Tips For Giving Personalised Promotional Stress Balls To Your Clients
Promotional Stress Balls are part of a wider family of promotional stress relievers and stress shapes. At Redbows we supply these promotional gifts as part of the Fun/Toys collection on our Promotional Gifts Store.
Stress relievers are made from moulded foam and it is this that gives them their robustness and flexibility. Clients love them because, health and safety considerations aside, promotional stress balls can be thrown onto the floor, at a wall or simply squeezed in a hand to help relieve a stressful situation. Off course they can also provide additional functionality dependent upon their shape and size. Stress shapes can be supplied in the form of mobile phone holders for desktops or even smaller shapes with a keyring and keyfob attached. Promotional stress shapes are therefore very flexible. What’s more they are available in a very wide range colours.
In terms of imprint, most stress shapes offer a very large area for a client to show their logo and contact details. Often this will be in a one colour format with some stress balls and relievers capable of having a second colour applied. The problem for imprints is consistency as care must be taken when applying a screen print to such a soft material.
For some clients Redbows has extended its range of promotional stress shapes using bespoke moulds. The most recent project was for a client who supplied a life-sized speed camera. This was then photographed and drawn from several angles to produce a final, scaled-down mould from which a large print run was produced. Other clients have taken standard stress shapes but asked for additional print areas.
Pesonalised promotional stress balls are great gifts to use in goodwill building and brand recognition campaigns. They do leave a long lasting impression and help to generate awareness and loyalty towards a brand. Their relatively low cost and print runs means that most clients can find a suitable promotional stress reliever for their campaign and budgets.
As with any promotional gifts, there are a few tips that are important to consider when choosing the right stress relievers for a campaign. These include:
- Objectives: it is important to set objectives for any promotional campaign and this applies to products such as personalised stress balls. It is important to set down the reasons for using stress relievers and just what you want to acheive, be it sign ups to a new product introduction, visitors to a website or simply to reward client loyalty. The important point is to quantify your objectives and give them a time frame.
- Budget: financial considerations also apply because personalised stress balls whilst having a relatively low unit cost do vary. Bespoke items also involve a tooling cost which can be substantial.
- Theme: once you have a set theme for a campaign, selecting stress balls or stress shapes that tie into the promotion is important. Stress shapes are available to suit a number of themes including animals, food, sports and transport.
- Timing: most stress shapes and relievers are available within a ten day turnaround for moderately sized quantities. Products will be stored as neutral items ready for a print run within a UK warehouse. Larger volumes may be manufactured off shored and be shipped in once personalised. This can lead to longer logistics times dependent upon whether air or sea routes are used.
- Corporate Identity: a good marketing rule is never to laugh at your own brand. Promotional stress shapes and relievers can be used in a very constructive way but it is important that the chosen products reinforce the brand image and corporate identity.
So if you are considering using stress balls or stress relievers for a marketing promotion, turn to a professional promotional stress balls supplier like Redbows. From our Promotional Gifts Store we supply a large range of promotional stress balls. If you cannot find the stress shapes you want let our Promotional Gifts Consultants to source them for you. Please complete our enquiry form or email us or call our Promotional Gifts Consultants direct on 0845 8386 368.
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