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Search Globally for the Best Prices on Promotional Stress Balls

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

It’s simple… If you want to find the best prices on promotional stress balls, you need to find companies that deal directly with the Far East manufacturers. That is unless you care to have a go dealing directly with the Chinese factories yourself. Most marketers will find it much easier and cost effective to find a company who can deal with the factories for them.

Don’t purchase from just any promotional gift supplier. Most promotional gifts suppliers will not specialise in stress toys and will order their stock from wholesalers. They then add on their margin before selling them on to you.

This is a very expensive chain of supply. One that, if you are not careful, could cost you an additional 50%. We are not talking small time savings here especially if you are looking at purchasing large quantities of stress relievers.

The good news is you are not limited to purchasing from a supplier in the country you do business. Search online for companies that claim to work closely with the manufacturers and then compare prices.

You should know that when having your stress balls manufactured and shipped from the source, you are looking at a four week lead-time. That said, you will be able to choose the colours your stress toys are manufactured in right down to exact Pantone matches.

Just because a promotional products supplier has a fancy stress balls website does not mean they deal directly with the manufacturer. They probably do but it never hurts to ask.

Can you see why it makes no difference where your supplier is? You could have a business in Turlock, California and purchase your stress relievers from a supplier in the North East of England and save a lot of money. If the English company has a good relationship with a top quality stress reliever manufacturer who is able to send the goods directly to you, then the savings will be there.

If you are exhibiting in a country other than your own and you want promotional stress balls, it is a good idea to look for a supplier in the county you are exhibiting. There is no point having the stress relievers sent from China to you, just to be packed up again, put on a plane and flown to some other destination.

Try to find an importer who will import the stress relievers for you and hold them for you until you arrive for your event.

By Dan Toombs

Promotional Stress Balls – Cutting Stress in the New Year

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Promotional Stress Chair

The promotional stress chair makes an excellent desktop gift.

It’s the New Year! Time to make those resolutions and hopefully stick to them long enough to make a difference.

One of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is to attempt to cut stress. Stress isn’t healthy and you can help lower the stress levels of your employees and clients with fun, eye-catching promotional stress balls.

Regardless of your niche, there is almost definitely a stress ball shape that will represent your corporate identity in a way that will get you noticed.

Promotional stress toys, when manufactured to the highest standards, can be used for months if not years. Many people prefer to keep them on their office desktops to pick up as and when needed.

You may be thinking, ‘Come on Dan! Do stress balls really work to reduce stress?’

Fair question so I ask you to request a sample. Place it on your desk and before you know it you will be reaching for it. You will not be able to help yourself. Chances are you will do it subconsciously but you will. I bet you do it when you are stressed or concentrating.

This is the magic of stress relievers. They can sit happily on a person’s desktop for months promoting your business. They can be printed nice and large with your logo and contact details ready to grab when you customer is stressed or just wants to get your contact details to place an order.

One of the main reasons promotional stress relievers are purchased in the New Year is to offer stress relief to clients and employees while still building your brand.

They do this very well and should certainly be considered if that is what your are trying to do.

Promotional stress relievers can be manufactured in your company colours. Pantone matching is not only possible, it is asked for often and is a perfect way to compliment your corporate branding.

These fun stress relieving products can also be printed with excellent detail. They can even be printed in full colour. Logos with graduating tones can also be printed with exceptional quality.

So then. have I convinced you yet? Give stress balls a try and keep your promoted well into the new year with these low cost promotional products.

By Dan Toombs

Promotional Gifts – Stress Balls – 2 Frequently Asked Questions About Printed Stress Toys

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Promotional stress toys offer exceptional value for money. They offer a fun and eye-catching way to promote your business. Good quality stress relievers printed with your logo and details can promote your business or organisation for months if not years! Here I would like to share with you two of the most frequently asked questions about these excellent promotional tools.

Where are promotional stress balls manufactured?

Stress relievers are made in two countries – England and China. The Chinese manufacture most of the stress toys available on the market.

I have personally visited many of the factories that produce promotional stress toys. Some are really sad places while others seem to have happy employees and good working conditions.

If I do not feel comfortable with the way employees are being treated in a factory, I will not do business with them.

The quality of the stress relievers produced by different factories can vary greatly. It is therefore a very good idea to request samples when you order so that you can ensure you are using a supplier who deals with the best manufacturers.

