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Applications Of Business Promotional Pencils

Nov 20, 2009 Advertising

We can never have too many pencils. Whether it’s for writing down a shopping list, a message, or a phone number, or jotting down an offhand idea that springs in the middle of the night, a pencil is a| an smart tool to have within arm’s reach.

Aside from being useful, pencils are low-priced. You can get these for a few pennies.

Depending on how they’re used and who are using them, pencils can stick for a few months to a year. Price coupled with practical use makes pencils effective advertising merchandise that won’t blow up your budget.

Pencils are used frequently as presents for educational campaigns or promotions that target teachers, parents, and students. Tutorial programs and schools can use pencils to get themselves acquainted with their neighborhood. Schools can also issue pencils to parents, guardians, and students during enrollment or at the start of the school year. Likewise, pencils in gift boxes can be used as prizes for spelling competitions or art and essay-writing contests. On the senior level, universities and colleges can also add branded pencils to their merchandise and profit from them.

Pencils are not just for educational promotions. Even other industries can use promotional pencils to grow their brands.

Logo-bearing pencils combined with notepads are useful gifts for the start of the year when phone companies hand over new directories. Everyone will find them useful to have within reach to list down phone numbers and messages.

Supermarkets can thank loyal clients by giving them silk-screened pencils with grocery lists so they can maximize their shopping trips. Similarly, construction firms and architect and design companies can make sure they’re noticeable to stakeholders, clients, and employees by giving out promotional pencils etched with their brand.

There are many different ways to use pencils to grow your brand. Sharpen your mind and get your tools ready for a sticky plug.

Marcelo Bobbet is a corporate gifts guru on promotional items in San Francisco, California & promotional items in Santa Ana, California. Read posts by Marcelo Bobbet on how you can market your business.

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