6 Tips for Branding your Business Freebies

If you’re a business there’re many ways you can market your products or services to create a highly effective and original brand. You can use such freebie promotables as mouse pads, key chains, pens, mugs, calendars, bumper stickers and even refrigerator magnets. Some work better than others, but the most important issue to be concerned about is the exact printed material that’s written on your freebies. It’s the information that your customers will see every day when they eventually grow tired of the actual item.

So here are 6 useful tips for most effectively branding your business freebies.
1. Contact Information

The most important bit of information you want on each and every freebie is your contact information. If a prospective customer cannot ever contact you, it’s highly unlikely that he’ll ever visit your shop or store again. First imprint your business’ name in a very legible font. Next include your phone number. Then your street address, and if you have one, your website. Every business should develop a website so that it can be used on every promotional product you give away to customers.

2. Include a Mascot and/or Company Branding

In addition to contact information, a good touch to make your business memorable is to have an icon or picture that somehow relates and identifies your business. If you’re a shoemaker, you should have a picture of a shoe. If you own a garden shop, you can have a logo of either a flower or a spade. If you’re a service oriented business such as a dog trainer, you should imprint a picture of ol’ Fido right on your mug, pen, mousepad or on every one of your calendar pages. The logo doesn’t have to be very large but do make it big enough so it’s easily visible and doesn’t cause unnecessary eyestrain. Imprinting such a logo in colour is even better. You can make it apple-red, egg yolk-yellow, or fire-orange.

3. Use a Memorable Tagline

To promote your business even one step better, don’t forget to add a catchy phrase or saying. If you’re a dentist, write on the freebie: “Brush Every Day.” If you own a bookstore, you could ask the question, “Read A Good Book Lately?” Get the idea? You want it to definitely match up to your business model and overall concept. Don’t ever brag, but if you’re good and competent at your business, don’t hesitate to inform your customer base of this. If you have a new appliance store you can probably confidently state, “The Best Warranties In The Industry.” If it’s true, you’re not bragging, so it’s okay to mention it. It will be remembered by all who see it every time they see it, and it will enhance your overall business image and make a fabulous impression. But be cautioned that you shouldn’t try to be too cute or over the top because that can backfire. Stay within healthy bounds here and be as discreet as possible.

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