Do Promo Products Work?
“People not only keep ad specialties [promo products], they remember the advertiser… and are more likely to do business with them.”
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Promote You is now on Pinterest and Twitter
One of the fun (and challenging) things about social media is that things are always changing. New platforms appear and others fade (anyone still have a MySpace account?!). This month, I’ve started pinning and tweeting. Pinterest is a fun way to keep things fresh and get inspired by other people, and I’m finding Twitter to be a fantastic way to stay connected to my local community.
Promote You on Twitter
I’ve started following local news sources and city twitter accounts, such as @MayorWatts and @surreylibrary. I also follow business resources like @mashable and @BCBusiness.
Promote You on Pinterest
So far, my Pinterest billboards are more of a reflection of who I am personally, rather than my business. But then again, my business is also a reflection of my personality.
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What Are The Benefits Of Promotional Products?
Using promotional products to market your brand may seem like an expensive venture, but it is a cost-effective advertising method. It can cost much less than traditional methods such as television commercials and billboards, but has a longer lasting effect.
Promotional items have a long-lasting impact: the customer thinks of your brand whenever they use it or see it.
How To Use Promotional Products
Contests, Giveaways, and Special Promotions
Giving away promotional products or offering special promotions will attract more foot traffic at trade shows and other event booths. Promotional items often draw crowds, which then attracts more people to discover your brand.
Promotional Gifts
Promotional products can be used to increase your brand’s visibility. Free gifts are a great low-cost form of advertising in a world where television ads are skipped at the press of a button.
Incentives to Participate
You can gather valuable information about your target audience and your brand by offering promotional products in return for participation in a survey or contest. People are more likely to participate when a promotional product is offered in return.
Samples or Related Products
Create market awareness for new products by giving samples or related product. Samples are a great way to add value to your brand. Giving out a related product (a free pot scrubber advertising a new dish soap, for example) adds to brand and product recall.
Drive Traffic To Your Website
Putting your company’s website address on promotional items will increase traffic to your website. This allows you to get more brand and product information to the consumer.
Build a Reputation
Raise consumer opinion of your product or brand by offering useful, high quality products as promotional items. They are often used for long periods of time, which means more people see your company’s name.
Build Strong Client Relationships
Creating promotional products used in settings that are attractive to your target audience shows them you are listening and helps reduce waste promotions. For example, if you are targeting Information Support or Information Technology sectors, USB flash drives would be a useful promotional item.
Team Building
Celebrate corporate success with your team by offering them promotional items. This shows your employees the company’s success is their success, while again, getting your brand out to the public.
Reward Performance
Show your appreciation for strong performance on your team by gifting promotional products. It builds strong staff engagement by raising morale and corporate loyalty.
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