Merchandise has been used for marketing promotion for a quite a while. You can trace back this tactic in the US to the 1789 elections when there was distribution of buttons for electing George Washington as president. Sadly, most businesses are not able to properly select effective merchandise for their campaign. There are particular items which are known to promote brand exposures over a longer term than others. Custom magnets, beverage holders, and desk organizers are not costly and are very effectual as merchandise for promotion.
Pencil holders and pens are usually missed as items of promotion, because when businesses distribute pens, usually nobody bothers to read what is on them, they are lost easily and need to be discarded when the ink is over. This makes them a poor choice for exposing a brand. On the other hand, something which is helpful in organizing a desk will be on the desk. So, for years it remains on the desk, and people are going to notice the logo. The utility provided by organizers makes them an effective marketing tool.
Another promotional items which are quite effective, are bottle holders or foam cans, popularly called Koozies. Companies who are giving away water bottles and coffee mugs are finding them not so effective, as they are mostly kept in cupboards, whereas Koozies seem to be better at brand exposure due to many major reasons. Compared to mugs, these items are used and shared more extensively during sporting events, barbeques and parties. People generally expect the Koozie to have an interesting or funny design, and hence they are more likely to notice the logo of the company. They also come in models which are collapsible, making them ideal for travel and easy storage. This increased utility means more exposure and also these items have a constant demand. The company who gives such items away is always appreciated.
If you are looking for cost-effective items for promotion, then custom magnets would be the ideal choice. Most people place them on refrigerators and so they rarely get thrown away or get lost. Their multiple utilities make them the ideal item, as people find ways of using them in unique ways. The varieties which are most popular are car magnets, picture frame, calendar and business card. You will find these in various colors, styles and shapes, which gives enough opportunity to correctly project the company's message of any industry. Magnets are ideal platforms for advertising, as you find them sticking around (pun intended!). These are enough reasons to safely conclude that custom magnets are the most effective tools for marketing in spite being cheap.
More the utility of an item, lesser are its chances of being thrown away. The ideal merchandise can become a permanent fixture in the office and home, hence giving maximum exposure to the brand. If you want to make your marketing campaign cost-effective then choose high utility items like custom magnets, beverage holders and organizers.
There are various methods to use to change the look of the interior of a home. Some methods are more expensive than others. Changing the look of one of the smaller walls, by adding large or small paintings, might work A smaller wall near the closets might look great by hanging a variety of smaller pictures of family members taken years ago. Add pictures of them as they look today, along with ones of their children. Memories will make you smile when you gaze at pictures of family members who have died, when looking at them as they were when you were younger. Painting the walls and changing the colors brings a new look to the inside of a home. However, this can be costly since the paints costs a great deal of money and so does the painter you hire to do the job. There are other methods, like making custom magnets, that can help to change the look and feel of a room by adding a new look to the home. Get a few of your favorite photographs printed on a canvas and hang it on a wall.
Canvas photographs are not as expensive as you might think. Check out some of the names or companies on the Internet that will take your old or new photographs and print them on canvas. The larger pictures can practically fill the wall itself, while the smaller ones can be placed in other places. The look can become as you like it including giving them the 3-D look. Other photographs can be placed above the stairs and some of the family members sitting at the table celebrating a holiday on the kitchen walls.
Another unusual method of changing the look of a room is by using magnetic paint to brush on a specific wall. This method of making custom magnets, will allow you change the look of a room in the house according to the holidays, birthdays or anniversaries. Merely remove one of the magnets and replace it with another custom made magnet depicting each of the holidays, will give the room a bright new look.
Begin to save things from articles of clothing and reuse them. The buttons off a shirt, blouse or a pair of paints can become a way of creating a piece of art that could be hung up in a child’s room. Go to any art store and buy a piece of canvas. A few bottles of inexpensive art paint and a brush will help to create a decoration that will amaze friends that see it on the wall.
There are many methods that can be used to change the look of each room in the house. All that is needed is a little imagination and a few inexpensive items to make it work. Set aside anything that you think can easily and cheaply become an art collage, and change the look of each room in the home.
