When autumn turns to winter it’s a great time to start thinking about producing some promotional  for your clients. The vast majority of people start to get a little low as winter draws in unless of course they are snowboarders or skiers. People start to dust down their winter wardrobe and thoughts of winter warming clothes rise to the surface. What better time then to give away a promotional item that is perfectly timed, very apt and a money saver as well.

Promotional Jackets

Promotional Jackets

It’s hard to compete with all the other brands out there in the market so if you can steal an edge on your competitors then great. Giving away promotional early on in the season is one way you can do it. People are creatures of habit, especially men who tend to worry less about the fashions of the day. Give a guy a good quality promotional baseball cap or a promotional Beanie hat and he’ll probably use it all winter because it’s easily to hand or stuck in his jacket pocket from the last trip out.

If you look at the view per pound ratio on a promotional jacket it’s fantastic. Just by your client walking down the high street wearing your logo you are getting superb exposure, especially if you have a local business. Any type of promotional headwear is a great billboard, when did you last walk past an interesting cap or hat and not read it?

Hats and gloves sets are also great promotional gifts, as long as they are reasonable quality the recipient will never throw them away. With the new developments in digital printing and embroidery it is no longer a chore to personalise sets such as these with the owners initials. A personalised items is said to be retained 5 times longer than plain ones.

Promotional have really improved since they first hit the promotional merchandise market. No longer do you have to chose between a poor quality nylon or pvc . There is a vast range of fabrics such as leather, breathable PVV, Polyester cotton mixes, micro fabrics and many more. There are promotional clothes specifically designed for the female market, the simple reshaping of this excellent business gift has breathed new life into it. If you have the time then a bespoke garment enables you to have insert colour sleeves, personalised zip tags, mobile phone pockets and may other accessories. Try to plan early and give your promotional merchandise supplier the opportunity to have them made in the Far East where they can save you a great deal of money.

Whatever you decide to do you should always buy the best quality promotional clothing that you can afford. It is better to give away half as many good quality well made garments then lots of cheap and nasty ones. It is a proven fact that a good quality piece of clothing or headwear will create much better goodwill then a cheap one, you are promoting your brand with what you give away so make sure it reflects your values or it’s a pointless exercise.