Why Your Company Should Use Promotional Items


Companies promoting their business's product/services to prospects can use a variety of methods with varying degrees of success. Results are assessed with such questions as:
  • Was the message remembered?
  • Was the message discarded, or can it be recalled?
  • Did the message/medium convey the desired impressions?

Promotional products with the advertiser's name/logo and/or message, can be subjected to the exact same analysis. Take a look at the results of a major survey of business executives:

Summary:

  • Promotional products are everywhere.
  • They are used by recipients, often daily.
  • The advertisers name and message are remembered.
  • Recipients are likely to note the advertiser's name and message when using an item.

Statistics:

Received at least one item in the last 6 months 62%
Used daily 31%
Used at least weekly 24%
Could recall name.message 68%
Notice name/message when using product 69%