At the Promofix HQ we have a very special member of staff. Hes a small furry character called Wookie who's a 12 month old Pomeranian.

When we saw Emmerdale were holding a competition to see who could star in a episode of the soap and be a "Dog for the Dales" we jumped at the chance and decided to enter Wookie. After a sunny Sunday morning filming with the super talented film student Tom Henshaw from Shrewsbury and a helping hand from his dad. This was end result (hes even got his own soundtrack).

Take a look at the video below and let us know what you think?

And also we have fingers crossed that our very own Promofix puppy will make the shortlist for the competition as we think hes a star.

We’ve come across the latest installment in the PPAI Research video from the USA. This video trys to dispel the myth of effectiveness of the humble Promotional item.

Their studies show that more purchases are made after a consumer receives a promotional product than after viewing a TV, print or online ad!

Interesting, powerful figures – let us know what you think and if you think the same applies to consumers in the UK?

At Promofix we all love a cup of tea and because of our love for a good old fashioned brew we thought we would put together some of our favorite mugs and cups that we have in our office or we just think are pretty cool and creative. So put your feet up and enjoy....

WOW we came across this amazing combination of stop go animation and post it notes. The animation is called Dead Line and took 3 months of planning, 4 days of shooting and over 6000 post it notes to make. The team that created this sure had a lot of patience and also used plently of post it notes.

Take a look at the video below you will not be dissapointed.

Ever wonder how Pantone selects new colors? Well we did, as we use Pantone colours every day to match the colours used in our customers artwork and none of us realsied how much work went into deciding how the Pantone colours are choosen.

Take a look behind-the-scenes view into Pantone's new color selection.

This week Promofix is pleased to announce the launch of our Autumn competition as the nights are starting to draw in we thought we would give away something to cheer up our social media friends and followers. The prize this week is a fabulous "Complete Sleepover" chocolate gift sent from the wonderful Hotel Chocolat.

The complete sleepover kit is for all ages, filled with the perfect chocolate treats for pyjama parties, get-togethers and midnight feasting – with slabs to snap and share around, chocolates to keep you munching well after bed time and soothing drinking chocolate when eventually it’s time to sleep.

To enter all you have to do is RT and Follow Promofix's complete sleepover kit competition. "Follow us" on Twitter @promofix or "like us" on our Facebook Page and you could be in with a chance of winning this fabulous chocolate selection.

Note: The winner will be randomly selected from participating Twitter Followers, Re-Tweeters and facebook fans on Friday 16th September at 3.00pm GMT and the winner will be announced on our twitter feed & Facebook Page. All entrants must be based in the UK, only one entry per follower.

We came across this amazing video today showing one of MTV's new TV adverts. Well this is novel. Fresh. New. Different. And yet, a riff on an old favorite: the flip book. It's really quite ingenious.

The one minute commercial tells a story using images drawn on hundreds of balloons which are then popped by a device with a camera mounted on a dolly which travels at a speed fast enough to pop and film 10 balloons each second.

If you look closely, you can see the dolly took several different trips down thr track to get the entire story told. Very cool. We like - this really takes branded balloons to the extreme and it has a catchy little tune too.

Venturethree have complete an overhaul of Little Chef that sees the brand adopt what the consultancy claims is a 'Wonderfully British' approach and 'Charlie the Chef' has a new outfit too. Little Chef has been trying hard to update its dowdy image ever since it was taken over by new owners in 2007 Heston Blumenthal was brought in to update its menu.

This week at Promofix we will be celebrating Promofix Founder Kathryn Holloway’s birthday, while we will be in the office eating pink cupcakes we wanted to do something for our social media friends and followers so they can also join in the party spirit.

Kathryn’s started Promofix selling pens so we thought we giveaway one of her favorite ones so the prize this week is a fabulous Swarovski Crystalline White Pearl Ballpoint Pen. Create your own stories and sign your best deals with this ballpoint pen which will add sparkle to any desk. The clip features the Swarovski brand name, while the body sparkles with crystal chatons. It comes in a stylish velvet pouch.

