What do you want to achieve? More sales, increased order size? Happier employees for retention? Promotional products are the perfect medium for achieving those goals.
How? Reference our yearly calendar on the website- http://www.promotionalpartnersinc.com/dates
This summer our interns worked hard to update the calendar found on the website, adding photos, links and of course dates. While one intern updated the 2016 web calendar, another was working on summarizing dates for you to incorporate into a summer promotional program for this post.
As promised from the previous post, here are some ideas to connect with customers or employees this summer.
June
PTSD
Awareness Month
PTSD
affects thousands of military veterans each year. Give veterans’ groups and nonprofit
organizations T-shirts, sweatshirts that have information about PTSD and will
raise awareness. For
more information, go to www.ptsd.va.gov
June 14
National Blood Donor Day
Motivate blood banks to encourage
blood donations; give thanks to people who have given before or are giving now.
Products themed accordingly-red pens, red mugs, droplet shaped products such
as magnets
Brewer’s Festival's?
Breweries
are popular with charities as a sponsor. Themed -pint glasses, bottle
openers, sunglasses, coasters, growler bags, and koozies are popular
staples
June 27
National HIV Testing Day
Give products to nonprofit
organizations and health care institutions to encourage people to get tested
for HIV. Products would include-totes, ribbons and awareness wristbands.
July
National Ice Cream Month
90% of U.S. population eats ice cream;
summer is the prime time for ice cream sales. Who doesn't like ice cream? ice
cream scoops, baseball helmet shaped bowls or color changing bowls, cone frame magnets to save photos from your event later.
July 18-21
Republican National Convention
Presidential election years boost
sales of merchandise with politicians’ names on them. Give candidates bumper
stickers, yard signs, buttons, pens, and magnetic car signs.
July 25-28
Democratic National Convention
Presidential election years boost sales of
merchandise with politicians’ names on them. Give candidates bumper stickers,
yard signs, buttons, pens, and magnetic car signs.
July 24
National Drive-Thru Day
Drive-thru
restaurants can have offers that show how much they appreciate their customers.
Provide signs that advertise the promotion around town. Products
include-crayons and light up bracelets for kids, stress relievers shaped as
cheeseburgers or French fries, offer discount passes or frequent customer loyalty cards.
August 10-16
Elvis
Week
Thousands
of Elvis fans go to Memphis,
TN, to celebrate the king of rock
and roll. Products themed accordingly-gold sunglasses with muttonchops
sideburns- why not have Elvis impersonation day at work this year?
August 26
National
Dog Day
Pet
stores, kennels, and doggie
daycares can benefit from special promotions that celebrate the love
dogs bring
into their owners’ lives. Products include-paw wipes, bone shaped mats,
pet
brushes, anything else bone themed or functional to pet owns like waste
bags, bowls, travel water dishes, reflective pieces, collars and
leashes.
September
Library Card Sign-Up Month
Libraries nationwide participate in
celebrating. It encourages people, especially kids, to sign up for a library
card at their local library. Products include-bookmarks, pens, pencils, and
tote bags- perhaps check with your local school to see how you can assist them with incentives to encourage reading.
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Pediatric cancer is the #1 cause of
death by disease in children. Provide products to nonprofit organizations, and
researchers for fundraisers to help battle children’s cancer. Products
include-hats, tees, pens, and other common promotional products to raise awareness.
September 12-17
National
Line Dance Week
Bars
can host events that celebrate
line dancing. Products with cowboy theme-paisley bandannas, bottle
insulators
shaped as cowboy boots, keychains shaped like cowboy boots. Have a large
crowd at work? How about inviting in a teacher for line dancing? Have a
line dance contest? Select an after hours location to dance?
September 17-October 2
Oktoberfest
Biggest beer festival in the world hosted in Munich, Germany,
but local celebrations are common worldwide. Provide bars, breweries, and
German-American clubs and sell them themed T-shirts, mugs, lederhosen for
servers, and can coolers
We
have clients that use this theme for yearly acknowledgements for their
best referral partners. How? They throw their own Oktoberfest complete
with commemorative steins or pints.
September 17
International
Coastal Clean-Up
Nine
million volunteers have
collected 164 million pounds of trash from beaches since 1965 as part of
this Eco-friendly action. Help organizers thank volunteers with
products such as
caps, sport bottles, and T-shirts. Did you know that here at Jordan Lake
they rely on volunteers to clean up the waterfront?
http://cleanjordanlake.org/
What sounds like fun?
