Promotional Merchandise from PromosXchange is available at factory direct prices. With our partnerships with factories in China, we are able to provide a wide range of custom products at the best prices but still at the same high quality standards we’re renowned for.

With our promotional merchandise sourcing office in Shanghai, China, we have direct access to A grade products for small orders to large bulk orders. Whether you’re a small business looking to save money or a large organisation looking to meet your allocated budget, we can help.

Apart from the standard promotional merchandise on our site such as promotional clothing, embroidered caps, logo mugs, printed lanyards and custom flash drives, we can also source unique branded products at factory direct prices for your marketing campaigns. What’s more, our talented graphic designers can come up with innovative designs for your advertising campaign.  We do all things promotional from design through to delivery so you don’t have to go to several different promotional providers.

Minimum orders for factory direct prices vary according to the type of product you’re ordering. To give you an idea, minimum orders start from only 50 units for custom flash drives and 100 units for personalised printed pens. Delivery lead times range from 2-3 weeks to 10-12 weeks depending on the quantity and type of product you’re ordering.

Promotional Merchandise at factory direct prices from our offshore factories can save you up to 50% on your next promotional campaign. Remember our quoted prices to you include the product and imprint, import duties and delivery to your door. In addition, with our quality assurance, you can sit back and concentrate on your promotional event.

Have an international event in Asia, America or UK? Why lug your promotional products around when we can deliver your custom products to your selected destination for you at factory direct prices? Just inform us of the product you’re after, the imprint details required and the delivery address and we’ll give you an all inclusive wholesale quote.

So when you’re looking to save money and have a longer delivery lead time to spare, ask about our factory direct promotional products and prices. You’ll be glad you asked.

When it comes to promotional products or promotional merchandise, it is no different to other types of advertising where consistent brand repetition is the key to the success of your marketing campaign. Below are 5 reasons why brand repetition is the key to the success of your promotional campaign. 

Mental Brand Association   

Ever heard an advertisement jingle that you just couldn’t get off your head and even found yourself embarrassingly humming to? Well, that’s the power of repeated advertisements; it actually conditions your prospects or consumers’ minds to recall your brand. In terms of tangible products with your brand, the more prospects and consumers see your brand name in front of them on a promotional products, the stronger the mental association with your brand.

Expands Brand Exposure 

When it comes to advertising, don’t expect results just from a one off marketing effort. Many businesses particularly small business owners make the mistake of relying on a one hit wonder. Instead, your promotional message on promotional products on a repeated cycle will get you more brand exposure. The more your brand exposure, the more saturated the market will get with your brand. 

Creates a Viral Buzz 

Repeated branding on promotional products is ideal as it creates a viral buzz by arousing the curiosity of others. Go a step further by promoting a thought provoking message on a unique promotional product to create a greater buzz. The possibilities are endless with custom made promotional merchandise. 

Image Reinforcement 

Having your promotional message consistently in front of your prospects and consumers gives you an opportunity to strongly reinforce what your brand stands for. For example, if you wish to promote that you are an environmentally friendly company, consistently promote this message on a range of green promotional merchandise to strongly instil this in the minds of your target market. 

Market Credibility 

The more your brand is seen everywhere, the more people get familiar with your brand. In this way, your brand becomes more credible. Prospects will start to take notice of your brand, trust you and become a customer of yours. 

Due to the 5 reasons above, you need to ensure repeated and consistent reinforcement of your brand or you risk falling short of making the impression you want in the minds of others.

Our promotional products industry is greatly affected by developments in China. Over 80% of the products we consume and use such as promotional merchandise is from China. However, recent developments in China have caused rippling effects to our local promotional products industry namely in terms of:

• Longer production lead times
• Higher prices

There are a number of factors which have increased prices and production lead times of promotional merchandise from China.

Movement of Labour

During the 2008 global financial crisis, many workers in factories on the coast were laid off and went back to their homes. Many workers have still not gone back to the factories on the coast due to bleak prospects. Due to the low supply in labour, labour costs have gone up, in turn raising the cost of materials. This has resulted in price increases in promotional products. Analysts believe that this trend may be a long term one.

Government policies

China’s large investment in the development of hi tech companies, automotive and the service industry and staff incentives provided in these industries has left the manufacturing industry which the promotional products industry relies on to be understaffed.  

Another area China has concentrated on is in making China the “food bowl” of the world. In line with this, China has invested heavily into farming on a large industrial scale. Farm wages have doubled in the last eight years leaving little incentive for people to leave the farms to work in the factories.  

The government’s strict policy on birth control has also resulted in an aging population with a shortage in labour.

The Changing Face of China

The new generation born in the 90s differ from their parents due to higher education and access to the internet. Working in factories is no longer regarded favourably as compared to the past when it was the only option for many. The new generation of youths are unwilling to work as hard as their parents did choosing to be content with earning enough to only cover their expenses. They now prefer to be in the service industry where they can earn more compared to working in the manufacturing industry.

