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Make The Grade
By: Audrey Sellers, Associate Editor
Issue: May 2010

School products: It’s a huge category ranging from conventional classroom supplies to student must-haves and gifts for graduates and teachers. No matter who your clients want to reach, there’s an academic product to help send their message. Take, for example, the products featured in this month’s Gear. Some can be sold in campus bookstores, used as booster-club fundraising items or distributed as welcome-back gifts for students. Scroll through our back-to-school picks to glean some ideas for your upcoming academic campaigns.

Earth-Savvy Students
Be kinder to the planet with the Non-Woven Drawstring Backpack. It’s completely recyclable, made from up to 20 percent recycled material.
Aakron Rule Corp. UPIC: AAKRON 800-828-1570

Game On
Preparing for pop quizzes is fun with the Brain Fitness Math Game, an electronic math equation game with five levels of difficulty. A keychain lets kids attach it to their backpacks.
Ariel Premium Supply, Inc. UPIC: ARIEL 800-270-7474

A Back-To-School Basic
The Translucent Ring Binder features a sturdy polypropylene construction, a nickel-plated three-ring mechanism, a clear inside pocket and a twill pattern.
Avaline UPIC: AVALINE 800-932-8256

Write Away
Schools can reduce their eco footprint with this Biodegradable Pen. It’s made from corn starch and writes in black ink. Choose from blue, green and red.
Beacon Promotions Inc. UPIC: BEACONP 800-628-0221

Lunch Time
There’s room to pack a hearty lunch in the BIC™ Atchison™ Sweet Spot Lunch Cooler, which features a heat-sealed liner and a zippered main compartment.
BIC Graphic USA UPIC: BIC 888-446-5242

Math Whiz
As its name reveals, the Small Rubbery Flexible Calculator can be bent and twisted and features raised numbers. It’s offered in five eye-catching colors.
Calibre International LLC UPIC: calibre 800-707-2757

A Towel Tribute
Provide graduates with a gift their classmates can sign such as this Jewel Collection Beach Towel. It’s made from 100-percent terry velour and features a twill hem.
Pro Towels Etc. UPIC: PROTOWEL 800-547-8783

A Cut Above
Offered in four translucent colors, Safety Scissors are made in the U.S. and feature plastic blades ideal for younger students.
Quick Point, Inc. UPIC: QUICKPT 636-343-9400


Stick With It
Packed with seven multi-colored sticky tabs, the Easi-Notes® Pocket Pack/Card Holder includes a mini ballpoint pen and a business card clip on the back.
Spector & Co. (The Spector Image) UPIC: SPEC0038 888-377-7732

Luxe Leather
Bolster school spirit and help college students gear up for long lectures with the Leather Composition Journal, which includes a refillable 200-sheet composition book.
Strong Leather Co. UPIC: STRONG 800-332-6025


SEE YOUR PRODUCT HERE! Holidays is the theme for the August 2010 issue of “Promotional Consultant” digital magazine—featuring gift baskets, gift cards, holiday cards, holiday wear, home decorative items, ornaments and stockings. To see your product in August Gear, send product information along with high-resolution (minimum 300 dpi) color images saved in a tif or jpg format and size minimum three inches square to: Pamela Webb at pamw@ppai.org. Products will run at the editor’s discretion.