Gaining Yards: Utilizing the Football Tailgate to Your Advantage - By: Mark Yokoyama

Every fall, all over the country, football fans show devotion to their favorite teams by gearing up for games. The crisp and cool weather of fall has made tailgating a pre-game staple among avid football fans. Whether its high school, college, or the pros, millions of football fans are enjoying the pre-game as much as the game itself. Your company can take advantage of this enormous and exciting tradition with the use of well chosen promotional products.

No matter the size of the tailgate or the success of the team, all tailgates have a few things in common. Fans in parking lots are engaging in the three cornerstones of tailgating: eating, drinking, and, for lack of a better phrase, being merry. So in this article we'll take you through how you can use these three essentials to kick-off a great football season with your clients, potential clients, and employees.

Eat. From tailgate to tailgate the kind of food may not always be the same, but it’s always there. Whether it's a small one car party or an entire parking lot of people hopping from one station to the next, your company can promote itself by making game day even more enjoyable. For a cheap giveaway to gain new business, items like promotional napkins can be imprinted with your company logo and handed out to any fan. You'll make game day a little cleaner, which will make them a fan of your company, too!

For current employees or important clients, there are more high-end products that will make a bigger impact. For example, items like imprinted barbecue utensils or grills are useful tailgate items that can be used over and over again. When they reach to flip over a burger, they'll be reminded of how you made game day that much more fun. And when they pack up the car after the final play, your recipients will be able to use your products at home as well, which means you'll have invested in a promotion that lasts year-round.

Drink. Where there is food, there will be drinks—but there are rarely enough cups. By handing out promotional cups to tailgaters, complete with your company name and information, you can make fans happy while introducing them to your brand. Items like stadium cups can be saved and used at home, so potential customers will always remember your company. More drinking-related annoyances that tailgaters run into are drinks that are either too hot, too cold, go flat too quickly, or just won't open. You can solve these problems for them with items like promotional koozies, soda can lids, and imprinted can openers. Solve small problems like this on game day, and they'll look to your business to solve even more for them. For higher-end items, products like coolers make great corporate gifts. They can be as small as a lunch box or big enough to hold dozens of cans- either way, they'll certainly keep football fanatics happy.

Be Merry. More so than providing food and drink, capitalizing on the feeling of that consumes game day is perhaps the best way for your company to reach out to fans. Bolster team spirit by providing promotional products that will enhance the experience of the tailgate. Items like imprinted speakers to play music will not only be appreciated by your clients and employees, but will get noticed by the surrounding parties of people. Folding chairs are ideal for helping employees and clients relax and enjoy the tailgate. Items like these have large imprint areas and can be used for years to come, making them a good choice for a gift to give to clients or employees.

Overall, taking advantage of the football craze will certainly prime your business to score a touchdown.

About the Author

Mark Yokoyama is Director of Marketing for ePromos Promotional Products, Inc., one of the largest promotional product and corporate gift distributors in the US. This article is copyright protected.

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