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Promotional Marketing Guide to Screen Printed Promotional Bags and Totes
Brand your business with mobile marketing products
By PromoSales Australia

Giving away personalised promotional bags and screen printed tote bags is an ideal way to create "mobile advertising billboards" everywhere your promotional products go. Selecting the right personalised bags or custom promotional bags to carry your message requires attention to the needs of your brand and following the basics of successful promotional merchandising and promotional branding.

Here are a few of the major considerations you should take on board when buying promotional bags and promotional printed totes:

1. Determine which promotional bags distributor will provide the custom promotional bags you need quickly, and with the quality you expect.
2. Follow the vendor's guidelines for ordering custom bags and business bags: Provide artwork, logos, and color choices in the proper formats and files to save time, avoid additional charges, and improve the look of the finished product.
3. Calculate all costs to eliminate "surprise" charges and additional expenses.
4. Consider how your prospects and customers will use your customized bags. Today's customers expect versatility and higher-end materials in giveaways.

The Promotional Bags Ordering and Production Process
Shop around for the right distributor of custom promotional bags World wide there are at least 100,000 manufacturers and distributors of branded promotional products, all competing heavily for your business today. Expect a professional distributor of business promotional bags to guarantee quality promotional bags, and be happy provide samples In this new day and age of instant internet conductivity you should also expect a supplier of promotional bags to answer your promotional bags questions within 24 hours and offer reasonable turnaround time for promotional bags orders. A reputable promotional bags distributor has access to thousands of manufacturers and promotional bags products, which means they should be able to find the right product promotional bags for your marketing budget. Most promotional bags manufacturers have minimum order quantities for the ranges of promotional bags and most also provide discounts for large personalised bags and promotional bags orders.

The right file in the right format makes sure your promotional bags look great

Vendors offering custom printed promotional bags work best and get the best print results when your artwork is supplied in the righ format for printing promotional bags. If you just supply an old .pdf file which was used to print your letterhead or business cards you’ll end up with a second rate promotional bags product. Also a good printer of promotional bags won't be able to use your Web site logo or letterhead to copy artwork. Most promotional bags vendors prefer "vector" or artwork supplied a “curves” files for preparation of the best formatted promotional bags printing; JPEG and GIF file sare also inadequate if you want to get the most out of your promotional bags investment. For printing in color, you'll need RGB, CMYK or spot color and resolutions of at least 300 (DPI). If you can assist you supplier in putting together the right files you can be sure that a competent promotional bags supplier will deliver a product which will make you proud and see your promotional bags being used for years to come.

Getting your promotional bags oder detailsin writing

Costs for promotional bags and promotional totes vary greatly between suppliers and products. Get detailed pricing, including extras like rush charges, set-up fees (usually about $35) and shipping in writing. Simple cotton tote bags can cost as little as $1.49, depending upon quantity, while leather briefcases, rolling backpacks or business bags can run up to $80. If a vendor has to redo artwork, you'll have to pay additional design charges.

Consider who will be receiving and carrying around your promotional bags

Great promotional bags…but will people actually continue to use it? It's hard to go wrong with promotional bags, especially at trade shows and conventions where people find promotional bags very usefull for gathering catalogues and other promotional gifts. And imprinted promotional bags are available in almost every variety from plastic to canvas, including cotton. But promotional customers can be extra choosy; sometimes they want a business bag with all the features promotional bags can offer. Consider custom promotional bags with quick access pockets for phones or laptops and separate compartments inside the promotional bags for cords, wires and water bottles.

Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

* Ask favoured clients in you database whose opinions you trust to evaluate a sample custom promotional bags or personalised promotional bags for color, size, and versatility before you place the final promotional bags order.
* Customers like promotional bags and promotional totes that include compartments to hold today's necessities — mobilephones, digital cameras and MP3 players are examples of some products which can be used in conjunction with promotional bags.
* Keep the imprints bright and simple. Avoid putting dates, names of events, or tradeshow information on a bag. It dates them and keeps recipients from using them over the long term.
* If you're ordering promotional bags in November or December, you'll wait longer to get them. Plan ahead.
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