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Knife Care and Maintenance: How to Properly Care for Knives

1/7/2022

With regular maintenance, it’s easy to take care of your knives. Discover our top tips for knife care along with a handy guide for sharpening and honing your blades for the best performance.

How to Take Care of a Knife

The quality collections of kitchen knives from LifeLong Gifts™ are carefully crafted from high-carbon German steel to last a lifetime. Superior to stainless steel in that they hold a sharper edge and resist deformation, the blades of carbon steel knives do require regular care and maintenance for the best performance.

Learn how to care for a knife the right way with these kitchen knife care tips. Plus, discover how to sharpen and hone your kitchen cutlery to keep the blades sharp and in premium condition.

Kitchen Knife Care Tips

Regardless of what type of kitchen knives you own, basic knife care and maintenance is paramount to extending their life and keeping the blades sharper longer.

Following are our top knife care tips to keep your blades in optimal shape. Whether you own Damascus kitchen knives, Chef’s knives, Santoku knives, an Ulu knife, or simply an everyday set of kitchen knives, these valuable pointers will ensure you always make the perfect cut!

Avoid using your knives on metal or concrete surfaces.
Wash your blades by hand with gentle dish soap and a cloth or sponge immediately after use. Never put your fine cutlery in the dishwasher to clean.
Dry your knives thoroughly after cleaning to prevent rust.
Oil the blades regularly as carbon steel rusts easily if left in water.

Store knives properly in a knife block, magnetic knife block, roll bag or sheath. This prevents them from rubbing against other materials and dulling the blades. Proper storage also prevents accidents and ensures kitchen safety.

Use wooden cutting boards, rather than glass or ceramic, to maintain the blade edge longer. If a wood cutting board isn’t available to you, then a plastic cutting board is the next best thing.
Regularly sharpen your knives. We recommend a good ceramic electric knife sharpener for effortless results.
Hone your blades with a honing steel to keep the edge straight.

Use your kitchen cutlery correctly. Take care not to scrape the edge across your workspace.

How to Keep Knives Sharp

A sharp knife is a safe knife. In addition to the knife care tips previously mentioned, you can also keep your knives in tip-top shape with regular honing and sharpening.

How to Hone a Kitchen Knife

You may recall having seen professional chefs using a honing steel. This rod is made of either steel, diamond-coated steel or ceramic. Unlike a knife sharpener, a honing steel won’t sharpen the knife blade. As no steel is removed from the edge when it is used. Despite this, honing does play an important role in regular knife maintenance and care.

So, what does honing do? And why is it associated with knife sharpening?

With regular use, the edge of your knife blade will start to bend. A honing steel straightens the edge back to the correct angle for proper alignment.

To hone a knife blade, place it against the base of the honing rod. Then place the blade along the steel at a 20°-22° angle. Slide it diagonally away from yourself while holding the honing rod in a fixed position. This action is then completed between 5 and ten times per side of the knife blade.

Using a honing steel correctly, however, does require some level of both skill and practice. For this reason, LifeLong Gifts™ offers an everyday sharpener for your kitchen knives. This tool hones the blade of your carbon steel cutlery. It also sharpens the blade at the same time, by removing a very small amount of steel to account for small nicks.

How to Sharpen Kitchen Knives

The everyday knife sharpener makes it a breeze for even beginners to sharpen a knife. This fool-proof method eliminates the need to hold the blade at a precise angle. It also takes the guesswork out of trying to figure out the proper way to use a whetstone.

To sharpen a knife with a handheld knife sharpener, follow these easy steps:

Wet the knife. You should apply a sharpening fluid, such as water or a light honing oil, for smoother sharpening and to assist with heat dissipation from the friction. As you aren’t using a whetstone to sharpen the blade, you can simply rinse your kitchen or carbon steel knives under water.
Run the sharpener under water. Like the knife’s blade, you also want to apply a fluid to the ceramic wheels of the sharpener for best results.
Sharpen the knife. To sharpen the knife, insert the blade edge into the opening on the handheld knife sharpener. Then use light pressure to pull the blade back and forth slowly, but steadily through the sharpener the entire length of the blade. (Each pull should take about 5 seconds.) Repeat up to five times.
Rinse and dry. Once your blade has been sharpened, you should then rinse the blade and pat dry with clean paper towels.
Oil the blade. Oiling the blade will help to prevent rust and corrosion. Therefore, this step is recommended for proper knife care and maintenance.

