Every company out there should have a standard folder to use for promoting their company.
There are so many different occasions when you’re going to be able to make use of a good folder. The obvious areas are tradeshows and various presentations you might be giving. Each one will usually require you to hand out a lot of information, which can then be placed in a nice folder with your company name on it.
But when you’re just talking to people to make a sale you might be in a position where you need to give them some stuff to take home. Why force them to try organizing all of those pieces of paper when you can conveniently just pull out a folder for them to put it all in? Not only does it make you look more professional and organized, but also you’re handing them something with your company name all over it.
From here let’s move onto the idea of a folder printing template. What you do is create a basic design for your folder, or maybe a few different designs if you want to, and make sure to save it. This is your template for future use.
The great thing about this is that number one you can easily get additional folders made without having to worry about designing anything. Secondly you can quickly get folders made in a pinch if you realize you don’t have anymore and you don’t have much time. You have your template already made up so you just give it to the printing company and your folder printing is taken care of.
Beyond just the convenience of it, this gives you more freedom for changing your folders as well. It’s always nice to have a folder design that is more specific to a set occasion. Well, rather than come up with a completely new folder look, you take what you already have and tweak it a little to make it new.
Add in a reference on your folder to the specific event you’re at. Now when people take it home they know who you are and where they met you. This is why I would also suggest having a few different folder templates made to choose from. Have one be your basic company template, and the other your event template meant to be slightly changed if you need to.
Really, anything you can do to make marketing a little easier should be jumped at. Why wouldn’t you seize an opportunity to cut down on your time devoted to folder printing so that you can shift it towards other projects? All it takes is a little foresight in creating a strong folder template to make sure that you never have to worry about your folder designs.