10 Popular Gadget Promotional Pens - A Close Look at These Unconventional Promotional Items

We are all very familiar with conventional promotionalportion of the pen is the memory stick and the lower
pens and what they can offer in terms of advertisingportion is the fully functional pen. The top when
opportunities but there is a vast range of, oftenremoved reveals the USB connector. There are
overlooked, unconventional promotional itemsvirtually no market sectors where this product would
available to today's marketer that offer dualbe unsuitable.
functionality. This article will look at the top 105. Laser Pens: With a laser light at one end and a
promotional gadgets that contain promotional pens.promotional pen at the other this is the ideal
promotional product for training and seminar venues.
1. Keyring Pens: Promotional pens and promotionalIt looks and feels like a normal pen but with the
keyrings are high volume sellers when sold individually,added benefit of a functional laser pointer concealed
so imagine the appeal when they are combined intoat one end that is activated usually by pressing the
one business gift. The pen is usually quite small so itclip or a spring loaded button. They are usually
can be easily carried in the pocket but nevertheless itcylindrical in shape with print areas similar to
usually has an adequate print area to take yourpromotional pens.
advertising message. They tend to be fairly6. Recording Pens: These used to be the preserve of
inexpensive and comparable to the cost of buyingundercover agents for audio recording but they are
either a pen or a keyring individually. It hasreadily available in the promotions industry these days
applications in virtually all market sectors, particularlyat relatively low cost. They are great for recording
the automotive industry.meetings and those occasional on-the-go notes.
2. Torch Pens: By adding a torch to a small pen we7. Camera Pens: In very recent times we have seen
have the perfect nighttime companion. The retentionthe recoding pen evolve into audio-visual devices at
value of this product is high because of its practicalrelatively modest prices. The image quality is not
nature and this ensures exposure for any advertisingexactly HD standard, but is acceptable for meetings
message throughout its life. It finds its place in manyand general conversation. The camera lens is normally
product sectors but is particularly popular in thefairly unobtrusive, a legacy no doubt of its
leisure and lifestyle sectors of business.undercover origins. It seems perfectly innocuous as it
3. Screwdriver Pens: Promotional pens are readilylooks and performs like any typical promotional pen.
adaptable to taking a screwdriver bit because of their8. Puzzle Pens: This type of pen is mainly used in the
shape and consequently there are many stylessouvenir trade and can be seen in many gift shops in
available on the market. In this case, the constructiondifferent guises. The most popular type consists of a
of the pen is much more rugged than you wouldsmall steel ball that must be carefully directed through
expect from a conventional promotional pen as it hasa maze running the length of the pen.
to be strong enough to perform as a working tool.9. Bottle Opener Pens: These are mainly used in the
Applications for this product are quite general ashotel and restaurant trade as a waiter's aid. Print
there are so many areas of everyday life whereareas are generous for corporate messages.
both a pen and a screwdriver would come in handy.10. Robotic or Transformer Pens: These are recent
4. USB Pens: This product emerged from the far-eastcreations from China and have great novelty value.
several years ago and is now a major selling device inThey are invariably very compact to start with but
the promotions industry. It is chunkier than a normalwith the press of a button transform automatically
promotional pen, as you would expect, but in everyinto a full-length pen. It is now a very popular
other respect looks just like a pen. Usually the topsouvenir pen and promotional item.