Searching for Promotional Christmas Gifts For Top Clients – 5 Popular “Eco Friendly” Products to Consider
Businesses are now taking environmental issues much more seriously than they used to. It is no longer cool to give products away that are just going to be added to our already overstretched landfills. This is why a lot of promotional products are being manufactured out of raw materials that are sustainable, recyclable, biodegradable and/or run off solar, dynamo or water power. When considering promotional gifts for your clients, it is important to try to find products that serve a purpose so that they will be used and kept for a long time. Do you see the added bonus here? Gifts that are kept for a long time also promote your business for a long time.
It is worth noting that tying the gifts in somehow with what you do will help your customers remember you and your brand. Following are five product types you might like to consider for your top clients. Although they may not all be ‘eco friendly’ there is a better chance that they will remain in your customers’ possession than a lot of the ‘eco friendly’ gifts on the market.
Organic Clothing: The promotional gift industry follows trends. Many of the products that are available for promoting your business were popular on the high street first. There is a lot of certified organic clothing on the market for promotion. These garments look trendy which means your customers are much more likely to wear them. Look around and you will find everything for attractive pullovers to top quality organic cotton jackets.
Promotional Tools: OK, it will be difficult to find an eco friendly tool but tools are normally kept and used for a long time. By tools, I mean anything from a high quality screwdriver set to a wine set: products that are a means to an end. When purchasing good quality tools, think to yourself, will my customer be using this next year or is it too gimmicky? Remember, ‘kept’ is good, landfill is bad!
Alternative Energy Products: These are products that are charged by water, sunlight or a crank of some sort. Alternative energy products are the in thing right now. People love to show off a clock that runs on water or an MP4 player that is solar powered. There are hundreds of such gifts available so have fun finding the best ones. Order early as the most popular are likely to sell out early.
Eco Desktop Products: Whatever your budget, you should be able to find an eco friendly desk tidy or pen pot. Again, just because a product is being sold as eco friendly does not mean it won’t find its way to your customer’s bin. Look for useful products you know they will like and keep.
Promotional Bags: Jute shopper bags are the bag of the moment. They are inexpensive and a good eco friendly way of carrying the Christmas groceries. But did you know there are also a lot of other eco friendly bags on the market that might be more appropriate depending on the business you are in? There are good quality conference bags, laptop bags, suitcases etc that are manufactured in biodegradable and also organic materials. Give your customers a quality bag and they will use it regularly.
About the Author
Now I would like to invite you to visit my promotional gifts website. The site is packed with a large range of eco friendly gifts. You may also be interested in visiting my promotional pens website which features the UK's largest selection of eco friendly promotional pens.
Dan Toombs is Managing Director of CompuGift Limited. Established in 1997, CompuGift was the first internet based promotional gift supplier in the UK.
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