As a veteran promotional products distributor who sells promos nationally (and even some internationally), we are privy to the nationwide trends within the industry before the typical "locals only" distributors. Another piece of info we are privy too are the promotional items that are WAY overdone....
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Marketing, Promotional Product Ideas / 19.02.2018
Promotional Products For Your Trade Show Should NOT Be An Afterthought
Too often I receive calls from clients or new prospects needing promotional products in a rush for an upcoming trade show or event.
Usually, that last minute call is because promotional products were never considered until the very end.
While we do offer rush promotional items as quickly as same day production, these items often lose their effectiveness if they are treated as an afterthought with no plan.
If you are buying promotional items only to randomly give them away at your next trade show, you're missing a huge opportunity to create a return on these investments. If simply handed out at random to every schmuck who passes your trade show booth, these items will likely not have the effect desired, which is to help those attendees remember your company.
When you buy promotional products, it's important those items be part of a bigger plan. Your promos should always help lead to meeting a specific goal.
Shortcuts don't work when buying promotional products if you want the maximum return on your investment. A plan is critical. But before you can plan, you must have a goal.
Gone are the days you can randomly hand out branded items and expect grand results. You now have to be more creative than your competitors to be memorable. You can bet your competition is trying to outsmart you to win more of the market share.
While promotional products are great items to help promote customer loyalty, they are also excellent tools to use for acquiring new customers. Below are a few examples of goals aimed at new customer acquisition along with suggested promotional items that should do the trick.
Promotional Products Goals
Marketing, Promotional Product Ideas / 08.01.2018
The Incredible Staying Power of Promotional Products (With Real-Life Examples)
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Long Live the Promos
[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="7496" img_size="medium" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Here's a photo of that exact custom stainless steel tumbler referenced above which I have personally used every day for well over 2 years. This item looks tired and worn out. It takes serious abuse every day. For starters, the cup holder in my truck is a very tight fit around the tumbler, which has caused most of the scratches. Additionally, a habit of mine is to tap on the tumbler with my ring finger, a habit stemmed from excess energy (possibly a mild ADD), causing some of the wear on the colored enamel. It's been dropped multiple times. When it's empty, it sits in my oversized lunch bag along with glass containers which previously held my oversized lunch. This causes the glass containers and the tumbler to bang together causing additional scratches. While it may look bad, I think I'll just keep it until something renders it unusable. I've thought many times that I should replace it. But then I think, "Why should I replace it if it works?" While the value is not the same, it's like having a car that runs really well but has some dings and scratches on the outside. Why get rid of something that works, and is paid for?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to a recent study by the Promotional Products Association International, 81% of people keep promotional products for more than a year. Odds are the 19% that chose not to keep their items for more than a year were given either a disposable product, consumable item, or a low-quality promotional product. For this particle article, I'll be focusing on higher quality items, which have the incredible ability to stick around for many years to continue to advertise for your company.The Need For Education
Sometimes I have comical discussions with prospects who don't yet understand the power of promotional products. That means they need more education about this incredibly effective advertising medium.
Marketing, Promotional Product Ideas / 25.12.2017
Is Your Company Spending Christmas With Your Clients?
[caption id="attachment_7555" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] My favorite t-shirt, which I received at skucon 2017. Thanks, commonsku![/caption] After a relatively HOT week in Northwest Florida leading up to Christmas, we woke up to much colder temperatures on Christmas morning. While weather really has nothing to do with Christmas,...
Marketing / 18.12.2017
Think Bigger With Your Promotional Items

On the first and third Friday of every month, we release a new PromoDoodles by Perfect Imprints featuring our favorite seasonal promotional products. These doodles are hand-drawn by our talented graphic designers, and they include an actual promotional item being used in a creative and often, non-traditional way. This PromoDoodle features the best-selling sports noisemakers of all-time: thundersticks.

Marketing, Promotional Product Ideas / 11.12.2017
Here’s How Having a Trusted Promotional Products Firm Saves You Time (and Money)

On the first and third Friday of every month, we release a new PromoDoodles by Perfect Imprints featuring our favorite seasonal promotional products. These doodles are hand-drawn by our talented graphic designers, and they include an actual promotional item being used in a creative and often in a non-traditional way. This PromoDoodle features the incredibly popular Christmas Ball Ornaments.

