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Get the Word Out Using Promotional Caps and Hats

Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Remy LeBeau asked:


The effectiveness of a promotional item is based on how the item is to be used by the recipient. The reason for this is because its usage will determine where and how often your promotional item will be exposed. If your recipient considers the giveaway useful, then naturally, they will keep the item and use it frequently,  resulting to a higher exposure for your logo.

The recommended promotional item for outdoor events is an embroidered logo hat. The reason for this is that logo hats are useful in any season. Make an event during a sunny day even brighter with colorful logo visors or a winter affair a tad cooler with embroidered beanies. And since the view of your embroidered logo on the promotional hats and caps are less likely be obstructed even in crowded events, promo hats are a prime choice for congested trade shows and conventions where the exposure of other promotional items are greatly diminished. Promotional caps also have a wide selection of style and price making this giveaway a perfect fit for any marketing budget and target market.

Almost all promotional caps and hats are used until they are fully worn out, thus you are guaranteed that your recipient will “use” your distributed promotional item whenever they use their caps or hats when going out/ This, together with the fact that your promotional item will reach numerous places — from the local neighborhood convenient store to the high rise office building — ensures that your logo will be seen by your target market. And because of this, you can basically consider each promotional head wear you distribute equivalent to an expensive roaming billboard. Now, how is that for your ROI?

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JULIUS

The Secret to Marketing With Custom Logo Hats

Friday, December 26th, 2008
Remy LeBeau asked:


All promotional items have the same purpose. And that purpose is to strengthen the relationship of the company with its stakeholders. But in spite of this common purpose, it doesn’t mean that you can just choose any corporate gift to distribute and expect your marketing campaign to be successful. The reason is that the effectiveness of your giveaway depends on three factors namely marketing budget, target market, and the event or situation of distribution. As for embroidered logo hats, its optimal use can be determined by evaluating this promotional item using these three factors:

1. The marketing budget for logo hats

In terms of marketing budget, logo hats have a wide price range, from the very affordable $0.75 plastic visors to the $22 branded golf caps. Thus, you can just choose the style of the logo hat that will maximize the budget alloted for your marketing program. It is also important to consider your average margin if you’re planning to distribute the promotional items to your existing customer. For example, if you want to reward a certain group of clients that regularly buys thousands of dollars worth of products with high contribution margins, then Nike caps with your logo are more appropriate than the $1 foam visors. The cheap visor, on the other hand, is the perfect corporate giveaway for the highly attended conventions where you are trying to gather a great number of leads.

Logo Caps

2. The target market for custom hats

When you distribute a promotional item, you should also consider the niche you are targeting. For logo hats, the top segment for these promo items are the people that generally love sports and outdoor activities. But nowadays, hats are also considered as fashion accessories. Thus, these promotional items are not only limited to the sporty psychographics but can now include the so-called metrosexual segment. The time of the year is also a good determinant for the embroidered logo hats you plan to distribute. As seasons change, so does the perfect hat for your marketing strategy. Summer calls for visors while beanies are perfect for winter events. Aside from the seasons you should also be aware of the different sport events that your target market is interested in. Is October drawing in? Then baseball caps may be the perfect logo hats for your World Series fanatic customers. If your targeting a young market segment, then skull caps for January may be the ideal marketing product in time for the Winter X Games.

3. The event for personalized hats

Though logo embroidered hats can be useful in most marketing events, this promotional apparel truly shines during outdoor activities. An event during a sunny day will surely have people queuing for your embroidered visors. The theme of the affair would also dictate the type of hat you should distribute. A promotional western hat would be perfect for a county fair while a top hat is great for political campaigning.

These three factors clearly illustrate how to effectively use a promotional logo hat for your marketing strategy. If you successfully match the perfect promo hat to your budget, target market, and event, then your brand will surely be on the top of your client’s head.



MARCUS