Knife Care and Maintenance FAQ

Have additional questions on how to properly take care of a knife? We’ve got you covered! Following are answers to common questions on knife care and maintenance.

Why Won’t My Knives Stay Sharp?

There are several reasons that your knives won’t stay sharp. The angle you use when making cuts as well as the surface material you are cutting on both determine how quickly knives may dull.

When sharpening knives on a whetstone, it’s important to sharpen them at the proper angle. Otherwise, your kitchen cutlery may take longer to sharpen. There's also the potential to dull the blade. If the angle is too high, it will take longer to sharpen the blades. Additionally, if you rock the blade during sharpening, you’ll end up with a dull rounded edge.

Likewise, not using a cutting board, or using the wrong type of cutting board, can also dull the blade faster. We recommend using a wood cutting board, like these cherry cutting boards, to extend the life of the blade between sharpening.

Further, the materials in which the blades are made also impact how quickly it dulls. Stainless-steel knives, for example, dull faster than carbon steel knives which are made from a harder material than stainless.

In general, knives forged from harder materials hold an edge longer. Therefore, if you find you are having to sharpen your stainless-steel knives more often than you like, consider upgrading to a higher quality set of carbon steel kitchen knives.

Will a Dishwasher Dull Knives?

The harsh detergents, water and extreme temperatures of a dishwasher will not only damage the handle of your knives, but they can also dull and warp the blade. We therefore recommend that you always hand wash your kitchen knives.

Do Knives Dull in Water?

Leaving your knives soaking in water is never a good idea. Not only is it dangerous to leave a knife in a sink, but the water also has the potential to damage the blade. Not only is there an increased possibility of the blade rusting, but it will almost always cause the handle to degrade. In addition, most stainless-steel blades result in microscopic loss of metal when left to soak.

Leaving a knife in water may cause the blade to dull more quickly. However, it can also cause more serious damage — and safety issues — that you want to avoid.

Should I Oil Kitchen Knives?

It’s a good idea to oil your carbon steel kitchen knives a few times a year to help prevent rust and corrosion. Oiling knives can also help to condition the metal and keep the blade sharp depending on the type of oil used.

How Often Should You Oil A Knife?

To properly maintain an expensive kitchen knife, it’s recommended that you oil carbon steel knives after each use. Stainless steel knives, on the other hand, can be oiled once or twice weekly.

What Oil Do You Use for Knives?

There are several types of oil you can use on your kitchen knives. We recommend that you use synthetic oil as it lubricates the blade, resists dust and won’t go rancid like natural oils, such as olive oil. Food grade knife oil is non-toxic, odorless, and flavorless, making it the best option. You can also use food grade mineral oil.

If you prefer to use a natural oil, then we suggest using camellia seed oil. This natural oil is similar in composition to fractionated coconut oil. It is odorless and flavorless and has a lengthy shelf-life. However, unlike other natural oils, it won’t make the blades feel greasy or go rancid. Nor will it leave behind a sticky residue.

Are Dull Kitchen Knives More Dangerous?

Using dull knives can be more dangerous than using a sharp knife. While you can get cut with a sharp blade, these wounds are generally not as deep or as serious as those caused by a dull knife. The reason being is that you need to use more force than usual when making cuts. Therefore, should the knife slip, the resulting injury is more severe due to the additional pressure that was used.

Can You Clean a Knife with Rubbing Alcohol?

As most steel is non-porous, it’s not necessary to sterilize a knife after use. Typically, rinsing and drying a knife before food has a chance to stick is sufficient. However, you can use 70% isopropyl (or rubbing) alcohol to clean and sterilize the blade if desired.

To clean a knife with rubbing alcohol, just wipe the blade with alcohol, then put it away. There’s no need to rinse or dry the blade afterwards.

However, it is important to note that alcohol is a solvent. As such, it will remove any oils from the surface of the steel blade. Therefore, you may want to oil your blade after sterilizing to help prevent corrosion.

Why Do High Carbon Steel Knives Discolor?

The blades of carbon steel knives tend to tarnish and develop a blue-gray or purplish patina over time. This happens when the blade is exposed to either air or acids. This type of oxidization is common and no cause for concern. While rust will damage your blades, patina does not. It can also aid in the prevention of damaging rust.

