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12 Innovative Products for 2012

Top 12 For 2012

Marketing Edge magazine recently featured the 12 top innovative products for 2012, listed below:

  1. KOKO Softspout Water BottleKOKO Softspout water bottle
  2. Water powered calculator
  3. Glass water bottle with silicone sleeve
  4. Texter gloves
  5. Retro handheld phone receiver
  6. Flavour It glass water bottle with fruit infuser
  7. Perma Frost hydra-bottle
  8. Digi Mates banana grip
  9. Identity theft guard sleeves
  10. Kegaque gas BBQ
  11. Super Spotlight power station
  12. Utk cool.logic zippered polo

Marketing Edge Magazine

Marketing Edge magazine is a fantastic resource for promotions, premiums, and incentives (the innovative products article is on page 12):

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Top 3 Most Popular Promotional Products

Bags Increasingly Popular in 2011

According to PPAI’s annual estimate of promotional products sales, bags came in as the third best-selling product, overtaking calendars in the previous year’s rankings (as reported in the PPC Weekly).

Top 3 Promotional Products

1. Apparel

Also called wearables in the promotional product industry, this promotional product includes t-shirts, golf shirts, aprons, uniforms, blazers, caps, headbands, jackets, neckwear, footwear, and more.

2. Writing Instruments

Some examples of writing instruments that are popular promotional items: pens, pencils, markers, and highlighters. Multi-purpose writing instruments are more popular than ever (for example a pen-highlighter combination), as are environmentally friendly custom pens.

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3. Bags

There are many types of promotional bags and many different uses: totebags, shopping bags, satchels, gift bags, drawstring bags,
cosmetic bags, paper bags, duffel bags, briefcases, and more.

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Plus, during the months of April and May 2012, Promote You is offering free setups (up to a $100 value) to newsletter subscribers on any new orders for eco conscious or recycled items.

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Eco Friendly Promotional Items

Happy Earth Day

Earth Day is April 22, 2012 so let’s look at some earth friendly promotional items to celebrate!

Custom Pens Made From Recycled Water Bottles

Pens Made From Recycled Water Bottles

If you’ve seen me in person recently, you know I’ve been personally testing these pens myself – and they are fantastic! Each pen reuses 2.5 water bottles. If you are interested in environmentally friendly pens, there are lots of other options out there, like these recycled plastic pens below:

Environmentally Conscious Tote Bags

If you’re a regular reader of our blog or newsletter, you already know that recycled plastic totes and shopping bags are used more frequently than any other promotional item (on average, 9 times a month). Want some with your logo for your next event?

Custom-Printed Recycled Notebooks

There is a wide variety of custom promotional notebooks available, made from everything from stone paper, to recycled paper, to elephant poo. Yes, I said elephant poo! The notebook below is so attractive, no one would ever guess what it was made from (it’s so cool, you should make sure you tell them):

What On Earth Are You Doing?

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To celebrate Earth Day, during the months of April and May 2012, Promote You is offering free setups (up to a $100 value) to newsletter subscribers on any new orders for eco conscious or recycled items.

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Eco Friendly Promotional Items: Stone Notebooks and Plantable Paper

Fresh and Eco Friendly

It’s Spring and Earth Day is just around the corner (April 22) – perfect timing to look at some fresh and fun ideas that we love (and the earth loves them, too):

Stone Paper

Stone Paper Notebook

Stone paper is a durable tree-free product made from stone with no wood pulp, no tree cutting, no water or air pollution, no acid, no alkaline, and no bleach. Blue, black, red, or green stock will arrive in May 2012, so this product is as fresh as you can get!

Seed Paper

Seed Paper Journal

Seed paper, also known as plantable paper, is a biodegradable eco-paper that is made with post-consumer materials (no trees harmed for this paper!) and embedded with seeds. When the paper is planted in a pot of soil, the seeds grow and the paper composts away. All that is left behind is flowers, herbs or vegetables and no waste. It’s easy to plant and grow, and there are thousands of paper products with a seed paper component that can be customized: greeting cards, journals, business cards, confetti, and coasters. Our favorites: a thank you card that turns into daisies or an inspirational journal (once the journal is full, they can plant the cover and watch their ideas flower).

Thank You Seed Paper

 For other eco-friendly options, visit our promotional product search page and type in the keyword ‘eco.’

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Advertising Specialty Study Highlights

ASI Study Highlights

Here are some highlights from a study conducted by the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) and presented at the last ASI Power Summit. The study was called The Analysis of Channel Beliefs Vs. Customer Needs in the Advertising Specialty Industry and involved 544 end-users and 834 end-buyers of promotional products. End-users were screened based upon the type of products they currently had in their possession, and end-buyers based on products they’ve purchased in the last 24 months.

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More than three-quarters of respondents have had their items for more than 6 months.

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Promotional Pens Are Remembered

Writing instruments, such as promotional pens, are the most-recalled advertising specialty items (54% of respondents recall owning them), followed by shirts, caps and bags. Black ink is preferred to blue ink in printed promotional pens by a 2:1 margin among end-users.

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Promotional Bags and Totes Are Used Most Frequently

Among wearable’s, shopping bags were reported to be used most frequently with respondents indicating that they used their bags an average of 9 times per month. They also deliver the most impressions: Each bag averages 1,038 impressions per month. End-users preferred canvas bags and totes (85.1% and 76%).

