{"id":4218,"date":"2015-07-21T10:03:27","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T15:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/?p=4218"},"modified":"2025-04-18T12:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T17:54:24","slug":"advice-from-11-experts-on-what-makes-a-great-swag-bag-and-what-doesnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/event-planning\/advice-from-11-experts-on-what-makes-a-great-swag-bag-and-what-doesnt\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice From 11 Experts On What Makes A Great Swag Bag (And What Doesn&#8217;t)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Advice-From-11-Experts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4239 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Advice-From-11-Experts-e1437491220149.png\" alt=\"Advice From 11 Experts\" width=\"580\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Advice-From-11-Experts-e1437491220149.png 580w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Advice-From-11-Experts-e1437491220149-416x250.png 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Print custom swag: clothes, supplies, bags and more for your next event. Take a look at <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/products\"><b><i>our products<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The perfect gift bag, or \u201cswag bag\u201d, can show appreciation, boost employee loyalty, or create or improve brand awareness. But, creating the perfect swag bag can be harder than it seems. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve combed through various industries to ask those who know what a great swag bag looks like. Because we\u2019ve all been to one of those conferences where they hand you a bag and when you look inside there are some pens and a notebook and maybe a usb stick with the conference logo on it. And what happens to those things? Odds are, they probably end up in the garbage.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re like us, you probably think \u201cwhy bother?\u201d Why does every company or event want to give out free stuff to people walking through the door? Because when done right, that bag of random objects can leave attendees with a feeling of value. They are a way to show people you appreciated their presence. And more importantly to you, they\u2019re a way to keep them thinking about your brand long after the event. But only if done correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Take these two examples:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4219\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/17y6u0gtp8f5djpg-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"17y6u0gtp8f5djpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/17y6u0gtp8f5djpg-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/17y6u0gtp8f5djpg-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/17y6u0gtp8f5djpg.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The 2012 Charlotte Democratic National Convention (DNC) gave out a swag bag to all credentialed political reporters covering their event. In it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hoENvOEqqLY\">you could find<\/a> an assortment of red, white, and blue donkey-adorned bumper stickers, a visitor\u2019s guide to the city, a can of Coke Zero, an Ipad case (no iPad) and a foldable water bottle. All told, it probably cost less than $50; it\u2019s not a rule that you have to spend a lot on these bags, which is something we\u2019ll cover in more detail later in this article. The DNC media swag not only failed to impress the attendees, it also garnered harsh public criticism from political bloggers, which is a far worse outcome than people simply throwing them away.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4220\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/academy-awards-swag-bag-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"academy-awards-swag-bag\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/academy-awards-swag-bag-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/academy-awards-swag-bag-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/academy-awards-swag-bag.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>On the other side of the spectrum is the now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/entertainment\/movies\/oscars-2015-swag-bag-gifted-nominees-article-1.2122992\">infamous 2015 Oscar swag bag<\/a>, believed to be worth in excess of $165,000. There were vacation packages, car rentals, speciality organic and vegan items, and much more, all perfectly matched to their high-end attendees. The mystery behind what all was included in this bag became a trending topic on social media, and clearly the sponsors understood the amount of advertising potential created by good old public fascination. This is now the benchmark when someone mentions the words \u201cswag bag\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure you\u2019re not planning on handing out gift bags like the two examples above, but you probably would like to have a reaction closer to the second one than the first. Swag bags can be customized to fit any audience with the right amount of creativity and product sponsorship. Whether that\u2019s done by treating swag bags as a survival kit for your event or filling them with useful branded items that attendees will utilize after the event is up to you.<\/p>\n<p>To help illuminate the number of different ways you can be creative in creating a memorable bag for your event (as well as things to avoid), we\u2019ve gathered some of our favorite advice from experts in the industry.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>So what is good swag<\/b>?<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4227\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4227 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-21-e1437490632964.png\" alt=\"-Use a backpack or book bag instead of (2)\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chesterelton.com\">www.chesterelton.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4232\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4232 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-71-e1437490661581.jpg\" alt=\"-Use a backpack or book bag instead of (7)\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jansencomm.com\/\">www.jansencomm.com\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Anything people should stop including in bags?<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4231\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4231 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-61-e1437490684400.png\" alt=\"-Use a backpack or book bag instead of (6)\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hubspot.com\">www.hubspot.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4237\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4237 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-11-e1437490697666.png\" alt=\"-Use a backpack or book bag instead of (11)\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peatix.com\">www.peatix.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>What\u2019s one way you can make your bag stand out?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4226 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-1-e1437490709310.png\" alt=\"-Use a backpack or book bag instead of (1)\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4236\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4236 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-10-e1437490720718.png\" alt=\"-Use a backpack or book bag instead of (10)\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.branders.com\">www.branders.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>What makes people keep an item they get at an event?<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4234\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4234 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-8-e1437490732981.png\" alt=\"-Use a backpack or book bag instead of (8)\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweettsalon.com\/\">www.sweettsalon.com\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4229 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-4-e1437490741779.png\" alt=\"-Use a backpack or book bag instead of (4)\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Any great ideas you\u2019ve seen before?<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4238\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4238 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-e1437490751602.png\" alt=\"-Use a backpack or book bag instead of\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ideagroupatlanta.com\/\">www.ideagroupatlanta.com\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-9-e1437490761293.png\" alt=\"-Use a backpack or book bag instead of (9)\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>What are some good trends that are catching on?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4230 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Use-a-backpack-or-book-bag-instead-of-5-e1437490771813.png\" alt=\"-Use a backpack or book bag instead of (5)\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, there\u2019s no one-size-fits-all formula to creating a swag bag that wows. Rather, you should put time into thinking about your audience. What would they like? What would they use? What do they probably already have? The goal is that this bag will help people remember your brand; so what do you want them to remember?<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Print custom swag: clothes, supplies, bags and more for your next event. Take a look at <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/products\"><b><i>our products<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Print custom swag: clothes, supplies, bags and more for your next event. Take a look at our products. The perfect gift bag, or \u201cswag bag\u201d, can show appreciation, boost employee loyalty, or create or improve brand awareness. But, creating the perfect swag bag can be harder than it seems. 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