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Category: Promotional Items

10 Crazy Facts – The Power of Promotional Products
Promotional products are powerful because they promote your business AND provide useable, fun and necessary tools to your prospects and clients.

The following results are from surveys and studies completed by the Professional Products Association. They reveal just how seamlessly promotional products integrate into life, impacting the daily routines of recipients, and how powerful promotional products are in growing a business. (Source: Professional Products Association International)

91% of consumers surveyed had at least one promotional product in their kitchen.
74% of consumers surveyed had at least one promotional product in their work area.
55% of consumers surveyed had at least one promotional product in their bedroom closet/storage space.
Seven in 10 consumers recalled receiving at least one promotional product in the past 12 months.
88% of consumers recall the advertiser from a promotional product received in the past 12 months.
When it comes to frequency of use, calendars and planners (85%), computer products (85%) and electronic devices & accessories (82%), take the top 3 spots.
Most promotional products are kept at home (54%) or on the person (24%).
Promotional products that are not worth keeping are either filed away and ignored (42%) or given to someone else. Only one in 5 consumers trash non-wanted promotional products.
Salespeople who give promotional gifts to their customers receive 22% more referrals than salespeople who do not.
Customers’ personal feelings toward a company and its sales representatives who gave away a promotional item with a thank you letter: customers who received the item scored 52% higher than the letter only group.
The bottom line is promotional products work! They are a great use of marketing dollars and will spread your brand far and wide for years to come.

Contact me if you would like to a quote on a promotional item.

I look forward to helping you soon!

Debbie Smith, Owner
February 8, 2017
4 Affordable Promotional Tech Gifts

1. Clip-on Mobile Phone Holder

What a great way to promote your business!

We all have phones we rely on for maps and talking to our friends, family and clients. But in the car, it’s simply dangerous (and against the law in many places) to use it while driving. Not everyone has a car with GPS built-in and we often forget our ear pieces.

This handy little gadget not only makes the phone accessible while in the car, it has a great place to display your logo – front and center.

This is a gift that people will use (and subliminally see your logo constantly). This allows the phone to be clipped on vertically or horizontally and clips to most auto vents and adjusts to hold most mobile phones.

“Hey Siri, where I can get this great phone holder?”

2. Mini Car Charger for Your Keychain

Why does every company you know give people little cards to put on their key chain? So they see their logos over and over and over. Why not get on that band wagon?

This little car charger is small and light enough to put on a key chain. How many times have you needed to charge something in your car but forgot the car charger?

This little charger pulls out of its mini case and plugs into a car adapter easily. No more having to have a charger for the home, office and car.

Put you logo on your customers keychain and they’ll remember you for life!

3. Strappy Phone Holder

Remember the phrase “joined at the hip”?

That’s what we are today with our phone. We don’t leave home without it. (You know the panic I’m talking about when you’re well on your way somewhere and you don’t have your phone!)

As much as some of us would like it to be different, that’s the way the world works right now. So why not make it easier for your clients and/or employees to have their phone and other essentials with them at all times?

This phone holder doubles as wallet and can be used with or without lanyard. It can hold credit cards, driver’s, license, business cards, stylus or other small personal items. The lanyard is easily removable so it can be carried in a pocket.

Why not have your logo joined at the hip of your clients and prospects? Great idea, right?

4. USB Flexi-Light

We all need a little more light in our lives. Sometimes we just need to make that late night email, check the important news on Facebook, or tweet one more time.

This little light plugs into any USB port to provide a little more light (we don’t want to bother our kids or significant other for that late night tweet – right?)

Handy little items like this make for a great (and affordable) gift for your employes, clients and prospects. Every time they flex that little light, they’ll see your logo. They may even think to tweet or post about your company for making their life just a little bit easier.

The bottom line is your promotional budget is limited but you want to spread it far and wide. Why not try one of these affordable tech gifts that you know will actually be used and not just thrown away or forgotten?

Contact me to help you make a great impression! I look forward to helping you.

Debbie Smith
(614) 519-2392
debbie@advantageprintsolutions.com

February 2, 2016
3 Simple Items for a Successful Tradeshow

If you have a trade show coming up, you know there are many things to get ready!

First and foremost is your staff. 85% of trade show success is because of your staff. You can have a million dollar “booth” but if your people aren’t friendly, knowledgable and dressed in nice company apparel, you will be wasting your money. The folks who stop by your booth want feel that your company is trustworthy and your people are helpful and knowledgable.

3 Simple Items That Make a Big Difference

You need to be sure that when people glance down an isle, they notice something about you that makes them want to stop.

