Your Logo on a Sharpie: The Trade Show Giveaway People Actually Keep
Most promotional items last about as long as the event itself. A custom Sharpie pocket highlighter, clipped to a notebook and used every day, is a different story entirely.
Sourcing useful giveaways for new hire onboarding kits or a busy trade show floor is harder than it looks. Generic pens feel disposable, and novelty items get forgotten by Monday morning. You need something people recognize, reach for, and associate with a brand that means business.
Custom Sharpie pocket highlighters solve that problem directly. When you order Sharpie custom imprinted highlighters in bulk, you are putting your logo on a tool that carries its own reputation for quality before your recipient even reads your company name. The narrow chisel highlighter tip handles everything from underlining a single line of text to marking a full paragraph, while the smear guard ink technology keeps printed pages clean and readable. A built-in pocket clip portability feature means your brand travels from the conference table to the job site without ever leaving someone's pocket.
Product Specifications
- Ink Technology: Smear Guard ink, formulated to resist smearing over most pen and marker inks
- Ink Colors: Ink color matches cap color for quick identification; white barrel contains yellow ink
- Tip Style: Narrow chisel tip for precise highlighting and broad underlining
- Design: Compact body with a durable pocket clip
- Origin: Manufactured in the United States
- Imprint Method: Multi-color custom imprinting for accurate logo reproduction
- Imprint Area: 1.5" W x 0.5" H on the barrel
- Minimum Order Quantity: 200 units
These highlighters are well-suited for corporate welcome packages, conference giveaway bags, and new hire onboarding kits. Orders start at just 200 units, making it straightforward to get the right quantity without overcommitting your budget. Request a custom quote or place your order online today.
Explore our full range of logo highlighters for more options.
Anatomy of a Custom Pen
Choosing the right pen construction ensures your promotional giveaway looks professional, functions flawlessly, and stays in your customers' hands.
- The Essentials: A pen is built from core structural components—like the barrel (your main design real estate) and the ink style (ballpoint, gel, or rollerball), which dictates how smoothly it writes.
- The Accents: Secondary details like ergonomic grips, structural trim, and secure clips add both comfort for the writer and vibrant color-matching opportunities for your brand.
Dive into a pen's anatomy with our full guide: The Anatomy of a Custom Pen.
Artwork Resolution & File Formats
Because custom pens offer a compact printing canvas, standard web images (like JPG or PNG) can become blurry or jagged when scaled down.
- Required Formats: Please submit your corporate logo or text in a vector format, specifically .EPS or .SVG.
- Why it matters: Vector files use mathematical coordinates rather than pixels. This allows our printing equipment to scale your graphics down infinitely without losing a single pixel of crispness, ensuring fine lines.
That being said, feel free to send over whatever you have ready and our team will take it from there!
Exact Color Matching (PMS Colors)
When trying to align the Trim Color or accent pieces of a pen with your strict corporate identity, guessing the shade isn't an option.
- The System: We utilize the Pantone Matching System (PMS) to guarantee precision.
- How to use it: When submitting your design requirements, specify your brand's unique PMS color codes if you know them. This ensures the ink imprint on the barrel or the selected plastic trim matches your official company colors perfectly.
Don't fret if you don't have that information. We will do our best to match the colors!
Font Legibility & Minimum Sizes
The Clip Imprint (Clip Imp) area is an incredibly high-visibility spot for phone numbers or taglines, but it offers highly limited real estate.
- Font Choice: We recommend using clean, sans-serif fonts (like Helvetica, Arial, or Futura) for high-contrast legibility. Avoid intricate script or cursive fonts in this area.
- Minimum Size: Any text placed on the clip must be a minimum of 6 pt font to prevent the ink from filling in the loops of letters like e, o, or a. If you're squeezing a long URL onto the clip, consider using the main barrel instead to keep it readable at a glance.
- If you have any questions, feel free to contact us first.