There are very good quality stress balls manufactured in England which is the only Western country where stress relievers are manufactured.

The English stress toys are far superior to those manufactured in the Far East and this is reflected in their price. It is also more expensive to manufacture stress toys in England than it is in China so you really need to reach deep in your pockets to get the superior stress relievers.

How can I save money when purchasing promotional stress balls?

When purchasing Chinese made promotional stress balls you should purchase from importers who deal directly with the Chinese manufacturers. Very few supplier specialise in stress products and purchase their stock through wholesalers.

This is a very expensive chain of supply.

I have been dealing directly with the leading manufacturers of stress relievers for many years. By cutting out the middleman you can expect to save up to 50% on your purchase.

You will need to allow at least four weeks for delivery but the advantages of purchasing your stress relievers from an importer are numerous.

In addition to saving money you can also have them manufactured to order in the colours of your choice. Ask for samples to ensure you are purchasing the best.

Often the stress balls are of good quality but the print is bad. Poorly printed stress toys can do your brand more harm than good.

By Dan Toombs

Promotional Stress Balls – 3 Things to Avoid – 3 Things to Do

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Promotional stress toys are consistently in the top ten best selling promotional gifts. They are fun, eye catching and have the added bonus of being available in many shapes to better promote your company. It is so easy to use promotional stress balls to draw attention to your brand.

What’s more, they are inexpensive and easy to give away and trade shows, conferences and through the post.

I have been supplying promotional logo printed stress relievers to customers for over 20 years. Here I would like to give you a few things to consider when making a purchase of logo printed stress relievers.

Avoid:

1.) Avoid purchasing stress relievers from one stop shop promotional gift companies. If a supplier doesn’t specialise in stress products you will not get the best value for your money.

Such suppliers will more often than not be ordering their stock through wholesalers and not importing themselves. This is a very expensive chain of supply.

2.) Avoid low quality stress relievers. There are a lot of really good quality stress relievers on the market but there is also a lot of poor quality products that should be avoided. Make sure you know what you are buying.

3.)Avoid rush buying! You will get the best value for your money if you order early. Doing so will save you a lot of money – up to 50%.

Do:

1.) Order samples. There is no other way to ensure you are purchasing stress toys that a good enough for your business than to order samples. Compare the products of several different suppliers.

2.) Insist on ordering from suppliers who deal directly with the Far East manufacturers. You have a choice. You can either purchase blindly from a one stop shop that will likely purchase their stress balls through a wholesaler – or – you can purchase from a supplier who can have your stress balls manufactured and sent to you directly from the factory. Order direct and save!

3.) Take advantage of made to order service. Your stress toys can be manufactured to order. They can be Pantone matched in the colours of your choice. You can have them printed with vibrant full colour logos and designs. If you are ordering over 1000 stress relievers you can even have them made in the shape of your choice.

Do you have a product you would like to promote? Why not have a stress ball manufactured in its likeness for a promotional gifts that is unique to your business!

High Quality Promotional Stress Balls Get Great Results

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

One of the best ways for a company to use their marketing budget is to invest in promotional products that potential customers will use every day. This means that your company name, website and phone number will be seen by your current and target customers as well as their work colleagues and friends every day.

Logo printed stress toys are a terrific promotional product because your customers will enjoy using and displaying a high quality stress ball for months if not years to come.

Stress relievers offer a low cost means of gaining people’s attention at trade shows and conferences, since people will be naturally attracted to your booth to pick one up. Stress toys also are light in weight, which makes them ideal for sending in the post to current and potential customers.

Promotional stress relievers can easily be sent along with additional promotional materials. A high quality stress toy is seen as an item that is both fun and eye-catching to your target customers. As a result, they are more likely to feel an affinity for your brand.

While companies offering goods or services for sale are among our customers, we also provide stress relievers at a low price to charitable organisations. A stress ball in a clever shape with the charitable organisation’s name and contact information can serve two purposes.

First, it will raise awareness of the charitable organisation’s cause, which is an important goal for most charitable organisations.

Second, a stress toy with the charitable organisation’s name and contact information, such as their website and logo can help to raise donations – also very important. The stress ball serves as a constant reminder of the charity and what they are trying to do.

