Good Man Toys?!?
March 11, 2010 3:56 PM Subscribe
Help me think of the most excellent Promotional Item to give away at my upcoming event!! More details inside!!
Help Please!!! I am going to a conference next month, and its the first time I am really exposing my business to the next level. I was considering making some promotional items with my company logo and web address on it. Any good ideas?
The target audience will pretty much be all males, variety of ages. Everyone will be 21+. What are some good attention grabbing man toys? I don't want to do the cliche stress balls and laser pointers. I want to think outside of the box.
Previous items that businesses have given away are: frisbees, lighters, tshirts, towels, stress balls etc. I want to make sure that this item will...
1. Get their attention and keep it not only for the two days of the convention but when they get home.
2. Be small enough for transportion (for me to take to the convention and for the others to take back to their home/business ) as easy as possible.
3. CHEAP!!
Thanks in advance for all the help!!
Help Please!!! I am going to a conference next month, and its the first time I am really exposing my business to the next level. I was considering making some promotional items with my company logo and web address on it. Any good ideas?
The target audience will pretty much be all males, variety of ages. Everyone will be 21+. What are some good attention grabbing man toys? I don't want to do the cliche stress balls and laser pointers. I want to think outside of the box.
Previous items that businesses have given away are: frisbees, lighters, tshirts, towels, stress balls etc. I want to make sure that this item will...
1. Get their attention and keep it not only for the two days of the convention but when they get home.
2. Be small enough for transportion (for me to take to the convention and for the others to take back to their home/business ) as easy as possible.
3. CHEAP!!
Thanks in advance for all the help!!
As a guy who goes to lots of conferences I'd rather have a good version of something than a cheap version of something. e.g. I'd rather have the best stressball than the worst flashlight ifthey cost you the same amount of money. I have a ton of promotional items that stink and are too cheap.
Things I've liked:
I have an SGI letter opener I still use after more than a decade
small usb keys
coffee mugs
t-shirts (solid color with small logo - i'll wear them to work under something)
small zipper bag w/ logo for holding usb keys, pens, etc...
pens (of good quality, I'm noticed I was using Codewarrior pen that still works!)
small tote bags for groceries (Sun have a way a great one that folds into itself - use it all the time)
posted by bottlebrushtree at 4:06 PM on March 11, 2010
Things I've liked:
I have an SGI letter opener I still use after more than a decade
small usb keys
coffee mugs
t-shirts (solid color with small logo - i'll wear them to work under something)
small zipper bag w/ logo for holding usb keys, pens, etc...
pens (of good quality, I'm noticed I was using Codewarrior pen that still works!)
small tote bags for groceries (Sun have a way a great one that folds into itself - use it all the time)
posted by bottlebrushtree at 4:06 PM on March 11, 2010
How serious is your industry? if a silly toy would go over well - squirt guns
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 4:07 PM on March 11, 2010
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 4:07 PM on March 11, 2010
Guitar picks are cool and logo-able
posted by Think_Long at 4:13 PM on March 11, 2010
posted by Think_Long at 4:13 PM on March 11, 2010
21+ males... bottle opener key chain?
posted by jus7brea7he at 4:25 PM on March 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by jus7brea7he at 4:25 PM on March 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
Right here, on the desk in front of me, is an extremely beat-up magnetic screwdriver (philips on one end, flathead on the other), with a pen-like clip on it, from "Carolina Community Bank", wherever the hell that is. If you're looking for something with lasting power, a little screwdriver is my recommendation. My wife has a stressball cow, pig, and moose on top of her monitor right now; guys on a business trip might grab something as a 'gift' for the gal back home, too.
If you do go with something like pens, go up a couple steps in quality. At the insurance company I used to work for, we had two 'grades' of pens, a rather regular ballpoint clicker, and then a nice ballpoint which made thick, black solid lines, was molded in a matte black plastic, and was physically heavier than the clicker. One insurance agent specifically asked for the nicer ones to give out to customers, because whenever he visited a customer who had gotten the nicer pen it was always still on the desk; the clickers were never anywhere to be found. A nice pen will have more lasting power.
posted by AzraelBrown at 4:27 PM on March 11, 2010
If you do go with something like pens, go up a couple steps in quality. At the insurance company I used to work for, we had two 'grades' of pens, a rather regular ballpoint clicker, and then a nice ballpoint which made thick, black solid lines, was molded in a matte black plastic, and was physically heavier than the clicker. One insurance agent specifically asked for the nicer ones to give out to customers, because whenever he visited a customer who had gotten the nicer pen it was always still on the desk; the clickers were never anywhere to be found. A nice pen will have more lasting power.
posted by AzraelBrown at 4:27 PM on March 11, 2010
The only thing I ever keep and use are: 1) nice pens and 2) USB devices.
posted by aquafortis at 4:45 PM on March 11, 2010
posted by aquafortis at 4:45 PM on March 11, 2010
Can you share a bit about your business? Chemical company with a laser pointer makes less sense than a sand supplier with a flipflop.
posted by CharlesV42 at 4:49 PM on March 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by CharlesV42 at 4:49 PM on March 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
It really depends what you're marketing or what your services are. You can do very, very clever things for little money but you need an idea to hook them on.
posted by DarlingBri at 5:02 PM on March 11, 2010
posted by DarlingBri at 5:02 PM on March 11, 2010
On a semi-serious note, condoms. When you mentioned males, 21+, I remembered finding one of these in a take-with bag once and it was the only thing I got that I talked about later. "That company put a custom-made condom in the gift bag!"
But if that doesn't work, I got a logo swiss-army knife about 7-8 years ago and I keep it in my drawer and still use it to this day.
posted by thorny at 5:16 PM on March 11, 2010
But if that doesn't work, I got a logo swiss-army knife about 7-8 years ago and I keep it in my drawer and still use it to this day.
posted by thorny at 5:16 PM on March 11, 2010
Best swag ever for me: a set of tiny screwdrivers. I'm a chick, so ymmv.
posted by anaelith at 5:35 PM on March 11, 2010
posted by anaelith at 5:35 PM on March 11, 2010
Bout 5 years ago I got a small retractable tape measure with a magnet on the back..still on my fridge nice and handy anytime I need it... however, as with anaelith above, ymmv. I did get a guitar pick at a music venue too that I still have (and that is also mentioned up thread) ... might not be applicable in this case however.
posted by Weaslegirl at 9:01 PM on March 11, 2010
posted by Weaslegirl at 9:01 PM on March 11, 2010
Engraved LeatherMan Micra.
posted by wenestvedt at 12:28 PM on March 12, 2010
posted by wenestvedt at 12:28 PM on March 12, 2010
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posted by theichibun at 4:01 PM on March 11, 2010