Use of promotional items for business promotion is highly in fashion and almost all businesses big or small make use of some promotional item or the other as their marketing tool. Promotional items are articles of merchandise carrying the company name or logo and disseminate the company message with an aim to create brand awareness and brand identity.

Like any other strategy or business decisions, giving promotional items also is not devoid of advantages and disadvantages. The various pros and cons of promotional items are discussed below.

It is a well proven and well accepted fact that promotional items work out more effectively than any other form of business marketing. The cost of investing on promotional items is much less compared to conventional printed advertisements or buying air space or web space for online marketing. The impact of promotional items is perceived very shortly and the image it creates is long lasting. All of us are impressed by gifts and the power of “freebies" is undeniable. The cost of investment in promotional products is negligible to the returns it brings on the investment. A pen or a coffee mug costing a few pounds help to remind the users of your brand and provides constant reinforcement of your brand name and contact details in the course of regular usage of the promotional item. Promotional items like apparel or umbrellas offer free walking advertisers for your company and brand name. Promotional items are advantageous for their flexibility. They can be used for various occasions in trade shows, trade fairs, seminars, conferences, campaigns, sport events, on special events and can be gifted to all people irrespective of class, age and gender. Promotional items can also be tied to other products, for launching new products and for other marketing tools. Thus the advantages of promotional items are immense including increased response rates, attracting more traffic, boosting brand recognition and creating good impression of your company.

On the other hand there are a few disadvantages of promotional products that cannot be ignored. The products you choose as your promotional item may have their restrictions. For example, if you choose clothing as your promotional item, you may have to invest more money for making a lot many items of different sizes and colours. The promotional item you choose may sometimes be too small to allow sufficient space to imprint the company logo, message and contact details on the product. Another very significant problem many businessmen face is that getting the promotional items in bulk at the right time. You may need promotional items within a very short notice for an upcoming trade fair and the supplier may not deliver them on time. The promotional items you gift may not be liked and well accepted by your customers hampering the very aim of business promotion.

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