Posts Tagged ‘promotions ideas’


SAFE BET!

 Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Marketing budgets have shrunk – disappeared in a lot of cases; nobody in the marketing sector would dispute that. So is there any hope out there?

Well, there is some anecdotal evidence that there is a shift in marketing priorities. Expensive image campaigns that address potential customers in a scattergun, non-selective method are being sidelined in favour of a more selective, targeted approach.

Tangible, high perceived value promotional products such as add-ons, premiums, business gifts, on pack offers etc. provide this targeted medium. Items such as the superb desk set or the deco clock are a perfect means of advertising and brand building in these times, becoming even more effective and reinforcing their promotional impact. And you will find many more great ideas on www.corporate-gifts-co.com all of which can be engraved with a corporate logo or promotional message.

Companies who are positioned well, and really know their markets, and are capable of adapting to their customers needs are well advised to act anti-cyclically and promote themselves whilst their competitors are cutting back. Every downturn brings opportunities.

Companies who use promotional products to in a positive way to great effect will reap the rewards and steal a march on their competitors.

Call our hotline today on 0845 430 2902 to find out how the Corporate Gift Co can help get your company ahead with promotional products,


UK vs FAR EAST

 Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

When the Corporate Gifts Company started in business almost 20 years ago, all our promotional items and corporate gifts were either made by us, or other UK manufacturers. As with a lot of industries, we found we couldn’t compete with Far Eastern imports and reluctantly hung up our manufacturing boots, so to speak, and joined the masses importing from the Far East. We ensured we only worked with quality suppliers and the range of our products grew and grew.
With recent “reversals” in currency exchange rates (from an importers’ perspective of course) and soaring costs out of the Far East, suddenly “Made in the UK” is now less of rose tinted view of past times and more of a reality.
We at the Corporate Gift Company are only too happy to grab the opportunity of manufacturing again in the UK, and we are currently working on lots of new ideas to launch in the new year. There are lots of benefits that will directly effect the service and product we can offer.
1. Made in the UK means a vastly reduced carbon footprint – no shipping a promotional product from one side of the world to another.
2. Although we always strive to work only with ethical suppliers (as you can see from our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy, manufacturing ourselves or with well known UK companies means that ethical issues are even more assured.
3. Faster turn around times. Obviously when we have an item in stock our turnaround times for plain or branded promotional items are second to none. But the time for replenishing stock from the Far East is becoming longer and longer. Items made in the UK will be faster.
4. Bespoke Items (awards, trophies, plaques, corporate jewellery) will become even more flexible with more options and faster turnarounds.
So, watch this space. There’ll be loads of new and exciting product launched on the website in January.