Read the latest news from the gift niche. From personalised gifts to experience days out, each month we review the top picks and reveal the trending gift searches.
Simply Personalized Launches in the USA
Welcome to our American cousins looking for the best in personalised gifts; www.simplypersonalized.com has it all… Personalized Gifts for the USA Market We are impressed with the ‘crispness’ of the Simply Personalized design which makes it easy to navigate between the different personalized gift categories like: Fake Newspapers & Magazine Covers, Calendars & Diaries, Sports Gifts, Newspaper... [Read more]
Gift Search – January 2010
It’s all change for January and obviously Valentine’s Day terms dominate ‘gift’ searches. This is also the time of year when ‘christening’ gifts and ‘wedding anniversaries’ gifts become more popular. Top Ten Gifts Searches January 2010 Valentine’s Gifts Personalized Gifts (5)* Gifts for Men (-) Christening Gifts Valentines Gifts for Him Gifts Valentine’s Day Gifts Wedding Anniversary... [Read more]
Personalised MiniMe for Weddings
January 22, 2010 by Jim
Filed under Gift News, Seasonal Gifts
We see all sorts of personalised gifts at NotMoreSocks.com, some fall into the category fun-tacky-notforme but you might like them… Personalised MiniMe in 4 Words Sinister, Twee, Slightly Creepy Gift Choice in Your Hands We’ll leave you to make up your own mind about these MiniMes that are marketed as ‘cake toppers’ for wedding cakes. We find them, well how can we say…o’ yes we said it... [Read more]
Gift Search – December 2009
With Christmas terms dominating search in December it is interesting to see how certain terms leap up the index as Christmas approaches. Can we deduce something we already know from this chart? Men look for gifts rather late in the day; ‘Gifts for Her’ leaps from number 7 to number 2 in the final weeks. Top Ten Gifts Searches December 2009* Christmas Gifts (-) Gifts for Her (7) Gifts for Men... [Read more]
Personalised Radio Programmes
Are you looking for a personalised gift that no one else has thought of? Consider giving them their own radio show… Personalised Radio Programme Gift in 5 Words Tunes, Stories, Memories, Professional, Occasion Spoilt for Choice This personalised gift allows you to make a radio show made up of:- Song selections Anecdotes, memories and stories Telephone messages ‘On This Day in History’ feature Space... [Read more]
Gift Search – November 2009
What’s interesting this month is how many of the key gift search terms remain the same and I think an indication that searchers are still in the research phase hence the rise of ‘Christmas Gift Ideas’ to second place. One of my least favourite words of all time ‘xmas’ is on the rise coming in at number 15 and what I find curious is how high ‘christening’ gifts at this time of year (number... [Read more]
Personalised Plates for Kids
Here’s a great personalised plate idea for kids from the US. Big, bright and bold images for the kitchen table … Personalised Plates in 5 Words Funky, Colourful, Kidfood, Personalise, Faces Cheerful Custom Made Plate Idea I came across this idea from the US today and was very impressed by a simple idea that makes meal times a treat for my daughter. Put your kids name on a plate with a legend like... [Read more]
Personalised Beer Presents
We love the personalised beer idea from the punkdog.com site. Fun labels, choices of beer, a perfect Christmas present… Personalised Christmas Beer Gift in 5 Words Funky, Young, Boyfriend, Clink, Punk Beer Today Gone Tomorrow That’s the nature of beer. One moment it’s in the fridge the next it’s clanking in the recycle bin. Still it tastes good and these bottles will impress the guests at... [Read more]
Gift Search – October 2009
Christmas search terms now dominate the top 10 searches in the UK this month. I was surprised by the high entry for ‘Gifts for Her’ we don’t usually see this term so high up in the search engines in October. Top Ten Gifts Searches October 2009* Christmas Gifts Christmas Presents Gifts Gift Ideas Gifts for Men Christmas Gift Ideas Gifts for Her Christmas Present Ideas Presents for Men Personalized... [Read more]
Gift Search – September 2009
September was all change in our portfolio of gift search terms with the first spelling mistake making an appearance. ‘Personalized’ with a ‘z’ appears up the list at no 5. You could debate that we should be using ‘z’ in our UK English spelling but then that would make you either; a) American or b) a journalist that’s read too many style guides and grammar books. Our data is collected... [Read more]
Personalised Photo Calendars
Become a self-publisher with this personalised photo calendar gift. Get your pictures printed professionally… Personalised Calendar Gifts in 5 Words Arty, Family, Imagination, Professional, Photo Gift Check List Does your family like pictures? Are you looking for a memorable gift? Do you want a unique gift? Proceed to Step 2 Step 2 Visit www.gonedigging.com.uk for this range of calendars that... [Read more]
Personalised DVD’s for Kids
This US site allows you to stick a picture of your child on a cartoon character and turn it into a video… In 5 Words Dora, Upload, Movie, Family, Personal Kideo The Kideo site is very US-centric but there are plenty of recognisable characters from Spiderman to Dora the Explorer. Create a free sample to see how it works. You’ll need a full face picture that you can upload and there is a fiddly... [Read more]
Gift Search – August 2009