Foods that promote discoloration include fatty fish and meat, fruits and acidic or alkaline vegetables.

How Do You Remove Oxidation from a Knife?

Sometimes, despite all precautions and proper knife care, high carbon steel knives do rust. If your blades develop rust or tarnish, there are several methods you can employ to remove oxidation from your knives.

Here is how to remove oxidation from a knife:

White vinegar: This is a common method for removal as the acetic acid found in white vinegar reacts with iron oxide and separates it from the metal. To remove oxidation from a knife with vinegar, soak the blade in the solution for up to 5-minutes. Then rinse with water and dry. If there’s any discoloration left behind, you can then use baking soda to remove it.
Turpentine: Turpentine is another alternative that works similarly to vinegar. Wipe the blade down with a sponge soaked in the solvent to remove rust or white spots. Then rinse and dry.
Baking soda: Sodium bicarbonate is perfect for light staining or rust spots. Simply apply a thick paste comprised of baking soda and water to a freshly cleaned blade. Allow to set for an hour. Then use a toothbrush or steel wool to lightly scrub away any rust. Rinse clean with water, then dry with a paper towel or soft cloth.

Potatoes: The oxalic acid content found in potatoes also make them a cleaning powerhouse. To remove oxidation from a knife using a potato, you only need to place the blade into a large potato. After it sits for several hours, remove from the potato. Then wipe the blade with an approved knife oil.
Onions: Onions are another natural option for cleaning your knives with food! The sulfenic acid found in onions that makes you cry, is also ironically miraculous at cleaning. To effortlessly remove oxidation or rust from a knife, you only need to slide the blade back and forth through the onion when cutting.
Lemon and salt: Just as you use a combination of lemon and salt to sanitize wood cutting boards and remove stains, this combination also works on your stainless or carbon steel kitchen knives. First, coat the rusted areas of the blade with salt. Follow with a fresh squeeze of lemon juice, then allow to rest for two hours. After time is up, scrub the affected areas with the rind from the lemon. You can also use steel wool or a wire brush as a an alternate. Then rinse and dry. For black spots on your carbon steel knives, soak the blades in a 1:5 ratio of lemon juice to water for several seconds, before cleaning.
Cork and powder cleanser: Polishing your kitchen cutlery with a cork is a great way to remove rust and even older stains. First, run the knife blade under water. Then place it flat onto a cutting board. Coat the blade with a powder cleanser, paying extra attention to rusted or discolored areas. Next, dip a wine cork into water. (Another variation of this is to dip the cork first into water, and then into wood ashes from your fireplace.) Then use it to polish the blade, while holding the knife stationary. Once the oxidation has been removed, rinse and dry. Then follow with an oil designed specifically for knives.
Burnisher: A burnishing steel is ideal for tarnish or patina that may develop on high carbon steel knives. Mechanical burnishing will restore the original shine to tarnished knives with a yellow, blue or gray tint.

Regardless of what method you choose to remove oxidation from a knife, we do recommend that you apply a lubricant to the blade afterwards. Oiling your knife is an important step in knife care and maintenance to help prevent future or further rusting.

Where to Buy Custom Kitchen Knives

We hope these knife care tips instruct you on the proper use and care of a kitchen knife. Meanwhile, if you’re looking for a new kitchen knife set, or if you need personal or corporate gift ideas, be sure to check out the line of custom kitchen knives from LifeLong Gifts™.

Just as the name implies, LifeLong Gifts™ offers superior-quality, heirloom-worthy products designed to last a lifetime. Fall in love with our engraved kitchen cutlery, custom cutting boards, wood wine gift boxes and more! Shop this unique line of luxury gifts today. Or sign up to receive the latest deals and promotions.

Magnetic Baseball Schedules: A Home Run for Real Estate Marketing

12/20/2021

Baseball schedule magnets are a great way to connect with your target audience over one of their favorite pastimes. Not only do these custom fridge magnets familiarize clients with your branding through repetition, but they also keep you top-of-mind. After all, what better way to make sure your message is seen every day than by having it displayed on your customers’ refrigerators?

Keep reading to learn more about our line of personalized baseball magnets and how they can help you grow your business. Plus, explore the many ways you can distribute our real estate baseball schedules to new prospects and existing clients to get the sales and leads you need for your best year ever!

