[Eenc-board] promotional items--input asap!

Sat Jul 12 12:07:28 EDT 2008

Yes you sure can, I have been wearing my Pisgah Forest Institute lanyard for a couple of years and get many comments on it. It is getting a little tattered.

Here are a couple of sites: http://www.lowpricelanyards.com/index.html
                            http://www.lanyardsupply.com/lanyards/woven-lanyards-thin-14.htm

I haven't heard anything about ball caps, is that a possibility?

Pat Curley

-----Original Message-----
From: eenc-board-bounces at rtpnet.org on behalf of Diane Silver
Sent: Sat 7/12/2008 9:36 AM
Cc: EENC Board
Subject: Re: [Eenc-board] promotional items--input asap!

Can you put a logo on a lanyard?

Pat Curley wrote:
>
> I personally think lanyards would be a big hit. They are inexpensive 
> and would be worn by most teachers on a daily basis.
>
> I agree with Diane, we should look into LL Bean or other company that 
> can provide apparel with the EENC logo. 
>
> Pat Curley
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: eenc-board-bounces at rtpnet.org on behalf of Diane Silver
> Sent: Fri 7/11/2008 6:40 PM
> Cc: EENC Board
> Subject: Re: [Eenc-board] promotional items--input asap!
>
> My first choice:  water bottle of some kind.  Shelby did a bunch of
> research on this recently.  What happened to the stainless steel idea,
> rather than aluminum?
>
> I am not a big fan of T-shirts because I tend not to wear them.  I also
> have a concern about having them in inventory for a long time.  I think
> they are harder to get rid of in future years.  Here's a little
> brainstorm:  companies like Lands' End or LL Bean have programs where
> you pay an initial set-up fee for your logo, and then your members can
> have it put on anything from their catalog, for their regular
> monogramming fee, which I think is $5.  That way, people could order
> whatever style shirt they want.  I wonder if an outfitter like LL Bean
> or REI would sponsor us and waive the set-up fee AND offer a discount of
> selected items, like a couple different styles of shirts. I wonder if we
> could work it out where folks could place their order, but all orders
> would be shipped together to the conference, and then we'd hand them out
> when they register.  Shelby is away for a while, so we'd need someone to
> step up and research this for us.  Anyone?
>
> I agree with Kelly, I don't think people will pay $18 for a note pad.  I
> am actually concerned that any of these items may not sell well.  I
> think they are great ideas and we should do at least one of them, but
> when I'm paying a bunch of money for a conference, I tend to go bare
> bones and avoid all these add-ons.  I think something we could sell over
> time, like the water-bottles, would be a good idea, or something where
> there's no minimum order, like the catalog program.
>
>
> - Diane
>
>
> Dee Thonnard Rudolph wrote:
> > Me again.
> >
> > For a couple of years we have talked about offering products with our
> > logo to members.  I would like to offer three items that can be
> > purchased during online registration.  Items would be given to members
> > when they register at the conference.  Please take a look at the three
> > items and let me know your opinions.
> >
> > Aluminum water bottle
> > 
> <http://www.positivepromotions.com/engraved-aluminum-water-bottle-22-oz./p/OS60975/c2p/bc/>
> > I definitely want to offer these to encourage folks to get their water
> > from the fountains in the classrooms.
> > (with links to calm any aluminum concerns) They would blue or green
> > with our logo in white, sold at $10.  I want at least two
> > myself--cheaper than anywhere else.  Minimum order is 72.
> >
> > Recycled Writing Pad
> > <http://www.positivepromotions.com/os-5554/p/OS-5554/cn/4165/>
> > Something I would like to have at conference, and at work.  They are
> > professional, would have our logo on it, and are made of recycled
> > materials.  These would be sold for $18, minimum order is 36.
> >
> > Organic Tee-shirt
> > <http://www.accinfo.com/catalog/search/?query=anvil+organic&x=0&y=0 
> <http://www.accinfo.com/catalog/search/?query=anvil+organic&x=0&y=0>>
> > We have a great screen printing place in Wilmington.  We can get
> > women's-cut organic tee-shirt for around $7.50 and unisex tees printed
> > for less than $7.  1 color screen set-up is only $50.  Our logo would
> > be a bit ackward on a tee--I drew a stretched out version of our logo
> > in color last weekend, then realized it had to be in black and white. 
> > Have attached a picture--would we be interested in this?  I think the
> > design in yellow with brown shirts would look good.
> >
> > Other possibilities:  We could do a three screens (three colors) and
> > mimic our logo even more.  Don't want to put more work into it this
> > weekend without knowing what everyone's opinions are.  This increases
> > both the set-up fee, three screens would be $150 set up, and the
> > minimum order number (I think the mininum would be a little over 100).
> >
> > *Up front costs: * $30 to get a proof of the writing pad and water
> > bottle with our logo to put on the web site.  Don't know how I'll get
> > a picture of the organic tee shirts.  Wouldn't have to pay for the
> > shirts until I pick them up.  Other costs would be if we don't make
> > our minimum and have to purchase more than are ordered--though I would
> > think we would want to do that anyway to sell at the conference itself.
> >
> > Dee
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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