March 1st, 2010 admin
Awareness bracelets are wristbands made of silicone. They are used as a symbol of awareness and are distributed to promote awareness for several causes. They come in a variety of colors. They are bright enough to attract people’s attention.
The Origin of Awareness Bracelets
Awareness bracelets started becoming popular in the year 2004. An organization called Lance Armstrong Foundation stated the trend of awareness bracelets. These bracelets were yellow silicone bracelets and they spread awareness against breast cancer and support the researches conducted on breast cancer.
This trend was carried forward and adopted as a tool to spread awareness for many other campaigns. Silicone bracelets were used to promote causes like ‘Make Poverty History’, BBC’s ‘Beat Bullying’ campaign.
This trend has not died down. Silicone bracelets are used by many organizations/ charities to promote several social causes for the betterment of the society. This has taken a universal dimension. International organizations as well as national ones and even local clubs use silicone awareness bracelets.
Awareness Bracelets and Fund Raising
Awareness bracelets are also used for the purpose of raising funds for many different causes. This has grown as an extremely popular trend. Many schools follow this in order to raise funds for sports. The names of teams are written on these silicone bracelets. The costs incurred for the purpose of training are raised by selling these bracelets.
Schools, churches sometimes use this method to raise funds in this way to support transport expenses and expedition expenses. They also purchase items that are needed in churches. Some groups raise money by selling silicone awareness bracelets to take part in various competitions that are held at the state level or for that matter, even in the national level.
Not just breast cancer, these bracelets are used to raise funds for many other malignant diseases. Nonprofit organizations or charities even use them to promote awareness against multiple sclerosis, AIDS, diabetes. Animal rights organizations also motivate people against the cruelty and unjust treatment done upon animals with the help of these bracelets.
These silicone bracelets are medium sized and are flexible. These are the most affordable tokens that can be distributed for fund raising purposes. It is highly unprofitable to distribute tokens that are expensive by themselves. The purpose will be lost in that case. However, the silicone awareness bracelets at school and church levels are sold at extremely affordable prices.
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January 26th, 2010 admin
Custom rubber bracelets are pretty ubiquitous nowadays, seen very often on the wrists of young adolescents, teenagers and some young adults as well. Custom rubber bracelets are loved and adored by the youth for its unique designs, pretty motifs, pocket friendly pricing and because it is the most versatile fashion accessory that can immediately lift the look of any outfit.
Custom rubber bracelets or custom silicone bracelets, wristlets or wristbands can be ordered at online stores via the web. You can specify the color, design, patterns, the message you want your custom silicone bracelet to carry and other types of customization through online stores which sell custom rubber bracelets.
Custom silicone bracelets are sold by at least a million online stores and they are fast fliers from the rack. You can place bulk orders for custom silicone bracelets and get the whole lot at hugely discounted prices.
Usually custom rubber bracelets which carry awareness messages or motivating slogans are used by charity organizations as fundraisers. These are also known as awareness bracelets. In some other cases, custom silicone bracelets are used by MNCs and organizations as a type of inexpensive promotional tool for building up icons.
Some other uses for custom silicone rubber bracelets include creating awareness and interest for sports events and they are even used as get together favors in family gatherings and parties.
However, most young people who wear custom silicone rubber bracelets do so to make a style statement through a cool new accessory and sometimes to showcase their support for a cause or belief.
Let me now discuss the different types of custom silicone bracelet styles from which you can choose your preferred silicone rubber wristlet.
Debossed Silicone Wristbands
In these types of silicone rubber bracelets, there is a mold which can be customized. And this mold is created out of a design of your choice. Whatever message or slogan or tagline you want your rubber silicone wristband to sport will be industrially molded inside the bracelet’s silicone rubber.
Of all the different styles of custom silicone bracelets, the most popular and the most universally worn silicone wristbands are the Debossed bracelets. If you place bulk orders for these kinds of bracelets, you will get them at discounted prices. But when you are placing a smaller order, these types of custom silicone bracelets can become slightly more expensive because of the customized mold.
It doesn’t matter what kind of custom silicone bracelet you are choosing. The endless variety of patterns, designs, motifs, a rainbow hue of colors, a smattering of messages – these are the main reasons why the young generation laps up custom rubber bracelets the way they do.
