Thursday, April 14, 2011

Tips On Getting The Most Out Of Your Promotional Products

By Richard Larson


Promotional items are all over the place. Pens that have a business name engraved on them are ubiquitous. Notepads are the same way, but these items are not always effective in increasing customers for a business. The reason is sometimes businesses leave a most important aspect of promotional marketing out of the equation.

When businesses are giving their promotional items away, they need to make sure that the products are something the receivers will find useful. If they receive something such as manila folders with the company logo on them but they have no use for these folders, they will be placed in a storage room or closet and not be taken out again unless it is to throw them in the trash. This is ineffective marketing.

To do effective marketing, company logo and name should be placed on a product that everyone needs in an office, such as notebooks. These note pads are always placed near the phone due to the need to write a message pops up frequently. Suppose that the note pad was given to someone that buys the types of products a company sells. Because they are being confronted with that business on a regular basis, they will remember that company first.

The other thing to consider is how the promotional item makes the business look. For example, if companies are going to give away pens with your name and logo on them, they do not want the pen to be of poor quality. If so, the company would, in essence, be marked with the same attributes as the pen. This will not encourage people to entertain the idea of doing business with them if they are disappointed with the performance of promotional pens.

When having promotional products created, the company name and logo cannot be unclear in any way. If people are unable to read the name, the promotional item will be completely useless. Two necessary pieces of information to place on these products are the company name and the website. If those two identifying characteristics are all that will fit, this will be sufficient for a smaller item such as a pen. If the business can manage to acquire a larger promotional product, the phone number and the business logo are next in the hierarchy of important facts toinclude.

Who receives these products is an important consideration. One group are the people who are current customers, these items are a continual reminder of the company. The second group are people that you are looking to draw in as customers.




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