Baseball Schedule Magnets

Baseball is back! While sports fans have been thrown quite a few curve balls recently, we’re all ready to get back into the game.
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Don't strike out and miss this amazing opportunity to stay top-of-mind as we embark on the new year. Instead, share that new season excitement with our custom magnetic baseball schedules.
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This easy marketing solution keeps you top-of-mind when clients are ready to put their own ball into play. An effortless way to keep your business ahead of the game, magnetic baseball schedules are a key component of our 12-month real estate marketing plan.

Why Baseball Is the Perfect Real Estate Marketing Opportunity

It’s common knowledge that the majority of homes sell during the months of May, June, July and August. This time frame accounts for 40% of annual home sales.

While baseball starts around the end of March or the beginning of April, the average season lasts about 6-months overall. This aligns perfectly with peak home sales during the same time frame. Thereby, setting up baseball schedule magnets as the perfect product to promote your real estate business the second, and into the third, quarter.

That our sports schedules are magnetic is just the icing on the cake. As most custom magnets end up on the refrigerator, this gives you a branded marketing product with both high visibility and repetition.

It’s been shown time and again that sticky marketing is your best choice for generating leads. So, why not take advantage of this gentle marketing opportunity? Make this the year that rivals sales goals of years past.

Ways to Distribute Real Estate Baseball Schedule Magnets

There are many ways that you can distribute your real estate baseball schedules to clients. In addition to sending them as part of a direct mail marketing campaign, there are also lots of other ways to reach new prospects.

Following are our top ideas for getting your branded baseball magnets into community members’ hands.

Local Businesses

Coffee shops, your doctor's office, a favorite sports bar — you're probably visiting these locations anyway. So, why not leave behind some awesome marketing pieces? Our baseball schedule magnets are like prime real estate for sports bars.

Friends and Family

Give a stack of your branded sports schedules to your biggest supporters. Friends and family can help you distribute them while they're out and about. They can also gift them to coworkers.

Hair Salons and Barber Shops

Barber shops are especially great for distributing sports and baseball schedule magnets. Their core customer base is male and men tend to be huge sports fans.

Elementary Schools

Send magnetic sports schedules home with students, their parents become your new prospective clients!

Chamber of Commerce

Leave a stack of baseball team magnets at your local chamber. This is an easy and effective way to get your name out there to everyone who visits.

Social Media

Post a photo of your team sports schedules to your social media accounts, like Facebook and Instagram. Then ask followers to contact you if they'd like one of their own. Don't underestimate the power of a real estate social media post!

Minor League Baseball Teams

As minor league teams usually have very tight budgets, most are happy to partner with you to distribute their minor league baseball schedules for the season.

Neighborhood Canvassing

As spring makes its way to your town, going door-to-door with your magnetic baseball schedules is a tried-and-true way to interact with potential clients.

Convenience Stores and Gas Stations

Next time you fill up at the gas station, leave a stack of baseball schedules by the register.

Personalize Your Baseball Magnets Even Further

We know how important it is to make the most of the marketing materials you buy. You not only want to them to fit within your budget, but you also need them to be effective. That’s we also offer several options to upgrade your custom baseball magnets and sports schedules to help boost your ROI (return on investment.)

Small touches like full-color envelopes ensure your advertisements are being opened. While custom written notes help you establish the personal relationships that the real estate industry is so reliant upon. We can even help you canvas the neighborhoods you serve through full-service direct mail.

Magnetic Baseball Schedule GiftNotes™

Upgrade your marketing with personalized GiftNotes™ and turn your sports schedule magnets into more than just an advertisement. It's so simply to use them as an opportunity to make personal connections!

GiftNotes™ are essential business builders designed to help you connect with clients and prospects on a more personal level. These lightweight, greeting card-style notes allow you to introduce yourself to your mailing contacts and subtly ask for their business. They can also be distributed in person.

Not sure what to say? We provide pre-written copy that you can use. Make changes to customize it for your audience. Or create your own message from scratch to accompany your branded baseball team magnets.

GiftNote™ Messages and Writing Samples

If you need ideas for messages you can include with your baseball schedule magnets, here are some writing samples that you can use:

Dear neighbor,

Spring is finally here! I’m so excited to see nature bringing so many bright colors back into play. Not to mention a new season of baseball! Enclosed you’ll find a magnetic baseball schedule to help you keep track of your favorite teams.

