Add Some Piazza To Your Internal Marketing Plan

Good chemistry in an office can make all the difference in the world. Whether it's employees forming friendships that go beyond the monthly happy hour or blurring the dividing lines between upper management and employee base, a happy and cooperative office can change the way you do business in several positive ways, especially in times of transition and change. Take for example when you want to launch a new product or update your current logo and tagline. If you start your launch with a strong internal marketing campaign you can get your employees excited and prepared so that the overall transition can succeed. And what better way to pump up your internal marketing campaign than through promotional products.

Many companies, before launching their marketing and advertising plans, look to
bolster support from the inside with their own employees and clientele first. This serves three important purposes. First, internal marketing teaches your employees about your change or new product before the company releases it to the public. It allows for familiarization of the transition so that your employees know all the details and can really sell it. Second, it encourages more unity and cooperation in the office. If you can get the employees excited first, they will get all current and potential clients excited and ready to buy. Lastly, an internal marketing campaign can generate an overwhelmingly positive perception of the company as a whole. To execute a successful internal marketing plan, add promotional products designed especially for your employees. These products can achieve all three functions and also spread your company to more than just the employees.

The promotional products industry places a high importance on promotional gifts, designed to not only thank employees but also prepare them for an upcoming event or change in the company. These products support the company's event or change and serve as a constant reminder. If the product will promote an upcoming event, it can serve as the invite and save-the-date item. It will also raise awareness and inquiry about the event. A well-chosen promotional product for an employee and event mirrors the theme and motif of the event. For example, if you're putting together a wine tasting charity event that requires a high attendance of your employees, give them a wine glass with the name, date and time of the event engraved on the glass.

Other than events and transitional periods, promotional products provided during an internal marketing campaign can raise overall company morale. In a slow time during the year, think about giving your employees a product like boxes of chocolate or bath kits to remind them of your appreciation and encourage them to rejuvenate themselves.

Various products can work to enhance your ideal internal marketing plan. Want to give your employees something useful in the office? Think about giving them well-labeled desk calendars or desk clocks. Want to encourage them to relax and focus? Given your employees aromatherapy candles and beauty kits to emphasize a stress free environment. Planning on introducing a new program or product? Generate excitement with awareness bracelets, flags and even T-shirts.

No matter what you plan on doing to your company in the next couple of years, whether you want to add a whole new tagline and logo or throwing a corporate event, make sure to include promotional products as a part of your internal marketing plan.