The healthcare industry is growing at a rapid rate with an ever-growing and aging population.

For those in the industry, the message and goals are the same, promoting a healthy lifestyle through healthy living.

The best way to get your message across in the healthcare industry is through branded promotional items.

Promotional products work great for when raising awareness about a health-related event or topic. They are perfect for when showing interest in your patients or clientele.

Branded items that your patients or customers can see and use every day will be a constant reminder of your message.

Promotional Healthcare Items Have a Large Audience

Those in the healthcare industry are not the only ones promoting a healthy lifestyle.

Those in the industry use promotional products for branding but they can also be used by a wider variety of audiences.

Buying healthcare items with your logo on them is a great way of branding and getting your message across.

• Private Practices
• Psychiatric Centers
• Rehabilitation Facilities Camps
• Clinics
• Family & Specialty Doctors’ Offices or Health Groups
• Health Awareness Organizations
• Hospitals
• Medical Supply Companies
• Nursing Homes
• Pharmaceutical Companies
• Schools
• …and more

How Can My Business Promote Healthy Living?

Promoting at the Business Office: Doctor’s offices, private practices, and health groups can hand products out directly to patients visiting.

Every time I go to the dentist they give me a branded toothbrush.

Educational materials like euro fit banners are helpful to keep at the front of the office for patients to read through as they wait for their appointment.

Items to help encourage a healthy lifestyle are another great idea, ones they can take home.

Choose items your customers can use; notebooks to help them track eating and exercise habits or reusable water bottles to remind them to drink plenty of water.

Promoting While Out & About: 

Health awareness events such as breast cancer walks are also a great opportunity to market your brand. You can use tents, tablecloths, banners and more promote your message of living a healthy lifestyle.

For outdoor events, items like sunscreen and sunglasses are ideal. Other events are better suited for personal health giveaways like antibacterial items, bath and body products.

Promote On the Road

Pharmaceutical and medical supply companies often send representatives to the places they do business with. They visit hospitals, facilities, and other private offices.

Bringing along promotional materials that medical professionals will find useful is a great way to get your foot in the door.

You will be promoting yourself as their problem solver the next time they need to order your products.

Items like banners, pens, and clipboards are great for medical professionals.

Promoting Closer to Home

Promoting to Patient Visitors: Medical facilities like hospitals, rehab centers, nursing homes, psychiatric centers, and more often gift promotional healthcare items to patient visitors as well.

Visiting friends and family members will appreciate the gift and sentiment. Items that help lift peoples’ spirits like teddy bears and medical stress balls are ideal.

You can also gift patients with care packages including branded medicine boxes, first aid kits, and educational materials.

Promoting With The Family: Schools and camps that care for children can promote themselves directly to parents.

By sending the kids home with promotional products they can easily send any message to the parents.

Products like personal thermometers, health and safety kits and first aid kits are among many items that any family can appreciate and use.

Antibacterial items and sunscreen may also be of great use.

What Items Should I Use to Promote?

When promoting you should use items that fit your target audience’s needs and interests. You will want to consider age as well as the intended use of the item or products.

When promoting a healthy lifestyle you can be broad or very targeted in your approach to choosing giveaways.

Keep in mind that the most important factor in choosing any promotional items is its usefulness. Finding something that the recipient can get regular use out of will be key.

If you’re still unsure what the best choice would be for your organization, call us at 1-833-420-5646.

Our promotional professionals have years of experience and can help you narrow down the options.

We will help you find the right promo item that best suits your individual branding needs.

In the promotional products industry, it is important to understand the proofing process. Before printing, you want to see how your tablecloth, banner, tent or other promotional items will look.

When you buy from Logoclothz.com you will always receive a free professionally prepared proof before print.

One of our graphic print specialist’s will go over every detail of your print prior to sending the proof.

Proofs display dimensions, colors, and other important information. Would you buy a new car before test driving it? How about a new house or clothes?

Even at the mall, they let you sample the bourbon chicken before you buy an entire entree.

Some printing companies do not send proofs. Others generate instant proofs. The rest will send them via link or email.