With that, the end of spring into the beginning of summer is the best time to buy or sell a home! If you’re thinking of making a residence change, please give me a call to discuss your options.

I’m also happy to mail out additional sports schedules to your friends or family members. Simply email me their address and I’ll make sure they don’t strike out and miss a game.

Best regards,
Your Name

Dear neighbor,

Baseball is back! While sports fans have been thrown quite a few curve balls recently, we’re all ready to get back into the game. To share in the excitement of a new season, I’m sending along a magnetic sports schedule to make it easy to plan out game night with family and friends.

In the meantime, don’t strike out when it comes time to sell or buy your next home. My expertise is exactly what you need to hit a home run in today’s market. So, feel free to call or email when you’re ready to but the ball into play! (I’m even happy to pass on more baseball schedules if you need them.)

Your neighbor and local real estate agent,
Your Name

Full-Service Mailing for Baseball Marketing Magnets

Your time is valuable as a real estate agent. And let’s face it, sometimes marketing falls to the wayside as a result. There’s simply not enough time in your work week to stay on top of every task.

Fortunately, we offer a solution that saves you time and keeps you on top of your marketing game — full-service mailing.

If you don’t have the time to distribute schedules yourself; we completely understand. That’s why we offer full-service mailing. This benefit is available for not only our real estate baseball schedule magnets, but our other magnets for marketing as well.

From stuffing and sealing to addressing and shipping your envelopes, we mail your custom magnets directly to your mailing list. Don't have a mailing list? Need some fresh contacts? Our direct mailing service can help with that, too!

For about $1 per contact, we can take the stress out of your next magnetic marketing campaign. So, you’re practically guaranteed to hit a home run for your real estate sales goals from spring into summer when the market heats up.

When Should You Buy Baseball Schedule Magnets?

You should purchase baseball schedules as part of your marketing plan for real estate as early as possible in the first quarter. Not only does this allow adequate time to customize your sports schedules and ship them, but it also guarantees you the best pricing.

Pre-orders for our baseball team magnets start around mid-December with the absolute best product deals. If you need to increase your spending before the end of the year, this is a great opportunity to get additional tax deductions along with significant savings.

Otherwise, baseball team sports schedules for the current year officially launch in January. As the season starts around the same time as Q2, we advise you purchase these products in January, but no later than February, in order to reach customers at the start of the new season.

Ready to hit a home run with your marketing? Order your magnetic sports schedules today!

Shop Baseball Schedules Now

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Custom Keychains: Promotional Gifts to Grow Your Business

11/22/2021

Increase your referrals with our line of custom keychains! The perfect promotional gifts for your marketing strategy, personalized key rings make a great client gift when you want to stay top-of-mind. Get year-round advertising for a low, one-time investment when you choose our key rings for your business.

Promotional Keychains

While using magnets for marketing is a great way to get new leads, promotional keychains are another wonderful alternative to help you grow your client base and gain referrals.

Welcome clients and new acquaintances home with our collection of high-quality, custom keychains. Our lineup of promotional key rings come in either stainless steel or eye-catching carbon-fiber for lasting durability.

Our carbon fiber keychains are professionally personalized in full color with the option to add your business or real estate logo. We also offer stainless-steel keychains engraved with your logo and contact information.

Bulk discounts are available on as few as two keychains. This makes them an affordable marketing solution for REALTORS®, sales professionals and other small businesses who rely heavily on business relationships and referrals.

Whether you choose to engrave a traditional oval shape or a house-shaped design, these keychains for marketing are great to have on hand for those moments when a business card doesn’t make the right statement.

How to Make Custom Keychains

If you’d like to know how to make custom keychains, we have a simple tutorial to guide you through the process.

Select the Design and Quantity

First, select the keychain you’d like to engrave from LifeLong Gifts™. Then choose the quantity. (When customizing keychains in bulk, you’ll receive additional discounts based on order size.) Once you choose the quantity hit the Continue button.

Personalize Your Keychain

Now choose you personalization option but click on Enter Your Personalization. To change or add a design element, click on that part of the keychain.

To add a logo, click on the logo example in pink box. Then click the Replace Image button. You can either choose from one of our existing logo options or upload your own. If desired, you can crop the image to size.

