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Marketing to children is nothing new, but giving promotional products to children has long been considered a waste of a company’s resources. Advertising targeted at children is indirectly targeted at their parents, who are the ones with the spending power. Why are promotional gifts not given to children as a way of building your brand and getting the parents to spend money on your products? It might sound a little bit mercenary, but when it comes down to it you are only putting yourself at a disadvantage if you ignore this extremely profitable market.
Parents will spend huge sums of money on their children, and so if you show that your company cares about their children and is prepared to give them something free, they will be more inclined to purchase items from you. This is a far better way of marketing products for children than straightforward advertising. Advertising targeted at children is less effective these days because parents are growing immune to “I Want Syndrome” – the phenomenon that makes advertising targeted at children so effective in the first place.
However, if you target your promotional products at children this changes the perception of the parents towards your company. Instead of looking like you are preying on their children’s immature desires and consumer attitudes you are giving them something for nothing. This eases the financial burden on parents to keep their children happy with new toys, food and other items and in turn builds associations of value. If your company appears to care for children the parents of those children will be much more likely to buy your products.
Even if your products are not children’s toys or food items you can still gain a huge marketing advantage by producing a range of promotional products for children. The best part about these products is that they are far less expensive to make than gifts for adults. Even if a toy that you hand out is not particularly high-value, parents will take the enjoyment that their child gets from the item as its value. If you hand out products that children love to play with and simply won’t let go, you are bound to bring in the business of the parents.
Stuffed animals make great promotional products to give to children. Just about any animal will do, but if you have a particular animal that is considered a company mascot or a part of your logo this is even more effective. There is a good chance that this product will form a lasting connection for the child, and this will result in years of business once that child comes into its own spending power. If you do not have an animal as a part of your logo, simply have the stuffed animals made in your logo’s color. Children respond to colors far more than any other stimuli, so there is every chance that this strategy will work to form strong positive associations with your logo and your brand.
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