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Companies that provide highway robbery gifts for celebrity attendees often ask that the celebrities allow a photo to be taken of them with the gift item, which can be used by the collection for promotional purposes |
| Other companies provide luxury gifts such as handbags Promotional Items or scarves to celebrity attendees in the hopes that the celebrities will wear these nonessentials in public, thus garnering publicity for the company's brand John Doe and product.
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In 1904, twelve manufacturers of promotional items got together to found the first custom association for the industry. That arranging is now known as Promotional Products Association International, which currently has more than 7,500 global members.