In addition to the logo, you can also personalize the text the same way. Simply click on the text you’d like to change. Then enter the information requested. You can also adjust the text size, if needed. However, take care that all the information you enter for engraving fits inside the pink guide box.

For keychains that offer customization on two sides, be sure to click on page 2 of 2 to personalize the back with your contact information or message.

Save Your Changes

Once you’ve personalized your promotional keychains with a logo and text, hit the Save button to keep your changes.

Review Your Proof

Review your custom keychain design you just created. Double check to make sure everything is spelled correctly, and all personalization is contained within the pink guide box.

For two-sided designs, verify both pages for accuracy. Then click the box indicating you accept the conditions and hit the Continue button.

Add Instructions

If you have further instructions, you can add them in the text box provided. You’ll also need to initial that you own any images you uploaded or have permission to use them. Then click Submit Personalization.

Complete Your Order

Your business keychains should now appear in your shopping cart. To finalize your purchase, simply proceed to checkout and follow the instructions provided to place your order.

How Do I Make a Logo for My Keychain?

If you are creating a logo for one of our personalized carbon fiber key rings, save your logo as a VECTOR (.ai or .eps) file. Otherwise, raster .tif and .jpg files will print with a white box behind them.

For our stainless-steel key rings, choose a black and white logo with no gradients.

If you don’t have a logo to represent your brand, then you can hire a professional to create one for you. There are also various platforms that make it easy to design your own such as Canva, LogoMakr or Free Logo Design.

Where to Buy Personalized Keychains

You can buy single or bulk custom keychains for your business, personal use, or personalized gifts from LifeLong Gifts™.

Looking for more promotional gifts? Visit Magnets USA® for a huge selection of custom magnetic marketing products. Or explore more of what LifeLong Gifts™ has to offer including premier kitchen knives and cutlery, custom cutting boards, and other personalized gifts for clients, friends and family.

You can also subscribe to our newsletter to stay abreast of new products and sales promotions. Or follow us on Facebook and Instagram for more exciting ideas!

Sticky Calendars: Custom Promotional Products for Every Business

11/10/2021

Introducing our new stick-on calendars! While they may not be quite as fun a Christmas advent calendar, this fresh product line is still an exciting way to market to your customer base. Not only will these promotional products last well beyond the holiday season, but you’ll also receive year-round advertising from a small, one-time investment.

Learn about this wonderful line of pad calendars and how they can help give your marketing a boost. Plus discover great tips for distributing promotional calendars to prospective clients and customers.

What Are Stick-On Calendars?

Stick-on calendars are promotional calendars that display your business information on a useful product that consumers love.

Our personalized sticky calendars are a budget-friendly solution to your marketing needs. Unlike our tear-off calendar magnets, this stick-on version adheres to any smooth surface – even if it’s not magnetic!

Featuring our Stik-Anywhere™ adhesive backing, these pad calendars are repositionable and can be reused multiple times. Choose from our most popular themes including quotes and recipes as well as our New Year and welcome home designs.

What Are Promotional Calendars?

Promotional calendars are used to advertise a business year-round. As they are often printed with a business logo and contact information, they help to increase brand awareness and keep your contact details within easy reach.

Overall, the biggest advantages of using promotional calendars are their cost effectiveness and constant reinforcement of your company over a 12-month period. Stick up calendars are an easy way to ensure your calendar is displayed and used on a regular basis.

What Are the Uses of Calendars?

People love calendars for their many uses. It’s part of what makes getting them into the hands of clients so easy as a viable way to generate new leads and drum up business. They are used for a number of reasons, but most importantly, they provide an easy reminder of important events. They can also help users visualize their schedule at a glance.

Calendars are a tool often used for:

Keeping track of upcoming meetings or appointments.
Marking important events such as birthdays, holidays, vacations, and other important events.
They help us to prioritize tasks, so we stay on track with schedules. Thus, increasing productivity.

Why Choose Sticky Calendars?

