Silicone Wristbands
Also called gel bracelets, rubber wristbands and various other names. Silicone wristbands are a highly popular promotional item worn by both children and adults to show their support for a charity, or non profit organization, with large corporate companies turning to wristbands in recent years.
In early 2000, bracelets manufactured from silicone, with printed messages were worn to show support for various charities and organizations.
These bracelets were made even more popular by the "LIVESTRONG" campaign launched in may 2004 as a fund raising item for the Lance Armstrong foundation. It did not take long for other charities and organizations to catch on and use printed and embossed wristbands as a primary advertising medium.
Hundreds of USA, and Australian charities still utilize silicon bangles in there promotional campaign, with people like. David Beckham, Prince harry and Jeremy Clarkson all sporting the "Help for heroes" Wristbands. Wristbands also have other benefits like being manufactured from 100% allergenic silicone, making them ideal for use in hospitals and medical facilities.
Awareness campaigns.
If your next promo is going to involve wristbands then there is a few things to consider when designing and ordering the items.
Are you Printing the bands?
When printing on a silicon wristband there is a few guidelines we have to adhere to.
The maximum height of the print on a standard silicon wristband must be 10mm. Or it begins to come off the edges and parts of your text will go missing! not good for brand awareness. Most manufacturers can print complex logo's on the wristbands, fonts and styles are also available.
So if these are going to cost you then we might as well make them look awesome, right? And there is no extra charge for print amounts (only extra colors).
If you have art or a logo you would like on the silicone wristband then most wristband companies are more than happy to re-trace, touch up the logo and send you a visual preview of the final printed wristbands for your viewing pleasure! Fonts are also a great way to mix up the printed
wristbands, Choose a funky font from your computer or let them show you a few fonts that suit your wristbands purpose if your not fond of it then a good company will gladly change the design, Remember good companies offer free artwork amendment to all clients.
Summary:
1. Fill your Printed wristbands with as much print as possible its free!
2. Send your logo to the company making the bands so they can add it to the wristband design.
3. Make sure to get a free visual preview before production with unlimited amendment.
4. Choose a funky font to make your wristbands stand out.
5. Print in any color, choose a strong colour to make your message stick out!
I hope this helps when you choose a promotional wristband for your next promo campaign.
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