Pens
Modern manufacturing has made the breadth and variety of promotional pens out there in the market truly amazing. The range of available products can leave your head spinning. As a buyer, you have the luxury of choice in selecting the promotional pen that best fits your business need.
A truly useful and practical little thing, and one of mankind’s greatest inventions, a pen is the perfect thing to offer as a promotional item, although definitely not as the centerpiece of your promotional marketing campaign. Its small surface immediately clamps down on your imprinting costs and forces you to deliver a succinct message (all the better for your budget and recall!). What’s more, pens are generally no-brainer products, which is great if you’re pressed for time or manpower. You don’t have to tear your hair out to think of a killer promotional pen.
Where to find and order promotional pens
You’re in luck! Promotional pens are indeed one of the most common items on the product catalog of any supplier or distributor. As such, they will be one of most easy-to-find promotional items.
• www.cafepress.com *Recommended
• www.pensxpress.com
• www.pens.com/pens/
• www.bestimpressions.com/promotionalpen.html
• www.branders.com/s/advertising-promotional-pens.htm
• www.specprom.com/category/ promotional-Pens-BicPens_p1.htm
• www.abetteridea.com/pens.htm
• www.thediscountprinter.com/pens.htm
• http://atlaspen.com/
• http://www.easyaccessclub.com/promotional-pen.html
• www.engravedpens.com/closeout.htm
• www.promopeddler.com/Promotional/personalized-pens.php
• www.4imprint.co.uk/
Specifying your ideal promotional pen
Specifications are a useful way of describing just the kind of promotional pen you want, or for your supplier to describe just the kind of promotional pen he has in mind for you. Think of them as a common language that you and your supplier speak to make life (deciding, ordering, customizing, logistics) easier for both of you.
• Type of point – ball point is most common, but you can also try roller ball or old-fashioned nib pens
• Type of ink – standard ink, gel ink, special colored formula (neon, metallic, etc.)
• Type of usage – retractable, clickable, twistable, etc.
• Special features – for novelty pens
• Material—plastic, ceramic, the list goes on and on
• Finish—glossy, matte, natural stone finish, and others
• Customization options—special toppers, shapes, structures (such as foldable pens), even multiple functions
• Logo imprinting options – silkscreen print, handpainting, engraving
• Other imprintable spaces aside from the side of the pen
• Packaging – includes special packaging for the pens such as leather pen cases, customized cases, and others
• Shipping and handling—charges and fees, how many sets to a carton
• Minimum order volume
• Delivery lead time
• Payment terms accepted by the supplier