Incentive gifts and premiums are still an essential and proven marketing tool to promote your company and organization. Printed promotional items will keep your company name and logo in front of your customers.

Promotional products are a form of branding that allows you to convey an evocative point, and also build your company’s image in the recipient’s mind. Logo items like promotional products create recognition and create exposure for your business.

Whether you need to send a single executive gift as a “thank you” or 40,000 promotional pens for a launch Solutions ID have the right product at the right price. By thinking creatively you are able to attract the attention of your target audience. Be a little different and create goodwill and recognition with promotional merchandise which is useful, affordable and an excellent advertising vehicle.

Solutions ID have listed below 10 promotional gift ideas however these are just for ideas as we have thousands of products to choose from on our website. Visit our website www.solutionsid.co.uk for more information or call us on 0151 633 2700 to discuss your requirements.

1.    Pen
2.    Recycled / Sustainable Products
3.    Keyrings
4.    USB Flash drives
5.    Umbrellas
6.    T-shirts
7.    Snap hats
8.    Apparel
9.    Promotional Seed Packets
10.    Golf items

Solutions ID Ltd supply promotional merchandise, premium gifts and event clothing sourced from all over the world to ensure that the products you chose for your logo or image is the one that gives the right message, in the right manner, at the right price.

Solutions key accounts include Liverpool Culture Company, Liverpool City Council, United Utilities, ITV, PZ Cussons, Green Flag National Breakdown, Schools, PR and Design Agencies and many Hotels.

For more information on any of the above products or to discuss your forthcoming events, contact Solutions ID Ltd on 0151 633 2700 or visit our website www.solutionsid.co.uk. They offer thousands of unique & creative promotional items for large and small businesses nationwide.

Solutions are also offering a discount to all chamber members on all orders place.

The Remarc Group in association with the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce is bringing its award winning training to Merseyside.

Two events will be held early this year at the Chamber of Commerce, One Old Hall Street, Liverpool:

17/3/2008 - 19/3/2008 | 9am - 4.30pm
ITIL® Service Management Foundation
(Version 3)
Non Member £881.25 | Member £793.12
With SkillWorks Funding:
Non Member £440.63 | Member £396.56

26/3/2008 - 27/2/2008 | 9am - 4.30pm
MCAS: Microsoft Excel 2007 Essentials
Non Member £352.50 | Members £317.25
With SkillWorks Funding:
Non Members £176.25 | Members £158.63

Significant discounts are available on these courses and future courses, for both members of the Chamber and through the SkillWorks funding scheme.

Members of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce receive many benefits, one of them being a discounted rate on training events held in association with Remarc. For more information on membership of the Chamber click here.

The Skillworks

The SkillWorks is a Government funded organisation set-up to help SME businesses in the Greater Merseyside area with funding for Training & Development.

Every eligible business in Merseyside can receive up to £60,000 worth of funding towards training and development costs.

As long as your business meets the eligibility requirements the scheme is free to join and could save you a huge amount of money as well as helping secure the future of your business.

For full details of the Skillworks scheme, visit the Mersey Skills Network website at: www.merseyskills.co.uk | Telephone: 0151 224 1888

Do you love art? Of course you do. Liverpool Chamber can’t get enough of the stuff, that’s for sure. And let’s face it, in 2008 it is actually compulsory to love art, so get your gallery-going shoes out for this weekend’s Thank You Art extravaganza:

39 ART WEEKEND (thank you art weekend) 2008
Dates: Sat 8 & Sun 9 March, 2008

39 Art Weekend in Liverpool is a special weekend to appreciate, promote and otherwise positively engage ourselves in contemporary art.

Enjoy a gallery crawl, celebrate art & receive special offers!

Originally 39 Art Day was initiated by a Japanese artist Yoshiaki Kaihatsu in 2000 to foster the appreciation of contemporary art in Japan. In Japanese, “thank you” rhymes with 3/9 (san-kyuu), as there is no “th” sound and the Japanese people tend to pronounce “th” as “s.” Thus, the Date for 39 Art Day on March 9 and now it is celebrated worlwide! See www.39art.com for more detail.

Confirmed art venues and organisations include Artinliverpool.com, Artfinder’s Gallery, Bluecoat Display Centre, Dot-art, Editions, Eggspace, FACT bookshop, Gallery4allarts, Gostins Gallery, Liverpoolgallery.com, New Bright Art, Pete Carr, Red Dot Exhibitions and View Two Gallery.

Full details can be found on the Art In Liverpool site.

For those of us who drive through or into Liverpool city centre, here’s a final reminder of the changes happening to the direction of traffic flow on North John Street  and Stanley Street and the impact on surrounding streets.

Click more for the full details.

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If you’re holding a one to one or an all day conference for up to 55, or want to keep it informal? Let Malmaison Liverpool look after you.

Meet in the bar, tucked into a cosy corner, two chilled glasses of Cloudy Bay, and you’re in business. We have four dedicated meeting rooms, loaded with all the necessary hi-tech wizardry necessary for the business of today. Or maybe you prefer to battle it out with lattés in the lobby. Wherever you want to meet, we’ll meet you half way.

Booking Incentive

A special treat for you from us, for every £1,000 spent on meetings or events that you book during 08 you will receive a complimentary overnight stay (Fri & Sun only subject to availability in Liverpool only)

Our Day Delegate Rate now includes:

• Unlimited tea and coffee
• Stationery
• Mineral water
• TV / DVD / 1 Flipchart
• Newspapers
• Hot & cold buffet or 2 course lunch in brasserie
• Unlimited wireless broadband

In addition you can choose one of the following treats INCLUDED in the day delegate rates:

• Bacon rolls on arrival
• Ice Cream with afternoon break
• Fruit smoothies with afternoon break
• Hot choc & marshmallows at afternoon break

Day Delegate Rate
From £35
Subject to availability min 10 delegates

Room Hire Rate
From £100.00
Subject to availability, depending on size of room

New lunch options when paying room hire:

• Pizza with salad and fries £9.95
• BLT £6.50
• Soup and sandwich £8.50

To book or arrange a viewing call 0151 229 5000 or email: liverpool@malmaison.com

 The following new members have joined the Chamber in the last month.

If you’re already a member of the Chamber and you’d like to recommend a friend, take advantage of our member referral scheme.

Call the Chamber membership team for more information on 0151 227 1234.

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