August has been a static month for gift searches. With the only movers being Anniversary Gifts moving up to number 6 and Baby Gifts swapping down to number 8. What does that tell us? More people have anniversaries than babies? That makes sense to me. I would say that it will be all change for the month of September when some of us will start our Christmas shopping. Top Ten Gifts Searches August 2009 Christening... [Read more]
From Doodles to Jewellery
My daughter loves drawing, sometimes on my shirt, and I love her doodles. Here’s a fresh gift idea for your child… Kids Gifts in 5 Words Fun original personal unique art Kids Birthday Gift Check List Does your child like drawing? Are you looking for a memorable gift? Do you want a gift no one else has ever seen? Proceed to Step 2 Step 2 Visit www.formiadesign.com for some of the most original... [Read more]
Year Made for Me
This US site offers a fully customised personal planner for your family. Select your preferences on the web site… In 5 Words Useful, personal, organiser, family-gift yearmadeforme.com Just choose your title, colour, and start date for the calendar and you’ll be presented with a preview. What a great way to keep everyone organised and the perfect gift for mum. The planner ships out of the US but... [Read more]
Gift Search – July 2009
July is the peak time for searching for christening, wedding, and anniversary gifts. Christening gifts was also the top search term for gifts in the UK for June. Personalised gifts has dropped from the number two spot last month to number three being replaced with a more general term, Gift Ideas. Top Ten Gifts Searches July 2009 Christening Gifts Gift Ideas Personalised Gifts Gifts for Men Wedding... [Read more]
Gift of the Trees
Woody Allen (when he was a stand up comic) once said “A relationship, I think, is like a shark, you know?” Moving Forward Woody continued: “It has to constantly move forward or it dies. And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark.” Relationships Grow – Gifts Don’t Relationships grow don’t they? Most gifts are static. A watch may move time, chocolates cease to exist, and flowers... [Read more]
Voucher Codes for Gifts
July 24, 2009 by Sam
Filed under Gift News, Voucher Codes
Here’s a round up of the latest codes being used for personalised gifts. There are some great gifts and bargains… Voucher Codes for Personalised Gifts …to be had out on the Internet. Here are a few personalised gift promotion codes this summer. Historic Newspapers Original Newspaper Premium Box Code: PROSUM Saving: £5.00 Off Expires: 31st August 2009 Historic Newspapers are the leading provider... [Read more]
Personalised Candles
Put a match to something personal. Go on. Set fire to this personal gift and it will fill the space… Space Personalised I want paradise on earth and I want it now. Part of my paradise will be the scent of a bluebell wood during the day and at night some essence of sandalwood. Paradise is a fragrant luxury candle emitting your aroma of choice. Over at boutiquetoyou.co.uk they have a whole range of... [Read more]
Personalised Wrapping Paper
Make your gifts purr with fur or bark, or put a face to the name with personalised gift-wrapping. It’s a… It’s a Wrap We love this idea from thedigitalstory. Take one of your pictures of a friend and print it as one large image or scale the picture to make a tiled effect and wrap your gift. OK so it’s only going to work on small gifts (something that can be wrapped in A3) but you could go a... [Read more]
Personalised Jelly Madness
What can’t you personalise? We believe you can personalise everything; after all the most important sound in the world is your own name. We’re all used to personalised cards, bags, and pens but this is a unique vision – Your name in jelly! Jelly Vision Pop over to the Jelly Vision site and get a wobbly personalised party piece. Jelly Vision offer a service that will create a mould of your child’s... [Read more]
Gift Search – June 2009
June is the month of Father’s Day but Father’s Day searches don’t feature in the Top 10 of what we’re searching for. Top Ten Gifts Searches Christening gifts Personalised gifts Gifts for men Baby gifts Gifts for her Wedding gifts Birthday gifts Anniversary gifts Graduation gifts Unusual gifts As ever ‘Personalised Gift’s features quite highly but Father’s Day doesn’t feature until... [Read more]
Woolworths Party Banners
We love woolies! It’s such a joy to see them rise from the ashes. OK it’s not quite the same as wondering around a shop on the high street cramming sweeties into a bag (and grazing on them like a stealth-vanilla-fudge-burglar) but you can get your own Pic n’ Mix online! Your Bag is Dangerously Empty This is the slogan on the woolworths.co.uk Pic n’ Mix page before you put any sweets... [Read more]
Wedding Runner Rules
Here’s a fine twist to the traditional red carpet used at weddings; a personalised wedding runner for the great day. Imagine your names and the date of the event woven into a customised rug all the way up the aisle. Ordinary Wedding to Extraordinary Wedding I missed them on Dragons Den but this Irish company’s appearance gained them a lot of publicity and it’s paying off with the company... [Read more]
Personalised Gift Songs
qfrhnudmby Here’s a neat idea for your Facebook friends; a personalised song from GreetBeatz. You sign in with your Facebook or Twitter ID and fill in some details, all for USD 9.95 for a 60 – 90 second track. Once you give you details the crack team of musicians will produce a one-off track which will appear on the recipient’s Facebook wall. Silver Balloon – Perfect for Children under... [Read more]