Health and Wellness Items on Tradeshow Special

Every quarter, Norwood, one of my preferred suppliers offers discounts on over 200 products in a number of categories: Health and Wellness; Bags and Meetings: Golf, Sports and Fun; Auto Tools and Flashlights; Drinkware; and Writing Instruments.

I wanted to highlight some of the Health and Wellness items for this post. Targeting your customer base, or choosing a product to match a promotion or marketing plan is essential to helping customers remember your company. Health and Wellness items are great for many industries because the customer or potential customer will find these items to be useful and sometimes everyday items. The great part, is that for the same low price as a pen, you can pass out something unique, useful and appreciated. What a great way to stand out at your next trade show or event!



Original Colored Dispenser with Colored Bandages (Shown above)


Regular Price: $.80 each for 500 Quantity Sale Price: $.56 each for 500 quantity



Brightly colored bandages in a colored dispenser are a great way to spice up your safety promotion. Your dispenser comes with 5 assorted colors.

Great for safety and healthcare promotions

Price Includes: 1-color imprint, 1-location

Product Includes: 5 colored bandages in a refillable dispenser; a color assortment will be provided as standard; other combinations available upon request at no additional charge

Product Size: 4-1/8"w x 1-1/2"h x 1/2"d

Item Colors: Translucent Blue, Translucent Green, Translucent Orange, Translucent Purple, Translucent Red

Production Time: 5 Business Days (Does not include shipping, order creation, etc.

Standard Imprint Method(s):
Screen Print: Front, 2"w x 1"h, 4 color(s) max
Notes:
Imprint color(s): black, gold, silver, white
Product is or contains a registered medical device

SPF-23 Lip Balm - With OPTIONAL 4 color process

Regular Price: $1.29 each for 250 quantity Sale Price: $.96 each for 250 quantity

One of our most popular products, this moisturizing lip balm offers extra protection from the sun. The 4-color process decoration option is sure to get your message noticed!

PABA-free lip balm contains both UVA and UVB protectors; contains aloe vera to soothe lips
Available flavors: cherry, spearmint, vanilla

Price Includes: 1-4 color process imprint

Product Size: 9/16"w x 2-5/8"h x 9/16"d

Item Color and Flavors: White (Cherry), White (Spearmint), White (Vanilla)

Production Time: 3 Business Days

Standard Imprint Method(s):
Screen Print: Front, 1-1/2"w x 1/2"h, 1 color(s) max
Notes:
1 color printed directly on tube. 2-4 color process printed on white label. For 2-4 color process imprints, specify product information color; if not specified, we will use our best judgment

Assorted flavors available with a copy change charge of $30(g) for each flavor due to ingredient listing requirements; minimum quantity per flavor is 250 pieces
Exact PMS match cannot be guaranteed Product not available for shipment to Canada

Additional Health and Wellness items on sale at Norwood:

Stress Relievers, Sunblock Lotion, Pocket First Aid Kits, Pill Box, Instant Hand Cleaner, and more! If you'd like more information on these or other discounted items on sale, leave a comment or call me 801.592.1101.

$.60 cents or less! - Specials on Pens from BIC

Hi there! Just wanted to share with you some great Trade Show Specials on pens. I have over 100 pens on sale as part of the Trade Show Sale, but I wanted to highlight BIC's new SOLIS line. I've always loved BICs quality, and the Solis line is fun and hip with unique pen design - they are sure to stand out!

Not only are they under a $.60 each, but they are keeping the catalog minimum of 300! Typically when pen companies offer discounts, they increase the minimum order so that their per order price stays about the same. Not BIC, and that's just one reason why I love them.

So why not stock up on pens, today? Give me a call. If you'd like to see more of the pens on sale during our Trade Show promotion give me a call. We also have Golf Items, bags, desk accessories and more. Over 500 products on special to get you ready for upcoming events! 801.592.1101

Some fine print. There is a screen charge of $25.00. Shipping/Handling and tax are not included but tax is based on your local tax rate and shipping is determined based on weight. And I have a coupon that I can give to one lucky customer for a FREE screen charge with the purchase of 750 pens or more!

This special is only good through March, 2009.

Lower Minimum Quantities

A question I get asked every day: What's the minimum quantity?

The minimum quantity depends on the product and typically the cheaper the product the higher the minimum quantity.  For example, pens that are under a dollar tend to have a minimum quantity in the 200-500 range (depending on the pen).  But if you're buying duffle bags around $20 each, then you can sometimes get only 24.

Though that's not a hard, fast rule it's good to know when considering your purchase. This information can be found in the Idea Book and Catalog or in any quote I send your way.  

Also know that when companies are clearing out a specific product they will often bring down the minimum for one reason or another.

Leed's is one such company.  Some of the products found here have quantities as low as 12.  Which is SUPER nice.  (In addition to the low minimum quantities, they also have products anywhere from 3-50% off!) Looking for a small quantity?  Check out Leed's.  I just used them to get a new promotional product for my own business (the cool steno book found above).

If you find something you're interested in, give me a call!

Tradeshow Specials

It's tradeshow season!

Promotional products are a great way to make your product or service remembered long after the show is over.  Give your customers and prospective customers something to remember you by.

I know that times are tough and budgets are tight.  Lucky for you we have hundreds of products on sale 10-50% off during the month of February.

Here are just a few items on sale:

- Bags

- Pens

- Calendars

- Stress Relievers

- Bandage Dispensers

- Notepads

- Business Card Magnets (and other shapes as well)

- Executive Business Toys and Games

- Mugs 

- Waterbottles

- Balloons

- Mints

- and SO MUCH MORE!

In addition to discounts, we are working with some suppliers to provide you with BOGOs (buy one get one free).  BIC has jumped on board and has four pens with this promotion.

