Promotional Pens London- Is It The Local Or The Service You Desire

August 3rd, 2011

 

Dan Toombs writes about promotional pens London

Dan Toombs

Over the past 20 years working in the promotional gifts industry, I have seen many changes. One is the decline in the importance  of selling or purchasing promotional merchandise locally. In fact, this could cost you a lot of money unnecessarily!

Therefore, when searching for promotional pens London, you should probably read this blogpost first!

I often receive enquiries from marketing professionals who typed promotional pens London into their favourite search engine and found us at promotionalpens.co.uk! This will be greatly down to our name but hey… we’re in the North East of England. What’s going on?

If the truth be known, even if our offices are in the North East, our pens are stored in locations all around the UK including London. This applies to most of the promotional gift suppliers in the UK.

Those promotional pens are then printed at different locations depending on lead-time and the type of pens we are printing.

At the end of the day, where you are and where your promotional pens supplier is means very little nowadays.

 

Why the locality of your supplier used to be important

 

Back in the old days – before the Internet, many promotional pen suppliers would pride themselves on their vast showrooms and the fact that they could come visit – push you – into making a purchase.

This was an expensive way of doing business but at the time it was necessary. Some promotional pen suppliers still work in this way.

For the most part, the Internet and easy search changed all that. Want the best prices? Search online! Want to see a sample? The best promotional pen suppliers will be happy to send samples. Want promotional pens London – Look up North.

 

So what happens when you search for promotional pens London?

 

Local search is great for many business types but when it comes to promotional pens, your paying for the service. Promotional Parker Pens are Promotional Parker Pens regardless of who you purchase them from.

Online promotional pen suppliers like promotionalpens.co.uk. however can offer you these and other printed pens faster and for a lot less. We may be in Yorkshire but we specialise in the online supply of promotional pens worldwide.

Looking for the best deals on promotional pens London? You’ll find them up North!

 

Whether you are searching for promotional pens London, promotional pens Birmingham or promotional pens (Your city here) – you will always find the best deals and service from online promotional pen specialists like promotionalpens.co.uk!

Promotional Pens London? Call us on 01642 782455 today!

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Promotional Pens Leeds- Does Location Really Matter?

August 2nd, 2011

Looking for promotional pens Leeds?

I received an enquiry the other day from a marketing manager who typed ‘Promotional Pens Leeds‘ into Google. I am happy to say he found promotionalpens.co.uk and we were able to supply him with promotional pens and other business gifts he required. But how easily could he have missed us and gone elsewhere? I mean – promotional pens leeds? We’re about 30 miles from Leeds!

This got me to thinking about all the different businesses we supply around the UK and the current trend toward local search. Luckily, my customer found us because a Leeds based customer had written a glowing review about our products and service but not everyone writes reviews when they’re happy!

There are only about ten importers of promotional pens in the UK and we happen to be one of them. Anyone who deals with us will know that we have our main offices in North East England but our promotional pens are stored in London and Birmingham and those pens are often printed in other cities depending on the lead-time required.

What others could find if they search for promotional pens Leeds

The promotional pens industry is not like other – more localised – industries. We may have offices in North East England but the majority of our customers stem from the larger cities all over the UK and Europe.

By typing ‘promotional pens Leeds‘ into your search engine of choice, you are much more likely to find a company in your area that sells promotional pens – though knowing the business as I do, they probably won’t specialise in them.

If you want the lowest prices and best service, you need to search online for suppliers who supply promotional pens day in and day out!

How do you know where to shop online?

I’m not emplying that promotionalpens.co.uk is the only good supplier of promotional pens in the UK. But when you are looking for online suppliers of promotional merchandise such as promotional pens and promotional notebooks, it is a good idea to look for those who have the products you are looking for in their website domain name!

These are the companies who were in the position to enter the online promotional gifts market early and they are also most likely the biggest suppliers online.

Gone are the days when big was good! These days you will always find the best deals and service from the promotional pens suppliers who are less top-heavy and know how and what to sell online.