Here are the benefits you get from our small sticky calendars:

Our custom stick-up calendars are the perfect alternative to magnet. Especially if you have customers with a stainless-steel fridge that won’t hold a magnet.
They stick to any smooth surface so it’s perfect by your desk where it’s most handy. However, this press and stick calendar can also be used on your refrigerator the same as our magnetic calendars.
Stick-on calendars have a special adhesive back that won’t damage surfaces. Unlike tape and other adhesives, our Stik-Anywhere™ backing can be used over and over. Unstick it from one spot then move it as often as you like into a new location.
Just like our tear off calendar magnets, these stick-on calendars can be personalized with your custom contact information. These 14-page calendar pads also feature 13 full months beginning December.
Sticky calendars are great promotional product for REALTORS® and real estate agents, medical professionals, mortgage agents, healthcare providers, dentists, sales professionals, and other related industries.
Like our other promotional calendars, our custom stick calendars are printed and assembled in-house in the USA.
They are a simple solution to year-round marketing for any budget.

Why Are Sticky Calendars Great for Marketing?

In addition to all the great features our promotional pad calendars provide, they also provide some amazing marketing benefits. Here are some of the ways that press and stick calendars can help your business grow:

It’s a high visibility product that customers actually put to use.
Unlike other promotional products, calendars provide longevity and are used for the entire year.
They make great client gifts for the holidays or customer appreciation. As it’s a functional product everyone needs.
Better than business cards, they literally stick around and help build brand awareness. And, because your contact information is right there on every personalized sticky calendar, it’s easy for clients to reach out when they require your services.
They offer quick reference anywhere in the home or office -- even when a phone or digital calendar isn’t available.
Stick on calendars are incredibly easy to distribute. Many customers will even ask for extras to pass out to friends and family.
It’s a cost-effective marketing solution. These pad calendars offer a great return on investment (ROI) as they cost just pennies a day for year-round advertising. They’re also an up-front budget friendly purchase.
Small sticky calendars are a popular product among consumers. 29% of US households have a promotional calendar in their home. While 76% display them where they’ll be seen every day. They are even more appealing to those ages 45+.
Customers ask for new calendars each year boosting your chance of endorsement and referrals all while keeping them engaged.

Where to Distribute Stick-On Calendars

Sticky up calendars are really easy to distribute. Here are some of the ways you can get this promotional product into the hands of your customers:

Hand out sticky calendars in person as a thank you for attending an event or open house. Or simply give them as a customer appreciation gift.
Include this promotional product in retail shipments as a bonus so you always stay top-of-mind.
They are also a wonderful reminder of your services when they are handed out by delivery drivers. This works great for those in the restaurant industry.
Place them by a cash register as freebies at a local coffee shop or small business.
Provide them at a reception table when attending a conference or trade show.
Use a direct mail service to canvas large areas and local neighborhoods to reach new clients based on their demographics. Here at Magnets USA® we offer upgrades to include business building GiftNotes™ with your purchase in addition to envelopes and mailing services.
Use them as handouts in favor or swag bags at community events.
Mail them out with your client Christmas cards.
Distribute them through other local community businesses such as churches, hotels, restaurants, medical offices or even the library.

Now that you know about our great new product line, be sure to explore our other quality promotional products. Plus, discover more helpful marketing ideas to help you create successful advertising campaigns for your business.

You can also subscribe to our newsletter for updates on sales and new promotional products. Or follow us on Facebook or Instagram for more engaging solutions.

Magnetic Photo Frames: Unique and Creative Client Gift Ideas

11/2/2021

Custom picture magnet frames are a great way to promote your business. Show customer appreciation while keeping your contact details handy with our affordable magnetic photo frames. These photo frames are a two-in-one product that feature a center refrigerator magnet that pops out. While the outer frame offers a beautiful display for favorite photos and memories.

Learn how this unique and creative client gift can help you stay top-of-mind year-round with customers.

Photo Frame Magnets

Need magnetic promotional products that work? Our personalized photo frame magnets are a wonderful way to stay connected to customers and reach potential clients. Not only are our refrigerator magnets an affordable advertising solution for businesses, but they also make a functional gift for clients that literally stick around!

Magnetic Marketing That Works

You won’t find a more creative marketing solution than these magnet photo frames for your refrigerator. Nearly everyone uses magnets. Most people, in fact, have magnets on their refrigerator. It’s a handy space not just for calendar magnets, but also to display children’s artwork, treasured pictures, and weekly shopping lists.

Therefore, we created decorative magnetic photo frames as an easy way for customers to share memories and keep your contact information handy at the same time! Better than business cards, we offer a variety of unique styles to showcase your business information, including house shape designs and holiday themes.

