Sports Bottles and Coffee Thermoses

Author: ThomasSherwin | Posted: 07.12.2011

Staying fit and active is more popular now that it ever has been in the past. While many people might look at this and say “So what?” it presents an opportunity. For instance, if you own a company and you’re attempting to sell a product, you need to get your name out there as much as possible. If your product pertains to fitness in any way, then you should strongly consider having promotional products like sports bottles.

The best thing about sports bottles is that they’re in view of so many people and they’re very affordable. As far as the former is concerned, think about how many sets of eyes look at a sports bottle. If a man owns a sports bottle, he fills it up in the morning and he, his wife and possibly his kids see it. Later, he takes that same sports bottle to the gym. Whether he’s working out with weights, shooting hoops or going for a bicycle ride, dozens of other people are going to see the sports bottle. That’s why it’s so important that you look into sports bottles as a promotional product. It’s not a product that sits in the home and only the family sees. It’s a product that goes out into public. Not only that, but someone who sees a name on the sports bottle might say, “What’s that?” in regards to your business name. Once a conversation starts, word of mouth advertising has been put into full effect.

If you’re not targeting the fitness crowd, another great approach that is very similar is to go for coffee thermos. This way you’re getting the caffeine crowd. Not only are you getting the caffeine drinkers, but everyone they work with as well. Coffee drinkers are often creatures of habit. They will use the same thermos every morning because they associate the mug with an event they look forward to, which is drinking coffee.

Let’s look at a school teacher as an example. When she’s at home, everyone in the family sees that thermos, even when it’s in the dish drain or sink and not in use. When she’s at work in the morning, all of her fellow teachers will see it. During the workday, all of her kids will see it. If a kid asks about the company name on the thermos, they might mention it to their parents.

Ideally, it would be wise to use sports bottles and coffee thermoses as promotional products. If you can’t afford both, go with the one that targets your audience more.

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