We recently hosted Merchandise Magic 2025 – The Future of Marketing at the Leonardo Hotel in Cheltenham, and it was a day full of creativity, conversation, and cutting-edge promotional merchandise ideas.
To everyone who joined us—thank you! And to those who couldn’t make it, we’ve pulled together the highlights so you don’t miss a thing. Whether you’re planning branded Christmas gifts, sourcing promotional giveaways for events, or looking to freshen up your custom merchandise range for Q3 or Q4, there’s plenty here to explore.
The Power of People: Shining a Light on Our Suppliers
A huge thank you to all the suppliers who attended the event and an extra special shout-out to the ten who filmed a chaotic 60 second stand run-down video to help us showcase their ranges even after the event ended:
- Alex – Product Zone, Moyu, and Oldeani
- Chris – United Brands
- Emma – Juniper
- Frankie – Branded Products
- Gareth – Exceptio
- Ian – Fleqs
- Lee – Jute Bags
- Rochelle – Coronation Promotions
- Samuel – Pencom
- Steve – CHX Products
It means a lot to us to be able to spotlight our trusted merchandise suppliers in the UK. These are the people behind the products—industry experts who understand what makes branded giveaways effective, sustainable, and memorable. Transparency is important to us, and we love being able to introduce you to the brilliant minds behind your merchandise.
You can catch all their 60-second videos now over on our YouTube Channel.
What Else You Missed
Our event wasn’t just about the products—it was about strategy, creativity and future-thinking. We were lucky to be joined by three brilliant speakers who shared insights into AI, branding, and future marketing trends:
- Nik Venios (The Ideas Agency)
- Nick Darby (TrueBird AI)
- Tom Cribbin (Nomadic UK Video and Content Strategist)
Nik kindly brought together all the speaker slides into one handy document, so if you’d like to access them for inspiration or to share with your team, you can grab them here: 👉 Download Speaker Resources
Watch, Discover, Connect
We’ve made it easy to catch up, get inspired, and plan your branded merchandise for the rest of the year:
- 🎥 Watch our 60-second supplier stand videos on YouTube
- 📊 Explore speaker insights and trends with event slides here
- 📦 Request a sample box full of goodies and giveaways from the day (we have extras!)
- 📍 Visit our Cheltenham showroom to see products in person and chat ideas
Planning Your Merchandise for Q3 and Q4
Whether you need cheap branded merchandise for campaigns, unique promotional gift ideas for Christmas, or exhibition merchandise for upcoming events, now’s the time to get organised. We’re here to guide you through the best branded merchandise and gifts—and the right merchandising company to help deliver them on time.
Let’s chat if you’re planning:
- 🎁 Branded Christmas Gifts
- 🏆 Employee recognition gifts
- 📣 Branded event merchandise
- 🌱 Sustainable promotional products
- 🧢 Merchandise clothing and uniforms
- 🎨 Creative branded giveaways for 2026 launches
Tested Buddy the Bear? Leave a Review!
If you attended the event and scanned the QR code for Buddy the Bear, our new AI merch assistant, we’d love to hear what you thought! Was it helpful? Fun? Leave us a review and let us know how we can make it even better. Email buddy@marketing-merchandise.co.uk your feedback to him!
📩 Missed the event and want to chat?
Let’s book a quick Teams call to run through ideas tailored to your events and campaigns. Or if you’re local, come visit our showroom and explore in person. Either way, we’re here to make your promotional merchandise planning fun, easy, and effective.
