| The possibilities are virtually endless when it comes to | | | | |
| thinking up unique, innovative ways to use | | | | - Street Marketing |
| promotional products. | | | | |
| Polo shirts are no exceptionand it can be fun | | | | If you’ve ever hired people to hand out |
| thinking up creative ways to distribute your | | | | flyers, coupons or brochures on the street near your |
| promotional items! Here are a few ides to get you | | | | store, you already know that this can be a very |
| started. | | | | effective marketing ploy. Consider how much more |
| | | | | effective it could be in raising company awareness if |
| - Employee Uniforms | | | | the people you hire are wearing your printed polo |
| | | | | shirts. |
| Handing out polo shirts to your staff can be a great | | | | |
| way of creating a company identity that goes | | | | - Community Sponsorship and Fundraising |
| beyond a simple company logo. This works well for | | | | |
| staff in any line of business and provides several | | | | Sponsoring a local youth group or charity event can |
| advantagesretail employees are easily identified | | | | be a great way of increasing public awareness of |
| by your customers, your staff members always look | | | | your company. Provide promotional polo shirts for the |
| smart and tidy, and they provide you with essentially | | | | sports team or group you’re sponsoring, and |
| free advertising any time they wear the shirts out | | | | everyone benefits from the relationship. Alternatively, |
| of the work place. There is an enormous variety of | | | | consider selling promotional shirts with your printed |
| polo shirt styles available, and it’s easy to | | | | logo, then donate the proceeds to a local |
| choose colors and styles that will complement both | | | | charitythe net result is the same as if |
| your company image and your logo. | | | | you’d simply given the shirts away, but you |
| | | | | generate a huge amount of goodwill by adding the |
| - Purchase Incentives | | | | charity element into the mix. |
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| People love wearing items that features their favorite | | | | - Spot Prizes |
| bands, brands or itemsanything that loudly | | | | |
| proclaims to the world this is what I like! | | | | There are many occasions where you might want to |
| Promotional polo shirts can make great incentive gifts | | | | hand out spot prizes to random people who attend |
| for customers and clients if you’re in retail or | | | | events such as conferences, trade shows, or |
| operate a catalog-style business. For example, offer a | | | | company picnics or sports games. Make polo shirts |
| promotional polo shirt as a thank you gift for orders | | | | part of the prize pool, and get people wearing your |
| worth a certain amount, or use them as part of a | | | | advertising message. This is always a great way to |
| purchase incentive system that rewards your | | | | generate goodwill and interest in your |
| customers after a certain number of purchases. A | | | | productspeople love getting free items, and |
| free polo shirt after every tenth purchase at a CD | | | | getting them just for being in the right place at the |
| store, for example, can be a very cost-effective gift, | | | | right time adds some spontaneity and excitement to |
| and it gets your company brand out and about too. | | | | the event. |