Of course, nothing beats actually speaking to the supplier. We like to think that it is our service – backed by our name – promotionalpens.co.uk that has helped us to become the UK’s leading printed pen suppliers.

At the end of the day, you can always search locally too. If in Leeds, try typing ‘promotional pens Leeds‘ and see what comes up. But be sure to stop back here and compare prices and service.

When searching for promotional pens Leeds, you will most likely find the promotional pens Middlesbrough will get you what you are looking for fast and for a lot less!

In fact, we will beat the price of any Leeds based promotional pens supplier by 10% – GUARANTEED!

So for promotional pens Leeds, please contact us today.

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Promotional Pens are Better Sales Tools Than Ever Before

June 20th, 2011

Promotional Pens by Prodir

Can you see how nicely personalised promotional pens can help build your brand?

Promotional pens and the Internet

 

The way we shop and for that matter socialise has changed greatly in the past few years.

The internet has progressed and taken most of us with it.  Increasing numbers of us shop online, socialise online and find the information we require online.

This has made using promotional pens and other desktop promotional gifts a very good and cost effective means of promoting your business.

Ten years ago we got most of our information through the television. Nowadays, most of us spend just as much, if not more  time on sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google.  This trend is bound to grow as the Internet becomes more interesting and mobile Internet becomes more popular.

Giving your customers promotional pens that they can use when they are jotting down information they find on Google or making a note to themselves to meet up with Facebook friends will help build your brand in a very positive way.

As increasing numbers of us turn to our desktops and away from our televisions, products such as printed promotional pens will be seen much more often.

Try to get a few promotional pens and other business gifts on your customers’ desktops. These products will work as silent salemen for you each time your target customers find themselves in front of their computers!

When choosing promotional pens, you want to look for those that will represent your company in a positive way.  Look for good quality pens that write smoothly and last a long time. I highly recommend the promotional pens by Senator Pens and Prodir Pen which I use in my own marketing.

There is a good reason why logo printed pens are the hottest promotional gifts on the market.  People need to use them daily both at home and work. We also need them when we travel and that will never change even in our computer driven world.

Why not start your next marketing campaign off in a good way by ensuring your customers have a selection of good quality writing instruments with your logo branded all over them.

For more information about how promotional pens can help grow your business, please contact me on 01642 782455 or simply subscribe to the RSS feed of this blog.

We would be happy to supply you with samples and ideas!

Promotional Pens promote like few business gifts can!

 

 

 

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Promotional Contour Pens- Why I Hate The Promotional Pens That Sell Themselves

June 14th, 2011

Promotional Contour Pens - Just some of the many colours combinations

Contour pens are also called ‘Curvy Pens‘ by some suppliers because of their curvy design.

Last week I attended an exhibition and spoke at length with one of my promotional pens suppliers. As we chatted, she brought up the hugely popular Contour pen and joked at how – even if she didn’t sell any other pens – she would still be busy because of Contour pen sales.

I knew this wasn’t far from the truth.

Having sold hundreds of thousands of promotional Contour pens last year myself, I know how every other enquiry is for these curve-bodied pens.

So you might wonder how I could possibly have something against such a popular product.

Alright then… I’ll tell you.

Promotional Contour Pens have a print area of 35mm x 10mm which is small and difficult to work with. Of course it is my job to get everything onto a pen that my customers want printed. This oversight in design has led to making compromises in some cases.

What’s interesting is that these compromises rarely result in the customer choosing another pen.

That’s it! The print area let’s the Contour pen down.

Other than that the Contour pen looks great and writes well too for a budget pen.

It’s available in many different colour combinations to better compliment your corporate branding. It’s available on express lead-times at no additional cost. It’s available with blue or black ink refills! It’s available now at lower prices than ever before because demand is high and stocks are too.

Promotional Contour Pens do sell themselves. People see them and want to purchase them. This is especially so when they receive a sample and experience for themselves what they are getting for relatively very little spend.

So if you want to order promotional Contour pens. If you want these pens to promote your brand. if you want a lot of bang for your buck… Please do this:

Keep the text on the pen to a minimum.

If your customers have to squint to read your details, they probably won’t.

Consider printing on both sides.