I'd love to help you find the right product to fit your company or current marketing campaign!

Request an idea catalog here, or set up a time to meet with me on the phone or in person.   Anyone who schedules a time to meet with me will receive my Tradeshow Survival Kit (which includes some of our most popular products).  Call it whatever you want - I'm trying to make our meeting worth your while.  Schedule today by giving me a call at 592.1101 (area code 801) or email me at michelle at doodadspromotional dot com.

ASI Study Shows Value of Ad Specialties Vs. Traditional Media

ASI recently released a study that they commissioned over the summer which shows, among other things, that promotional products are more cost effective than traditional forms of advertising (TV, radio, and print).

The study concluded that ad specialty products’ cost per impression is $0.004. That is 4 tenths of a penny for each time the item is used and the “advertisement” is seen.

Comparing this to Nielsen Media data shows that the cost per impression is below that of
- TV ($0.006-$0.019)
- Radio ($0.005)
- Newspaper ($0.0129)
- National magazine ads ($0.033)

Another interesting find is that among wearables, bags were reported to be used most often by the end user at an average of 9 times per month. They also deliver the most impression with an average of 1,038 per month. That means your logo and/or message is seen over 1,000 times a month by the end user or others.

Other interesting results include:·
- 84% of people remember the advertiser on the product they receive·
- 42% have a more favorable impression of the advertiser after receiving a product·
- 62% have done business with the advertiser after receiving the product·
- 24% are more likely to do business with the advertiser on the items they receive·
- 81% of promotional products were kept because they were considered useful

I'm not saying that you shouldn't have a balanced marketing effort, but here are a few statistics to consider as you evaluate where and how promotional products should be part of your marketing and event planning. I've seen a lot of customers cut out promotional products recently in an effort to cut back. We're all making cut backs, one way or another, in our businesses. Perhaps finding cheaper spiffs is the answer, instead of eliminating them all together from your marketing mix.

Please let me know how I can help you with your marketing needs for 2009. It's going to be a great year. Different than we had hoped maybe, but we'll make it!

Rubik's Cube - Top "Geek" product 10% off through 1/30/09

My favorite "Geek" product. Great for computer companies, websites, and companies that just want to be freaking cool. Looking for a way to put it to use? How about getting your employees excited about a product launch, and then also using them for hand outs at trade shows. How about a cool mailing to top partners/resellers? Just a few ideas to get you thinking. How would it work best for your organization?


The original Rubik’s® Cube, a stimulation puzzle that has captivated people worldwide since it was first introduced in 1980. The Rubik’s® Cube is known to have “43 quintillion” possible moves, yet only one solution.
Qty. Price
75 $6.59
200 $6.34
400 $6.09

• SETUP CHARGE: $55.00 (G) per color. Exact repeat $25.00 (G).
• SIZE: 2 ¼" cube.
• COLORS: Multi color.
• COPY: 1 color on 5/8" sq. on each of nine tiles or 2" sq. on the white panel. Imprinting available on any other color panel. Yellow panel contains the Rubik’s® logo.
• ADD’L COLORS: .55 (G) ea. running charge per color. Max. colors depends on artwork.
• ABS MINIMUM: 38, $55.00 (G) add’l charge.
• WEIGHT: 32 lbs/100. PACKING: Gift Box.
• FOB: Prime Line; CT 06610. (3C)
Additional Charges May Apply

Now, for one week only, you can get these Rubik's Cubes for 10% off. Order on or before 1/30/2009. Call me for details 801.592.1101.

Startup Princess Luncheon - Friday Jan. 23rd

As a member of Startup Princess, I'm happy to advertise the following event. I will be there and I look forward to meeting and networking with women entrepreneurs on Friday. I hope to see you there!

Join us on Friday, January 23rd for a Startup Princess Lunch. Come network with other women entrepreneurs and hear three great mini presentations from our speakers:

Tara MacCausland, owner of Joy Quest Consulting, is a life coach with enthusiasm and spunk and she'll be there to help us get control of our lives for 2009. Feeling hurried, harried, and completely out of balance? Learn how to make T.I.M.E. work for you, not against you. With T.I.M.E., you can achieve the life balance you desire, helping you to be all you can be in your personal and professional life.

Vicki Winterton, owner of Organizing Mind Over Matter, is a professional organizer and is the woman to know. Do you have places and paper in your house that need to be tackled so that you can improve your productivity? Vicki will be here to speak on how to get a handle on your paper and personal and professional space so that you can improve productivity and efficiency in your day.

Tina Beck, owner of Professional Accounting Solutions, is a money savvy maven and just what we need in today's shaky financial times. To address these timely concerns, Tina will be speaking on 'Building a Strong Business Foundation in Today's Economy'. With the Financial D-Day Lurking on every doorstep, it's important to learn how to protect yourself.

Details:

Date: Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Time: Noon to 2 PM

Where: Provo City Library at Academy Square, 550 North University Avenue, Provo Utah - 3rd Floor

Cost: $25 (please pay via Paypal to kelly at startupprincess dot com)

If you would like to pay via check, please call Michelle at 801.592.1101.

RSVPs and Paypal payments are due by Wednesday, January 21st.

A tasty lunch from Kneaders will be provided. Dessert will be provided by Cupcake Chic

Startup Princess is an organization for women entrepreneurs everywhere to network, learn, share, and mentor one another. We offer helpful resources and materials in one central location that will aid women entrepreneurs in starting or continuing their venture. We sponsor conferences and events to provide opportunities for interaction and networking, plus business discussion. When possible we aim to support mom entrepreneurs and are sensitive to nursing and new moms, infants are always welcome.If you would like to receive information about future events, please register with your email address at www.startupprincess.com!