Black Friday 2023 Sneak Peek

The year is nearly over and the winter holidays are approaching. With dropping temperatures, the promotional business strategy landscape changes. Gone are the days of branded items suiting warmer weather, it’s all about the festive season now! Whether you are looking to add some more Christmas cheer to the office, get some inspiration for branded gifts to your employees or clients or just looking for a sweet deal on some promotional products, we have you covered.

What is exactly is Black Friday and Cyber Week?

Black Friday is one of the biggest shopping events of the year for all retailers. The shopping frenzy (sometimes in a very literal sense) is at its highest during this time of the holiday season. Prices are lower and everyone is shopping for last minute Christmas gifts.

Black Friday is most commonly associated with tech gadgets and products going on sale as these items are higher priced and get their prices absolutely slashed. It’s at this time when you can gift your company team with neat branded power banks or promotional laptop bags for a price that could not exist at any other time of the year.

How did Black Friday come to be?

There are many stories behind this event. Apparently, the first mention of the term 'Black Friday' comes from the post-Thanksgiving financial crisis from 1869, but there is another more common story. It is traditionally said that after operating in the red (at a loss) the entire year, the US retailers lowered their prices right after Thanksgiving which triggered a wave of sales helping them get into the black (make profits).

All in all, Black Friday is nowadays a very big shopping event. It used to be a more brick and mortar event with customers lining up around the store to get to their items before anyone else. But with the internet continuously modernising the world of online shopping, it has allowed for anyone, anywhere to order almost anything, like promotional products or corporate gifts, at cheaper prices.

When is Black Friday for me year?

Black Friday is always the Friday after the Thanksgiving holiday. This year, it will fall on 24 November. In the future, the following dates are as follows:

• Black Friday 2024 - 29 November
• Black Friday 2025 - 28 November
• Black Friday 2026 - 27 November

It's Time to Shop!

What does this all mean for you? Vouchers, sales, coupons and savings! We urge you not to miss out on any of the deals or promotions we are running. Keep your employees happy and impress your clients with a unique assortment of promotional products. We stock up on tens of thousands of products that will make your Christmas office party more fun, bring attention to your conference booth and make your company swag stand out. Simply put, allbranded.co.uk is your one stop-shop for all branded corporate gifts - you will never run out of options!

For this year's Black Friday, we'll surprise you with the following:

• Blog posts that will help you with product choices
• Our sales team at your disposal for everything you need
• Fun newsletters & social media posts to keep you entertained at work

All in all, Black Friday is nowadays a very big shopping event, in the USA, across the UK and anywhere in the world.

Top 5 Bestselling Product Types from Black Friday 2022

Are you struggling to find the perfect promotional items for your branding initiatives? Let’s get your creative juices flowing with a list of our top 5 selling items from last year’s Black Friday. The 5 favourites were as it follows:

Lanyards

One of the cheapest and most purchased items when it comes to promotional branding are lanyards. For many events, lanyards are almost a guaranteed branded item for identity cards to be hung around the necks of the attendees. Whether it’s for fairs, conventions or any other business event, it’s one of the easier branded and more functional items to consider for this purpose. Of course, lanyards work perfectly as giveaway items to help promote business in general.

Insulated Water Bottles

For businesses directing their branding efforts to a more active lifestyle, there is no better way to further this goal than using water bottles. Promotional water bottles are fantastic for this since they can be easily branded and provide extended use as they are reusable. Of course, these make awesome gifts for clients or employees and can be neat office swag as well. We have an extensive range of water bottles from simple, cheap plastic bottles to fully stainless steel bottles with superior insulation abilities.

Headphones

As previously mentioned, tech products and gadgets are popular on Black Friday, and headphones are no exception. We saw a big demand for branded headphones last year on both ends of the cost spectrum. Branding here can be unique because headphones can come in many shapes and sizes. These make excellent gifts and would be great for employees to listen to their favourite jams at their desk.

We have a very large selection of all types. Take your pic from Bluetooth, noise cancelling, smaller cheaper earbuds, wireless rechargeable headphones or even illuminated headphones. Some even come prepackaged as gift sets! Take a look at our inventory and see what would fit well with your ideas.

Coffee Mugs

Black Friday lands at a cooler time of the year. Promotional mugs are the classic way to hold your Earl Grey or keep coffee warm in the office. This could be a great way to upgrade your office kitchen with these branded mugs. Branded mugs are great because everyone loves a mug. They provide the obvious utility of keeping things warm and make cool collector items. It’s an easy and effective way to keep a brand fresh in the minds of the user. Also, considering the time of year we are in right now, promotional coffee mugs will always be a hot item for Black Friday - pun intended.

Tote Bags

Tote bags are quite the popular promotional item whenever companies are looking for products to brand their logos with. These bags are perfect for giveaways and gifts for your employees or clients. Our bags come in so many different colours, are durable, strong, sustainable and extremely affordable. Use this as a corporate holiday Christmas gift everyone will love, and of course, use!

Now, with all of that being said, we suggest you keep your eyes peeled at our blog section for more updated and juicy discounts. We think your brand can absolutely benefit from the extra advertising and promoting