OneSource Virtual – Custom 30-Day Advent Calendar and Holiday Campaign Fulfilment

OneSource Virtual, a global leader in Workday services and business solutions, partnered with Magellan to deliver a high-volume seasonal campaign for their customers, prospects, and partners. Known for its customer-first approach and commitment to innovation, the company sought a festive, impactful way to connect with its audience during the holiday season.

The result was a fully customised 30-day advent calendar paired with branded greeting cards — designed, produced, and fulfilled entirely by our team. This large-scale rollout exemplified the power of combining thoughtful seasonal gifting with efficient logistics, all wrapped in premium, custom-branded packaging.

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The Client & Brief

30-Day Traditional Advent Calendar with Custom Design and Chocolate

The branded advent calendar created for OneSource Virtual was a 30-day variation of our standard traditional advent calendars, extending the festive experience well beyond Christmas Day. Each unit was filled with 30 solid luxury milk chocolates, suitable for vegetarians, kosher, and halal diets — making it an inclusive and universally appealing gift.

Constructed at 200mm x 275mm x 10mm with a 75g weight, the calendars were compact yet premium. They featured full-colour digital printing with clean perforated windows and silver foil backing to maintain freshness — a subtle but effective upgrade that enhanced the product’s value. The front design kept things festive and brand-appropriate with simple imagery, while the reverse included a thoughtful brand message and nutritional details.

With 4,000 custom advent calendars produced and dispatched, this was a high-volume project that required precise quality control and quick turnaround — a specialty of ours as experienced advent calendar manufacturers.

30 Day Advent Calendar

Personalised Greeting Cards to Complement Corporate Gifting

To elevate the seasonal experience, each company advent calendar was accompanied by a custom branded greeting card, produced to match the overall theme while adding a personal, heartfelt touch. The cards were printed A5 portrait, double-sided in full CMYK colour, folded, trimmed, and placed directly into each mailer alongside the calendar.

Featuring a custom seasonal design and a message signed by OneSource Virtual’s CEO, the cards enhanced the emotional impact of the gift, reinforcing personal connection and brand appreciation. This strategic addition turned a promotional gesture into a full-scale corporate branded advent calendar campaign that felt premium, thoughtful, and well-executed.

Quantity matched the calendars exactly — 4,000 units — ensuring consistency across the campaign.

Custom Greeting Cards

Complete Packaging, Fulfilment and Individual UK Delivery

This project required full-service execution, from production through to distribution. Our team managed all aspects of fulfilment, including printing of address labels (35mm x 90mm), packaging into branded mailers, and individually shipping each unit to 4,000 unique recipients across the UK.

Every custom advent calendar, greeting card, and mailer was assembled and dispatched with precision, safely packaged and delivered as a large letter (up to 130g) within a tight delivery window. With high-volume fulfilment and personalised direct-mail execution, this campaign demonstrated how promotional advent calendars can scale without losing the personal touch.

By offering a seamless end-to-end solution — from advent calendar printing to packing and delivery — Magellan helped OneSource Virtual execute a standout holiday campaign that boosted engagement, reinforced branding, and left a lasting seasonal impression.

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Our Case Studies

Diptyque

Magellan partnered with Diptyque in 2021 to create a luxurious fragrance advent calendar that blended artistic design, premium craftsmanship, and sensory delight for an unforgettable festive gifting experience.

Guinness

Magellan created a premium 12-day miniature drinks advent calendar for Guinness in 2023, blending festive design, curated spirits, and interactive features to deliver a standout holiday gifting experience.

Natwest + PEGA

Magellan partnered with NatWest and PEGA to create a unique 16-day video advent calendar for 2023, blending printed design with embedded digital content to deliver an interactive, high-impact corporate gifting experience.

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We and our clients were so impressed with the Luxury Drink Advent Calendars. Such a fun and inventive way to promote our company!

MS Lending

Harrods do Luxury Beauty Advent Calendars every year! They are such a great way to get people excited about what we offer.

Harrods

Everyone loved the traditional advent calendars and matching card. Would definitely recommend this as a small gift to clients.

NAVIEN

We did branded chocolate advent calendars in 2021 and were amazed with the results. We have been and will continue to get more with a different design every year.

CARWOW