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January 18th, 2010 admin
Awareness bracelets have always been in vogue in MNCs, in charity organizations, churches and NGOs and philanthropic organizations because it is a very cheap mode of creating awareness or raising public awareness about a particular cause, usually noble in nature. Rubber bracelets, by virtue of being so attractive can easily draw people’s attention and promote awareness for your cause.
Let me now cite a few different types of awareness bracelets that are often seen and which won’t burn big holes in your pocket. In my previous articles, I have talked about printed silicone wristbands, embossed silicone wristlets and Debossed awareness bracelets. Here I will talk about two other kinds of popular awareness bracelets.
Laser engraved silicone wristbands
Artisans use laser engraving machines to create laser engraved silicone wristlets. This type of style is pretty akin to the Debossed style of finish sported by Debossed silicone bracelets. Whatever logo or icon or customized message or slogan or tagline you want your rubber bracelets to sport, will be engraved on to the silicone rubber through a laser beam according to your exact specifications.
Of course these messages will go into an unused and blank silicone rubber bracelet. Nowadays, these laser engraved silicone wristbands and awareness bracelets have suddenly become very popular and they have found a wide appeal among all groups of fashionable men and women.
And because they don’t use a custom mold, these laser engraved rubber bracelets can be produced at a faster rate, the turnover time is fast and the pricing is also pocket friendly.
Nowadays most charity organizations, corporate companies and NGOs and humanitarian organizations prefer laser engraved rubber bracelets which they will use as awareness bracelets.
You can fill the customizable Debossed silicone rubber bracelets with color of your own choice. This will create arresting contrast of colors which will catch anyone’s fancy. Of course, as you can understand, these types of awareness bracelets are a bit pricey, but if you want to catch people’s attention and create awareness for any cause you are championing, then this bracelet is just right for you for this eye catching factor will act as its USP.
You can choose awareness bracelets in different varieties of colors, combinations, designs, patterns and motifs to make a rubber bracelet more attractive and naturally such attractive and arresting rubber bracelets stand a better chance of being selected as message bracelets or awareness bracelets. Colors also have symbolic meanings.
So a pink custom silicone bracelet usually tries to create awareness and draw attention to the cause of breast cancer. You will find many celebs sporting message bracelets or awareness bracelets on their hands to support the cause they believe in.
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January 10th, 2010 admin
Unlike what people often claim the custom rubber bracelets have not become ‘passing fad’, they are still popular. The custom rubber bracelets have climbed the popularity charts and have invaded our lives. They are customizable and cheap which are the reasons why the custom rubber bracelets are so popular.
The rubber bracelets can be custom manufactured for many purposes- charity, crowd control, fashion etc. Many companies customize the bracelets with their slogans, colors and logos. It is a good way of imprinting the necessary information of the company in the rubber bracelets.
Are They Just Colorful Bracelets?
Many people are of the opinion that the bracelets are just colorful loops to be worn on the wrist but its function doesn’t end just here. They have different types of messages printed on them. Big hospitals also provide the stamps that are provided with ‘Come back soon’ messages.
The customization facility of the bracelets is really great. They can be ordered in all any color you wish to buy them. The custom rubber bracelets are used for different purposes like fund raising causes, creating awareness and for charity events.
Promotional Bracelets
The customized rubber bracelets are popularly used as promotional items. They are cheap to manufacture and can be worn all the time. Since they are light-weight they can be worn any where you want. Custom rubber bracelets are the hottest products both in the retail and the promotional markets. They are worn by people meeting for a common cause as it gives them a sense of unity and oneness.
They come in low sale and for whole sale marketing. The bracelets are being used for advertising various stuffs and you can easily get them from online shops. All you need to do is to choose the one which you like and then place the order. The bracelet would be shipped to you within a few days.
Bracelets for Charity Event
The rubber bracelets by now have become tremendously popular and you might see people wearing it on their wrists. Some of them do that to promote a cause while others use the bracelets as trendy accessories. Suppose you want to donate for a charity event and make people follow your example too then the rubber bands can be a great tool for promotional work. Mugs, tee- shirts, pens, calendars have been popular ways of promoting causes and spreading awareness so try the new medium- the rubber bracelets.
If you have planned for a charity event in the near future get some bracelets customized. They should be of similar color, style, design and with the same message printed on it. Distribute them among people to promote the cause because it has always proved to work for the rubber bracelets represent the human urge to fight against the odds.
