Friday, January 13, 2012

ID armbands for security identification and promotional use

There are many different ways to advertise your business at any promotional event. Many companies use placards, signage boards and other promotional tools carrying the logo and name of the company for advertisement purposes. Whereas, some businesses ensure that distributing custom made promotional items to the potential customers can enhance the company image and help in the advertising of their products and services. Promotional tools like custom printed ID lanyards and ID armbands are becoming famous because of their multiple utility features and low costs. Since these are effective and cheap advertising tools, many companies use them for the promotion of their products and services and for spreading any special message for any cause. These straps and bands can be printed with logos and names of the companies and organizations. They make perfect give away items at award functions, convocations, conferences and various business meets.

Generally, name badges are supplied with printed lanyards that are worn by the employees or staff members of any company or institution. Every person possessing these straps intentionally or unintentionally helps in the marketing of their companies through the imprinted names and logos on them. Apart from using these custom lanyards for the purpose of advertisement, they are used by many companies to differentiate their staff personnel. Employees can be identified from a considerable distance as the lanyard straps they are wearing are highly visible. Printed lanyard straps fitted with clips or hooks to hold identification cards and access passes are widely used at various events and functions. Lanyards straps come in a wide range of attachments like bulldog clips, J-swivel, alligator clips, safety breakaway, split rings, holders, thumb hooks, egg hooks, karabiners and other attachment options. For identification, access to security areas and advertising at various events and functions, items like ID wristbands are also used along with lanyards. Professional and waterproof security ID armbands come with adjustable straps for comfortable wearing. These identification bands come with slider casings in which ID cards can be inserted. They can be imprinted with photo quality images, logos and messages for advertising purposes. These armbands act as perfect security items for events, functions and venues.

Custom lanyards can be made industry specific. For medical centers and healthcare industry, medical lanyards are perfect branding tools that help in the promotion of health care centers. These lanyards come in several designs and those with sliding adjuster features makes swiping of identification cards easier. Since these lanyards have attachment clips or hooks, small medical devices like pulse oximeter can also be connected to it. This way doctors and nurses can use these common medical monitoring devices attached to their lanyards. Hospitals wristbands are considered to be safety items used for identifying patients undergoing medical treatment. ID wristband items come in various sizes for patients as small as newborns and as big as adults. These bands can be handwritten, laser printed or thermal images with the names, pictures, medical record numbers and other details of the patients. In this way, medical information can easily be documented on these wristbands.

Uses of name tags in the corporate world

id cards
Donning a name tag is quite trendy these days. Whether it is on plastic paper, sticky paper or on magnet, name tags have always been helpful and handy items that can be used when some one has to introduce him or her. Be it on any promotional event like trade show or exhibition or in any business meeting, these hold great importance and helps in the interaction with people who are not familiar with you. A name tag is a badge that can be worn displaying the name of an individual, company name and contact details of the wearer. Generally, name tag holders are used for holding these name badges so as to protect them from wear and tear, and from other damages. Just like many companies provide identity cards to their employees, name badges play an important role at conferences, networking events and workshops. Id cards are attached to lanyards bearing the name and contact details of the company. Name badges can help the wearer in better interaction with other people and are considered to be an effective advertising tool. They help in creating a strong brand image of the company or individual in the long run.

Lanyards
Name tags come in various shapes and sizes and can be made from various types of materials like plastic paper, sticky notes, hand made paper and other paper qualities. It depends upon the budget and preference of the company as to what type of name badges have to be given to their employees. Name badges reflect the image of the company and not only business organizations, but schools, colleges, institutes and other social organizations have also started using name tags quite regularly. Magnet name badges are one of the most popular types of name tags as they can stick on any iron surface. Magnet name badges also reflect a style statement in corporate circles and leave a good impression about the company. In other words, a name tag plays an important role in popularizing the brand of a company. People can use them in meetings, parties and social get-togethers as well.

Since noting down and learning the names of many individuals at any event or party might be difficult and bit hectic too, using name badges would help in connecting well with other people. By wearing these, person can be identified easily. Name tag holders used for keeping these tags are also used at events such as concerts, sporting events and other special functions. Many companies find it quite easier to identify their staff personnel, visitors and officials and differentiating between them using these cards. The names and contact details should be clearly mentioned on the name cards and the text size and font should be clearly visible. The font should not be too fancy and the size should not be either too small or too big. The color of the font should be dark on the white or light base and vice-versa.

Name Tags