Friday, September 19, 2008

Getting the Most Out of Your Conference Bags

By Matthew Calvin


All companies who have hosted a conference or event realize the importance of conference bags. They can seem as important as the key speaker, to the attendee.

Even if, for the sake of assisting the attendees in keeping the items for the event in one bag, companies know that they must indeed spend some money for the bags. However, the question is, do these bags actually promote the company as they were intended to? The truth of the matter is that it depends on whether the company had succeeded in choosing the right bag for their target user and for the event. It is common for these bags to end up being discarded by the recipients. It is also common to see them being kept for good inside the closet until they are thrown away in the next spring-cleaning. This only shows how common companies make the mistake of choosing the wrong bag for the event and for the target user.

However, there are some companies that succeed in making the bags perform their intended function. These successful bags actually coerce their target user to utilize them and, in turn, promote the company or raise the brand awareness of the product. They are actually seen by the public and in different places on different occasions. When these bags are carried by the target users, for instance in the office, they automatically give the company instant exposure.

Conference bags can potentially be walking advertisement. You must make the user like the bag and want to use it. Making it quality and stylish will gain the favor of the user. Make it a bag they can't live without. A bag that is of no use will not help them or you.

The money you have budgeted for conference bags will seem minute when you take heed of all these tips. By getting the user to use your bag all the time, you have gained brand awareness of your company to anyone who sees it.

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