{"id":393,"date":"2016-08-18T01:46:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T01:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/?p=393"},"modified":"2026-03-31T20:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:47:18","slug":"custom-notepads-promotional-items-work-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/custom-notepads-promotional-items-work-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Promotional Items Work For Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today\u2019s consumers are more savvy than other, demanding more personalized experience in everything they see and touch. What better way to connect with consumers than with promotional products. Mobile, highly-targeted and inexpensive, promotional products are the only advertising medium capable of engaging all five senses. Adding your message to a tangible product turns an ordinary message into a marketing experience people can see, touch, hear, smell and even taste. In 2011, advertisers spent more than $18 billion in promotional items. Promotional items produce valuable referrals from satisfied customers. A survey conducted by a local university indicated accompanying a request for referrals with an offer of a promotional product incentive drew as many as 500% more referrals as an appeal letter alone. Can\u2019t ask for better results than that.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The use of a promotional product, such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/notepads.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">customized notepads<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as the advertising medium achieved an impact of about 69% in increased brand interest and 84% in creating a good impression of the brand. What affect does the positive impact on brand image have:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase in positive overall image<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NotepadsFanned_Image-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"custom notepads\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NotepadsFanned_Image-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NotepadsFanned_Image-624x357.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NotepadsFanned_Image.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More positive perception of the business<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher likelihood of recommending the business<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher likelihood &nbsp;of buying from the business<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A study by a Georgia University states that 58% of respondent that get a promotional item keep it anywhere from one year to more than four years. Even if the recipient uses the item only once per week, that\u2019s a minimum of 52 impression made over the course of a year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quick Turnaround Time Often times, new marketing opportunities arise out of the blue and require quick action. Luckily, Captain Notepad has a list of products that can be turned around quickly to meet your needs. Captain Notepad can offer these quick turnaround notepads through digital printing technology. Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/new-customized-notepad-designs-quick-turnaround\/\">quick turnaround notepads<\/a> here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine your message being delivered by a notepad, pen or tote, creating a personal experience people love with a product they can actually use. &nbsp;Promotional products leave a lasting impression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Survey Says<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research has proven they have staying power and are an effective advertising medium. A recent survey by the Promotional Products Association Industry showed:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &nbsp;Promotional products have high recall and increase brand awareness. 88% of people recall the company and brand on their promotional products<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &nbsp;Promotional products have a positive impact on attitudes and behavior. Their use has a strong correlation with customer acquisition and retention. 85% of people did business with an advertiser as the result of receiving an item 59% have a more favorable impression of the advertiser after receiving a product<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &nbsp;Promotional products are used in consumers\u2019 daily life, increasing reach and brand awareness. 8 out of 10 people own between 1 to 10 promotional products 53% use a promo item at least once a week 1 out of 4 walk around with promo products on or with them 81% keep products because they\u2019re useful<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/promotional.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promotional products<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> work because they leave a lasting impression in the hearts, minds and hands of recipients. The messages live on because the products are memorable, unique and personal. They are the only medium that gives people a tangible memory of their relationship with your brand. Keep following our three part series to learn more about how promotional items and customized notepads can help your business.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/notepads\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/personalized-notepads-for-business-1024x256.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/personalized-notepads-for-business-1024x256.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/personalized-notepads-for-business-300x75.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/personalized-notepads-for-business-768x192.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/personalized-notepads-for-business.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s consumers are more savvy than other, demanding more personalized experience in everything they see and touch. What better way to connect with consumers than with promotional products. Mobile, highly-targeted and inexpensive, promotional products are the only advertising medium capable of engaging all five senses. 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