Top 5 Promotional Items For Events and Exhibitions
It’s been a manic month helping our clients prepare for the influx of events and exhibitions happening throughout the autumn and winter. They’re definitely back with a bang. So whilst we’ve been watching orders fly out the door, we wanted to share the top 5 promotional items for events and exhibitions that have been winging their way around the country (and beyond!).
Promotional merchandise is still a staple for exhibitors at events. It provides the leads that visit your stand with something to take away and act as a reminder of your brand. So it is always good to opt for items with a high usability value, both in a person’s work life and personal life.
So if you need some inspiration for your next event, look no further!
Notebooks
A good quality notebook is always a winner at events. They’re easy for you to transport, easy for guests to grab and used really regularly, so they’re a great brand awareness tool. The options for notebooks are endless so we can help you to create exactly what you’re looking for. Whether it’s something eco-friendly, luxurious or completely bespoke (including the pages on the inside!), we can cater for every possible requirement. We actually picked up one of our largest clients when a wife of one of the directors of the business was using one of our notebooks! They’re incredibly impactful.
Water Bottles
Eco-friendly merchandise has been a hit over the last few years and its popularity is only increasing. Water bottles, particularly glass or metal ones are great options to encourage your prospective clients to be more environmentally friendly in their day to day lifestyle and the bottles promote your brand to a wider audience when they are used and seen by friends, family or colleagues. One of our favourites is the Ocean Bottle. It looks great and it’s great for the environment too. The company has collected more than 2 million KG to date of ocean-bound plastics before it pollutes our waters!
Tech
Technology items are always popular at events, they appear to be a high-end item, and so leads/customers feel like you value them if you’re willing to give away something with a perceived high value. And whilst yes there are some big-ticket items that our clients opt for, investing in techy options for your promotional merchandise doesn’t have to cost the earth. We’ve recently been commissioned to provide branded wireless chargers for a client and we found some great options for them at a low cost, even an eco-friendly version made from bamboo.
Pens
Pens are an absolute staple at events. They are by far one of the most popular items that we see clients requesting. They’re incredibly versatile as there are more options than you can ever think of. Plastic, cardboard, wooden, metal, high-end, low-end, the list goes on. And, we’re even seeing tech creep into the pen market now! Some of the big players in the promotional pen industry have released items recently that work with QR codes or even NFC technology. NFC technology enables the pen holder to place the pen near a phone with NFC capability and be taken to a website, either a bespoke landing page or contact form to capture data with a lead magnet!
Bags
So where is everyone going to put all of their goodies when they come to an event? Well, why not hand out some cotton totes or recycled paper bags? Splash your logo on them and you’ve got another great brand awareness tool making its way around the exhibition, the commute home and beyond!
We hope you enjoyed our round-up of the top 5 promotional items for events and exhibitions. So, drop us a line (in plenty of time!) for your next event. Things are really ramping up and lead times might be impacted, so it’s really important for you to get your promotional merchandise for events order in sooner rather than later! Give us a call or pop us a message to get in touch.
