With such a wide variety of promotional items and promotional products available to choose from, how do you pick which ones are best for a trade show or seminar? There are many promotional items that you can choose, but choosing the right one can put you heads above the rest of the companies at the trade show. While other companies are handing out flyers and pamphlets you can hand out a promotional item that will surely get home or to the office and be seen again, unlike 99 per cent of the pamphlets and flyers.

Here are a few ideas for promotional items that are perfect for trade shows:

•Promotional pens – a great stand by and who doesn’t need a pen at a trade show?

•Promotional mugs – a fun way to remind your customers about your business.

•Promotional mouse mats – an easy to carry promotional item that will surely be used by potential clients from a trade show.

•Promotional bags and folders – offer up a promotional bag or folder at the next trade show to help potential customers organize all their paperwork – but your name will be the one they see first.

•Promotional clothing such as t-shirts – give away a t-shirt to potential clients boasting a new line or service.

•Promotional caps – a great way to get into, or rather, onto, the heads of your clients.

•Promotional Umbrellas – keep the wind, rain and sun off potential clients for an outdoor trade show.

•Promotional computer accessories – mouse mats, mice and more, there’s a lot to choose from to score those technological potential clients.

•Promotional calculators – give away a small promotional calculator so that your potential clients can calculate how you are the better deal.

•Promotional mobile phone holders – everyone has a cell phone, lend a hand and help them hold their phones.

•Promotional stress toys – trade shows can be stressful with so much to see, many people and businesses all in one area – offer a little stress relief with a promotional stress toy.

•Promotional fridge magnets – easy to carry and inexpensive promotional item that will surely make it to the office or the home of many potential clients.

•Promotional confectionary – offer potential clients a mint or other confectionary item at the next trade show.

•Promotional badges – a popular promotional item for trade fairs to boast your special new line or service.

•Promotional bumper stickers – stick it to their cars with a promotional bumper sticker.

•Promotional air fresheners – freshen the air with your business brand.

•Promotional lanyards – help potential clients carry their keys.

Other great ideas include:

•Promotional letter openers

•Promotional clappers and rattlers

•Promotional stickers

•Promotional tax disc holders

•Promotional whistles

•Promotional yo-yos

•And many, many more promotional items that are unique.

For more information on promotional items and products check out some of the leading online suppliers where you can tap into their wealth of experience to ensure that your next marketing campaign is well targeted and sets off on the right footing.