February 16th, 2010 admin
Do you know silicone bracelets can also double up as awareness bracelets? You can use fashionable and stylish silicone bracelets to sport a slogan or carry a message or tagline that can arrest people’s attention and champion a particular noble cause.
Silicone bracelets have been in use since time immemorial and they are used by people to raise awareness about different types of cancer, especially blood cancer and breast cancer, liver diseases, diabetes, cervical cancer, dyslexia, AIDS and a host of other such diseases.
Awareness bracelets or silicone bracelets can be of different types. Let me cite some of those different styles of silicone rubber bracelets which help to create awareness for a cause.
Embossed silicone wristbands
The most common type of silicone rubber bracelet is the debossed silicone wristband. Compared to that, embossed ones are not that ubiquitous. But I personally feel embossed silicone wristlets have their own charm and they can be customized as well so that you can use them to create any kind of awareness you want.
Just like debossed bracelets, embossed silicone rubber bracelets also are made out of a customized mold. In case of debossed bracelets, the awareness message is debossed or imprinted into the silicone rubber band. While in case of embossed silicone wristbands, the awareness message that is imprinted or embossed shoots up from the surface of the silicone wristband, the message is raised up.
The turnaround time for embossed silicone bracelets as well as the prices is pretty similar to those of debossed silicone rubber bracelets.
Printed silicone rubber wristbands
In this case, the 1st step involves preparing a template that can be customized and you can add your own designs and awareness messages to that template. The artisans will then place the template on top of the silicone bracelets.
Whatever awareness message or cause you want to champion will get printed or imprinted on the surface of the silicone rubber bracelets through silk screen method. In this method the printers use a special kind of dye which has the ability to penetrate through and impregnate the silicone rubber.
You can safely use customized printed silicone rubber bracelets for quite some time because they are durable enough and can withstand every day wear and tear. Nor do they get chipped or experience flaking. Printed silicone rubber wristbands are cheaper and far more pocket friendly compared to the other two kinds of awareness bracelets or silicone rubber bracelets I mentioned above.
This low and affordable price is because these types of silicone rubber bracelets do not feature customized molds. Apart from a lower price, the turnaround time is also faster compared to embossed and debossed silicone rubber wristbands or awareness bracelets.
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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 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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September 30th, 2008 Raymond
Need a good way to raise money for your organization without a lot of hassle? There are many fund-raising options that can be used to meet your goals. Unfortunately, many of these options need a lot of coordination, cooperation and salesmanship. To keep it less complicated it is possible to have a direct sales fundraiser with a product that is simple, fun, popular, and just about sells itself. Silicone rubber bracelets are still commonly used for raising money for numerous organizations and charities. Compared to other alternatives, selling silicone bracelets is a simple and profitable venture to help meet fund-raising goals.
Some fund-raising methods can be complicated to organize especially when it is reliant upon volunteers or students that have too much on their plate to devote their time to the cause. Order taking fundraisers, such as the candy selling method, must be monitored efficiently, and sellers have to be motivated to really sell. Sometimes the variety of items being sold can add work to the bookkeeping. For schools tracking students’ sales can be problematic and time consuming. More importantly, schools have been changing their policies to ban candy sales on campus for nutritional issues.
Online fundaising techniques can be even more complicated. An example of this method is to create a web site that sells various products, and out of every sale the charity receives a commission. Several issues can arise with this method; it is necessary to get an agreement with an online vendor to donate a percentage of all purchases, the web site needs to be created and maintained, methods of tracking and secure order handling must be programmed into the website’s back-end, and it would be necessary to advertise the website to stimulate traffic and eventually purchases. For some organizations that already have a internet presence this option may be easy to implement, otherwise if it is necessary to start from scratch, this technique may not be the answer.
Special event fundraisers are probably one of the more common money raising techniques. Some examples of these types include; dances, carnivals and fairs, dinners, plays, and car washes. All demand good organization, planning, volunteers, or hire professional organizers. For such an event to take place, basic responsibilities would need to be addressed, such as; facilities use, advertising, ticket selling, and obtaining volunteers. For business and corporate entities these issues may not be much of a problem, but for schools this type of event can be more difficult to pull off.
For some groups and organizations the issues mentioned above may be easily overcome. However, many prefer the path of least resistance, which is less complicated and less stressful on organizers. Silicone rubber bracelets are a simple product that has lasting appeal, and can be customized to accommodate any organization’s theme and goals.
Comparatively, selling custom rubber bracelets has one of the lowest initial up front costs necessary to get started. The low price per unit decreases as the order quantity goes up, and colors can be as varied as needed. Also, by keeping the same message or symbol on every bracelet will help keep costs down, and still give you color changes if desired. Purchasing the custom bracelets is simple, and probably the more difficult job is to choose the appropriate color theme and message that matches your organization or school’s goals. With this product your fundraiser can be profitable and manageable which will help your organization meet its fund-raising goals.
Today, due to worldwide exposure, people recognize the purpose of these rubber bracelets and are more willing to give their support.
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