Something Old is New Again

 Posted by: Colin Hageney

Everyone is always asking me – “What’s the newest and coolest promotional product? Or the latest greatest giveaway?  Or something awesome and techie?”  My new favorite old promotional product actually dates back to somewhere around the sixth century BC – a book!  What better gift to give an employee (to motivate, train, show appreciation, new hire gift), client (as a gift or to show appreciation)  or prospect than the gift of a book.  Books are great giveaways for events and parties as well – they reinforce an event’s meaning or location creating long lasting memories.  And not just any book.    

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
Dr. Seuss

You can add your logo on the book cover of most books and really personalize it to your company by adding in the front page.  The right book reinforces your brand, values, mission and vision.  Books arry a high perceived value and are long lasting keepsakes – you may give away a book but you never throw away a book.  Books fit a wide range of price points – from $1 to $100.

Here are some examples showing just a few possibilities:

Books

Call us today to brainstorm on using books as a promotional product.

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2 Responses to “Something Old is New Again”

  1. Richard Laurence Baron Says:

    I don’t have any examples quite as old as the 6th Century BC, Colin. I can say that 25+ years ago I executed a superb, multi-part book series for Sperry Defense Systems. It worked very well, not least because it offered a way to overcome the challenge of getting messaging objects into the hands of US Armed Forces SPOs (System Program Officers).

    The series, which included a coffee-table book on antique scientific instruments and another on the life of Elmer Sperry (Johns Hopkins Press, I still have a copy) was sent to prospects - but each book was labeled as a contribution to their unit libraries.

    Strong, measurable impact, lots of thank-you notes…and easy on the selling messages. As you’ve pointed out, still a great idea.

  2. S Reeves Says:

    Love this idea. Books are one of my all time favorite presents to give and receive

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