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Promotional Products – Are They Becoming Redundant?

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Some Marketing Managers choose not to use promotional products to promote their business. This is because they feel that the idea of gifting items to potential customers will not work as well as other advertising methods. With social media as an effective and inexpensive way of showing a business’s latest products or advertising an offer or a service, it’s easy to think that those promotional products could become redundant. Why pay money to send out promotional gifts when a social media post will do the same job? Well, a social media post can be glanced at, taken note of, or dismissed. If you have a promotional product that you can hold in your hand, one that sits on your desk ( promotional pens ), hangs on your wall ( promotional calendar) or is useful daily ( promotional power bank ) then your business logo will be seen more regularly. This creates a potential for people to come and visit your website, call you or come to your store in the future. Promot...

10 Marketing Ideas Using Promotional Products To Try Before The End Of 2019

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Creating new and exciting ways to get your business name and message out to potential new customers, those that haven’t bought from you in a while and your loyal clients can prove tricky. Using promotional products as your tool, you can gain new customers and get more people talking about your business than ever before. Here are 10 ideas to get your company in the forefront of people minds using promotional products: Target clients you haven’t heard from in a while. Send out a promotional pen or a t-shirt with your new logo on to clients that you haven’t heard from since the beginning of the year. It may re-jig their memory of your business and get them buying from you again. Supply items to a target audience. Get to know what your customers like and would want in a promotional product. Giveaway some promotional t-shirts but first think about who you are gifting them too. Is it mainly women you will be handing them out to as...

Our Leading Promotional Office Stationery Products

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The contents of an office desk can generate curiosity to a new starter, visitor or client coming in for a meeting. Stocking your desks up with an abundance of promotional products will keep your business branding at the forefront of people’s minds. You never know, a visitor may take a pen home and your company logo will be accessible to more people, some of who might need your product or services in the future. Top stationery products Pens – A promotional pen is an economical choice of promotional stationery. As pens are inexpensive to buy and easy to distribute, your business message will go a long way for a small amount of money. bmt Promotions branded pens are made from plastic , metal , wood , carbon fibre and recycled Your business logo can be printed on the barrel of the pen in full colour print for a vibrant giveaway at exhibitions. Pencils – Our writing pencils are perfect for the office desk and noting ideas. We also have a branded colouring pen...

Predictions of Promotional Product Marketing for 2019

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  The types of promotional products that businesses have bought this year have continued to vary from previous years. Companies have been more outlandish with their ideas and want to promote their company with distinct promotional merchandise. For 2019, we have few predictions of where the promotional product industry will travel too… Businesses will invest in high quality promotional products Our predictions, after reviewing some of our customers spending habits, are that more businesses will invest in a high-quality promotional product in 2019. We have had a surge of orders for top-quality promotional pens , deluxe bespoke umbrellas and branded metal keyrings instead of the budget options. This could be due to the type of client that the business is trying to attract, the marketing budget that they have to spend has increased or, they may be wanting to use the item for various campaigns therefore they are looking at the longevity of the product. Awareness of their c...

The do’s and don’ts of branded merchandise marketing – Part 1

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  Promotional product marketing campaigns are as popular as ever with the total spent on branded merchandise reaching past the £1 billion-pound mark in 2017. The do’s of using promotional product marketing Think of your target audience One of the first things to consider when purchasing any promotional products to give away for a marketing campaign is who you are trying to target. Find out what your potential customers would like to receive and find ways of giving them those products.After all, it is only when you canresearch and understand your audience that you’ll be able to connect with them. Give useful products Gift your potential customers products that are relative to the industry that they are in. Any product that is useful will be utilised regularly meaning that your branding will be see on a frequent basis. Promotional pens , branded bags and bespoke umbrellas are all useful items that will stand the test of time and enable your business brandi...

Great Promotional Items to Leave Behind at Meetings

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  You never get second chance to make a first impression. And first impressions really count. When attending meetings, giving presentations or visiting clients what you say and how you speak will leave an impact but not every word you say will be recalled. It takes 5 to 7 impressions for someone to remember your logo and associate it with your company name so, another way to leave a great lasting impression is to leave behind some promotional giveaways so your brand and logo will be remembered. ‘Leave-behind’ promotional products There are many types of product you could purchase as a ‘leave-behind’ item: · Your ‘leave behind’ promotional items can be relative to the work you do, for example; a company that sells paints and is giving a presentation could leave a branded paint tin opener. It’s a highly useful and imaginative gift for the recipient. · Instead of a business card, why not use promotional pens and pencils that have your business contact...

What Qualities Make The Perfect Promotional Gift?

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In 2017, the BPMA (British Promotional Merchandise Association) conducted a survey asking members of the public what qualities make the perfect promotional gift? The results are below: At bmt Promotions we are very conscious which products we sell to our customers and we want each product to meet their specific requirements. I’m going to delve into the BPMA survey results and show you how our promotional products match with the qualities that you require. Usefulness (50%) Definition of usefulness - the quality or fact of being useful. The top quality that people look for in a promotional gift is usefulness. At bmt Promotions we have a variety of useful promotional items for all marketing budgets. From the budget branded Albion grip ball pen that can be used to scribble notes at a conference to the promotional medium jute bag that can be used to carry weekly purchases. There is the high quality Fibrestorm golf umbrella that’ll keep you dry on the golf course to the selec...

Why Promotional Pens Can Mean Profit For Your Business

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Promotional pens are a popular choice when it comes to brand recognition during marketing campaigns. They are easy to carry and can be simply distributed to potential customers and handed out at fund-raisers and exhibitions and, absolutely everyone can make use of the item. Here are some other reasons why you should up your investment in branded pens. Increasing Brand Recognition Promotional pens are a modest tool but one that can assist in increasing the awareness of your brand. You can intentionally tailor branded pens by adding your logo and company name to the product, ensuring that your brand name stays in the front of the mind of your customers and potential clients. A vast number of bespoke branded pens can be made in one consignment, which provides your company with boundless exposure. Usability Promotional pens are exclusive in the fact that almost everyone uses or needs a pen for day to day tasks.Your brand will pop up in a customer’s mind each time he or s...

Bespoke Branded Products For The Savvy Student

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As a former student, I know how great it feels when we are given free gifts, especially when they are useful and unique to us. Here are some great ideas for promotional giveaways aimed at students; Clothing Comfy clothes are a big hit, whether lounging around the halls or headed to the library to study. Think two-tone hoodies, oversized t-shirts, beanie hats. Branded Items of clothing are the perfect product to market to students as your brand will be seen in lectures, cafes, and all over campus. Kitchen Items We recently worked with a Casino chain on a giveaway item for fresher’s week, and came up with the idea of a fridge magnet which doubled up as a bottle opener. We made the design an Ace of Spade to fit in with the casino theme. A prime example of a useful promotional product , that will expose your brand endlessly. Other useful products are travel flask, tea towel or mug; students often take coffee to University (to save on cash) and many have people round at h...