Funky Concepts | Printed Promotional Gifts, Branded Promo Items and Products for Corporate Business Gifts & Custom Merchandise

Travel adaptors – where will you take yours?

shelley.jacksonwoodall — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:09:46 +0000

The Summer months are slowly creeping towards us, and our thoughts often turn to travel to warm and sunnier climates.

When travelling abroad it is important to remember so may items, but one of the most useful is definitely a travel plug.

It’s not until you can’t use electricity that you realise how dependent upon it we are – charging mobile phones, laptops, games consoles, notebooks as well as needing it for hair dryers, straighteners and shavers.

Travel adaptors are a fantastic give-away at travel trade shows, as a “thank you” to customers booking a holiday or any travel industry event.

Please contact us if you require more information, or would like a quote on this useful product.

How is plastic recycled?

shelley.jacksonwoodall — Wed, 01 May 2013 08:52:33 +0000

Many people wonder what happens to the plastic containers they deposit for recycling.

The plastic recycling process requires several steps to turn discarded plastic into new products.

The first step is sorting out the different types of recyclable products at a recycling facility.

During sorting, plastic is divided by type. Some facilities will only process certain types of products, which means that items they can’t handle may be sold to another facility that can handle them, or put into a landfill, depending on company policy.

After sorting, the plastic is ground into chips or flakes, before it is dried and then melted.

Once melted, the material is formed into pellets known as nurdles.

The nurdles can be used as feedstock for other manufacturing processes. For example, they can be turned into fibers to make products such as artificial fleece, or they can be worked into engineered wood products, used to make carpeting, and utilized in the production of products like floor mats and tiles. Companies that want to use recycled plastic can buy these pellets by the truckload for various applications.

Plastic recycling is not simple.

While recycling is definitely a good thing to do, it does not necessarily reduce the demand for virgin plastic. Products made with virgin plastic usually cannot be made from recycled materials. Recycling plastic does reduce the demand for other resources, however. For example, by making engineered lumber with plastic, it is possible to save trees.

Market your business, everytime it rains!

shelley.jacksonwoodall — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:12:04 +0000

An advertising medium has to meet a number of criteria.

It has to be appealing.
It should offer the maximum visibility, especially in the public places.
It has to be cost effective to the company.

The conventional advertisements such as the banners or billboard,s or even television adverts, satisfy the first two criteria very well. However, they fail in the third aspect because they are very expensive.

Here comes the use of promotional umbrellas, which is cost effective.

Companies can decide the size, shape and the nature of the printing to be done on the umbrella. The range of colours is huge and there are a wide range of styles to choice from to suit your client’s needs.

Umbrellas are effective public display articles, plus they are a highly useful item, your company will be associated with that usefulness.

When we calculate the cost of the advertisement, we can see that promotional umbrellas offer a great return on the investment (ROI).

94 per cent of us remember the advertiser who gave us a promotional item or the product advertised after we have had it for six months*

Two thirds of us like to hang on to such gifts for more than six months and 44 per cent keep them for over one year*

Would you like to see your message on an umbrella?

Visit www.funkyconcepts.com/umbrellas

*bpma research 2013

Walking Adverts

shelley.jacksonwoodall — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:46:24 +0000

What are walking adverts?

Here’s a simple exercise to describe a walking advert. Next time you’re out shopping, take a moment to look around at what everybody is wearing. Count how many shirts you see with brands like Nike, Adidas, GAP and other popular bands on TV and movies.

You’ve just been marketed to—many times over, easy!

You and your employees have got to wear clothes, so why not put them to work marketing your product or service? It’s an easy win for your company, and in some instances, such as at networking events and conferences, corporate clothing will help you stand out in a sea of suits.

At some events, start-ups have even been known to pay people to wear their T-shirts and walk around the venue, which instantly builds a brand.

Organizers of fundraising races hand out T-shirts branded with the charity and sponsors of the event. Runners proudly wear these shirts and are free, walking billboards for these brands.

Why do companies do this? Simple … it’s cheap, effective and creates a tribe of devoted fans and employees who become brand ambassadors everywhere they go in the community. It’s a small investment for more business.

Can we help you become a walking advert?

