Custom shopping bags and totes combine high impact, practicality and an amazing return on your   promotional investment. Just take a look at the line in the grocery store and you will see everyone is starting to bring several bags or totes with them. Like so many products they will go through a development cycle.

Right now most people are grabbing any bag or tote that they get their hands on. Smart marketers know that the move toward trend and style is just around the corner. Just think about hand bags, back packs and laptop cases. It did not take long for the consumer to determine what was hot.

Look where custom shopping bags and custom shopping totes are are in the cycle? People are making choices as to what the trendy bags should look like. Our early adopter clients are jumping on this and using vivid images on custom shopping bags and totes to put their brand out into highly visible places. Check out Lowa, a manufacturer of high end outdoor footwear, slick custom shopping tote. Lowa’s clients loved the look and the practicality and it made for a very successful gift for purchase program.

If you are looking for a product that is very much in demand and is rapidly becoming a status symbol, we can help you choose the right material, size and artwork.  Do keep in mind that these custom shopping bags and totes have 2500 piece minimums and delivery takes about 3 months.

Give us a call at 888-344-6060 or email sales@mcmproductions.com

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We road warriors just retuned from some air travel and TSA is just not making life any easier. Yes, they are doing an important job but with the airlines charging exorbitant fees for checked bags you really need to pack in a way to optimize your passage through the security check point particularly if you use a laptop bag. 

Nothing speeds the way like a well designed custom laptop bag. We have tested several and believe that the, “Life in Motion” bags are some of the best we have seen. They will speed your way through the checkpoint with their super easy laptop access. 

These bags are highly sort after gifts from the college market right through to the corporate executive. Check out the high value Global Computer Portfolio that’s packed with all of the right features at an unbelievable price. For something trendy we like the Primary Computer Backpack which is a favorite with the younger crowd. For the executive road warrior you can not beat the super practical Wheeled Computer Portfolio. It is a proven back saver. 

Custom laptop bags are highly valued gifts and your logo will be proudly displayed around the globe by your road warriors. When you are considering a highly practical gift we would like to show you the entire Life in Motion product line. Give us a call at 888-344-6060 or e-mail sales@mcmproductions.com

Hot off the wire, California bans the use of plastic bags in grocery, liquor, convenience and drug stores. It also requires customers to pay for the store provided papers bags. The new law will go into effect in January of 2012. 

By itself this is really important news, but you really need to look at how many trends have started in California. Banning plastic bags is not something new. Countries that have already banned plastic bags include Germany, South Africa, Italy, Australia, India, Philippines, Kenya, Japan, Turkey, Belgium, Sweden and more. 

Over the past 6 months we have been talking about all of the options for shopping bags. Our cars are filled with almost every type from a handy nylon stuff pouch to several of the laminated recyclables with highly vivid full color custom images. There are bags for every price point and purpose. We can tell you what works best.

You can stand by and watch this trend sweep across the country or you can jump on it by calling us today. 888-344-6060

Recently our good friends at Foodell.com purchased some promotional shopping bags from us. We advised them to look at the laminated recycled bags that are featured in our 2-18-2010 post. These clients are savvy marketers and they saw the value of the stock design imprinted with their logo.

Promotional shopping bags are really hot right now and many of our clients are seeing how well received they are. Whether you call them promotional shopping bags, reusable produce totes or recycled shopping bags, this is a trend that is exploding. Simply look at the activity at the checkout counter at your market and you will see the opportunity. 

Just like the many different names these promotional shopping bags go by, there are equally as many materials and styles to fit your project and your budget. Foodell is using their bags as part of a promotion to join their online cooking community. If you join before the end of May, they will send you one of these reusable produce totes. Or should I saw promotional shopping bags. 

No matter what you call them, we can help you find the bag that will work for you. If you are looking for great recipes and advice on healthy eating, check out Foodell. Join right away and hopefully my clients will need to order some more bags. 

Give Chris a call at 888-344-6060. She is our resident bag lady and she will find your perfect promotional shopping bag.

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Wine has really come of age in America. It wasn’t that long ago that wine was visualized as that straw wrapped bottle of Chianti or that odd shaped Mateus Rose. US wine consumption is growing at 14% and it’s an opportunity that should not be missed particularly with more people bringing wine to the restaurant or as a house gift.

There is no better way to reach this market than with a wine bottle tote. Take look in the gallery below to view an outstanding wine tote selection. Each of the featured totes are made by Built NY a highly respected name brand. We will be featuring more of their top quality products in a future post.  Every wine drinker will proudly carry these with your imprinted message.  Wine totes are rapidly becoming indispensible items.

Give us a call to discuss all of the possibilities or to talk about wine and wine totes. It’s a popular topic around here. 888-344-6060

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Can you get excited about a shopping bag? We think you can. Just think back a couple of years ago when 100’s of millions of us simply walked out of stores carrying all of our goods in plastic. The issues to our environment are staggering. It is calculated that we are using over 1,000,000 per minute and they are doing everything from filling land fills to killing wildlife.

Most of us have caught on and an enormous shift has taken place with most consumers bringing their bags to go shopping every day. Now that’s visibility. Large numbers of companies have taken advantage of this by using the traditional non-woven tote which can be printed in small quantities.

Laminated recycled bags, like the well know Whole Food’s bag came on the scene with everyone excited about how the entire bag could be used as a canvas to create a beautiful look that is highly sought after. The catch, high minimum quantities and long lead times. Some decorators of non-woven bags improved the printing process to mimic the look, but the imprint areas are relatively small.

Don’t despair, the pre-printed laminated 100% recycled shopper is here. We can show you bags that offer the features of the high volume laminates yet can be ordered in relatively small quantities. They have pre-printed graphics and accept a one color imprint.

You get the added bonus of them being made from 100% recycled fabric.

Like most products, there is a lot of information to be shared and we would like to discuss your next project so that we can get you the perfect shopping bag.

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Banner bags, recycled totes, recycled billboard totes… everyone calls them by a different name but I am getting ahead of myself. Each year thousands of artistically designed banners, billboards and truck tarpaulins are created and summarily tossed in landfills. These PVC and polypropylene materials do not biodegrade and become an environmental blight.

Don’t despair, we have the perfect solution. Let us show you how to take your old billboards, advertising banners, trade show – event banners, truck tarpaulins, vinyl signs and convert them into impressive tote bags, messenger bags, laptop bags and more. 

This is the ultimate show of environmental consciousness and smart marketing. These bags become prized giveaways, can be re-sold as a source of income or used as fundraisers. One of our clients is a small city that just celebrated a major anniversary. Their banners are being remanufactured into clever tote and messenger bags that will be sold and generate a considerable amount of revenue. Another client is a sponsor of a large city marathon. Last years PVC banners are being made into classy messenger bags and will be used as gifts for select volunteers. The possibilities are endless. 

The recycling of billboards, advertising banners, trade show – event banners, truck tarpaulins and vinyl signs is the perfect way to enhance your green – sustainability practices and market your brand at the same time. 

If you would like to learn more about recycle your old PVC and vinyl materials into these smart tote, messenger and laptop bags, give us a call at 888-344-6060. We have the know how and a few interesting tricks to share.

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