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Printed Coasters A Clever Way to Market

Promotional printed coasters are great little ways to get the message out about you, your group, business or services. They are everywhere, once you begin to look around- restaurants, bars, company desk tops.

Author: Gareth Parkin

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If you are sitting at a bar enjoying a drink with your friends and having a relaxing time, do you realize that as you are doing this, you are being subtly targeted by advertisers? I’m sure you’re thinking that this doesn’t sound feasible, however, it happens all the time. Do you know how it is done? No, it is not the label on the cold drink bottle you’re holding, although this is one aspect of obvious advertising. It is also not the neon sign behind the bar that blatantly lets you know what is on tap. That is pretty noticeable, too. If you take the time to look around you, soon you may discover that each time you reach for your drink you are glancing at some very clever marketing that, although you may not think you’re noticing, you really are- many times over the course of the hour or two that you spend there. Have you figured it out yet? That’s right printed coasters! That little innocuous flat table top protector has been telling you for the past 45 minutes something that you weren’t even consciously aware of! And it works, too!

Promotional printed coasters are great little ways to get the message out about you, your group, business or services. They are everywhere, once you begin to look around- restaurants, bars, company desk tops, and any kind of counter imaginable that you end up standing at during the course of your day and hundreds of other places. Each time you are in the company of a coaster, 99% of the time it is going to be telling you something. Sure, there are such things as simple decorative printed coasters, but the majority of them that you will see will bear the mark of some type of advertising. Flying on an airplane? Notice the drink coaster that the flight attendant puts down in front of you. It will definitely carry either the airline logo or perhaps the name of one of the food or beverage products that are being served on the plane. The coaster takes an ordinary everyday event and turns it into the perfect marketing opportunity. Pretty clever!

Printed coasters can be made out of a number of materials to best suit your needs. There are corks coasters, glass, plastic, leather, heavy tag board and even metal ones. Each of these can be made into any size or shape that is desired. There are numerous colors to choose from and the different kinds of logos and graphics to choose from make having your own unique coaster much easier than you might think. Not only are coasters a novel and efficient form of advertising your product or service, they also make great gift ideas for special clients and can be ordered in sets that make a nice presentation for someone you would like to thank for their business. Some coasters can also be made into gift sets that can include such items as desk calendars, pencil holders, and clocks. One well liked idea is to make a gift basket using coasters as the anchor to hold the theme together. In the basket there are included various items that a person could use to entertain such as glasses, napkins, ashtrays and fancy match holders. It is easy to see how using printed coasters can be a successful strategy for anyone to try to garner more business for their company or organization.

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Gareth Parkin is the co-founder of Ideasbynet, the UK's leading online promotional cameras and printed cameras company based in the north of England. He has taken the UK gift market by storm by the application of modern business thinking and the latest search engine marketing techniques. For more details visit www.ideasbynet.com

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Printed Coasters A Clever Way to Market