Used for many years, promotional items remain a powerful marketing tool that proves its worth. The brands that have decided to use it abound, especially thanks to the wide range of possibilities offered by promotional items. But then what exactly is a promotional item? What is the definition of advertising item in marketing? How to get promotional material?

What are promotional items?

So-called advertising goods are items that a company manufactures or manufactures by a service provider to ensure its promotion. For example, you can find all kinds of them on the IGO Objects site. Pens, mugs, tote bags, mouse pads and many more are all possibilities for brands to be able to choose promotional items in their image. A logo, a slogan, a website address or any other message the brand wishes to convey shall be affixed on the top.

In addition, we can distinguish several types of customizable advertising items:

  • Classic marketing advertising item with a message about an item that has a function
  • Gifts, which are offered for free with the aim of customer loyalty and which can be more original
  • Corporate gift, which will then be a more qualitative marketing advertising item and can be offered to a customer as well as an employee

So customizable advertising items can be selected according to the desired design, but also according to the identity of the company. The way they will be distributed depends on the needs and the means and the companies as the manufacturer only ensures their manufacture (more about dedicated services to companies on the blog Entreprise et Compagnie).

When should you offer promotional items?

Promotional items are powerful marketing tools which means they can be offered on many occasions. For example, they may also be distributed at an event or in the context of a purchase by customers. They can be a gift or even a way to thank a loyal customer for winning during a contest or lottery.

So the context varies from company to company, the only constant being free customizable promotional items. Furthermore, it is not rare to mention on an advertising item that it is the ultimate gift that may not be the subject of retail sale.

Often, companies enlist the services of professionals to benefit from quality advertising items. In fact, not all of them have the necessary tools and resources for their realization, so it is better to call a specialist in this subject. We will then be able to choose from a full list of references and personalize the advertising items as desired. We will also define the number of references we want to purchase and once the order is confirmed, production can begin. Once ad items are created, they will be delivered to an address provided by the company, which will then take care of their delivery (more advice on this topic here).

That’s why we don’t hesitate to call a trusted service provider to ensure the quality of receipt of the items and thus be completely satisfied!