Where there is a will, there is a way. And where there is cliché, there is more than likely the perfect way to promote your products and services with a promotional item. With that in mind, I thought I would have fun and pair up your overworked, overused and overplayed clichés with an ideal promotional product. Let the games begin….

Face the music - Clever phrases are home runs on or off the field and easily lend themselves to the marketer’s tool-kit. A logo MP3 player almost seems too obvious, but isn’t that half the fun of a cliché’s double entendre? Then again, I’m just playing it by ear.

Ladder of success – Make climbing the corporate ladder a bit of mind-bender with a logo imprinted ladder, a game that challenges the user to get the rung off the ladder.

Money Matters – In light of the current economy client, money matters and saving your pennies for a rainy day seems the way of the warrior. Now more than ever, it’s important to nurture your current customer base. Why not give them a reminder of how to weather the storm and give the gift of a customized piggy bank. Penny for your thoughts?

Make a killing – Be the toast of the town and the last man standing at your next BBQ by making a clean sweep with a promotional battery operated BBQ grill brush. It’s just too good to be true.

More than meets the eye – Rest assured, there’s more than meets the eye to the aromatherapy custom printed silk eye pillow. Produced with flax seeds and lavender buds, this delightful promotional item offers relaxation and is guaranteed to ensure some peaceful zzz’s.

Beat a dead horse – When ideas get old and stale and you’ve lost your way it’s best not to beat a dead horse but you can take your stress out on a logo imprinted squeezy in the shape of a horse.

Skin of my teeth – Sometimes we avoid scuffles with the law by the skin of our teeth. Avoid trouble all together with your very own state of the art, imprinted alcohol detector. Actually, the correct wording of this cliché is: “I am escaped by the skin of my teeth.”  This cliché comes from the Book of Job in the Old Testament (Chapter 19 Verse 20). Who knew? Now you do.

Hit the nail on the head – Get your next sales campaign off with a bang by encouraging your team to ‘hit the nail on the head’ of their sales quota with a customized ballpoint pen in a hammer design.