Monday, January 12, 2009

The Need For Quality In Promotional Leisurewear

By Matthew Calvin

Promotional leisurewear is considered to be a very efficient as promotional products go. Recent research has shown this to be true, and as a result, companies are being encouraged to enlist promotional leisurewear as their product of choice for their marketing campaigns. However, many companies complain of below-the-mark results. This is where the significance of quality comes into play. When companies use low quality garments to spread their brand awareness, they are sure to fall below their goals. And worse, the uses of a lower than acceptable garment can actually end up working against them eventually.

Today's consumers are faced with an onslaught of advertising every way they turn. And style, comfort, quality and brand names have become a necessity for many. If they are presented with a complimentary promotional garment, they will quickly analyze it as to quality. The first parameter of quality is the visual appearance of the item. It must be stylish with an eye catching design in order to get their attention. Anything less, and the article will not be taken seriously.

Having crossed the first stage, the promotional leisurewear encounters the second aspect of quality, which is comfortability. If the clothing has bad-fitting, uneasy cuts or made out of rough fabric, the audience do not definitely include them in their everyday utility.

The low quality of the promotional leisurewear also ruins the reputation of the brand it represents. A brand is known by the corporate gifts they present to their audiences. They are symbolic of the brand status. If the promotional gifts of a brand are low on their quality the prestige of the brand is marred to a large extend. It tends to develop a bad name, for it is recognised by its low-grade representatives amongst the public. This negative publicity hampers the brand to generate any impact on the audience mind.

This bad quality promotional clothing fails to justify the cost incurred on them. They are subjected to easy wear and tear. This prevents them from remaining within the audience base for long, which ultimately leads to restricted period of brand awareness. Moreover, their short life curtails their scope of visit to more places along with their user and propagates the brand message to newer audiences. Therefore, further investment has to be made to revive the promotional campaign, which is in no way a profitable proposition. - 15246

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