Visual proofs serve as a last check-point before production begins. Check with your distributor and ask if they send proofs.

What to Check when Viewing your Proof

When viewing your proof you should check that the product and design are correct. Check that the product style, printing method, colors, and dimensions match your order.

You will also want to check that the quantity is correct if applicable.

Proofs will show you how your design will look against the background color ordered. Some logos just do not contrast very well against some colors.

When viewing your proof the size of your logo may be off proportionally compared to the actual size of the product.

You may notice that an important tag line is missing, perhaps it was not included in your art file.

Seeing a virtual proof before an order is sent to print is meant to prevent errors. It is always good to have a second pair of eyes check your work.

Can I Make Changes to My Proof?

At Logoclothz.com you can always make changes to your proof, free of cost. If you receive a digital proof and you need to make a correction, simply email the change.

The revisions would be made and a new proof would be sent.

You can also contact your printing company by phone regarding any changes to your proof.

In some cases, a new art file may be required when the change involves photographs or a change in text.

It’s always a good idea to email any changes so you have a record of it.

Sometimes changes are needed but you want to make those changes before approving your proof.

You can always change the quantity, fabric color, size, or even a shipping address for your promotional products order.

How Long Does it Take to Receive a Proof?

Logoclothz proofs are emailed within 90 minutes of an order being placed. That applies Monday thru Friday up to 3:30 p.m. (EST).

Orders placed after 3:30 p.m. (EST) may receive the proof the same day if not, the following business day.

You want to check with your individual distributor but proofing times can vary. Some companies will ask for two business days to process an order and to send a digital proof.

Other companies will send instant proofs as soon as you upload your art file.

At Logoclothz.com we ask for 90 minutes before sending a mock-up.

This allows us time to review the art file and to ensure you will receive the best print possible.

Instant Online Proofing Websites

If you are receiving an instant proof it is through a website plug-in. The online interface you are using is not able to vector the output of your file.

What does that mean? Ordering through Vistaprint, Custom Ink or similar online design websites can lead to a blurry pixelatted image in final production.

These websites are not programmed to check an art file thoroughly.

The result of this means there are no human eyes physically taking your artwork and checking it for the quality of final production.

We have heard some horror stories with this type of production process. This is why we get eyes on your artwork. We take it to full scale and check every detail.

After our graphic artist’s have set up your proof, you can rest assured your print will be correct, sharp and a show stopper.

Will Someone Tell Me if there is an Issue with my Art File?

At Logoclothz.com we will always contact a customer if there is an issue with their art file. We would explain the issue and offer solutions for how to resolve it.

Often we resolve the issue in-house at no cost. We want you to look your best at your school event, health seminar, corporate event or in any market.

You will want to check with your individual supplier and ask if they are checking artwork before sending proofs. Having someone to review your artwork can save you a costly mistake.

Reviewing Promotional Products Artwork

The first thing we look at when reviewing customer artwork at Logoclothz is the size and resolution of an image. A design may look good on screen.

However it’s increase in size for printing, the image can become very blurry and pixelated.

It’s important to send your art file at the size you want for it to be printed at and at 150 dpi. You can find more helpful information regarding print ready artwork in our blog by clicking HERE.

Another thing we check when proofing promotional products are the colors in any design. We check to ensure that all black values will print a rich and dark color. Some blacks can appear blue or green due to the way the art file was set up.

At Logoclothz we thoroughly check artwork ensuring a crystal clean print each and every time. We check the weights of outlines, bleeds, margins, and more. Often we will offer suggestions to better enhance the aesthetics of your promotional display.

Personal Promotional Assistants

At Logoclothz.com we want to be your personal promotional assistants. We want to make the entire process as seamless and easy as possible.

It is our goal that you will trust us to have your back and we will.

At Logoclothz.com we will review all artwork to make sure we produce a perfect print.

We always send free proofs with every order. Approval commits to production.

We never charge for artwork revisions.

Email or call with any changes, to your order or artwork and we will follow up with an update.

We put the “PRO” in promotional products.

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