Magnetic Photo Frame Advantages

Our magnetic fridge frames differ from most custom picture frame magnets on the market in that they function as a two-in-one product. Each frame has a center refrigerator magnet that you can punch out and use for décor or to keep your honey-do list handy. While the outer frame magnetically holds a treasured photograph securely on the fridge or other magnetic surface.

Some of our photo frames actually have three pieces – a center magnet for the fridge and two photo frames. Our house photo frame designs are the perfect example of this unique 3-in-1 product design.

In addition to providing multiple magnetic products from a single client gift, we also enable you to personalize these products with your contact information. You can include a custom message or your business name, website, and phone number on most frames. While others allow for customization with your business logo to help strengthen your brand.

Personalized Magnetic Photo Frame Options

We offer several amazing designs of our personalized magnetic photo frames. They include:

House shaped photo frames
Gingerbread house picture frame
Spiritual Christmas magnetic photo frames
Winter holiday photo frames
Nautical lighthouse magnetic frames
Educational frames with heart magnets

Holiday and Christmas Themed Magnetic Frames

If you’re looking for personalized client gifts for the holiday season or winter months, then explore these unique designs.

Gingerbread House

These gingerbread house photo frames are a wonderful way to send season’s greetings this holiday. Personalized with your contact information or message, these unique client gifts feature two magnetic photo frames and a refrigerator magnet in one!

In addition to your name and phone number, this product can also be customized with a small logo on the door of the gingerbread house. Boost your brand recognition and make customers feel special with creative marketing product.

Spiritual Christian Christmas Gifts

Focus on the meaning of Christmas with these fancy photo frames featuring the three wisemen. These holiday photo frame magnets are a wonderful way to send Christmas greetings. Your contact information is tastefully included along the bottom of the photo card frame. While the center pops out for a second magnet depicting a spiritual message.

These refrigerator photo frame magnets are a great solution for sending bulk gifts to your church congregation. Or distribute them as creative client gifts for whom faith is a priority.

Warm Wishes for the Holidays

Send warm wishes for a happy holiday season with these decorative magnetic photo frames. The refrigerator magnet inside this winter photo frame features a snowman and dachshund. Dressed in colorful clothing and surrounded by snowflakes, these winter themed gifts are a unique way to show your customer appreciation.

Tastefully customize these magnetic frames with your contact information for a magnetic marketing gift your clients will love! They’re also perfect for Christmas realtor pop-bys.

Woodland Forest Photo Frame Gifts

Make a statement with these forest themed, woodland gifts. Perfect for local groups, charity organizations and business professionals, these magnet photo frames include a sentimental magnet for the fridge in the center of each magnetic frame.

Personalize these marketing gifts with your contact information to celebrate the holidays or simply connect with clients during the winter season. Recipients love receiving this attractive solution for displaying their favorite family photos. So, it’s a great way to keep your information at their fingertips throughout the season.

House Shaped Photo Frame Design

Featuring two magnetic photo frames and a refrigerator magnet, this house shaped photo frame is a wonderful way to celebrate a closing or housewarming. The center magnet includes a heartfelt message while the two photo frame magnets are perfect for displaying both wallet-sized and trimmed 4x6 photographs.

Customize these magnets with your contact information or personal message for year-round marketing at an affordable price. They’re perfect for real estate pop-by gifts as well as realtor closing gifts.

Nautical Lighthouse Frames

Our lighthouse photo frames make wonderful nautical themed gifts for clients. A two-in-one refrigerator magnet and magnetic photo frame, these products highlight your logo and contact information within a beautiful ocean landscape.

Perfect for year-round marketing, these photo magnets are a creative way to stay connected with your customer base and reach prospective clients.

Educational Refrigerator Magnetic Photo Frames

These educational refrigerator photo frame magnets are a wonderful way to show teacher appreciation. A unique gift for both educators and artists, this product features a heart magnet with your logo in the center. While the bottom of the magnetic frame includes your custom text message.

Adorned with colored pencils, this product is a great way to display grade school or family photos. Share your love for those whose life’s work is helping others with this creative teacher gift.

How to Use Magnetic Picture Frames

To use our magnetic picture frames, simply remove the center piece for a decorative refrigerator magnet. The remaining exterior then neatly exhibits your favorite memories in style, accommodating both 4x6 photos and wallet-sized photos depending on your selection.

More Ways to Use Magnets for Marketing

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