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1.  Interesting Facts about Promotional Products Uncategorized / By Tricia White Interesting Facts About Promotional Items If you were to ask a person what a promotional item is, chances are people will associate them with modern day giveaways, such as cups, drawstring bags, pencils with logos, etc. However, the existence of promotional products is not as new as the idea of corporations and advertisers. In fact, they have been around for centuries. This means that there are quite a few promotional products that were either ahead of its time or an outright flop. So, let’s talk about them. What can we learn from these old fashioned promotional items, and their advertising intent? What has changed, and what hasn’t? Let’s find out. Promotional Products from George Washington’s Presidency Commemorative campaign buttons are a time-honored tradition that is as American as apple pie and baseball. It is so old of a tradition that it dates back to even the beginning of the presidency of the United States of America. That’s right. Campaign buttons for George Washington existed. However, the materials and context of the promotional item were not exactly the same as we think of them today. For starters, these buttons were given away at the first presidential inauguration in 1789. Second, plastics weren’t part of mainstream production at the time, so the button was instead a flat metal button that Entrusted Tees had a fixture in the back to put a pin in place. The American populace Hi! We're here to answer any questions you may have. only had 20 years to get used to the idea of not being ruled by a king. So, they pressed the phrase “long live the president” at the top of the button. The buttons were given away as a promotional product to supporters of the new presidency. On eBay, they are worth around Log into Messenger $3,500 today. Chat with Entrusted Tees in Messenger Promotional Products that can Promote Animosity

2. Usually, when a person or a company hands away free gifts, there is a positive connotation with that gift. It is a gesture of goodwill and appreciation to both the person receiving a gift, as well as the onlookers. But what if you wanted to insult a person with your promotional product? This type of gift giving was mastered by the Kings of Siam, Burma, Laos, and Cambodia. A white or albino elephant in the time period of the monarchies was a status of both wealth and just rule in the kingdoms. They were considered a sacred animal that was a great honor to receive, so it was imperative in this culture that these elephants were given the best possible care. When a king was pleased with the work of a courtier, he would gift them the white elephant along with the land, servants, and other resources to care for it. When he was displeased, however, he would only gift the elephant to the courtier, knowing the cost of the elephant’s upkeep was more than the courtier could afford. The courtiers that insulted the King had three choices. Refuse the gift and face execution. Let the animal die and face execution. Or to accept the gift, and let the elephant eat them out of house and home causing financial ruin. This is an interesting take on a promotional product or gift being used to send a negative consequence to the receiver. It has left such an impact that today we use the words “white elephant” to mean a gift that means “a gift that costs too much in maintenance or has no value.” Promotional Products that Don’t Make a Profit NASA has been around since 1958. NASA’s legacy of American space travel has been known all over the world and has positively impacted the economics of local areas, such as Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Huntsville, Alabama. So, you would think that there would be a ton of promotional products for the space program since its early inception. You are 100% right. Everywhere I turn around, there are so many promotional products in Huntsville, Alabama that have the NASA logo on it. Heck, one nickname for Huntsville, Alabama is Rocket City! So it would stand to reason that NASA must be making revenue on all of that merchandise, right? Wrong. NASA doesn’t make a dime on the images whatsoever. And it all boils down to copyright law. You see, images that are made by and for the government technically falls under free use in copyright law. Fair use, in this case, is the use of an image for: “commentary, search engines, criticism, parody, news reporting, research, and scholarship.” So, do they have the grounds to not allow people to use the image for monetary gain? Technically yes. They could still deny permissions to other companies that are willing to use

3. that logo for monetary gain, the people at NASA decided not to. This certainly gives their organization a good look for the public eye. Stipulations That doesn’t mean that they are not protective of their brand. There are still guidelines that are set forth by the company’s communications branch, that are laid out for people who are wanting to merchandise their logo for profit. Their stipulations are, “Logos and other trademarks or branding of the product producer/distributors should be separate from the NASA Materials used as decoration on the product, and should be limited to use on tags, insoles of shoes, and other areas of the product where product branding typically appears.” This is a brilliant move on their part. They are allowing other companies to make a monetary profit off their logo. But, only if their logo is not obstructed by another company trademark. This means that the promotional product works as free advertising for NASA in exchange for free use. And it works. As of November in 2018, brands from all over the world are making high dollar items with the NASA Logo. And there are still children who flock to space camp every year, with over 750,000 graduates since 1982. People still make movies about the space program, talk about it, even wax nostalgia. And all of this could not have been possible. Huntsville, Alabama wouldn’t have grown if they were not generous with their image and denied the use of promotional products for profit. Conclusion What did we learn? For starters, we learned that promotional products can be used to show tangible evidence of a historical event. We also learned that they can be used for good or evil. We also learned that promotional products don’t always have to yield short term monetary profit. It can be used for long term legacy. That is pretty powerful if you think about it. www.entrustedtees.com Share this:

4.   Related People's Relationship with Promotional Items and Branding February 4, 2019 In “SEO” Promotional Products: When to Invest in Them and When to Avoid It October 25, 2018 Similar post Do AI Logo Designs have a Place in the Creation and Distribution of Huntsville, AL Promotional Products? December 20, 2018 In “SEO” ← Previous Post Next Post → We are north Alabama’s largest promotional products company, specializing in screenprinting, custom t-shirts, embroidery, uniforms, banners, decals, promotional products, and wall art. We offer many name brands like Nike, Under Armor, Callaway Golf, Yeti, The North Face, and so many more. If you can think it, we can put your logo on it. Hours of operation: Mon: 9:00 - 5:00 Tue: 9:00 - 5:00 Wed: 9:00 - 5:00 Thu: 9:00 - 5:00 Fri: 9:00 - 12:00 Sat: Closed Sun: Closed We serve: Decatur, Huntsville, Madison, Hartselle, Athens, Florence, Culman, our online store serves the entire United States! Copyright © 2019 Entrusted Tees | Designed by Purple Tie Guys (256) 306-9996 or come by:

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