You could print your logo on one side of the barrel and your contact details on the other to keep everything nice and neat.

Allow plenty of time to get the best results.

A good and profession promotional pens supplier should be able to help you get all the right print detail in the right places. This service should be free.

It is after all in our best interest to ensure your promotional pen campaign is a huge success!

If you would like to order the Contour pen for your next marketing campaign, the please click here or call us on 01642 782455.

 

Then again, if you want to make my job easy, choose a straight bodied pen! :)

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Introducing the New Low Cost Zig Zag Promotional Plastic Pen

May 27th, 2011

promotional zig zag pens

The Zig Zag colour range

Promotional plastic pens are the backbone of the promotional merchandise industry.

You don’t need to look very far to find a good selection of promotional plastic pens. They are everywhere. In banks, restaurants, retail outlets and gyms, these promotional items are there for the taking.

Why do you think that might be?

The reason is obvious… Promotional plastic pens are a proven way to successfully promote your business, organisation, church or club. They literally get your logo and message into your target customers’ hands.

Some promotional plastic pens are more popular than others which means you will come across them more often. These are the good quality pens that offer an excellent return on the advertisers’ investment.

Others are not very good quality and I tend to stay clear of them.

Still others, are new on the market and also offer exceptional value for money. These are the promotional plastic pens that you might like to consider while they are still new and stylish for the times.

I would like to introduce you to the new Zig Zag pen.

Before promoting a pen at promotionalpens.co.uk I always write with it first. I test it for quality while considering also how much it costs.

The Zig Zag pen wrote exceptionally well for a low cost plastic pen. I invite you to request samples so that you can see for yourself. The pen is attractive and therefore eye-catching. It has a large print area of 40mm x 20mm for your logo and details.

No it doesn’t write as well as more expensive plastic brand name pens such as Klio, Prodir and Senator Pens but for some large marketing campaigns or organisations on a tight budget, they could be perfect.

Zig Zag pens are available with a white barrel and a choice of six striking trim colours. The ink colour is black.

I am really excited about the new Zig Zag pen and have therefore decided to offer it at special low prices for the foreseeable future. Ask for a sample today and see if it is the right pen for your next marketing campaign!

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Promotional Parker IM Pens- The Premium Range With Finishes Designed by Beatrice Fontana

May 25th, 2011

 

Premium Parker IM Pens

New look Parker with shiny black barrel and chrome

Have you seen the new premium Parker IM Pens Yet?

Usually when I visit a customer to show them executive metal pens for promoting their business, I tend to have to show lots of samples and go through quite a few catalogues. When people are looking for premium pens, they want to get it right! Premium metal pens can help influence the way customers perceive a brand so getting it all right is a necessity.

And so it was about a month ago that I went to see a local customer – sample case in hand.

I took out a pen and pad for our meeting and that was where the sales part of my meeting ended.

“What’s that in your hand?” Judy – PA to the managing director asked. “I really like that!”

Managing director – Dave – quickly took notice valuing Judy’s  judgment. “Probably one of those pens he takes out to tease customers with but is way out of their budget.” He joked.

The pen was the new premium Parker IM  rollerball pen that was given to me by my Parker sales manager. He had my initials engraved on the end of the cap and it was a personal favourite.

The Parker IM rollerball – available as a rollerball, fountain pen and ball pen – has been a popular choice for a few years now. In fact, sales have skyrocketed so Parker decided it was a good pen to give a bit of a facelift and make it into an even more special gift pen.

Shiny chrome chiselled Parker IM

Shiny chrome chiselled Parker IM

Parker looked to famous Italian designer Beatrice Fontana who added a light contemporary touch to Parker’s classic IM with her own unique tactile finishes. These designs simply must be seen.

The Premium range of Parker IM pens is available now at fine retail outlets and the design is extremely popular. That said, due to the nice textured barrel designs, they don’t have very large imprint areas.

The rollerball has a print/engraving area on the barrel of 35mm x 30mm. The textured design on the barrels of the fountain pen and ball pen leaves a small area at the end of the pens that can be engraved as mine was with my initials.