Unfortunately, if you purchase stress relievers of poor quality, you may do more harm to your company’s reputation, than good. This is because potential customers will perceive a company that gives them something of poor quality to also provide inferior goods and services.

While the stress toy was free, your goods and services are not.

As a result, your target customer may be disinterested in pursuing a further relationship with your company. The disappointed customer could even mention their disgust with the poor quality of the stress ball your company gave him to his friends or work colleagues.

Want to avoid disappointment?Always ask for samples to ensure you are ordering high quality promotional stress balls.

A Video About Top Quality Promotional Stress Ball Printing

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

At CompuGift, we pride ourselves on the quality of our promotional stress balls and the printing we can achieve. I would like to invite you to order samples so that you can see for the quality we insist on for our many happy customers.

In this video, I show some of the jobs we have supplied to clients. Gone are the days when you had to settle for one or two colour printed promotional stress balls. Now we can actually print in full colour with amazingly clear results.

Promotional stress balls are an excellent, low cost way to promote your business but only if they are of good quality. Great quality is what you will find at stressballs.co.uk.

All of the promotional stress toys featured at stressballs.co.uk are supplied at trade prices. This means you can expect to save up to 50% on your purchase!

Dan Toombs

Who is Going to be the First to Order Prince William and Princess Catherine Stress Balls?

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

Promotional stress balls have changed immensely in the past 20 years. Back in the 80s when personalised stress relievers first became available for business promotion, you would have been restricted to just one shape: round.

Oh how times have changed!

In the last American and UK elections, some of the most popular shapes were those in the likeness of the main candidates. There are Barack Obama shapes, Gordon Brown shapes, David Cameron shapes and even Queen Elizabeth shapes.

Yes – I know she was not a candidate but equally if not much more recognisable.

Such stress shapes are easy to make and can really promote your business or organisation like few promotional products can.

Two of the biggest events to hit Britain for years are on their way – the 2012 olympics and the wedding of Kate Middleton to Prince William. The wedding alone is expected to feed the economy with 2 billion pounds in sales! What an opportunity to grow your business!

You could have Prince William and Kate Middleton stress toys manufactured and printed your logo and details right across their foreheads! I’m sure they wouldn’t mind. Everyone, even royalty, loves stress balls!

The fact is, that even though the 2012 olympics are to be held in London, you have to have permission to use the olympics logo in your advertising.

You do not need permission to use a stress ball that just happens to look like Prince William or Kate Middleton. You can use such popular figures to promote your business during what will be a very busy time in the UK.

Let’s face it, the world seems to love the royal family. They are the most popular royal family in the world. Many Americans still feel a close bond to the UK because of their family history.

If you would like to have prince William and/or Kate Middleton stress balls manufactured it will not be expensive but you will need to order at least 1000 units. That is unless you wait a few months when the shapes will be readily available. If you really want to make a big impact, you could help design them so that they look exactly like you want them.

If you do, you will own the shapes so no one else will be able to hand their customers the exact same stress ball.

If you purchase from a supplier who works directly with the Far East manufacturers of stress toys, you will pay up to 50% less.

By Dan Toombs

Promotional Stress Balls Direct from the Factory to Your Door

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Times are changing in the promotional gifts industry. Not long ago, promotional products such as personalised stress balls were quite a lot more expensive. This was because they had to be purchased through a wholesaler who worked directly with the manufacturer in the Far East.

Not any more.

The internet has made it possible for good promotional merchandise suppliers to work directly with the factories that produce such goods. In fact, personally I find it easier to deal with the manufacturers than with most wholesalers.

So what does this mean to businesses that want to use promotional stress toys to promote their businesses?

It means that you can now expect much faster service. It means that you can have your stress balls manufactured to order at a fraction of the cost of off the shelf stress relievers. It means that regardless of where in the world you do business you can have your stress balls delivered right to your door direct from the factory!

Of course if you wanted to deal with the factories yourself you could do that too. But if you do not specialise in promotional stress relievers I would not recommend doing so. There is just too much that can go wrong if you do not know what you are doing.

The next best thing is to use a supplier who deals with the Far East factories for you. They can help you to design your stress shapes to your exact specification. You can choose the colours that they are manufactured in. Pantone matching is also possible and asked for often.

