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Promoting Your Business With Cloud Shaped Stress Balls- Who Would Do Such A Thing?

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

 

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Promotional cloud shaped stress balls

Promotional cloud shaped stress balls are hot this year!

Promotional cloud shaped stress balls are currently some of the best selling shapes!

 

When you’ve been supplying promotional stress balls as long as we have, you quickly learn what’s hot and what’s not to ensure you have plenty of the right stock. When the Internet really began to take off in the 90s, it was the computer shapes that sold faster than any other. When 3G mobile phones became the must have item, in only made sense that thousands of businesses would choose to promote themselves with blackberry, Android or iPhone shaped stress relievers. Now with cloud based software and ecological issues being at an all time high, we are finding the demand for promotional cloud shaped stress balls to be nothing short of crazy!

Promotional cloud shaped stress balls have a big advantage over other shapes in that they fit perfectly into the average adult’s hand. When a shape comes on the market that people want to hold and squeeze, you know your promotion is off to a good start.

Promotional cloud shaped stress balls have can promote so many different messages!

Let’s look at some of the business types that could take advantage of these new stress shapes. I hope to touch on a few ideas as to how might you be able to squeeze them into your marketing campaign?

Technology

Companies promoting cloud based software and services are finding these stress shapes to be a fun and graphic way of getting their products and services right up close. Sales representatives hoping to sell what they do to less technically minded people use promotional cloud shaped stress balls to demonstrate what it is they do.

Of course they can also leave the free promotional gift behind as a reminder and to help gain them future business.

Ecological Issues

Let’s think for a minute here. What could be printed onto these shapes? How about important messages such as Conserve Water, Water Fueled Energy, Water Powered Technology…

If you are part of an organisation or business that has anything to do with water, I’m sure you could come up with the perfect message for your promotional cloud shaped stress balls.

General Ideas

Do you have an idea or message you want to promote? Why not have it printed onto promotional cloud shaped stress balls? Clouds are great for promoting ideas and messages. We’ve all grown up with this imagery.

Health Issues

We all know how important it is to drink enough fresh water. Following are a few message that have been printed onto logo printed cloud shaped stress balls over the past few years.

Drink Water, Drink eight glasses every day, Water and you.

Try coming up with a few ideas of your own and we will print them onto our top quality promotional stress toys for you. We offer trade prices for all which could save you up to 50%. We import directly from the world’s most respected stress reliever manufacturers.

 

For more information about using promotional cloud shaped stress balls to promote your business, please contact us on 01642 782455

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Promote Your Farmer’s Market With Fruit And Vegetable Stress Toys

Monday, February 14th, 2011

The farmer’s market is one of the last cultural staples in modern times.

Today most people buy their produce at the supermarket, where it is rarely fresh and can be laden with pesticides and other chemicals. More and more people are starting to embrace the farmer’s market as not only a shopping experience but a social event, as well as one of the first steps to a healthy diet.

If you own or operate a farmer’s market you want as many people at your events as possible, and one of the best ways to ensure that people keep your event in mind is the promotional gift of stress toys in shapes of fruits and vegetables.

Promotional stress balls can be made to resemble virtually any object and there are many standard fruit and vegetable shapes that these fantastic promotional items come in.

With promotional stress toys you will be handing out an advertisement that will be kept and used for a relatively long time. When people get these squishy promotional products in their hands, they tend to hold on to them and not let go, making a long-lasting impression. Some examples:

Fruit Shaped Promotional Stress Toys

Banana- One of the most popular tropical fruits in the world, the banana is rich in potassium which is vital to the human body. It also has a nice-sized printing area.

Apple- “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” was a phrase coined in Wales during the 19th century, and it holds true today. Apples are rich in antioxidants and the outer skin is a very beneficial fiber. A promotional stress ball in the the shape of an apple is a tasteful way to keep your brand in the mind of its recipient.

Orange- A juice staple or eaten raw by itself, oranges are rich in vitamin c and is one of the most fragrant of all fruits. A promotional stress reliever in the shape of an orange is likely to remind its user of the citrus smell.

Tomato- You will probably be aware that many people think the tomato as a vegetable, but the anti-oxidant rich tomato is technically a fruit. Like the apple and orange, the spherical shape lends itself to a good sized printing area which makes it an excellent choice for a promotional stress reliever.

Vegetable Shaped Promotional Stress Toys

Lettuce- The slicing of a head of lettuce is often used in visuals to imply freshness. Everyone needs to eat their leafy greens, and a promotional stress toy in this shape will always serve as a reminder of that.

