Not all water bottles, tumblers and mugs are made the same! The one thing you may need to know when purchasing your next water bottle, tumbler or mug is the type of insulation used! At HotRef, we offer 4 different types of insulation used in our drinkware: air, foam, vacuum, and copper vacuum insulation! The type of insulation makes all the difference on how long each tumbler can keep your beverage hot or cold.

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At HotRef, we offer a wide variety of insulated water bottles and tumbler with different insulation that are perfect to keep your beverages either hot or cold throughout the day. Each drinkware can be customized to include a company name, logo, or a small message. Which, in turn, can make perfect corporate gifts or can be giveaways at trade shows and corporate events.

Air Insulation

Our air insulated tumblers  have a double-wall to harness the natural insulating properties of air! The double-wall insulation is created by inserting an inner liner that fits inside the outer shell, creating a layer of air in-between them. A perfect example is our popular Vortex Tumbler (pictured below)! The air pocket helps keep beverages hotter or colder and reduces condensation. Our vortex tumbler is BPA free and is the perfect tumbler to use at work, at home, or while you’re on the go! Our air insulated tumblers and mugs are perfect giveaways to market your business at trade shows.

Foam Insulation

If you want to keep your beverage hot or warm for a longer period of time, then our foam insulated tumblers are a perfect alternative to air insulated tumblers. Like our Stainless Steel Tumbler, foam insulated tumblers are lined with foam between the inner and outer wall. Not only does foam help insulate, but also helps stop air infiltration.

Vacuum Insulation

Looking for a tumbler that can keep your coffee warm until lunch time? The our vacuum insulated water bottles, tumblers and mugs will do just that! For example, our Geometric Vacuum Tumbler 15oz (pictured below) can keep your coffee hot for up to 5 hours and up to 10 hours for cold beverages. Plus, it’s geometric design is stylish and appealing to the eye. Vacuum insulated tumblers and mugs consist of two flasks joined together. The gap between the two flasks is partially evacuated of air, creating a near-vacuum which significantly reduces heat transfer.

Copper Vacuum Insulation

If you want the most bang for you buck, our copper vacuum insulated water bottle and tumbler will keep your drink warm and cold for a long period of time compared to the rest! Cooper vacuum insulation is just like the vacuum insulated tumbler; they have 2 flasks that have no air in-between them, but the only difference is that the inner wall in copper plated.  The copper plated wall makes all the difference, as it keeps drinks hot for up to 8 hours and 16 hours for cold drinks.

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• High Sierra® Copper Vacuum Insulated Bottle – holds 25 oz and is perfect for camping or hiking as the lid can double as a drinking cup!
• Mega Copper Vacuum Insulated Bottle – the ultimate tumbler to take on long trips as it keeps drinks hot for up to 12 hours and cold drink for up to 48 hours
• Hugo Copper Vaacuum Insulated Tumbler – holds 20 oz. and has a double-wall stainless steel copper vacuum construction. Can keep drinks cold for 24 hours and 6 hours for hot drinks.
• Marble Copper Vacuum Insulated Bottle – gorgeous and sleek modern design. Can hold 17 oz and keeps drinks hot for 12 hours and cold for 48 hours
• Native Wooden Copper Vacuum Insulated Bottle – Same as the marble copper vacuum, can hold up to 17 oz and has a natural earthly design

Now that you have a better understanding of the different types of insulation, which one will you be purchasing? Comment below and let us know!

FREMONT, Calif. – Oct. 1, 2015 – PRLog —  Be the highlight at the next business conference and convention! Hotref.com  promotional products are guaranteed high quality products. To satisfy customers, here are great ideas on promotional giveaways for conferences and conventions.

Trade shows, conferences and conventions are often known as the business action to broadcast promotional products. These products are seen as a direct reflection of the companies character.  Yes, character! When selecting such products you want to make sure you pick products that give a great representation of your companies brand.

Branding is a term we at Hotref don’t use loosely. We take pleasure in helping companies create virtual mockup for their approval.  Take a look at some great tradeshow giveaway gifts suggestions available at HotRef.

1. Promotional Pen: it is a very popular item because you can purchase bulk orders and add company logo.

2. Promotional Keychain: it is good giveaway since it can be placed on keyring. Keyrings are visible items used on every day basis. This item gives your business much advertising when company logo is added.

