{"id":4288,"date":"2024-04-03T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/blog\/?p=4288"},"modified":"2025-01-20T12:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:04:12","slug":"whats-hot-whats-not-3-ways-to-find-industry-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/index.php\/2024\/04\/03\/whats-hot-whats-not-3-ways-to-find-industry-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Hot, What&#8217;s Not: 3 Ways to Find Industry Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Selfie sticks came and went (sort of), and so did fidget spinners and poppers. Now, the hype has landed on Stanley Cups. But before we know it, these viral items will fizzle out and earn their rightful spot in the promo Hall of Fame, giving way for something else worthy of our time. The world of promotional products orbits our advertising niche with a speed only really known and felt by industry professionals. The only way to keep the gears spinning is to stay up to date on all the latest trends and innovations. That being said, our 23-billion-dollar industry is notorious for having <em>hidden<\/em> streams of information that don&#8217;t always pull up with a simple Google search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve been married to promotional products for over 30 years and have uncovered a few trustworthy resources along the way. And since we always strive to fill our industry with good Samaritan spirit, now came the time to share them with you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Check In With Relevant Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, so we know this might be early aughts, but hear us out. Email newsletters. Did you know you can get relevant promo industry newsletters in your inbox almost daily? We have monthly and quarterly newsletters like the 60 Second Stats, which gives you all the relevant stats from the previous month, like top products, product category increases and decreases in searches in SAGE, and more. The Monthly Trends newsletter will tell you all about what&#8217;s trending in the world of promo &#8211; plus, it&#8217;ll give you handy resources like free social media images to use on your own socials and a preview of that month&#8217;s newest email campaigns. If you&#8217;re not getting these emails, be sure to contact your Account Advisor to get signed up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/newsletters.jpg\" alt=\"newsletters 2024\" class=\"wp-image-20976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/newsletters.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/newsletters-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PPAI&#8217;s PPB Newslink is also a really handy newsletter that hits your email twice a week, and it offers updates from their blog, what&#8217;s going on in the world of promo, and more, which you can sign up for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/media.ppai.org\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> (and their other publications here too!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Sync Up With the Community<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It hasn&#8217;t surpassed the speed of light (yet), but social media is changing how we are used to sharing information. A mere twenty years ago, having a cutting-edge cell phone meant that it had a catchy ringtone and <em>maybe&nbsp;<\/em>a shaky web browser. Nowadays, your phone may as well be Neolithic if it doesn&#8217;t let you interact with everyone you know&nbsp;24\/7. Staying wired round-the-clock can get&nbsp;overwhelming, leaving us to opt out of this web of social connections altogether. And though it&#8217;s easy to toss your tablet and label it &#8220;a privilege that is just not meant for everyone,&#8221; it&#8217;s harder to stick with it and take advantage of its networking potential. Without getting into specifics, here are a few of our tried and true informative channels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>SAGE Community:<\/em><\/strong> Need help finding a product or want to know what&#8217;s trending in your area? Check out SAGE Community in SAGE Total Access and chat with other industry professionals on any promotional product topic. Rest assured, you can be your true self in a familiar environment where everyone speaks the promo code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/community.jpg\" alt=\"community screenshot 2024\" class=\"wp-image-20974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/community.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/community-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/community-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hey, look, it&#8217;s me! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Social media channels:<\/em> <\/strong>This resource is by far the most undervalued of all, being that it appeals particularly to the younger generation for reasons we may or may not be entirely on board with. However, there are so many facets to social media networking that extend far past the obvious selfie-inflicted warfare. Like birds of a feather, promotional product professionals flock together. So, if you haven&#8217;t joined the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Promo Professionals (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/39089116834\/?ref=share&amp;mibextid=K35XfP&amp;rdid=SuYlcILjiqKRt0G7\" target=\"_blank\">Promo Professionals<\/a> group on Facebook or other industry-specific social groups, you should check them out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, if you want to keep up with all things SAGE, follow our socials! We will often post handy things like stats. For example, you can find both informative and just for fun posts on all of our socials like <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SAGEQTI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>. If you follow our <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/sage-quick-technologies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn,<\/a> you&#8217;ll see little bite-sized nuggets of inspo routinely! And, if you follow our <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sage_qti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram,<\/a> you&#8217;ll see some seriously fun behind-the-scenes stuff!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Leverage Your Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you work with promotional products, odds are you have an arsenal of solutions and services at your disposal to engage with your client base and ultimately <em><strong>sell more product<\/strong><strong>s<\/strong><\/em>. But have you ever wondered if your tools could not only help you run your business but also educate you on latest trends that are relevant to your trade? That would cut a lot of time out of your day, jumping from platform to platform for valuable insight on your upcoming project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can help with that, too! We routinely post a whole bunch of interesting topics right here on our blog. From monthly reports on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/index.php\/category\/sage-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">top products<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/index.php\/category\/industry-deep-dives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">industry mini-dives<\/a>. And our industry dives don&#8217;t stop there either &#8211; we&#8217;ve got a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">whole resource page<\/a> full of them that we update regularly with both larger industries and smaller niche ones to help you break into something you might not have thought about!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/index.php\/guides-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a> on industry trends, quarterly stats, promo calendars and more that you can check out, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/guides.jpg\" alt=\"guides 2024\" class=\"wp-image-20975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/guides.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/guides-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/guides-768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, SAGE Total Access can help! 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