The thing about executive gift pens is that they really don’t require a bold imprint and doing so could actually be seen as in poor taste. Let’s face it, when you give someone a gift of this calibre, you usually know them and they know you. There’s no need to scream out who you and your brand are – the generous gift says it all.

You may like to know that the Premium Parker IM ballpen can be engraved at the end in an area of 7mm diameter and the rollerball and fountain pen have an engraving area of 6mm diameter.

As I said, my personal Parker IM rollerball pen was as far as my sales call went. They loved the pen and ordered 250 on the spot. I love it when a product sells itself!

If you are looking into engraved or printed gift pens, you owe it to yourself to check out the new premium IM gift pens by Parker. At promotionalpens.co.uk, we can make it happen! Give us a call on 01642 782455 today.

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Why Go to the Expense of Giving Away Promotional Waterman Pens?

May 17th, 2011
Promotional Waterman Pens

Check out our full range of Waterman Pens!

Promotional Waterman Pens get businesses noticed!

There is definitely something to be said about someone who gives away a gift as sophisticated and luxurious as a Waterman pen. If you are lucky enough to be given a top quality Waterman, you know that the gift giver thinks quite highly of you. You can rest assured that they respect your work or appreciate your custom so much that they want to show it in a special way.

For over 125 years, the Waterman Pen company has been at the forefront of innovation, design and writing excellence. The products they produce are more than just pens: the are jewellery that will be kept and cherished for many years. This is what sets the brand apart from others.

I was once asked by a customer which pens were the best for giving away to long time loyal customers and employees. There is no real answer to such a question because it is completely down to personal taste. But if you just happen to be wondering the same thing, you owe it to yourself to check out the Waterman range.

When you purchase gift pens for clients and employees, you are also giving a bit of yourself. You are showing which pens you prefer and hope others will agree.

Why purchase Waterman pens?

Why do people purchase Rolex watches instead of Breitling? Why to some purchase Porsches instead of BMWs? It is a personal choice. When giving such a nice gift away it lets people know more about you. This is brand building. Your nice gesture helps them to remember you and your business.

You will find that Waterman has a lot of pens on offer in different price brackets. From the world famous – relatively low cost – Waterman Graduate pen to the Waterman Exception at the high end, you are almost sure to find a Waterman pen that will fit into your budget.

At the end of the day, there are the promotional gifts you give to people so that they notice you. Then there are those you give to your top customers and employees who already know and respect you. Waterman pens are the perfect gift for the latter.

If you would like more information about Waterman Pens, please be sure to visit the Waterman pen section of our site! And please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries on 01642 782455.

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The Promotional Pen- Why This Promotional Product Should Be The First On Your List As A Promotional Gift

May 11th, 2011

As a promotional product, the standard pen has always been a solid performer. The combination of its affordability and usefulness has made the promotional pen a staple in promotional gifts. Handing out a promotional pen with your company information printed on it can expose your brand to not just one set of eyes but to many- a pen has been shown to change hands up to nine times in it’s lifespan, meaning your promotional pen may work 9 times harder than other promotional gifts.

Starting at a cost of just around ten pence each, it is no accident that the promotional pen has been the most popular promotional item for decades.

Promotional pens have come a very long way in recent years. No longer just a boring cap-top or simple click type, there are thousands of makes and styles, colours and materials available to make your promotional pen a truly personal promotional gift.

The click pen has progressed greatly in design and utility as of late- your promotional pen can stand out among the other pens that are handed out by doubling as highlighters, LED lights and even laser pointers.

There are many colours  to choose from, from rich candied colours to stylish metallic finishes. For affordability and general gifting there are many plastic pens that will do a fantastic job of helping your brand…

BUT

Know your audience. A plastic pen will be of little interest to a six-figure executive. If you mainly deal with high-priced accounts an executive promotional pen is a much better choice.

The executive promotional pens will cost significantly more than their plastic counterparts, but the extra money is well spent if your promotional pen can keep the attention of your more desireable clientele. Your promotional gift supplier will be able to help you select the right promotional pen for your target market, as well as offer help pertaining to the design.