Cauliflower- Whether is is boiled, fried or eaten raw, the versatile cauliflower is among the most nutritious and high-fiber vegetable available. Cauliflowers can be white, orange or purple, just as your cauliflower promotional stress toys can be.

Garlic- Garlic has been used as a healing agent for centuries, and for good reason- this aromatic vegetable packs one of the highest levels of antioxidants available in nature.

Bell Pepper- Like the cauliflower, bell peppers come in different colors- red, green, yellow and orange. Technically a fruit, it was mistakenly given the name ‘pepper’ by Christopher Columbus when he returned with it from the new world.

Stress toys have shown to be one of the best promotional items in recent years due to the fact that, unlike many promotional gifts, they are not throwaway items.

What this means for you is that when you hand someone a promotional stress ball they are not likely to toss it out like they would a cheap keychain or biro. Most people will hold on to their promotional stressballs for months if not years, where they will serve as a reminder of your farmer’s market event and keep them coming back.

To learn more about what options you have for promoting your farmers market, check out the massive range of stress product available at trade prices online.

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Cure Your Customer’s Headaches with Promotional Tablet Stress Balls

Saturday, February 5th, 2011

Promotional tablet stress balls will get you noticed!

Last night was the opening night of the Cinderella Panto I somehow got myself into. I’m one of the ugly sisters. The other ugly sister is a mate of mine who has been training with me at karate for the past seven years.

I only mentioned this because today I have a terrible headache. During the play we throw and flip each other several times. Last night one of my flips went wrong and I ended up landing on my head instead of my back.

Time for tablets.

So with a sore head I looked around my office looking for something to write about and the first thing I saw was a collection of tablet, pill and capsule stress balls. I remember each of the jobs that go through because I play a bit part in the design that is printed.

One such job was ordered by a customer by the name of Chris.

Chris is a financial adviser and he wanted a way to promote that he could help relieve his clients’ financial stresses.

His firm has a brilliant full colour logo so I recommended tablet stress toys. The flat sided stress relievers look fantastic printed in full colour because they have such a large print area.

We printed his logo and then underneath it we printed ‘Finances giving you a headache? Call Chris on ………’

Chris ordered 500 stress relievers and ensured he took a couple to each meeting. Often he would visit customers at work and they would laugh at the unusual gift before placing it in a prominent place on their desktop.

These promotional stress relievers are ideal promotional desktop gifts because they sit so nicely on the desk without rolling about.

Giving promotional desktop gifts is a great way to keep your business promoted, inexpensively for a long time.

People love stress balls which is why they are one of the best selling promotional gifts on the market. They offer relief from the daily stresses and better yet, they make people smile.

I cannot begin to tell you how many people have used tablet shaped stress relievers to promote their businesses. You might think that pharmaceutical companies use them the most but that is not the case.

The biggest users of these fun promotional products are small businesses that want to promote themselves inexpensively and in a way that is both eye-catching and memorable.

Do you have a product or service that could relieve your customers’ headaches? Perhaps you sell something that could cure mine? Do you want to order a few tablet stress ball samples and get that next big promotion under way?

By Dan Toombs

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Weight Loss Programs Can Be Promoted with Promotional Stress Balls

Friday, February 4th, 2011

Promotional stress balls are fun, eye-catching promotional gifts that will get you noticed.

If you are promoting a weight loss program there are many promotional products that can help you do it. But few are as attention grabbing as promotional stress toys. You can literally get you message into your target audience’s hands and they will love you for it.

Weight loss is big business and for good reason… carrying a little less weight around is a very good idea for many people. With carefully chosen stress toys you can literally help you clients to stay on plan with the tangible gifts

Health related businesses often ask for and order the following five shapes;

The Big Belly Shape

This amusing shape can be printed right across the front. It is squishy and fun but the message you choose is the most important part. Perhaps you could print the number of your customer support line or web address.

Sports Shapes

There are many sports shapes to consider such as running shoes, yoga figures and sports balls. As exercise plays such an important part in healthy weight loss, these popular shapes are often used to get the message across.

Fruit and Vegetable Stress Balls

Apples, oranges, blue berries and carrots are just a few of the fun shapes that offer large print areas for your logo and contact details.

Fast Food Stress Balls

Hamburgers, hotdogs and how about some fries? Where fruit and vegetable shapes show what we should all be eating, these shapes show what we shouldn’t be eating. The great thing is, they taste terrible unlike the real thing.

