Types of Promo Mugs

When you think of promo mugs, you normally think of a plain white ceramic mug with a warm beverage inside. While that is certainly the typical promotional mug that you see, that's not the tip of the iceberg. There are many different types of promotional mugs and drinkware that you can work into your promotional product budget – each perfect for a different type of drinker.
First we'll go over your traditional ceramic mug. This has plenty of space for you to put your logo and other branding on, as well as having space left over for contact information. I would recommend just using a business card for that, though. You don't want to mess up a pretty design with an address. Your thick ceramic mug will end up in break rooms, on office desks, and in the home kitchen.

It works well for all types of promotions, both employee and customers, although you might want to keep the plain mugs out from your higher end promotions. You can customize the actual lines of the mug to a point – mostly just slight alterations to the shape and to the handle. A very cool little mug is one that comes with a stirring spoon in the handle – great for your coffee people.
Want to get really old school? If you are in the antiques industry, your customers might get a kick out of enameled tin cups. These evoke all sorts of nostalgic feelings in your customers, and would reflect on your business type effectively.
For the heavy working crew, you might want to look into a promotional thermos. Since you can keep all kinds of things hot in these, you might find it being used for coffee one day and soup the next. A high quality thermos would fit in with industrial businesses, as well as those that require that much caffeine on a daily basis.
If you send your employees out and about a lot, or have a business in the travel industry, go with travel mugs. These plastic mugs are a godsend for many people on long trips. They will certainly appreciate the thoughtfulness. Of course, you can completely skip the travel mug and send out promotional branded water bottles as well. Either way works!
You don't necessarily have to use promo mugs by themselves. There are many different gift sets out there that would certainly benefit from a promotional mug included, like tea and coffee gift sets. You can customize the ultimate caffeinated experience for your clients and employees, and they will love you for it.
Plastic mugs come in all shapes and sizes, and work well if you want a long lasting, non breaking mug for promotion. It might not evoke exactly the same feelings as the traditional glass and ceramic mugs, but it will avoid drop disasters like those two. Plus, it will be a big hit with parents if you run family centric or kid centric companies. The last thing they want is a ceramic mug, it would probably end up broken the first day.

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