The Pulse Blog

By: Francis Murphy
at so many people around the globe have their own mobile phones it is hardly surprising that the manufacturers of Promotional Merchandise have turned their attention this lucrative market. This article gives you the lowdown on all the latest mobile phone products and why they make great Promotional Gifts

A couple of years ago there was a craze for mobile phone tags that clipped to the cases. They displayed a wide range of rubber, plastic and metal decals. These decals were designed to advertise anything soccer teams to Disney characters. It was possible to have as many a 5 on a phone at any time. These have now had their day and have been put away no doubt to resurface again in a few years time. Mobile phone screen cleaners were another great promotional items that lasted for aroudn18 months

Promotional Items in this arena that have maintained a much longer life are those that really get used. Desk top mobile phone holders are a good example of these business gifts. It's only too easy to misplace your phone under a pile of papers or even under the groceries at home in your kitchen. So rather than just leaving it flat on a surface you can stand it up where it will be noticed. These excellent promotional gifts are manufactured in a variety of materials that include rigid PVC, metal and flexible rubbers amongst others. Whilst silver plated models look great the brightly coloured PVC versions are equally attractive.

Some manufacturers have cleverly combined pen or memo holders with the mobile phone holders to give themselves a double chance of success. O

n the whole these items work well and are very well received. Once you an get an item like this on a client's desk they usually stay there for a considerable time as people in general don't like change.

Other products include mobile phone chip readers which everyone who has ever lost a mobile would really appreciate. They store all the information on your phone chip so if you lose the phone you just update the new chip. Give one of these to a client who loses a phone and they will always be very grateful to you.

Mobile phone socks come in a wide variety of colours and are great for keeping your phone from being scratched or damaged inside a handbag or when rattling around in the car. If you have a requirement for more than 1,000 pieces you can have them woven with your design. Lanyards with phone holding attachments are also very popular. However please keep these for indoor events as you would not want to advertise your phone to thieves out on the street

Francis Murphy is the Managing Director of BTC Group which was established in 1977. His 30+ years of experience in the Promotional Merchandise arena has helped him develop an organisation that has grown to become the largest privately owned Promotional Merchandise company in the UK.