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Advertising gifts in Dubai: two logos on one candle
A co-branded candle carries two names, yours and the event's, from 300 units per size and from AED 70 per unit excluding VAT. Sticker labels are ready in about a week after artwork sign-off, printed jars in 10-14 working days. That makes it one of the few advertising gifts in Dubai you can brand for two parties and still land before the event.
Sponsorship gifting has a problem that single-brand gifting does not. Your logo has to sit next to someone else's, both marketing teams have to approve the layout, and the date on the invitation does not move. Most orders that go wrong go wrong at the approval stage, not at the gift stage.
Which logo goes on the jar, which goes on the box, how many units a co-branded run needs, and how far ahead of the event you have to start: those decisions move a sponsorship gift from brief to delivery. We ship these runs as part of corporate gifts and event programmes, with capacity up to 15,000 candles a month.
Advertising gifts in Dubai: what the brief usually misses
Search for advertising gifts in Dubai and you get supplier directories and catalogues with tens of thousands of SKUs. What you rarely get is an answer to the actual question on a sponsorship brief: how do two brands share one object without the result looking like a sticker fight.
That depends on who owns which logo file, whether the branding sits on the jar, the packaging, or both, and how many working days are left before the event, not on the gift itself.
A candle is a useful carrier here because it has two separate surfaces that can be branded independently, and because it stays on a desk after the badge and the tote bag go in a drawer.
Where each logo goes
The jar and the box are two different canvases, and treating them that way solves most co-branding arguments.
The common split: the host or venue takes the box, the sponsor takes the jar. The guest sees the event brand when the gift is handed over, and lives with the sponsor's brand for the next 25 to 45 hours of burn time. Reverse it when the sponsor is the bigger name and the event is the recurring one.
Both logos on one surface works when they are close in weight and the lock-up already exists. If one brand uses a tall wordmark and the other a wide one, they will fight for the same space on a 200 ml jar, and nobody will be happy with the proof. Separate surfaces are the safer call.
| Branding route | How it carries two logos | Ready after sign-off |
|---|---|---|
| Sticker label on the jar | both marks on one label, or a second label on the base | about a week |
| Print around the jar, 360° | one brand per side, a full wrap design | 10-14 working days |
| Printed box plus label on jar | box takes one brand, jar takes the other | label week plus the box, quoted with the design |
Jar choice narrows the design faster than people expect. Clear glass is available in every size, and 100 ml comes in clear only. Black matte and white frosted are available in 200 and 300 ml. The same logo reads differently on all three, so check the pairing on a sample before either marketing team signs anything.
What a co-branded run costs per unit
Published pricing, as of November 2026, starts at AED 70 for 100 ml, AED 90 for 200 ml and AED 110 for 300 ml, all excluding VAT, from 300 units per size. That base includes the jar, a standard wick, soy wax, a bamboo or metal lid and one fragrance.
Branding and packaging are priced per unit on top of that, and the current add-on rates sit on the pricing page. A label and a printed box are not the same line item, so the quote changes with the route you chose above, not with the number of logos.
Volume breaks are 5% from 1,000 units, 7.5% from 3,000 and 10% from 5,000. This matters more in sponsorship than anywhere else, because the budget is often split. One combined order of 1,200 units hits the 5% break. The same gift bought as two separate 600-unit orders by two companies does not. Agree who raises the purchase order before anyone starts negotiating the discount.
Payment runs 50% to start and 50% before dispatch. With two payers, settle which company covers which half before artwork goes out, otherwise the artwork sits approved and the order has not started.
Delivery in Dubai is included. The rest of the UAE is free from 1,000 units and charged below that, which is worth checking if the event is in Abu Dhabi. Saudi Arabia and the other GCC markets are quoted on request.
Artwork approval is the slow part, not production
A single-brand order has one approval chain. A co-branded one has two, and they rarely move at the same speed.