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December 29th, 2009 admin
Wristbands, made of silicone and rubber are hugely popular today. In spite of being considered as passing fads by many the popularity of the wristbands haven’t reduced. Wearing bands are considered to be fashionable even today. More and more teenagers and children are considering the wristbands as the most happening accessories.
These bracelets are also being used as promotional items for many events and purposes. Moreover now there are opportunities of customizing the wristbands according to your wish. You can get a wristband in your own preferred color and design. Customizing bracelets have become very easy. Today every second person is seen to wear wristbands bearing their names, messages etc.
Silicone Bracelets
The silicone bracelets being made from durable material are sustainable and retain their flexibility even after ages of wear and tear. Moreover they come in cheap prices; some even in less than $1. They can be ordered from the retail shops and even online.
Once you are sure about the design that you wish to personalize you can contact the manufacturer and order your bracelet. They are shipped in just a few days often free of cost.
The bracelets if ordered in wholesale can be purchased at lower rates. Be silicone or rubber both the materials are known for their durability so once you buy a bracelet you can be sure that it wouldn’t go out of its shape very easily.
Customize Them
What makes the wristbands even more popular is the feature of customizability that it comes with. You can buy a silicone bracelet and can even customize it according to your choice. The most popular wristbands come in embossed, debossed and imprinted styles. The difference between the debossed and the embossed is minimal; the latter having the letters raised while in debossed it is embedded.
There is also the trendy glow in the dark variety available which is more popular among the kids. You can also get a message in which you believe printed in it. It would help you to promote your message among your friends, relatives and acquaintances.
Fundraising Feature
The feature for which the silicone wristbands have gained its immense popularity is because it has a fundraising capability. Not only do these wristbands serve the purpose of accessories and awareness spreading mediums but can also be used to raise funds. If you wish to raise fund for some cause in your school, college, community and what so ever a silicone wristband can do wonders.
Get some silicone bands similar in color, design and with the same message embedded on it and distribute it among the people. This will give your cause a great promotion. Pens, mugs, calendars, tee-shirts etc all have been age old ways of promoting a cause and for raising funds; try something new by using the silicone wristbands.
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December 8th, 2009 admin
Gone are the days when silicone rubber bracelets were only silly fashion accessories that were seen on the wrists of prepubescent teenagers and high schoolers or college goers. Nowadays you will find adults wearing custom silicone rubber bracelets of all kinds on their wrists. These are mostly found on the wrists of celebs, pop stars, sports personalities and politicians.
You must be thinking that these people have gone mad to sport such prepubescent fashion on adult arms, but if you take a closer look, you will find that these are not just any silly fashion accessory that dresses up your outfit. These are what they call, custom rubber bracelets, which spread social awareness about a particular cause or event.
These custom rubber bracelets are special. They are inscribed with messages supporting a particular cause or event, usually meant for charity and these charitable organizations often sell thousands or millions of custom rubber bracelets which act as fundraising items.
Because these silicone rubber bracelets are very cheap and within the budget of most people, people can afford to purchase a dozen or two of these bracelets in different colors and patterns, matching with their outfits. Half a dollar price tag for such cute rubber bracelets is the real reason behind the popularity of these bracelets. After all who wouldn’t love showing off such colorful and fashionable bracelets on well manicured hands?
So far we thought only corporate organizations and companies tried to publicize and promote their companies by distributing hundreds of custom rubber bracelets, completely free of cost. Of course rubber bracelets are better giveaways than cups and mugs and pens and they are less costly as well. In fact rubber bracelets are ideal giveaways for corporate companies because of their aesthetic appeal and dirt cheap rates.
But nowadays even politicians are using custom rubber bracelets to promote their party or a particular candidate. These politicians emboss their names and party slogans on rubber bands of their chosen party color and distribute these silicone rubber bands to supporters and the general public for free during campaigns.
Now during presidential campaigns, if you see one group of people wearing blue silicone rubber wristbands and the other party wearing red, you will immediately guess which group belongs to which political party.
But mostly, custom rubber bracelets are sold or distributed free of cost to raise awareness about debilitating diseases or to raise funds for the rehab of victims of natural catastrophes like earthquakes and tsunamis and volcanoes and famines or floods.
