subject: Promotional Polo Shirts - Top 5 Reasons to Choose Promotional Polo Shirts for Employee Uniform [print this page] Promotional Polo Shirts - Top 5 Reasons to Choose Promotional Polo Shirts for Employee Uniform
Polo shirts were originally designed to replace the uncomfortable stiff tennis attire, which consisted of a white button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up. The Shirt was then adopted by polo players who added the button down feature. By the 1950's the term Polo shirt was in common usage across the U.S gaining familiarity and thus becoming the well known fashion statement it is today. As of recent years employers have started utilising this article of clothing in the everyday aspect of their employee uniform. They are useful as well as usable for employees from many different environments and backgrounds for several reasons.1) Durable - although the T-shirt maybe cheaper than the Polo shirt, the fact that the polo shirt will greatly outlive the life of many t-shirts, evens out monetary efficiency. If a shirt is more durable, it is worn more often, and as described below when worn more often can be a bonus for advertising.2) Versatile - Promotional Polo Shirts are extremely versatile and adaptable to all different consumer industries. companies may choose the polo shirt for many different reasons, to increase efficiency due to its durable nature or even just for its fashionable looks. Because the shirt is so versatile, companies are able to display their logo in many different ways, on many different people.3) Comfortable - With it's sporting legacy it is plain to see that the polo shirt is a very comfortable article of clothing to wear. Polo was first chosen for tennis players, now can be seen as the attire for several athletes around the world. There is nothing more bothersome to an employee than uncomfortable uniform, conformability in a uniform not only means more comfortable employees, but it also means more happy thus more efficient employees4) Advertising - The importance of advertising is unavoidably important for companies to become more prestigious, and for this to happen more companies need to be well known, and the best way to do this is advertising. Being able to put a company's Name or Logo on all mediums.5) Fashionable - this point is heavily associated with advertising also. Due to the fashionable characteristic of the polo shirt, with many big brand companies renowned for their production of Polo Shirts such as Ralph Lauren and Lacoste, people will not be scared to wear their polo shirts in public, even if it has company advertising on it, which is always a bonus for the company as mentioned previously that being able to get the company's name out is vital to a Company's expansion.Many big branded companies from all different corporate industries, have broken away from the norm of either button down, or T-shirts and now the Promotional Polo Shirt is a vital part of their employee uniform, and a step in a new direction.