Better income and working conditions in China have also put pressure on prices as labour costs increase. With an increase in the middle class, Chinese consumers’ demand has also increased causing prices of products to rise.

The above factors will continue to affect the prices of promotional products and promotional merchandise. As China transforms into an advanced economy like Japan, other emerging countries like Vietnam, India and Bangladesh are expected to take its place.

Corporate gifts printed with your logo offer your business or organisation many benefits.  Who doesn’t like a freebie? I know I do, especially when I get a package and don’t know what’s inside. It creates a sense of excitement in me. When executed cleverly, corporate gifting is not just a matter of throwing a gift at a client or employee. It represents your relationship with your clients and employees. Corporate gifts and promotional products printed with your logo can build and maintain business relations, make the recipients feel appreciated by your business, encourage clients to become loyal clients and provide incentive to employees to perform better. Highly successful businesses are acutely aware of this and this is one of the reasons why they are so successful. When choosing a corporate gift for your clients and employees, make an effort to choose imprinted promotional products which suit their tastes, interests and loyalty level. For example, your top performing employees deserve better promotional merchandise compared to the rest. Or you might have a group of clients who love golf so golf related promotional merchandise would be appropriate. Not sure what corporate gift or print would be suitable? Simply call 1300 760 887 (9am to 5pm AEST) and speak to one of our promotional corporate gifts consultants for suggestions.

It’s been a year of uncertainty with regards to the Australian economy but one thing’s for sure, we avoided the recession and we’re heading into a brighter New Year. As reported in the Australian on 25th November 2009, Australia has ”recently entered a new upswing” and ” it is reasonable to assume that we will see this growth extended for a few more years yet”. So what does this mean for your promotions, promotional marketing and advertising right here and now? Well, don’t just sit there and be merry that Santa has come early. It’s the perfect time to swing into action for the New Year and increase your promotions to stamp out your competition. Use promotional merchandise, corporate gifts and  promotional advertising to get noticed and capitalise on the upswing in the economy to put your business at the forefront of your competition. PromosXchange has thousands of promotional products and merchandise to suit every promotional advertising budget and objective.  Browse through our large range of promotional products online on www.promosxchange.com.au or if you need advise on the right promotional merchandise or corporate gifts for your next event, please call us on 1300 760 887 to speak to one of our promotional consultants.

The promotional products industry is a thriving industry with sales in its billions of dollars each year. So who are the top buyers in the industry? Well, obviously the top buyers are the ones who are cleverly utilising their bigger budgets as they know the value of promotional products in their marketing mix. According to the Promotion Magazine (March/April 2009 edition), the sectors below with examples of the top buyers in each sector make up the top 50 Australian advertisers:

1. The Pharmaceutical Industry – eg. Procter & Gamble,   Unilever,  Johnson & Johnson

2. The Finance Industry – eg. ANZ, Suncorp, NAB

3. The Alcohol & Gaming Industry – eg. Fosters Group

4. The Media Industry - eg. Fairfax Media, News Corporation 

5. Motor Industry – eg. Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mazda

6. Retail Industry - eg. Myer, David Jones 

7. Telecommunications Industry – eg. Telstra, Singtel Group/Optus, Vodafone

8. Food Industry – eg. Wesfarmers, Masterfoods, Kelloggs

9. Travel & Leisure Industry – eg. Qantas, Harvey Holdings, Village Time Warner Group

No matter which industry you’re in, PromosXchange has a large range of branded promotional merchandise to add value to your brand. In addition to the promotional products, promotional corporate gifts and promotional clothing viewable on PromosXchange.com.au, there are thousands of other printed promotional items available from our promotional items manufacturers’ factories across Australia which are not shown on PromosXchange.com.au.

PromosXchange delivers Australia wide, catering for promotional products Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney. We constantly update our website with new promotional marketing ideas and promotional items so keep checking back with PromosXchange.com.au Whether you’re looking for promotional pens, imprinted bags, printed mugs, promotional clothing such as t shirt printing and embroidered polos or promotional corporate gifts, PromosXchange Australia offers a fantastic range of high quality, most popular promotional products and promotional merchandise from renowned manufacturers. PromosXchange uses the best imprinting techniques to brand all promotional products and promotional merchandise with your logo through embroidery, screen printing, pad printing, engraving, digital transfer and dye sublimation.

If you can’t find what you’re looking for on PromosXchange.com.au, contact one of our promotional products Melbourne head office promotional consultants. If you’re looking for a specifical promotional item that you would like sourced, please give us a call and one of our promotional consultants will discuss your promotional item requirements with you. From design through  to production and on time delivery, PromosXchange will take the best care of your brand. Just let us know the objective of your promotional corporate gifts or promotional clothing, your target market and we’ll source the best promotional item we can find to suit your promotional marketing budget and promotional campaign objectives.