
One of the most effective ways to promote your brand and to extend the reach of your marketing nowadays is through promotional giveaways. Giving free items and free services to customers can lead to bringing in more business and also to reach more new potential customers all in one blow.
Any person would always enjoy getting free items, free services, free food, and even free money. Promotional contests and raffle draws have always gained popularity among retail consumers because it allows the ordinary person to win something for free or to get money without doing much work or spending in return.Â
Hence, getting to do a promotional giveaway is a great way to attract the right customers and to gain the attention of your targeted audience right as you get your business started from the ground up. Promotional giveaways allow for your business to take the spotlight and to also introduce your brand and your company to potential customers within the local community.
Promotional Giveaways
If you are thinking of starting your own promotional giveaways and getting creative on promotional marketing, here are a couple of helpful tips from Express Promo:
- Order giveaway items in bulk. The easy, cheap, and convenient way to go is to order promotional products for giveaways in bulk. Pick a classic promo item that is timeless and goes with any season and any month within the year. If in any case, you opt to do the promotions every month, you still have enough supply of the giveaways to last you until the end of the year. Also, it pays to have extras to give out to valued customers, to valuable business contacts, and even to your friends who would like to support your business in any way they can.
- Go with the flow and always be on-trend. Trends and fads are popular for a reason and the best way for you to also be popular is to go with the flow. Whether it be social media or with the local seasonal trend, keep in style to get attention from the right clients and to also get your brand out there.
- Set clear rules and guidelines. As with any contest, make sure to set clear rules and communicate all guidelines right from the start. It is best to do some research and see what kind of promotions are popular at the moment. Take note of how rules are set, what qualifies for an entry, how to go about choosing winners, and how can the winners claim their prizes. Always remember to document each step of the way and also keep a souvenir photo of the winners as well.
- Choose promotional items that everyone can use. The best choice for promotional giveaways is those that can be used by everybody at any time. From umbrellas to branded caps, these promotional items would be highly functional to the customers and winners no matter what season it is nor what their age or gender may be.

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Colourflex transfers are a CMYK+W digital print process, used for branding apparel and fabrics.
Direct to product digital printing involves the transfer of ink directly from the print heads of an inkjet machine to the product and can be used to produce both spot colour and full colour branding on flat or slightly curved surfaces.
Screen printing is achieved by forcing ink through a fine mesh screen with a squeegee onto the product and is ideal for branding flat or cylindrical objects.
Resin coated finish is produced by printing the artwork onto a vinyl material with strong adhesive on the reverse. The branded area is coated with a crystal clear resin which is allowed to dry. Once dry, the finished decal is applied to the product and the adhesive forms a permanent bond.
Screen printing is achieved by forcing ink through a fine mesh screen with a squeegee onto the product and is ideal for branding flat or cylindrical objects.
This production method is used for printing media such as paper, vinyl and magnetic material used in the manufacture of labels, badges and fridge magnets etc.
Direct to product rotary digital printing involves the transfer of UV ink directly from inkjet print heads and can be used to produce both spot colour and full colour branding.
Debossing is produced by pressing a hot engraved metal plate into the surface of a product with a lot of pressure. This produces a permanent image below the surface of the product. Some products offer thermo debossing, which creates a stunning two-tone finish.
Sublimation print is used for branding products that have a special coating on them or fabrics suitable for the sublimation process. A transfer is produced by printing sublimation ink onto transfer paper and then heat pressing it onto the product.
Imitation etch is a special pad printing ink used for producing an etch like effect on glass products.
Pad printing uses a silicone pad to transfer an image to a product from a laser etched printing plate. It is one of the most popular and affordable ways of branding promotional products due to its ability to reproduce images on uneven or curved products and print multiple colours in a single pass.