterior pen loop and two business card pockets come in handy for recipients at a tradeshow, conference or business event. A coordinating pen complements the jotter and completes the product. Something Extra: For a paper item that’s at home in any office, go with the 4” by 4” Adhesive Notepads. Each pad comes with 100 sheets. BIC Graphic USA UPIC: BIC 888-446-5242

Send A Message
Recipients have all they need to put pen to paper with Message In The Box, a wooden, envelope-shaped box wrapped in leather, lined with suede and sealed with a magnetic snap closure. Inside, there’s a ballpoint pen accompanied by 20 blank cards and envelopes. Something Extra: If your clients want a writing instrument and don’t need all the extras, opt for the Metal Pen, which features a grip twist-action mechanism. It’s constructed from heavyweight brass and has polished chrome accents and a frosted grip in black, blue, red or yellow. Goodhope Bags Ind. Inc. UPIC: GOOD0004 800-634-8084

Make It Stick
Customize the Executive Sticky Note Holder with a one-color imprint of your client’s name or logo. It includes two sizes of sticky notes and a two-year calendar insert, making it a handy gift for office workers. Something Extra: Make Mardi Gras Pearl Pens part of a welcome package for new employees or give them away to prospects at a job fair. They feature pearlescent barrels, chrome accents and frosted grips and clips. Aakron Rule Corp. UPIC: AAKRON 800-828-1570

Signed, Sealed, Delivered
The 7 In 1 Stationery Kit includes a hole punch, paper clips, rubber bands, stapler, staples, sticky notes and tape dispenser. A snap close fastener makes it easy for recipients to take it anywhere. Your clients can customize this clear frosted kit with a logo, event name or message. Something Extra: Go the green route with the Eco-Friendly Spiral Notebook And Pen. This recycled notebook includes 80 lined pages, an elastic pen loop, elastic band closure and a matching pen with a recycled paper barrel and wooden clip. Hit Promotional Products UPIC: HITP0001 800-237-6305

Jot It Down
Recipients can keep the Bolt Jotter, Bolt Jr. Writing Pad and Bolt Writing Pad handy at home or in the office for making quick notes. They’re made from durable polyester and feature a handy elastic closure band, interior slip pockets and a colored elastic interior pen loop. A writing pad is included in all styles. Something Extra: Paper isn’t complete without a pen to match. The High Bright Pen & Highlighter Combo is part pen, part highlighter and features a thumb-slide pen retraction, comfort self-color grip and a medium point. Users simply remove the cap to access the angled highlighter tip. Toppers (A Corvest Company) UPIC: TOPPERS 800-523-0825