When looking for promotional stress reliever suppliers it is important to compare prices. If you deal with a supplier who is working directly with the manufacturer you can expect to save up to 50%.

In fact, when you choose the right supplier you can often have your stress relievers manufactured in a special shape that no other company has for the same price as an off the shelf shape.

I always recommend asking for samples so that you can ensure your stress ball supplier offers the best quality stress toys on the market. There are a lot of bad quality stress relievers out there so this is a very important step that should not be ignored.

Find the right supplier and you can look forward to a very successful promotion that will show you company in a very positive light.

By Dan Toombs

Saying You’re are Sorry with Promotional Stress Balls

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

I had a new kitchen put it a few weeks ago. Everything looked fantastic but there was a problem. You see, when it was all completed my sink only trickled hot water. When I complained to the company that installed the kitchen they pointed the finger at me and claimed that it was somehow my fault. They said I did not have the correct type of boiler for the sink. What?

I can talk about promotional gifts until you want to run for cover but kitchens and sinks and boilers are not my specialty. I just want a my sink to work.

We argued back and forth with the kitchen installer for a week about whose fault it was that the sink didn’t work correctly. When we could not come to an agreement I decided to contact the manufacturer of the kitchen.

They informed me that it was nothing to do with them as they do not install kitchens but they wanted to come out and see the problem for themselves.

Within a couple of hours I had their sales rep at my door who checked out the situation and then explained that the builder should have known better than to install the sink with the boiler I had.

Just as I thought I was getting no where and was really quite stressed and angry, he opened up his brief case and handed me a sink shaped promotional stress ball and said he was going to sort it all out for me.

This took me completely off guard. Little did he know that I actually sell stress balls for a living and have hundreds of them already but the gesture was a good one!

It helped calm the situation and left me happy to have done business with such a company.

In all the years I have been in the promotional gifts industry I have never thought of handing out stress balls as a sorry gift! What a great idea.

Just looking at these squishy little promotional products brings a smile to one’s face.

When in business you are always going to have a few customers that are not happy with this or that. Next time this happens to you why not hand them a stress reliever printed with your logo and details? Oh, and of course solve the problem.

I have told friends about how the kitchen manufacturer handled the problem and also made the situation better with the surprise stress ball gift. In fact, one of my friends has since used the same manufacturer for their kitchen.

They used a different builder of course.

Promotional stress balls are inexpensive and will help keep you in your clients’ good books. I’ve learned from this supplier and have decided to have some promotional stress balls manufactured for those times when my customers need just that little more care.

Promotional stress balls are a great way to say you’re sorry.

By Dan Toombs

3 Types of Cube Shaped Stress Balls that Offer Lots of Advertising Space

Friday, November 12th, 2010

There are hundreds of different promotional stress ball shapes just waiting for your logo and details. Stress balls are fun and some people might even say they are a bit addictive. Placed on the desktop they could offer you years of prime advertising space at one very low price!

One of the most popular shapes available is the cube shape. There are currently three types that are available in different sizes. Often I find that when people enquire about a cube shaped stress ball they really want a dice shape and vice-versa.

You see, if you are not working with the products day in and day out as I do, you may not know just how many possibilities there are. So I would like to introduce the square shapes to you here so that you can choose the one that is best for your promotion.

Cube Shape

This stress reliever looks like a square cube and has straight sides. It is popular because it offers six flat surfaces to print your logo and other important details. Not only that but they can be manufactured in the colours of your choice. You can even choose the colour of each individual surface. Given the fact that this and the other square shapes sit so nicely on the desktop, they offer an excellent way to get your message in front of your important clients.

Dice Shapes

Dice shaped stress balls are of course similar in shape to the cube but the corners are rounded and their are indentations on each surface from one to six dots just like real dice. All stress balls can be manufactured to order in the colours of your choice. These dice shapes are popular with the gaming industry.

Decision Dice Shapes

This shape is just like the other dice but the sides are flat. This shape is great if you want to have a little fun with your promotion. You could put a different slogan or ‘decision’ on each side. These are perfect for trade shows and conferences when it is important to draw a crowd.

For best results, really think about your design. Stress toys can be printed either in spot colour or even full colour. You could go for text on each side or even have a different product picture printed every surface.

I recommend exploring each option and then requesting samples of the shape you think will be best for your promotion.

By Dan Toombs

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