Meet Cody McConnell.

In 2020, I set out to transform the promotional merchandise industry by moving away from "boring" products that are often discarded and forgotten. Our goal was to create promotional products that genuinely work and bring BACK the return on investment for businesses.

Since then, we have successfully sold over 5.5 million units of impactful promotional merchandise.

Making Promotional Merchandise ‘cool’.

All of us at Promo by Cody McConnell want to set a new standard for promotional merchandise. As a business owner myself before this journey, I found it daunting browsing hundreds of different custom pen styles to finally find a style I liked on page 31/34. - As business owners know, time is very important, and this took up a lot of time. I would then be greeted by software on a website that simply placed my logo on the middle of the pen and would call it a day. There was no human interaction, no graphic designer input, no recommendations, and not to mention, I had to hope I had the correct file type to upload! So many different letters to choose from, .png, .pdf, .jpeg .wtf?

That was my first shift in the industry. I am committed to offering only the highest quality products and the most sought-after items in the promotional merchandise world. Instead of scrolling endlessly through hundreds of pages of similar products, I will only offer: ONE type of pen, ONE type of air freshener, ONE type of keychain, you name it. You will not be scrolling endlessly through 100s of pages of the same product.

I will have top-tier graphic designers, including myself, create and design every free digital mock-up, order, and inquiry for all businesses and visions they have in mind. Digital mock-ups are created and designed with a 24-hour turnaround. No more online generators, no more file-type requirements, just full customization. See below for an example of what is possible and why we stand out from the crowd.

I only want to sell the ‘coolest’ and most ‘unique’ promotional products, Custom Die-Cut Air Fresheners & Custom 3D Rubber Keychains to name a few. I want businesses to hand out swag to their customers or employees that will be remembered and be proud to use.

 

Demonstration of a Graphic Designer designing a Custom Lanyard with Your Logo - Promo by Cody McConnell

Transparent Pricing / No Set-Up Fees.

To continue my story, after finally sorting through hundreds of pages of pens to find the one I wanted to order, I would be greeted by a ‘fill out your contact information to receive a quote within 48 hours’. – What a Buzzkill.

We are business owners, time is limited, and numbers matter.

We value transparency and display all pricing and quantities RIGHT on the product page on all of our custom promotional products. The price you see is the price you pay – no set-up fees at the checkout, no shipping costs, no design fees, and no extra charges based on colours, $225 for 100 Air Fresheners as seen on the product page, is the price you will pay when you reach the payment screen at the checkout. (Of course, we have to charge tax, this is the only extra charge you will see).

Over the past 3 years and with over 5.5 million products sold, we've only increased our prices ONCE, and that was by 6%, we try our best to not raise the prices.

We even offer Item Sample Packs for $20, and to be transparent, we lose $4 per sample pack sold. We want to ensure that customer have full confidence in the quality of our products before placing a large order.

Why ‘Promo by Cody McConnell’? Why just your name?

Think of me as the ‘designer brand’ of promotional merchandise.

If I couldn’t deliver the services and expectations I promise to businesses around the world, my name would be tarnished. My goal is to transform the industry by not only offering and personally designing the ‘coolest’ promotional products but also providing the easiest and least time-consuming way to order them.

Too many promotional merchandise companies were very similar, and I wanted to stand out.

“Promotional153” “Customproducts4you” “PromoPrintWorldwide”
(These are made-up names, but you get the idea).

 

I have a team working alongside me, but the name will stay as is, Promo by Cody McConnell. I hope it is easy to remember. Formally, I was known as Cody McConnell Media, but rebranded to Promo by Cody McConnell. 

Ready to Order?

It is five easy steps and will always stay this easy.

1. Visit: codymcconnell-promo.com
2. Find the product
3. Choose the quantity
4. Upload logo + add to cart/pay
5. Approve the design or ask for revisions via email within 24 hours.