3. Promotional Badge Holder: it is used for trade show giveaways or employee badges. Companies choose badge holders because they are very easy to transmit around and very cost effective.

4. Promotional Technology Accessories:  like auto charger, mouse pads, those have recently become best sellers among small businesses and large corporations.

5.  Promotional Audio Products: such as earbuds are ideal for technology friendly employee who loves to listen to music while working.

6. Promotional Stress Relivers: new promotional products that help everyone calm down during stressful time. These are great trade show giveaways to show potential customers you care.

7. Promotional  Desktop Accessories: it consists of ruler, letter opener and  mobile phone holder that people utilize while working. Let potential customers remember your business by experiencing convenience with your promotional giveaways.

8. Promotional Office Essentials: like memo clip used to store important task reminders.

9. Promotional Personal Amenities:  sewing kits can be ideal for people who travel. Help your customer organize their life in travel with a sewing kit.

10. Promotional Sunscreen and Sanitizer products: those are great trade show giveaways for employee who travel during summer or meeting at tropical place.

Promotional products are available blank yet can be customized. By adding your company logo you help potential customer remember your business and or company while proceeding with their day. You can get ideas from HotRef blog for gift selection and imprinting service.  Promotional products not only help businesses gain exposure, they also help companies utilizing these promotional giveaways save on office supplies. Considering most promotional giveaways are used conducting office procedures.

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Picking the right promotional products can be a challenge when the options are overwhelming. With the right tips and hints, picking the right merchandise can help promote a business to success.



A successful business doesn’t happen overnight, it takes the right marketing team to build the perfect marketing strategy to help promote a business. There isn’t a “one size fits all” marketing plan for businesses, but knowing how to market to the right audience is vital in success. Marketing has become more than just television and radio commercials; it’s social media marketing, promotional product marketing, and loyal customers.

Social media platforms have become the newest sound board for marketing teams. Using mediums like Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter to market their business or company. Promotional products tend to get overlooked because of the overwhelming amount of choices available. Business blogs will often have useful tips and hints on what types of merchandise is well suited for specific audience. However, don’t take everything they say literally, after all it’s just tips and hints.

To really know how to pick the right merchandise, one must know what the target client will want. As a company with experience in promotional products, picking the right merchandise means knowing what the target audience wants. This list of top 10 promotional products contains items that are best selling or popular picks among customers on HotRef.com. There is no specific order, but consider using this a guide as a way of picking merchandise for corporate gifts, tradeshow giveaway gifts, convention giveaway gifts, employee appreciation gifts, or thank you gifts to clientele.

1. Promotional travel products: like the credit card size bottle opener, are a popular pick. Their mobility, compact size, and handiness makes them an easy pick for promotions.
2. Promotional stationery products: consist of padfolios and journals. Padfolios are often the product of choice because of their organizational attributes like being able to keep all work documents and necessities in one location.
3. Promotional pens products: are a best seller and popular pick because of their usefulness.
4. Promotional drinkware products: like mugs and tumblers, make excellent tradeshow giveaway gifts. They’re inexpensive with vast amount of advertising space.
5. Promotional tote bag products: are a popular pick because of the recent ban on plastic. Companies can affix a logo or name on the widest part of the tote bags for maximum marketing.
6. Promotional coolers: are a best seller because of their mobility. People enjoy having a product that will keep drinks cool or a product they can use to pack a lunch for work.
7. Promotional mobile tech: like gadget chargers, have recently been a best seller among businesses and companies.
8. Promotional business cases: can be ideal for businesses who travel abundantly. Merchandise like duffels, messenger bags or backpacks are always handy for friendly travels.
9. Promotional outdoor living: are items like umbrellas, blankets, towels, merchandise that customers will need to enjoy activities outside of work.
10. Promotional housewares: consists of entertaining sets, wine accessories, knife sets, products that people will utilize in their homes for entertaining or daily needs.

The promotional products are available blank but can also be customized with a company logo or business logo. There is a virtual spec process that can help provide visual samples of what the products will look like with an affixed logo or name. HotRef.com has a special offer for readers, starting today till 12/31/2014 use code H3ANAR at check out to receive a 5% discount off all promotional products and merchandise.