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In 1789, the original promotional devices of calendars and rulers were sold in the United States--more than 200 years later the purchase of advertising items has reached a commanding $15.9 billion dollars a year. In the business world the customer is the lifeblood of any corporation and effective marketing is the means of attracting that customer. Effective marketing is sometimes exceptionally challenging especially in the information-intensive world of the 21st century. A typical family's refrigerator is overflowing with magnetized promotional objects of different sizes, shapes, and colors-each coinciding with the organization's logo, telephone number, and brand name. From the pizza shop across the street to a police department's "message" to wear a helmet while riding a bike- these magnets promote a communication. This particular communication tells the consumer (the potential customer) a brief story through the use of a simple magnet with wording in the front. At any given moment there are 750,000 promo gadgets available to companies throughout the globe.
A marketing agency or a distributor orders promotional gadgets from manufacturers who specialize in promotional products. In turn, the companies sell these promotional products to a corporation, which hopefully has identified a crucial segment of society that needed to be marketed. The word hopefully was cautiously stated because various companies fail to appropriately correspond with the expectations or objectives of the advertising product. First, promotional devices should serve as an inexpensive method to entice a customer not a full blown advertising of the firm.
Advertising gadgets can serve various purposes before or after a transaction. For instance, a pizza parlor gives away a corporation magnet to a customer with an advertised price of $5.99 a pizza. This magnet cost the organization nine cents apiece for 10,000 units with a total cost of $900.00. As long as the price does not change on the magnet, every time a family member opens the fridge door- the magnet reminds her that cooking dinner is as fast as ordering a pizza. Convenience for the family and constant business for the pizza parlor--at least of the magnets will endure a life cycle bringing stable business from a nine cent promotional piece for period of at least two- three years.
It is exceedingly significant to target quality customers in lieu of quantity. A trade show is a likely place where advertising merchandise can be given away to a probable customer. Then again, using the latter sentence as a guide; minimizing potential losses also applies to advertising material-give them out sparingly.