Visit www.funkyconcepts.com/clothing-workwear/

Eco credentials of products – Blue Angel

shelley.jacksonwoodall — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:41:07 +0000

Created in 1978 The Blue Angel claims to be the oldest

environment-related label for products and services in the world.

Focused initially on recycled products the Blue Angel certificate has now been broadened to include other environmental benefits.

The Blue Angel promotes the concerns of both environmental protection and consumer protection. It is awarded to products and services which – from a holistic point of view – are of considerable benefit to the environment and meet high standards of serviceability, health and occupational protection.

Economical use of raw materials during production and use, a long service life and a sustainable disposal – all these are factors of great importance.

Funky Mat Coasters

rob.hall — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:31:14 +0000

Cost effective advertising | NO setup charges

Hard top promotional coasters are the ideal tool to advertise your company and get your message across. Our Funky Mat Coaster is a cost-effective option that is able to withstand daily use whilst ensuring that your logo, branding and message remain visible in front of your customers and clients.

Our Funky Mat Coaster offers:

Your design printed onto a 400micron triple laminated surface ensuring a wipe-clean, mark, heat and damp resistant surface.
Superb, vibrant colour reproduction.
One, two, three or full four colour printing.
A 3mm ‘no-skid’ closed cell foam base.
Lightweight to mail at 7g.
Square (100mm x 100mm) or round (100mm diameter) are our best-selling shapes. We can also offer other standard shapes and bespoke shapes/sizes.

We can also offer other standard shapes and bespoke shapes/sizes, custom made to your logo design. Also available as a double-sided printed coaster (Funky Mat Coaster Duo). Please contact us for prices.

Dimensions: 100mm round or square
Branding Methods: Up to full colour digital print
Delivery: Delivery information
Price: Pricing information
Product code: FUNCOAST

Download Funky Mat Coaster artwork templates

Which is the best type of advertising media?

shelley.jacksonwoodall — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:09:16 +0000

The first ever in-depth independent national survey into the power of promotional merchandise in the UK questioned businessmen and women about their behavioural trends and preferences for different promotional gifts.

One of the most significant findings of the survey is that promotional merchandise can deliver a higher ROI than radio and outdoor advertising and a ROI that is equal to TV and print advertising.

The cost per impression for a mug is £0.001, a mid-range pen £0.001, a calendar £0.004, a USB stick £0.005 and an umbrella £0.003.

With an average cost per impression of £0.003, these figures compare extremely favourably with the cost per impression of other media with TV coming in at £0.008, radio at £0.003 and advertising hoardings at £0.003.

BIC® Pastel Clic Stic

shelley.jacksonwoodall — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:57:03 +0000

Range of BIC pens and pencils in pastel green, pastel pink, pastel yellow, pastel blue and pastel purple.

Minimum order quantity from 500 units.

Colour your marketing, purple!

shelley.jacksonwoodall — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:43:16 +0000

Colour has a huge impact on us and used correctly, it can have a positive impact on our business marketing. It can visually identify the brand’s characteristics, values and aspirations.

Purple is a magical, intriguing and spriritual colour.

It takes awareness to a higher level of thought, even into the realms of spiritual values.

It is highly introvertive and encourages deep contemplation, or meditation.

It has associations with royalty and usually communicates the finest possible quality.

It is a perfect mix of red and blue.

Being the last visible wavelength before the ultra-violet ray, it has associations with time and space and the cosmos.

Positive: Spiritual awareness, containment, vision, luxury, authenticity, truth, quality.

Negative: Introversion, decadence, suppression, inferiority.

Look at our Pinterest board on Colour your marketing, purple!

Alternative names for purple – lilac, violet,lavendar, mauve, amethyst

Pantone references - 264PC lavender/5145PC mauve/2573PC amethyst/2627PC deep purple

The Color Marketing Group, an American company, specialises in colour research, consultancy and
projections.

Their research tells us that:
• colour increases brand perception up to 80%
• colour widens readership by up to 40%
• colour ads are read up to 43% more than the same ads in black and white
• colour may influence the customer’s buying decision by up to 85%.

An efficient and speedy manner

rob.hall — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:32:45 +0000

“This is the second order I have placed, both being dealt with in an efficient and speedy manner. The “Hometyre” Magnets go down a storm at networking meetings and work well for customer retention being attached to fridges and filing cabinets.”

Hometyre West Midlands