In a world that is dominated by online advertising, billboards, and TV commercials, is it still reasonable to invest in custom promotional products? The short answer is yes. In fact, promotional items are crucial for the success of most businesses. Why?
Help people remember your brand
Brand awareness is all about making your brand familiar to your target market. Companies that are able to maintain a high level of brand awareness are likely to generate more sales. How can custom promotional products help your brand become easier to remember? By putting your company name or product name in front of your target market in an effective, tangible way. You can customise promotional products to be printed or engraved with your brand name on them, so that people will be reminded of your company whenever they look at, or use those items.
Passive but effective
The beauty of custom promotional products is that they are subtle. Some experts call this technique “passive marketing strategy.” Promo products are not like online ads that customers find annoying and intrusive. They don’t interrupt people while they are watching their favourite shows. Unlike billboards and digital displays, they don’t obstruct views or distract customers from the road. In fact, promotional products such as pens, USB drives, and eco bags help consumers and add value to their lives, which make them more likable!
Promotional products are tangible
The Wharton School of Business says that one of the strongest reasons branded giveaways still have an impact today is, because they are tangible. Apparently, tangibility is what makes them more powerful and more effective in many ways as compared to digital advertising tools! Unlike online ads or free vouchers, custom promotional products are used repeatedly, thereby increasing your brand’s exposure. Studies show that many people hold on to promotional gifts at an average of eight months. This actually depends on the durability and functionality of the product.

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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.