Promotional gifts are becoming more and more of an important marketing ploy these days. Companies that offer promotional gifts use this opportunity to make contact with new potential customers, while also reinstating their mark to former clients.

With Christmas soon approaching, this is the perfect time to begin finding the right promotional gifts that suit your business. Take advantage of the busiest time of the year, and join in on the season of giving.

If you are short of ideas for promotional gifts, consider the following few ideas. These gifts are inexpensive, but effective means to get people to remember your business.

Business Promotional Calendars

Promotional calendars top the list of inexpensive, and effective promotional gifts. You can opt for the small desk calendar, or the full color wall calendar. If you want to go beyond the norm, get creative and design the calendar around a theme that defines your business. One great thing about this promotional gift is that everyone needs a calendar, and it can be used daily. The more people look, the greater the chance people will remember you.

Promote your brand with office supplies

Stationary. Notepads, post-it stacks or pens with your business brand are a common, and yet another very attractive and useful gift with a promotional purpose. Popular desktop items, and can be bought cheaply by the bundle. Practical and travel size, if one person won’t use it, another person will – and where the product goes, so will your logo. If you decide on a pen, it does not matter if it is made of plastic or metal. As long as it can last a while, you can be sure that people will be keeping them longer.

Old, but still an effective promotional gift…

Another great idea for promotional gifts is notebook diaries. It may sound outdated in this era of technology, but diaries are still great gifts. When you hand over a good quality diary with your logo embossed on it, you are handing over a legacy. Sizes vary from pocket size to desk diaries, and can be made of different quality materials. The most popular being the PU and leather cover.

Promotional gifts can be very effective in maximizing your sell, so here are a couple tips to keep in mind when selecting your choices. Pay attention to the image building of your company. Bad quality products may reflect poorly on your business, and can otherwise ruin your efforts. Pick gifts that will actually highlight your services, and allow this to reinforce your business in peoples’ memories. On a final note, consider the taste of the recipient, as well as your own. If you are happy with it, most likely so will they.