Alcohol Shapes

There are several different beer, soft drink, wine and Champagne shaped stress toys to choose from. We all know that food isn’t the only thing that tempts people to have a few too many calories. Let you clients know who many calories are in that pint of beer or glass of wine.

Promotional stress ball can be manufactured in the colours of your choice. They can also be printed in spot colour or even full colour.

For the best prices, you need to find a company that deals directly with the manufacturers in the Far East. This could save you up to 50%.

It is also a good idea to ask for samples when comparing prices. Quality can vary greatly from supplier to supplier. Two stress toys that look the same in a printed catalogue could be very different when you actually see them.

By Dan Toombs

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How Promotional Pizza Shaped Stress Balls Can Be Used to Promote Your Restaurant

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Pizza is big business.

You don’t need me to tell you this. Almost everyone loves pizza whether it be at a restaurant or delivered.

One way that hundreds of popular pizza delivery firms and restaurants have successfully promoted their businesses is with pizza shaped stress balls. Believe me I know! I have supplied literally hundreds of thousands of these popular shapes over the past fifteen years.

The great thing about promotional stress toys is that they are low cost, eye-catching gifts! Pizza stress toys are tangible products that people can place easily on their desktop or next to their phones ready for the next time they want to reserve a table or have a pizza delivered.

Do you have any special requirements?

What about having your pizza stress relievers manufactured in your company colours? This is not only possible but done often and it should not cost you a penny more.

In fact, if you use a supplier who deals directly with the Far East manufacturers of these fun products you will pay substantially less.

That’s right – you could save up to 50% even if you have your pizza stress relievers made to order in your company colours. This is a great way to build your brand and demand people’s attention.

When promoting your business in this way, it is a good idea to think about the long term exposure you will receive. Many people these days are throwing their Yellow Pages away. They are just too bulky and difficult to use. By giving your customers a product they can keep that actually looks like the pizza you sell, you will find people phone more often.

They may even begin frequenting your establishment or ordering more pizza deliveries just because they know you as the business that gives away the fun gifts.

There are several pizza shapes on the market. The most popular are the pizza slice and the whole round pizza. There is a large print area on the top and bottom for your logo and contact details. Some other popular shapes are the stress pizza on a keyring and the stress pizza fridge magnet.

Whichever you choose, you are bound to made a big impression! Not just once, but each and every time your customers come home from a stressful day at work and want someone else to cook.

Promotional pizza stress toys are easy to give away with a pizza delivery or at your restaurant. It’s no wonder they are so popular.

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Promotional Gifts – The Plumber – The Toilet – and What He Left Behind

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Like every Saturday morning, Claire slept in until 10.00 and then proceeded to clean up after the weekly Friday night margarita party. She actually enjoyed the time alone as it was never a big job and it gave her time alone to contemplate life.

Today was different, however. Walking into the downstairs bathroom she noticed that the toilet basin was full of water. She tried to flush it but – well let’s just say that was a bad idea.

Not in the mood for the problem she went upstairs and left the mess for a while to check her Facebook messages. While there she decided to ask her friends if they could recommend a good local plumber who worked Saturdays. She also opened Twitter and did the same there.

Within seconds someone tweeted the name Sam Turner along with his contact details. She phoned him immediately.

Within two hours, Sam was at the door. He was a short, balding man. Claire found him quite friendly. He was holding a large tool box and introduced himself just moments after Claire opened the door.

‘Hi, I’m Sam.’ He said. ‘I hear you have a problem toilet this morning.’

Clare smiled and after introducing herself lead Sam to the downstairs bathroom.

‘Here it is. Would you like a cup of tea or coffee?

‘Yes please.’ Sam answered.

Sam worked away and Claire brought him his coffee in a promotional mug printed with the logo of a local gardener.

He took a sip and it was good.

“Hey!’ Sam said pointing at the advertisement on the mug. ‘I know him. What a small world eh. I’ve been meaning to call him for my own garden.’ He keyed the telephone number into his mobile.

Claire continued to work away in the kitchen for a while when Sam entered.

‘Im all finished. And here’s the bad news.’

He handed her his invoice which was no where near as expensive as she thought it would be. While she looked at the invoice Sam handed her a Latte mug of his own printed with his details.

‘Thanks!’ Claire said. ‘I was actually expecting your bill to be much higher.

‘I work for myself. My only advertising is word of mouth and small promotional gifts to say thank you for your business. I can afford to charge less.

Claire smiled. ‘I will definitely keep your details. I love this mug!