To enter all you have to do is RT and Follow Promofix's Birthday competition. "Follow us" on Twitter @promofix or "like us" on our Facebook Page and you could be in with a chance of winning this stunning pen.

Note: The winner will be randomly selected from participating Twitter Followers, Re-Tweeters and facebook fans on Friday 10th June at 3.00pm GMT and the winner will be announced on our twitter feed & Facebook Page. All entrants must be based in the UK, only one entry per follower.

Our lucky winner was Amelia Avossa @Ami4levi WELL DONE - and we hope you enjoy your prize.

This week Promofix is pleased to announce the launch of our summer competition for our social media friends and followers. The prize this week is a fabulous "Carry On Summer" chocolate gift sent from the wonderful Hotel Chocolat. Whatever you're up to, rest assured that you can take this handy Carry On with you so you'll always have all the right kit to keep everyone happy and entertained on your travels this summer. The set Contains Sticky Toffee Minidomes, Gemstones and Tiddly Pot.

To enter all you have to do is RT and Follow Promofix's Carry On Summer competition. "Follow us" on Twitter @promofix or "like us" on our Facebook Page and you could be in with a chance of winning this fabulous chocolate selection.

Note: The winner will be randomly selected from participating Twitter Followers, Re-Tweeters and facebook fans on Monday 30th May at 7.00pm GMT and the winner will be announced on our twitter feed & Facebook Page. All entrants must be based in the UK, only one entry per follower.

Our lucky winner was Amanda Borley @hattiebluebell WELL DONE - and we hope you enjoy your prize.

Lovehearts have played their own part in the making and breaking of many a childhood romance, send these to an old flame and you never know what may happen!!

These sweets are fruit flavored and slightly fizzy candy, but hey the best thing about them is the little message,'be cool', 'be mine' 'cool dude', the list goes on!

And now even greater news!!! Promofix can now supply you with your own little mini rolls of branded love hearts. now you truly can spread the love to all your customers and make them smile.

As the lovehearts are new to our range they aren't currently listed on our website so just email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for the latest prices.

At Promofix we always try to bring you something new with our product range and 2011 isn’t disappointing as we have these new initiative low cost promotional vases. Manufactured from unbreakable pvc plastic they can be used over and over. To use simply fill with warm water, shape your vase, then re-fill with cold water to set.

Keeps flowers alive for days great for the office, home, restaurants, cafe’s, hotels, hospitals, cruise liners, exhibitions, conference centers, caravans, florists, traveling.... in fact anywhere!!

We came across this amazing video today showing the Tempest Free Running Academy. Watch this epic video show casing some of the obstacles and areas found at The Academy. Tempest Freerunning Academy is California's first indoor training facility solely dedicated to the growth and spread of freerunning and parkour.

Amazing venue and even more amazing freerunners.

This week Promofix will be launching our first competition for our social media friends and followers. The prize this week is a fabulous Thorntons Continental Easter Egg which contains 12 of their finest chocolates from the Paris Continental Milk Chocolate Collection. It even has a pink bow, so it was an obvious choice as a prize.

To enter all you have to do is RT and Follow Promofix's Easter competition. "Follow us" on Twitter @promofix or "like us" on our Facebook Page and you could be in with a chance of winning this fabulous Easter egg.

Note: The winner will be randomly selected from participating Twitter Followers, Re-Tweeters and facebook fans on Friday 25th March at 2.30pm and will be announced on our twitter feed. All entrants must be based in the UK, only one entry per follower.

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Our lucky winner was Debbie from Blackburn @dollydebz WELL DONE - and we hope you enjoy your prize.

As Promofix is getting a little older we decided to give the company a re-brand to reflect the success the direction of the business. Of course the new logo is pink as we could never get away from that, but we hope the new branding will be enjoyed by our customers and friends.

PS: Keep your eyes open for our new range of corporate promotional merchandise featuring the new logo.

It would be great to know what you think, so please leave us a comment below.