If you’re looking for amazing promotional products perfect for impressing an audience of college and university students, Connect Promotions offers the ideal range.
College students, university students, and prospective students are a great demographic to target, as they can carry their brand loyalties far into the future, their spending power increasing as their careers progress.
But they can also be tricky to reach, sensitive to potential ‘cool’ factor, and flighty before they commit.
A well-placed giveaway of promotional items is a fantastic way to get your company popular with the student crowd. But it’s important to hit the right note and create an image students can relate to.
At Connect Promotions we’ve got you covered. We are experts in curating bespoke branded items perfect for promoting your brand.
Here’s our guide to the 10 best promotional products college, school, university, and prospective students will love.
Powerbanks
Promotional products that fulfil a useful practical purpose always work well. They will become part of daily life, used again and again, getting your name out there on a regular, long term basis.
A promotional powerbank is a great example of this type of product. Many college students face long days on the go away from home, and so having a convenient way to charge their essential devices will always prove popular. And every time they whip out their powerbank, there’s your company name being given a boost too.
Notebooks
You don’t get much more practical than a promotional notebook. Producing something that everyone will need just makes good sense. Whether at school, college or university, new students everywhere need something to write on!
Tap into their sense of school spirit by branding your books as college swag – tying your brand into their loyalty to their institution. Every time they walk the corridors carrying books, they will be advertising your company.
Premium brand clothing
One of the hard things about reaching those in the student age bracket can be navigating their heightened sense of cool. Most students are very sensitive to the potential ‘cool’ value of a product, and if you get this bit wrong, it could have a negative impact on your brand.
A great way to easily avoid this pitfall is to invest in premium brand clothing. At Connect Promotions, we partner with some of the finest world-renowned brands to create branded clothing that screams quality and style. With big names such as The North Face, Berghaus and Herschel producing products from t shirts to tote bags, you can’t go wrong by allying your brand name with theirs and definitively ticking that ‘cool’ box.
Drinkware
It’s a fact universally acknowledged that a student must be in want of a drink. Although these days, with the growing popularity of teetotalism, and the increasing ubiquity of coffee, products in the drinkware category give you even more choice.
Whether you opt for insulated mugs, bottles, or glasses, branded drinkware is sure to get out there and spread your message. Students will wander around college campus with your name on their much-clutched coffee; student athletes will take your branded water bottles out to the game. Student parties will provide a great chance for your glassware items to get your business in front of a whole host of potential customers.
So judge your brand’s vibe – party provider, sports specialist, or study supporter? Drinkware products make fantastic giveaways wherever you are positioned.
Eco-friendly products
Eco-friendly promotional products aren’t just a good idea. They are also seriously popular among students – keen to express their values through their choice of what to wear, eat, and use in their daily life. If you want to up the environmental credentials of your brand, it’s important to create promotional items that align with this ethos.
College and school students will be very aware of the climate crisis, and potentially very anti promotional products that are simply throwaway plastic items. So take some time to explore Connect Promotion’s range of eco-friendly products – from recycled t shirts to eco pens perfect for giveaways at college fairs.
Pens
Once again, the humble pen is a winner when it comes to promotional products for students. Everyone studying will be in need of a pen – carrying it with them and potentially brandishing your company name in front of everyone else in the college, school or university. Ideal because of their universality and practicality, produce pens for open days, college swag, or even as giveaways for alumni.
Bags
The bag is a really great multitasking promotional product. Once again universally useful, it’s a giveaway that includes everyone, but it’s also a fantastic public advertising space. Someone walking around college campus sporting your logo on their bag is doing a great job of raising awareness for you.
Whether you are aiming to interest those in school or their teachers, strong and attractive design is key to this marketing choice. At Connect Promotions, we make your order easy, guiding you through your options and colors, to create a fantastically effective marketing tool.
Kitchenware
New students away from home for the first time will be keenly in need of kitchenware items – and this is why this more unusual marketing choice can prove to be a masterstroke. By creating household goods such as tea boxes, storage pots, or other items that will be used every day, you are tying the idea of your business to home comforts, daily routine, and everyday loyalties.
What’s more, the unexpected nature of this kind of product can prove to be a great talking point amongst your audience – extra word-of-mouth in colleges, on campus, and at universities can never be a bad thing!
Phone and tablet accessories
Smartphones have become a universal essential. And with them come a host of accessories that can prove to be very effective when it comes to branded products perfect for school, college, or university students.
Smartphone accessories can take many forms, and it’s best to learn what the requirements of your audience are and then apply that knowledge to your product. For instance, younger students may be more drawn to phone cases and novelty items, while those who are older might have more need for tablet products. Whatever you want to offer, Connect Promotions has you covered, and can help you choose the perfect item.
Games
Let’s not forget that, whether at school, college, or university, students love to have fun. If you’re keen to embrace the light-hearted side of life, and want to show that your company has a sense of humour, it might be best to steer clear of the sensible, practical products, and instead opt for games and leisure items.
The Connect Promotions range of games includes ideas for making merry both inside and out; whether you want to go with the sporty vibe or provide entertainment for long winter evenings when studying gets too much. Team your logo with games to suit all tastes, presented in many popular formats.
Connect Promotions gets you ready to impress students
Whatever item you choose for your marketing campaign, here at Connect Promotions we can help you create smart promotional products perfect for winning over those at school, college, or university. Get your logo making its mark on campus by getting in touch with Connect Promotions today!