1. Retractable Banners

Retractable Banners are great because they are relatively inexpensive, they travel easy and you can design them to pop! Use a professional graphic artist to create great imagery and color that enhance your brand. You can use multiple banners with different messages placed throughout your space. They retract into their stands so they are easy to travel with and easy to set up and take down.

2. Table Top Throws

Novices often forget that they need to cover tables with Table Top Throws. Many conventions come with some sort of table cover, but having a logo and tagline on a cloth cover makes your booth look professional and clean.

3. Trendy Give Aways

Let’s face it, people expect give aways at trade shows. Why not try something a different than a pen or memory stick?

Self care is very trendy! Help spread the message that it’s good to take care of yourself with pure, healthy items.

Essential Oil gifts are appreciated by everyone. Don’t be fooled, men like to take care of themselves too. It’s a gift that won’t get thrown out until all the contents are used up! Let them see your logo every time they use it.

Water Bottles are always wanted. The “trend” of exercising is never going away. Many people are carrying their water in their own bottles instead of buying bottled water. Why not have them carry around your logo as well?

Advantage Print Solutions will hand hold you through the entire process of getting ready for your next trade show or big event.

I look forward to helping you,

Debbie Smith, Owner

Contact us today.

September 22, 2015
Great Fall Promotional Items

It may feel like summer, but fall is just around the corner.

Fall conjures up images of football games, tailgate parties, and cool weather. It’s a great time to give promotional gifts to your prospects, customers and employees!

There are hundreds of simple fall promotional items that like footballs, drink holders, rally towels and even custom eyeblack tatoos.

How about a promotional blanket?

Blankets are wonderful gifts. No one throws away a blanket!

Blankets are warm and fuzzy. Blankets are cozy. Blankets make people feel safe and secure.

Wouldn’t you like your customers and employees to associate being warm and fuzzy, cozy, safe and secure with you? A blanket with your logo on it subconsciously makes them feel that way about you. They will convey a message of trust and well being.

There are hundreds of choices when it comes to blankets.

You can go with a full camping package (that include blankets and sleeping bags), inexpensive rollup blankets or more expensive cashmere blankets.

At the end of the day, quality product, that is memorable and useful really does make the difference between closing a deal and losing a deal.

** All items shown do not include the set up and shipping charges.

Contact us today to find the perfect blanket for the perfect occasion!

Choose wisely as you spend those marketing dollars.

September 10, 2015
Think Outside the Box

Think Outside The Box

There are hundreds of thousands of promotional items to choose from.

How do you stand out from the crowd? Pens and mugs are great, they definitely imprint your brand but…

How about trying something different?

If you’re a yoga company or one that caters specifically to women, how about putting your logo on fitness pants?

Fitness pants are comfortable, so why not have your logo tastefully placed so that when these are pulled out to be worn, your logo gives a warm and fuzzy feeling?

What an amazing gift!

Everyone gives out t-shirts or hats, but how about bibs?

They are family friendly! Have bibs in multiple colors to give to employees who have new babies.

How about a stadium seat, just in time for football?

What a useful item that will never get thrown away.

Stadium seats are lightweight and can be folded to be stored and used year after year. It will get taken to events where many other people will see your logo.

You can’t go wrong with this kind of promotional item.

Speaking of families… don’t forget the toddlers!

If you have a family picnic or outing planned, a sweatshirt or t-shirt for the kids is a thoughtful (and welcomed) gift for any parent. You would be surprised at how positive it is to have your logo running around on adorable kids.

Using promotional products to gain exposure and name recognition for your business is an effective marketing tool.

Set yourself apart from the others in your industry.

If you choose products that your target customers make use of often, you will obtain positive exposure for your business.

For more ideas see the blog about cool, geeky gifts.

Advantage Print Solutions will help you through the entire process of getting something uniquely you. Contact us today!

August 19, 2015
Welcome to our new website!

I am really excited about my updated brand and new website, AdvantagePrintSolutions.com.

It makes me proud to tell my clients to “check out my website.”

From the first click you can see the wide variety of products and services we offer. There are many promotional, print and apparel solutions available. With the new website, we tried to make it easy to understand and provide help to find the perfect solution for you.

If you want complete peace of mind on any project, Advantage Print Solutions is the company for you. For over 20 years, we have been helping businesses make a great impression.

If you need a specific promotional item for an event, it is easy to search the product catalog available on the website or simply fill out the quote form for more personalized assistance.

Take a quick moment to read the case studies listed on the website.

You will be able to see how my extensive knowledge of the print and promotional industry, can help your business become more successful and profitable.

I am looking to build a long term customer relationship and make sure your projects are done on time and on budget.

Get the Advantage!

I look forward to meeting you.
Debbie Smith, CFC
debbie@AdvantagePrintSolutions.com
(614) 519-2392

July 1, 2015