XX Supports Promotional Products Week 2016

XX supports Promotional Products Week 2016

<COMPANY>, based in <TOWN> is supporting Promotional Products Week (PPWeek), which is taking place from 12th to 16th September 2016

Promotional products are regularly used and include everything from branded pens, mugs, calendars, USBs and sticky notes to confectionery, clothing, keyrings, sports bottles, stress products and much, much more.

Such products are used at seminars and conferences, as exhibition stand giveaways, as Christmas gifts, rewards and to support charity fundraising, giving constant brand exposure on a modest marketing budget.

This national campaign, created by the British Promotional Merchandise Association (BPMA), is designed to raise the profile of the promotional merchandise market among end-users and show its power and effectiveness, demonstrating why it should be used as part of an integral marketing campaign.

As part of its ongoing initiatives PPWeek, will be sharing the findings of over 100 marketers who were questioned over their perceptions of promotional branding and what part it plays in the overall marketing mix.

In addition PPWeek is also running the PROMOTE YOUR BRAND challenge that everyone can get involved in. Simply take a picture or make a short 1 minute video of your organisation with a promotional item being used used andmail it to or post it on Twitter at@PPWeek and you could become the enviable winner of the Promotional Product in Use of the Year.

Promote YOUR Brand will also be supporting Pancreatic Cancer UK and asking entrants to the competition to donate £3 or more to help fund vital research and care for the 9,000 people diagnosed with this horrible disease every year.

The UK promotional products market is worth almost £1bn per annum, which is more than the UK champagne industry (£599 million), the UK cooking sauces and seasoning industry (£700 million) and the UK designer clothing industry worth (£750 million).

<COMPANY> is one of upto 600 BPMA members who are taking part in the Week, which is supported by a high profile marketing, social media and PR campaign and also features the BPMA Design Awards Competition.

<COMPANY SPOKESPERSON (E.G. COMPANY OWNER OR MANAGING DIRECTOR> said: “We are pleased to be lending our support to this initiative and know that it will do a great deal to raise the profile of promotional merchandise and show that it is much more than just a freebie.”

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About the BPMA

Established in 1965, the British Promotional Merchandise Association (BPMA) is one of the UK's leading industry bodies dedicated to promoting best practice around the sourcing, manufacturing and distribution of promotional products. With almost 600 members, the BPMA is a creative and vibrant organisation setting the benchmark for expertise, quality and professionalism across the promotional marketing industry.

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