There is the old way to purchase corporate badges which is still very much alive and strong and then there is the new way. The new way will save you up to 50% so if saving money is of interest to you, you will want to read this article.
Promotional and corporate badges are primarily manufactured in the Far East. The normal chain of supply is for an importer who has connections with a good manufacturer in the Far East to purchase the made to order badges on behalf of their customer which is normally a promotional gift supplier. The promotional gift supplier will then supply the end user, perhaps you.
This is obviously an expensive chain of supply.
The internet has brought with it a chance for good forward thinking promotional gift suppliers to deal directly with the Far East manufacturers that produce the made to order badges. Every good and forward thinking promotional gifts supplier should by now have gone out to the Far East to visit these manufacturers to ensure that they are ethical and good companies to deal with. Once they have done this, they are in the position to bring the goods in themselves cutting out the expensive middleman.
Purchasing promotional badges from these manufacturers and building strong business relationships with them also helps these importers to offer you lower prices than a lot of promotional gifts suppliers will be paying.
Promotional and corporate badges are complicated to get right. There are many different options from special moulded hard enamel badges to domed full colour printed badges and more. It is therefore also very important that you find a supplier that really knows their stuff.
I recommend asking for a few samples so that you can ensure you are getting the best badges for your money. Any good supplier should be more than happy to send you samples the have done for their other clients.
If you want to search online for a company that deals directly with the manufacturers of promotional badges, this is easily done. Simply ask them if they import. If they do not, then you will want to look elsewhere.
It really will be obvious anyway because their prices when comparing like for like will be a lot less expensive.
So what are you waiting for? Order a few samples and get your logo and/or design printed or moulded into a top quality corporate badge. Excellent quality badges look fantastic and build your brand.
Check out the massive selection of top quality promotional corporate badges at compugift.co.uk. We offer some of the best quality corporate badges direct from the factories that produce them. We ship worldwide and will save you up to 50% on your corporate badges.
Dan Toombs is Managing Director of CompuGift Limited, the UK's leading online supplier of promotional gifts.
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