If you're organizing or attending an industry conference, chances are that you're looking for promotional conference folders for your event. Promotional conference folders are used by organizers as handouts to conference attendees. They're a great choice of promotional items ? they're useful during the event, helping to keep papers and informational items organized and at hand, and after, when they can be used for years by the conference attendees on a daily basis. Conference presenters may also find them useful to organize informational materials and literature to back their presentations, distribute further information and serve as a thank you to those who attend their presentation.

There are other uses for promotional conference folders as well. Companies may provide them for their employees for use in their daily duties, or to use for making sales presentations to clients. No matter what use you have for promotional conference folders, there are certain marks of quality that you should look for when buying them.

Materials used for promotional conference folders

Promotional conference folders can be made of any of a range of materials. Those materials include vinyls like PVC and PU, leather and leather imitations like voskin. Leather is generally the most expensive, but the quality of imitation leathers is extremely high today. Choose the best quality materials that you can afford. In most cases, a conference folder with fewer features in a high quality material will make a better impression than one with multiple extra pockets but made more cheaply.

Method of Construction

Your choice of materials for your promotional folders will, to some extent, determine the method of construction used. High quality folders will have sewn seams, usually saddle-stitched. The stitching should be even, with no loose or frayed threads. Molded PVC or pu promotional conference folders will often be glued with the edges compressed together to simulate stitching. All edges of pockets should be neatly finished. Zippers should be high quality vinyl or metal, with zipper pulls firmly attached. The zipper teeth should mesh smoothly, and the stitching of the zippers should be neat and even with no frayed threads on the zipper tape to catch in the teeth.

Ring Binders

In promotional conference folders that have integral ring binders, the binder mechanism should work smoothly and easily. If the rings and mechanism are made of metal, there should be no burrs or rough edges to snag skin, clothing or binder contents. There are several different types of binders that might be used, including three ring metal binders, plastic loop closures and metal sliding fasteners.

Quality of Printing or Embossing

If possible, ask for a sample of the finished item so that you can examine the quality of the printing or embossing. It will be your company's name and logo on the conference folder, so it's important that the printing be of the highest quality. There are several different methods that might be used to imprint your conference folders. Some work best with particular materials. If you have questions or want advice about the best method of printing or embossing for the folders that you've chosen, the promotional products supplier with whom you are doing business should be able to advise you.

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