One more thing to pay attention to when ordering promotional pens- quality. A promotional pen doesn’t promote anything when it’s sitting at the bottom of a rubbish bin. A pen that is difficult to write with, leaves spots and blotches wherever it writes or just does not work will actually have the opposite effect of what it is intended for. Hand out a poor quality pen and your organisation will not appear professional or dedicated to quality, no matter how attractive the promotional pen is.

When ordering your promotional pens, insist on samples so that you can choose the best performing and most comfortable pen for representing your brand.

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How To Make a Maximum Impact With Promotional Plastic Pens- Print on the Clip

May 6th, 2011

The other day I received a shipment of promotional plastic pens printed with my logo. They looked great and I am really looking forward to sending them out to my clients in the coming months.

What really jumped out at me more than ever was the printing on the clip and it is that imprint area I would like to discuss in depth today. Purchasing promotional plastic pens that have large imprint areas on the clip is an excellent way to promote your brand with maximum impact.

Most cheap promotional plastic pens do not offer large clip imprint areas. If they do, they are usually very small and fail to make people think about your brand. Often people waste the clip print space by printing their telephone number or web address. I myself have been guilty of doing this.

If you are trying to build your brand, it is important to get your beautiful logo in all its colour out and in front of your clients. If your logo is printed in a prominent area on all your promotional gifts, letterhead and brochures, your customers will see it more often and know it much better. Printing your telephone number in such an area may make it easy for people to phone you but it will do little to build your brand.

People are much more likely to remember your logo than your telephone number.

The best logos I have seen printed onto pens really make the user take notice. Once your clients know your logo and grab for the pen with it printed on the clip, they can rest assured that your contact details will be there too. They are promotional pens after all.

We all like to save money when promoting our businesses, but the additional few pence per pen that it will cost to print on the clip is money well spent. Even if you have a two, three or even full colour logo, invest in the clip print and let your logo shout out loud and clear who you are.

I will leave you here with one final thought. When we write, we hold the barrel of the pen. The clip is alway visible unlike what is printed on the barrel. That is also the case when we put a pen in our shirt pocket – the clip is what is seen by all we encounter.

Have I convinced you yet? Finding good quality plastic pens that have large print areas on the clip will get your brand noticed!

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Promotional Stick Pens are Perfect for Promoting Organisations

April 19th, 2011

Promotional Stick Pens are great to use when you need to promote an organisation, club or charity. They may not be the best choice for promoting a business but when you are on a budget and wanting to get your organisation noticed, few promotional products are better. Everyone needs to write often if not daily. Why not get you logo into your target audience’s hands cheaply and efficiently.

Promotional stick pens are used around the office and at home and schools. One of the cheapest is the Topstick pen which you will find right here at promotionalpens.co.uk. I have personally written extensively with these pens. Put simply, they offer excellent value for money and they write much better than other cheap plastic pens I have tested. They are excellent promotional tools for promoting an organisation, club or special message on a budget to the masses.

I mentioned that they are perhaps not the best pens for promoting businesses. The reason for this is that they are cheap pens and people will know that. Organisations that want to get their message across but are not necessarily trying to sell a product or service can get away with using less expensive pens.

The capped Topstick is available in a massive colour range. You can choose from a selection of barrel and cap colours to better promote the colours associated with your organisation.

It is also worth noting that the Topstick has a massive print area of 50mm x 20mm which is ideal for organisations hoping to print their logo and lots of text.

Are you in a rush for your promotional plastic pens? Topstick promotional pens are available on a 24 hour express service at no additional cost to you. At promotionalpens.co.uk we can express print these promotional stick pens in a fraction of the time the competition does. You can have up to 5000 printed one colour in just 24 hours.

There is a reason why promotionalpens.co.uk has been the leading UK supplier of promotional pens since 2000. We sell a lot of pens and the best promotional pens manufacturers know this. They offer us large discounts to promote their pens and we pass these savings on to you.

Shop around and you will see that no other promotional pens suppliers comes close to our services and everyday low prices! Give us a call today to discuss your individual requirements.

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