Promotional umbrellas come in all shapes and sizes. The exact color, design, and types of promotional umbrella you choose depend largely on your clientele. If you cater to children, the best promotional umbrellas will be those that are bright colors and small sizes. However, if you have an ?adult? type of business, such as an accounting firm, you most likely want to take a more adult approach to your promotional umbrellas. That said, ?adult? doesn't have to be ?boring.?



First, choose the kind of umbrella that you're like to give away as your promotional product. For children, your choices are quite limited. However, adults can make use of almost any kind of umbrella you would choose. Because many adults also enjoy golfing, you are also opened up to the possibility of promotional umbrellas to shade your golf bag.

The kind of umbrella you want depends on what will be most useful to your potential customers or current clients. If you live in Seattle, rain umbrellas make sense, and if you serve a large gold course community, you might want the mini sun umbrellas.

Remember that adults should have an umbrella that fits them. This is especially important for rain umbrellas. If possible, test a prototype of the umbrella you will be ordering or, at very least, measure to make sure that the umbrellas you order are the proper size. Even if you order small umbrellas, they need to be useful. When your product is useful, you can be sure that the vast majority of your clients will continue to use that product. Many smaller promotion products will become lost or throw in the trash, but something like an umbrella can actually be used for many years. When a product is saved and used, the potential client is more likely to remember your business when he or she can use your services.

For adults, color is also somewhat of a concern. Although many adults just want an umbrella that keeps them dry or shaded from the sun, others are extremely concerned about the look of the umbrella. Instead of the bright, primary colors you may use with children, try some richer and more classic colors like burgundy or navy blue. White and color alternating patterns on promotional umbrellas are also a traditional look. Simply don't use colors that are too obscure, like pink, or otherwise unattractive.

Remember, your logo and company name is the most important part of the promotional umbrella. Although you may think that adults will find the logo more obvious than children, this is simply not always true. Make sure that your logo stands out, and never rely on an adult's memory to remember what your company does or how to get in touch with your company. If it's not easy to contact you again, they probably won't.

Adults can make great use of promotional umbrellas. It is simply important for you to actually meet their needs not only with your actual business service and products, but with your promotional products, like umbrellas, as well.