Promotional Gifts As An Advertising Means For Your Company

| Sunday, November 20, 2011
By Ping Conley


They are almost everywhere. They are attached to the grocery product that you normally buy or being distributed at promo kiosks. Everyone is familiar with promotional gifts, or the little product items companies give the masses to spread their name, thus creating brand awareness. By giving away small, usable items to the public, the company name will be engraved in people's minds.

Promotional gifts are one way of promoting for a long period of time. Unlike a page on newspapers and magazines or a 30-second commercial spot on radio and TV, promotional gifts don't just disappear after some time. They will be there as long as people use the item.

You may not require another pen, but since it comes with the notebook that you want to buy, then why not use it as well? That simple and harmless act is actually what the company behind the pen wants you to do. It needs you to keep the pen so you will be reminded of their product every time you use it.

You may be a frequent user of a different brand of laundry soap, but since the other one comes with clothes hanger, then maybe trying that brand wouldn't hurt.

And those are just some of the abilities of giving promotional gifts. People don't realize it, but they recognize the company's label every time they use the free item. They also pick out another brand over their usual label because of the included present.

Mints and candies may lure a passerby for a while at trade shows, but after he is finished eating them, your advertisement is gone. In order to give your promotional gift continuing power, it must be useful to your target market.

Mugs, wall clocks, pens, notepads, mouse pads, stress balls, and t-shirts are some of the most common company promotional gifts. They may look uninventive for some, but they are the ones that are oftentimes used; thus, they are the ones that are often seen.

Novelty promotional gifts may help lure some, but they don't have a lot of staying power. The ones that remain on people's work desk, house walls, kitchens or even closets are the ones that people can actually use in their everyday lives.




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