‘Great to hear.’ Replied Sam. “Uh… By the way, are you on Twitter or Facebook? I would really appreciate it if you could spread the word around to your friends and work colleagues about me.’

‘That’s how I found you in the first place. No problem! I’d love to promote your service.’

She said her goodbyes to Sam and returned to her kitchen table to try our her new promotional latte mug. ‘What a nice guy.’ she thought aloud.

That evening she went into the downstairs bathroom. There – next to the toilet was a miniature toilet shaped stress ball with Sam’s contact details print nice and large on the lid.

‘I’ll put that on my desk at work.’ She said to herself. ‘I’m not losing his details, ever.

To be continued…

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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

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Promotional Stress Balls * Keeping the Price Down – Finding Trade Prices

Monday, January 17th, 2011

You may wonder why a 70mm round stress ball is less expensive than a tiger shaped stress toy. You might also wonder why a soccer ball is less expensive than a standard round ball. The answer is simple… Size and shape matters.

Generally speaking, the smaller the shape the less expensive it is. Promotional stress balls are not expensive to manufacture regardless of their size. The majority of the expense is in the shipping costs from where they are manufactured – China – to wherever you happen to need them.

Round and small shapes can all be packed into fewer boxes which brings the cost right down for shipping. This is especially true if you need your stress toys in four to six weeks as the stock will usually need to be transported by air.

If you allow 12 weeks, the stress balls can be brought in by sea and you will see great savings.

You can fit 500 round balls into a standard sized shipping box where you may only be able to fit 250 more bulky shapes into the same box.

Therefore, if you are trying to keep your expenses down, you need to look for smaller shapes that fit together easily. Animal shapes with large bulky legs do not fit together well and take up a lot more space. These shapes are better brought in by sea with a longer lead-time.

It is also important to buy directly from a company that deals directly with the Far East manufactures of the much loved promotional gifts. Doing so cuts out the middleman – promotional gifts supplier – and saves you up to 50% on your purchase.

Many promotional gift companies will tell you that you cannot print in full colour onto stress balls. This is not the case. Again, if you are trying to keep your prices down, buy direct and allow extra time for shipping. The manufacture and printing processes are not expensive. You can easily have a full colour promotional stress toy for about the same price as a stress ball printed in two colours.

So if you absolutely must have a large bulky shape such as a horse, rocket or passenger jet, think ahead and you will save a lot of money. Allow time for the stress relievers to be brought in my sea and you will be laughing when you see how much you save.

Remember that stock shapes, though convenient and quick to print and deliver, are usually not the best choice. If you purchase directly from an importer you can choose how the stress balls are printed and what colour they are manufactured in all for less than a boring stocked shape that everyone and their mother hands out at trade shows.

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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

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Driving Traffic to Business Websites with Car Stress Balls

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

How do your customers find you online?

Many of us are spending a lot of time blogging, using social networks such as Twitter and Facebook and other forms of internet marketing. Done correctly, this can attract a lot of traffic to our businesses.

But what about those target customers who have not yet taken on board these exciting ways of promoting our businesses and keeping in touch?

It is still very important to let customers know about the benefits of doing business with you online in more traditional ways.

One fun way to drive business to your website is with logo printed car shaped stress relievers.

These fun toys grab a customer’s attention and make a customer wonder, “Hm, Maybe I’ll check out this business’s website.” A car stress toy can give a customer that extra push they need to switch on and check out your website or blog.

Promotional products are the physical reminder that a business cares about and wants to engage with its target customers.

You have put a lot of work into your website. It is therefore a very good idea to promote it in every way you can. Car stress relievers are the perfect way to convince customers your business’s website is worthy of their time and attention. Why else would you go to the trouble of having a promotional product printed with your site’s details?

Promotional stress toys can be created in fun colours and with a company’s logo. No matter what logo a business has, it can be printed on a car shaped stress ball. Full colour logos can look amazing.

Other popular ideas are to print a company website on a car shaped stress reliever or even a blog site or twitter account address. More and more businesses are also printing a Facebook account address in an effort to get more people to ‘like’ their Facebook page.

Not only are car shaped stress relievers fun,they are charming. People like setting cute little toys like these on their office desks or shelves. Talk about great free advertising for any business!

Imagine how many different people could end up displaying a car stress ball for the world to see. You never know if your car shape will land in the hands of a client who will become a major purchaser of your products for years to come.

Driving traffic to business sites has never been easier. Using new online marketing techniques together with more traditional business gifts like stress relievers will get those people to your site.

These high quality toys will keep customers intrigued with your company’s online presence for years to come!

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