Meat Company Swag That Gets Remembered

Written By Sara Scott

Are You Wasting Your Marketing Budget on Forgettable Swag?

Here’s how to tell—and what to send instead.

🚫 Mistake #1: Playing It Safe with Swag

“Here’s another pen you’ll never use.”

Instead, try:

  • Mini meat cut keychain – Oddly satisfying and on-brand
  • Steak-sizzle button – The “easy button” for grill guys

Sticky note idea: “When you can’t grill… press this.”

🚫 Mistake #2: Ignoring Their Stress

No one remembers the vendor who adds to their to-do list.

Instead, be the break in their day:

  • Squishy stress cow or pig – “We take the stress out of sourcing.”
  • Beef jerky emergency kit – “For emergency protein needs… or when lunch is just a rumor.”

Tagline: “It’s not swag. It’s signal.”

🚫 Mistake #3: Being Too Professional to Be Memorable

Clean. Polished. And instantly forgotten.

Instead, get weird—on purpose:

  • Butcher twine friendship bracelet kit – “For you and your grill partner. Tie it tight. Cook it right.”
  • Temporary tattoo pack – Meat cuts, beef hearts, steak knives
    “Already got the real ink? Add this to your collection.”

🚫 Mistake #4: Making Trash, Not Fridge Art

Most mail gets tossed. Yours shouldn’t.

Try something they’ll actually keep:

  • “Medium Rare” steak magnet – Seared edge, pink center
    “Medium rare. Just the way we like it.”
  • Marbling appreciation postcard – Thick, glossy, juicy
    “Stare too long… and you’re one of us.”

One marbled photo. One silent challenge. One tribe of meat-obsessed fridge owners.

✍️ The Secret Ingredient? A Note That Feels Personal

Anyone can send a sizzle button. But not everyone tucks in a sticky note that says:

“When you can’t grill… press this.”

That’s the moment that gets remembered. Not just the gift—but the feel behind it.

Whether it’s a handwritten card, a joke only a fellow meat nerd would get, or a Post-it with a line like:

“No one else would get this. That’s why I sent it to you.”

That’s the real magic.
It’s low cost. Low effort. And it’s what makes people text a friend, post it on their fridge, or bring your name up at the next meeting.

Sara Scott