Thank you so much for an amazing year of support!

Why PROMO???

**Brand Recognition** - Giving away items with your company's name and logo on them can help increase brand awareness and recognition.

Advertising - Promotional Products can serve as a form of advertising, as recipients may use or display the item, thereby showing it to friends, family, and associates!

Cost-Effective - In many cases, Promotional Products can be less expensive than other forms of advertising, such as television or print ads.

Increased Customer Loyalty - Giving away Promotional Products to customers can help create a positive association with your business and increase customer loyalty.

Trade Show Giveaways - Promotional Products can be a great way to attract attendees to your booth and generate leads for your business at trade shows.

Remember that although Promotional Products often times get sent to the bottom of the list during a financial downturn that they actually help generate business!

Today we want to highlight some awesome drinkware from the brand Pelican and highlight a special production deal.  If you order before December 14th, you can get rushed 3 Business Days Production after order/art approval!

All hydration pieces are made of double wall of 18/8 stainless steel and the vacuum insulated construction with copper lining to ensure your drink to stay hot or cold for extended periods.

Pelican 5-pc Hydration Kit in Cardboard Case w/Foam - CLICK HERE

Pelican Porter™ 40 oz. Recycled Double Wall Stainless Steel Travel Tumbler - CLICK HERE

Pelican™ 18 oz. Traveler Bottle - CLICK HERE

Pelican Cascade™ 22 oz. Recycled Double Wall Stainless Steel Tumbler - CLICK HERE

Pelican™ 16 oz. Dayventure Tumbler - CLICK HERE

Reach out TODAY for more info!

2024 is just around the corner and we want to hear from YOU! Did Be Branded go above and beyond in 2023?

We've mentioned this before, but as adults, we want very adult things for presents like rent or utilities paid for, car payment, medical bills, new pots and pans, new clothes, etc.

What do we want at Be Branded?

REFERRALS!

In 2023 we were sent so many referrals that we could hire a new employee and stay busy!

In 2024 we are hoping to replicate the love we received in this year!

We have some very special gifts for referrals right now 

Right now we have a few products to send out in the event that you send us a referral that we know you will love! This is the one time when that referral can be yourself as well!

Step Stool | Tote | Sling Bag

Thank you for choosing and supporting Be Branded! We are grateful for the opportunity to serve your promotional product and apparel!

Let’s talk about budgeting for promotional products in 2024!

How To Budget For Promotional Products

Prioritizing initiatives is essential in business and planning your marketing budget for branded promotional products ensures their prioritization. Discussing yearly goals and creating an event calendar with your promotional product company optimizes budgeting. Involving the actual decision-maker in these conversations will maximize the potential for projects to happen.

Why You Should Budget For Branded Promotional Products

Being reactive can result in rush fees and being at the mercy of fluctuating inventory. This limits your branded product budget's impact. Advance planning helps with creativity and enables annualized bulk purchases. You can also annualize your bulk purchases and get them produced in one run to maximize bulk price breaks and potentially get products custom manufactured and ocean shipped for a much lower cost.  This will extend your marketing budget greatly.

Upcoming 2024 Trends for Swag

Swag trends change frequently, and staying updated is vital. If a Swag Company that you are working with does not stay in the know then that company’s suggestions will be outdated.  Sustainability remains a hot topic for branded promotional products, connecting with the permanent Eco trend to resonate with companies and consumers. Popular items like drinkware and grocery totes, constituting about 10% of promotional products, continue to gain traction. With bag bans and increased taxes on single-use plastics, grocery totes' popularity will surge. Recycled content in apparel and promotional products will also rise due to efforts to remove plastics from the ocean.

Working Promotional Products Into Your Marketing Budget

Either you are a believer in various marketing strategies such as branded promotional products; direct mail; radio ads; or SEO, or you aren’t. Each one carries risks and varying returns, some measurable, some not. When properly executed, a promotional products campaign shouldn't strain your budget. You are already spending thousands of dollars on other initiatives, so why not reallocate some marketing budget to branded promotional products and see if it should become a staple in your yearly outreach!

Branded Products Designed for ROI

Have you ever purchased branded products just because you found a good deal online?  Buyer beware! While considering costs in your branded product budget, prioritize impressions and ROI. Your chosen promotional products company should comprehend your audience, budget, timeline, and theme to formulate a plan maximizing ROI and campaign success. Meeting your audience's needs is vital; a universal approach won't be enough. Align your products with audience habits—car items for frequent drivers, desk items for office workers, kitchen products for cooking enthusiasts. Focus on impressions and product usage rather than volume to optimize ROI. Strategic budgeting trumps buying 5000 clearance pens that get thrown away.

Be Branded Keeps Your Products In Hands For Maximum Returns

At Be Branded, we start every project with about 10 targeted questions, aiming not to interrogate but to gather crucial information to make educated, strategic suggestions. Our goal is to offer unique value by understanding what makes your company special and bring your brand to life through our promotional products. We prioritize maximizing your returns; if a product doesn't yield results, it's a loss for your marketing budget. Our focus is on guiding you toward products that align with your goals, ensuring mutual growth and a stronger partnership, distinct from transactional outcomes typical of low-cost online providers.

Reach out for more information!

Are you facing a use-it-or-lose-it situation with your marketing, business development, events, or employee benefits budget? If so, you're in luck! We're here to help you utilize those funds before the end of the year so 

you don't lose it in 2023's budget! 

You only have one month left so don’t wait until the last minute. We'd love to get those quotes to you now so that it isn't a rush when everyone is trying to spend time with their families!

Wondering about the options available? Let's schedule a call so that we can spend that excess budget the way that it will best contribute to your company's growth in 2024!

Set up an appointment - CLICK HERE