One of the greatest challenges facing any business today is how to advertise their business, products and services in the most efficient way possible. Unless you are a huge corporation with a multi-million dollar advertising budget and a marketing team at your beck and call, it can be hard to know just what advertising tricks will get you the most return for your buck. Small businesses especially can’t afford to invest in a marketing scheme that doesn’t work. If you’re on a tight budget, never fear! There is a very simple yet highly effective advertising idea you can use that will get you the customers you need to grow your business without tearing through your bottom line.
What are these advertising specialties? Pens. Yup, simple, plain old pens can be the key to an effective advertising campaign. Obviously, you can’t stand on a street corner, offering blue or black ink BIC pens to everyone that walks by and expect them to remember you down the line. You need to get the pens imprinted with your business name, location and the products or services you offer before handing them out to potential clients.
Advertising ink pens are relatively inexpensive. Many companies online offer custom imprinting on advertising ink pens. You can order both small and large quantities, which allows you to get precisely how much you might need. If you’re planning on having a booth at a job fair or small business expo, stocking up on advertising ink pens is a great idea. You can have them out on your table for potential new customers to take.
Advertising promotional pens are also great to keep around your office. Should you have someone come in who needs to borrow a pen for whatever reason, simply give one of your advertising promotional pens to them. Even if that person is used to seeing advertising promotional pens, by personally giving them one, you create a stronger bond with them. They will inevitably see it as a gift and will often look over the pen more closely before using it. That closer look and simple relational tie is exactly what you need to turn a potential customer into a lifelong client.
Pens for advertising purposes are simple yet highly effective tools in the marketing arsenal of any business. Any time a customer uses that pen, they will be reminded of your business, and should they need your business’s products or services, they will call you to help them out. Even if they don’t remember the interaction they had with you, simply having the pen with them will let them know they have already met someone who can help. People are more inclined to do business with someone they’ve already met, even briefly, than a total stranger out of the phone book.