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December 4th, 2009 admin
Everyone wants to publicize and promote/advertise his or her corporate organization or social welfare cause or event. The hackneyed methods of garnering publicity or the age old methods of advertising and promotion don’t just work anymore. People have seen them all, they have been duped innumerable times and there is no curiosity factor at work here.
If you opt for those age old methods of promoting your company, or try to raise money by organizing an event using those hackneyed methods, your strategy, in most cases, will fall flat on its face. People want something new, something they have never seen before, something that will arouse their curiosity.
Only then will they sit up and take notice. This is the 1st mantra for advertising anything. And silicone rubber bracelets are just the right items that can hike people’s curiosity easily.
Why do Silicone rubber bracelets score over other corporate giveaways?
The reasons are very simple. Silicone rubber bracelets are good looking, pretty, attractive and they dress up your wrists.
Secondly, they are extremely cheap, they cost only half a dollar each or even less and if you place bulk orders, so you can get them at even cheaper rates.
Thirdly, Silicone rubber bracelets, in spite of being inexpensive, are sturdy, durable and long lasting.
Fourthly, they are extremely easily available. If you want to advertise and promote your company by distributing silicone rubber bracelets embossed with your company name and logo or if you want to spread a social message, for example, raise awareness about cervical cancer, by distributing silicone rubber bracelets inscribed with anti-cancer messages, you can simply go online.
There are thousands of online companies selling custom silicone bracelets in all hues, patterns, shapes, designs and motifs. You can visit any online store, choose designs of your preference and place bulk orders.
You can order 5000, you may order 50000 or you may even order 5 million silicone bracelets, customize them according to your needs and you will get the delivery within 2 to 3 days.
The best part about silicone bracelets is that they are available in a multitude of designs – you can choose from swirling patterns or shaded bands or color blends or whichever other pattern catches your fancy. The color shade card is pretty exhausting and people love to sport silicone bracelets, especially if they sport a message of social awareness. It makes people feel socially responsible.
If you want to raise funds for your event or charity cause, then you can easily sell thousands or millions of silicone bracelets embossed with the name and message of your charity such as “freedom from illiteracy” or “awake, arise and fight against cancer” and the public will lap up these fashion accessories cum socially responsible bracelets.
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November 29th, 2009 admin
Whenever charitable organizations, corporate companies or some other kind of philanthropic foundation has to raise money for an event or worthy cause, they take to selling wholesale rubber bracelets or wholesale custom silicon rubber bracelets. These wholesale rubber bracelets are sold to raise funds about events like breast cancer awareness or diabetes awareness or dyslexia awareness or for some kind of environmental commitment.
Sometimes wholesale rubber bracelets are sold to raise money to help victims of natural catastrophes like tsunamis or earthquakes or floods or famines or landslides etc.
Corporations and companies and organizations usually opt for wholesale rubber bracelets because then they can buy it cheap. The wholesale price of silicone rubber bracelets can be as little as 50 cents or half a dollar. When corporate houses or charitable organizations and NGOs purchase wholesale rubber bracelets, they can save a lot of money.
Then they customize these bracelets, emboss their own slogans or logos or messages on these and either distribute them free of cost to publicize or promote a company or sell them to raise funds to support noble causes. Because wholesale prices are cheap, it makes sense to buy these silicone rubber bracelets at wholesale rates for this translates into a very economic way of advertising your company or cause and awakening public awareness.
NGOs and foundations often obtain excellent retails when they sell wholesale rubber bracelets at superior rates. Since the profit margin is high, the profit that is earned is spent on philanthropic causes. And the best part is that no other promotional item, be it cups, mugs, t-shirts, caps, pen sets, or whatever novel idea you have, can provide such high revenues. It is a win-win situation for all. Even pins or notebooks or calendars aren’t such revenue generating promotional products, compared to wholesale rubber bracelets.
And these are fast fliers from the rack. Because these silicone rubber bracelets are cute and attractive and sport different colors and different patterns, people love to wear them to dress up their outfits and wrists and these also last for a long time. They are always circular and they will never ever lose their round shape. The light, supple and soft texture ensures that it is easy on the skin and is ideal for daily wear. And they are resilient and durable as well.