Ask both sides for the same package at the same time:
- Vector logo files, not a screenshot pulled off a website
- The brand guideline rules on clear space and minimum size
- The name of the person who can actually say yes
That last item is the one that disappears. An event organiser's logo is often controlled by a group marketing team that is not in the sponsorship conversation at all.
Then order the sample set with your label on it. The sample cost is credited to your first order from 300 units, so getting it on the table early costs nothing in the end. It also stops the one argument that cannot be settled over email, which is how a logo actually looks on glass.
Counting back from the event date
Work backwards, in this order: event date, delivery to the venue or warehouse, the published lead time for your route, approval of the proof by both brands, and the sample before that.
Printed jars need 10-14 working days after approval. Ten to fourteen working days is two to three calendar weeks once weekends are in, and UAE public holidays stretch it further. Sticker labels are ready in about a week after approval, which is why labels win almost every late brief. If the proof is still circulating between two marketing teams, the label route is the one that still lands.
The Dubai calendar concentrates the pressure. Gulfood sits in February, Arabian Travel Market in late spring, GITEX in October, UAE National Day on 2 December, and Ramadan and Eid move each year. Sponsors who sign a stand package in September for an October show are already inside the printed-jar window before the first proof goes out. If the choice is between a printed jar that arrives late and a labelled jar that arrives, the labelled jar is the right gift. The trade-off between the two routes on cost and finish is covered in our comparison of printed jars and sticker labels.
One more scheduling detail: more than 150 fragrances are available, and different fragrances can share a single printed design. A sponsor running three scents across a 900-unit giveaway approves one jar artwork, not three.
Who orders co-branded candles here
- Event sponsors who want their name on the welcome gift rather than on a banner nobody photographs
- Hotel groups producing welcome amenities with a partner brand for a season
- Developers handing over units with the project name on the box and the brand on the jar
- Trade show exhibitors who split a stand with a distributor and need one gift that credits both
- Gifting companies and agencies building a tiered programme: speakers and VIPs get a 300 ml jar, which burns about 45 hours, or a candle and diffuser set in one box, and attendees get 100 ml at about 25 hours
Diffusers run on the same sizes and the same published prices, 100, 200 and 300 ml at AED 70, 90 and 110 excluding VAT, from 300 units per size, with the bottle, reeds, cap and one fragrance included. Diffusers with your label take about a week after approval and a candle and diffuser set in one box is quoted to the brief, which makes it a practical top tier when the main giveaway is already in print.
FAQ
What is the minimum order for co-branded advertising gifts in Dubai? 300 units per size, and that applies to printed designs too. Different fragrances can share one design, so a 300-unit run does not mean a single scent. If your programme has three tiers in three sizes, each size carries its own 300-unit minimum.
How long does a co-branded candle order take before an event? Sticker labels are ready in about a week after approval, printed jars in 10-14 working days after approval. Those clocks start when both brands have signed off the proof, not when the order is discussed, so build the approval round and the sample into your own timeline before counting the production days.
Can we brand both the jar and the box? Yes, and for two logos it is usually the cleanest answer. The box carries one brand, the jar the other. Each is a separate per-unit line in the quote, and the box route is priced with the packaging design.
What is the difference between co-branding and a single logo? Cost per unit changes very little. Time and approvals change a lot. Two brands mean two sets of guidelines, two sign-offs and one shared proof, which is the part that slips. Treat it as a scheduling problem and the rest is straightforward.
Do we get a sample with both logos before production? You get a sample set with your label applied, and the sample cost is credited to your first order from 300 units. For a co-branded run, show that sample to both marketing teams in the same meeting. Approving glass over email is how dates get missed.
Send the two logo files, the event date and the quantity through the quote form or on WhatsApp at +971 55 281 9889, and we will come back with a per-unit price by size, branding route and packaging. Prices start from the figures above, exclude VAT, and the final number depends on fragrance, jar and packaging.