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Promotional Mugs Used At Home More Than Expected

End-users use their promotional mugs almost equally at work (38.5%) and home (32..8%). Most popular colours for end-users surveyed were black (70%), blue (59.2%), and white (59.2%).

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Promote You Joins ASI

Advertising Specialty Institute

Last month there was an exciting announcement in the Fresh Ideas To Grow Your Business newsletter: Promote You Promotional Items has joined the Advertising Specialty Institute. We now have access to even more fresh and fashionable promotional items!

Promote You is a member of the ASI

The Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) is the largest media and marketing organization serving promotional product suppliers, distributors, and decorators. ASI has been providing award-winning products and services to the advertising specialty and promotional products industry for over 50 years.

As a member of ASI and the PPPC (Promotional Product Professionals of Canada), Promote You Promotional Solutions has access to thousands of different items. What are you looking for?

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Promotional Products for Winter

Promotional Products for Winter

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

When the weather cools down, it’s time to bundle up. Not in the mood? Click on the video below for a nostalgic look at winter holidays in the 50′s and enjoy the soundtrack while you browse the images below. (Extra points if you can recognize the male vocals without cheating!)

Here are some promotional gifts your employees and clients can use to wrap themselves up!

Warm Promotional Outwear for Winter

It’s the perfect time to reward your employees or thank your customers with some warm outerwear.


Colourful Promotional Activewear

Colourful jackets are popular with employees and clients and also put your logo in the spotlight.

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Winter Hats, Gloves

Practical and thoughtful, a hat and mits can be embellished with your logo, business name or a marketing message.

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Company Branded Vests

A vest can be a welcome addition to a company uniform if working in cooler temperatures.

Fun Promotional Outerwear

Our favourite promotional products aren’t just useful and fashionable, they are fun. This jacket works hard on the road and on the slopes.

Promotional Jacket Blue Snow

Contact us and we’ll help you select a promotional product that suits your business and your budget. Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter before December 31st if you want to save the set up fee on your next order. As a newsletter subscriber, you will be sent other exclusive offers in 2012.

 

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Social Media and Promotional Products

Promotional Products and Social Media

What are people saying about your business or your brand(s)?

Businesses are becoming increasingly aware of the powerful influence social media can have on their reputation, customer relationships, and bottom line. ”Ninety percent of consumers surveyed noted that they trust recommendations from people they know, while 70 percent trusted consumer opinions posted online” (nielsen.blog.com).

Here are some ways promotional products enhance social media marketing:

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Promotional Incentives

It is a fact that many more people read reviews than write them. One way to motivate your customers to leave an online review of your business or ‘like’ your Facebook page is to offer an incentive with marketing products. Erik Qualman’s book Socialnomics compares this to ”when a hotel or airline asks you to fill out a suggestion card… usually with the hook of potentially winning a sweepstakes or free meal.” You could use this strategy at a trade show or job fair, announce it on your website, or print it on your invoices or receipts. It might be an incentive that is given to every participant or a reward that is given to the winner(s) of a giveaway.

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Offline Promotion of Your Web Presence

Add your website, your Facebook page, your blog, or your twitter profile (or any combination that works for you) to your promotional products to increase awareness and encourage customer engagement. Invite your customers to interact with you online.

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QR Codes and Promotional Products

QR codes make promotional products even more effective (and more fun!). You can link them to your website, a video, your social media pages, or even to a special promotion.


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5 Things To Look For In A Promotional Product Company

Hiring A Promotional Product Consultant

When selecting someone for your promotional needs, explore your options by researching the prospective companies’ websites. Look at how they represent and promote themselves to you, the client, which should reflect how effectively they will represent and promote your business.

Here are some other important considerations when selecting your promoter:

1. Personalized Service
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Your time is valuable; look for a company that understands the demands of your business and works with you to maximize visibility and productivity. Some have mobile consultants to help accommodate your needs at your convenience. Ensure your business’ individual promotional needs are identified and met for maximized impact by the plan they present to you. They should have a clear, well-formed long-term plan, and be able to demonstrate how their plan will affect your business’ success.

Personalized service also includes a strong, demonstrated commitment to client confidentiality. The right promoter will ensure that your plan is unique to your business.

2. Expert Advice

Find out how long the promotional business has been operating and what experience the consultants have. An established company with a background in promotional products, placement and incentives will give the company a solid knowledge of protional strategy, as well as a network of suppliers and other connections that will benefit your business.

3. Fresh Ideas
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You want a company that is able to service all of your promotional needs. Pick a promotional partner able to provide you with new, innovative products from industry-leading suppliers as well as unique and effective incentives for drawing new business or enhancing performance.

4. Quality Products

Look for a promotional business that can provide not only a variety of catalogues, but also samples of products and advertising solutions they have used in the past with success.

5. Valuable Reputation

When shopping for a company to provide your promotional items, look for accreditation with a professional association such as Promotional Product Professionals of Canada. Companies with these affiliations benefit from the ability to network with other promotional companies as well as suppliers. Membership in such an organization can also mean higher quality and more competitive pricing for promotional products and services.

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How to Use Promotional Products To Grow Your Business

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.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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