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Choosing a branded umbrella as a promotional item

Here's a fun fact: umbrellas were originally used for shading people from the sun. Nowadays, a branded umbrella is a functional companion around the year and provides an excellent platform for advertising space. The open area umbrella frames have yields a ton of space for any logo, branding or messaging you can think of. Umbrellas are also excellent visual stimulators, making the most of vibrant colours and contrasts to stand out in the dominating black umbrella market.

Get Creative with your Branding Ideas

Your creativity can go wild here. From clear canopies to flexible frames to windy conditions, the possibilities are vast. We encourage business owners and marketers to focus on quality, usability and durability for a maximum effect.

They offer you many ways to tailor the product with your brand and message. From choosing the right printing technique, right up to the style of handle, we offer a wide assortment of options. You can also choose from short-style umbrellas for something smaller compact to long-style that have stronger frames for more strength agains the elements.

Beneficial For You in many Ways

Many companies already discovered the benefits of handing out corporate umbrellas, which is why they are often times part of the creative marketing and communication campaigns. The possibilities are many: as giveaways for customer acquisitions at a trade show, as premium gifts for loyal clients, or as a gift for employees or business partners. Of course, printed in your corporate design and with your logo.

When to use umbrellas as a marketing tool

Imagine being at a fair, festival or an outdoor event where the elements may be questionable. As soon as the rain falls, people will run for cover. The booth or stand with umbrellas will suddenly be flooded with foot traffic. This is the already mentioned utility that umbrellas provide.

Gifting At its Best

It's best to think of how to use these as promotional items in environments where people could actually use them. It will create a lasting memory of your brand or company. Just like branded jackets  or work shirts, umbrellas make great corporate gifts.

They also make excellent corporate gifts. Give some corporate umbrellas out to your business clients or new employees as part of their starting gift packages. Corporate umbrellas are great for company events while promoting your business and adding to a marketing strategy.

How umbrellas work in your favour

• Effective Marketing Tools: Compared to traditional advertising methods, umbrellas offer long-lasting exposure at a relatively low cost. Providing umbrellas to your employees shows a sense of professionalism and attention to detail.
• Longevity: Umbrellas are durable and can withstand all weather conditions.
• Branding Slam Dunk: Umbrellas can make the use of screen printing, sublimation or digital transfer print and tons of different colour options. They also make for excellent trade show giveaway as part of a booth setup, attracting visitors and potential customers. Increase your brand exposure with umbrellas which are seen by lots of people.
• Practicality Is Key: Umbrellas are functional items, especially during autumn and winter in the UK.

What our customers tend to ask

Here are a few questions our shoppers previously asked.

Why are umbrellas so popular as a merchandising product?

These items are a popular promotional product because of its high-frequency use and utility. This means that throughout the UK, the brolly is a required accessory all year round and it can be used by absolutely everyone. Any umbrella with an eye catching logo or message is easily remembered, so it makes sense they are popular as a promotional product.

With such turbulent and wet weather in the UK, umbrellas are quite the common outdoor accessory.

Are branded umbrellas expensive?

Not at all! Here you can find an interesting assortment of umbrellas for all budgets; starting with a few pounds per item all the way to more sophisticated options for VIP clients. All in all, our umbrellas are affordable and you can shop without breaking the bank and staying at a reasonable price point.

Umbrellas also tend to have lower minimum order quantities, so it isn't necessary to order a ton of them to contribute to a marketing campaign.

Can we preview the design?

We have a great service that provides you with a realistic design of your intended logo, brand or message before you get the product. We will take the digital image you send to us and make a lifelike rendering of that image on your umbrella.

What's even better, is our team will work with you directly to get it right until your satisfied. That means, no limits on how many iterations you go through! Not many services offer that. We offer this for any product on our site.