There are many online companies which sell wholesale rubber bracelets at discounted prices and if you look through their catalogue, you will come across thousands of designs and patterns. Just choose the ones you like, order the number of pieces you require and you are done. Delivery of wholesale rubber bracelets can be made to you within 3 to 5 days.
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November 20th, 2009 admin
Are you advocating a very worthy cause, indeed a very noble humanitarian and philanthropic cause that you know people would support and help? And do you require quite a few thousand dollars immediately to raise funds for that noble cause?
Have all those traditional methods failed to bring in the desired amount of money? Have you exhausted all those other options such as garage sales, cookie sales, bake sales and car washes and everything else that could possibly fill up the donation boxes?
And no, you still haven’t succeeded. Do you know why? People are damn tired of seeing the same old thing again and again. Where’s the novelty in the same old routine? Why should they pull out money from their pockets for that same old boring stuff especially in these tough economic times?
Come on, get a reality check. You need unique ideas to raise money for your cause or event, you have to surprise people, shock them, push them to grab their eyeballs and make them aware.
And the best way to arrest people’s attention and focus that attention on your cause is by using silicone bracelets for fundraising. This is the oven hot fresh idea you had been searching for to raise funds for your event.
Cute and colorful silicone rubber bracelets are the way to go if you want people to send donations for supporting your local church group or to sponsor any orphaned child’s education and other expenses or to support a needy individual’s cancer treatment.
Just as every unique business strategy stirs people out of their stupor, similarly a unique fundraising idea like selling silicone rubber bracelets will also force people to sit up, take notice and help.
And the good thing about using silicone bracelets for fundraising is that they are good looking, available in a multitude of colors and rainbow hues, in a variety of patterns, styles and designs and the best part is that rubber silicone bracelets make your hands look very pretty.
They are ideal fashion accessories and you can easily purchase a bunch in a dozen of colors and team them with your different outfits. They are also cheap and durable and don’t break or get damaged easily. These silicone bracelets are attractive and people love to spend money on them.
So if you emboss the logo or slogan of your cause on colorful silicone bracelets, people would buy them in dozens and sport them on their hands. This will fill up your coffers and by utilizing silicone bracelets for fundraising will also create awareness among the general public about your cause, prompting more sales and more revenue.
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November 16th, 2009 admin
Do you remember those old days when you used to visit trade fairs and wrote down your name, address, contact details etc at a small booth in order to obtain a free gift mug or pen set with the name of the company embossed on the gift? These were all regarded as corporate gifts given out free of cost so that it would publicize the company, and create general awareness about that company among the public.
A pen set or mugs as corporate items are pretty costly giveaways costing around $2 to $3 per mug. It is, needless to say, a very expensive way of promoting and publicizing your company or organization or cause that you are supporting.
I am sure you would welcome a more cost effective giveaway item that wouldn’t burn big holes in your pocket. Welcome to the world of custom silicone bracelets or customized silicone rubber bracelets and wristbands.
The custom silicone bracelets became big things around 2 to 3 years back, but they are still highly in demand. By custom silicone bracelets or silicone rubber bracelets, I am referring to those cute colorful wristbands that bear an uncanny resemblance to the yellow Livestrong bracelets, extremely ubiquitous nowadays.
These custom silicone bracelets are made of high quality silicone rubber that lends itself to customization and you can choose any shape or color or pattern or design of your choice. Custom silicone bracelets are available in a multitude of colors, in swirling patterns or shaded patterns or in stripes or where 2 or 4 colors are blended together.
You can choose to emboss your company or organization logo or your cause slogan on the custom silicone bracelets which will spread the message of your cause to the world or publicize your event or your company. You can even inscribe messages on the custom silicone bracelets and decide on a font of your choice.
And compared to mugs which are brought out in the kitchen only during breakfast or teatime and are seen only by your family members, custom silicone bracelets enjoy a lot more visibility. People love wearing custom silicone bracelets because they are cool fashion accessories as well and they do their bit for society and contribute to social welfare by purchasing these custom silicone bracelets which are cheap as well.
They don’t even cost a dollar, sometimes they cost just half a dollar and by spending only $4 to $5, you can get a dozen different kinds of custom silicone bracelets. The economics work out well for both buyers and sellers. You can easily distribute 500 or 1000 pieces of custom silicone bracelets for promoting your company or sell 1 million custom silicone bracelets to raise funds for a philanthropic cause or event.
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