Trade Shows

These events offer a special opportunity to put your business in front of a captive, interested audience. Tapping into them is a great way to generate new business. Be sure to arrive with plenty of promotional items that vendors and customers can take home and think of you when they use them. Next time they need a business like yours, your information will be right at their fingertips. For example:

• Draw attention to your booth with festive personalized balloons. Not only do they add color and an air of festivity that will attract people, but customers can take them home. And, when they do, they are taking your business name with them.
  
• Keep baskets full of personalized key and luggage tags, pens and pencils, and stress toys available to hand out to customers and other vendors. Some attendees have had to travel to reach the show, and can put the tags and key chains to immediate use. Pens and pencils will be used immediately as well, and brought home and used there. Stress balls are fun attention diverters on long trips and can be later kept at work. All of these things will bear your name, and keep you in the minds of customers and other vendors.
  
• Handing out business cards is a must, so why not business card magnets? Fun and innovative, they "stick around". Available in several styles including photo business card magnets. Bring something magnetic with you to display them on.
  
• Host a raffle! Asking customers and other vendors to enter their business cards or information in a drawing is a tried and true way to collect useful contact information. The winners will receive fun prizes with your business information. For example, Caps and bags make terrific prizes.

Trade shows are just one great opportunity for advertising your business. Here are some more suggestions that work well for our NEBS customers:

Keep promotional products on hand in your place of business to give to customers and send as gifts to vendors. It's a great way to be sure that you are constantly advertising, and to let your customers and contacts know that you are thinking of them.

Deck out your employees in stylish, durable Company Colors clothing. Give them aprons and smocks, caps, t-shirts or polos (choose from embroidered or screen printed) to wear on the job. Holidays and business incentives are a great excuse for giving special Company Colors clothing such as fleece, jackets or parkas.

Seasonal Giveaways

Summer is a perfect reason to give out free outdoor items such as Frisbees, Koozie lunch sacks, water bottles, golf balls, umbrellas, and even sunblock! Employees, vendors and customers alike will appreciate them, and think of your business while on the beach or the green.

Items for any Budget

Spending restrictions? No problem. NEBS has promotional items available for under $4.00, under $2.00, under $1.00, and even under $.50 per unit. Marketing your small business doesn't have to be a costly endeavor.