How Silicone Wristbands Became so Successful
Also called gel bracelets, rubber wristbands and various other names. Silicone wristbands are a highly popular promotional item worn by both children and adults to show their support for a charity, or non profit organisation, with large corporate companies turning to wristbands in recent years.
In the early 2000s, bracelets manufactured from silicon, with printed messages were worn to show support for various charities and organisations.
Silicon bracelets were made even more popular by the “LIVESTRONG” campaign launched in may 2004 as a fundraising item for the Lance Armstrong foundation. It did not take long for other charities and organisations to catch on and use printed and debosssed wristbands as a primary advertising medium.
Hundreds of USA, And Australian charities still utilise silicon bangles in there promotional campaign, with people like David Beckham, Prince harry and Jeremy Clarkson all sporting the “Help for heroes” Wristbands. Wristbands also have other benefits like being manufactured from 100% Hypo-allergenic silicon making them ideal for use in hospital and allergy awareness campaigns.
If your next promo is going to involve wristbands then there is a few things to consider when designing and ordering the items.
Printed wristbands: Printing guide
When printing on a silicon wristband there is a few guidelines we have to adhear to.
The maximum height of the print on a standard silicon wristband must be 10mm or it begins to come off the edges and parts of your text will go missing! not good for brand awareness, Most manufacturers can print complex logo’s on the wristbands, fonts and styles are also available.
So if these are going to cost you then we might aswell make them look awesome right? and there is no extra charge for print amounts (only extra colours).
If you have art or a logo you would like on the wristband then most wristband companies are more than happy to re-trace, touch up the logo and send you a visual preview of the final printed wristbands for your viewing pleasure!
Fonts are also a great way to mix up the printed wristbands, Choose a funky font from your computer or let them show you a few fonts that suit your wristbands purpose if your not fond of it then a good company will gladly change the design, Remember we offer free artwork amendment to all of our clients.
Summary.
1. Fill your Printed wristbands with as much print as possible its free!
2. Send us your logo and we will add it to the wristband design
3. Free visual preview before production with unlimited amendment
4. Choose a funky font to make your wristbands stand out
5. Print in any colour, choose a strong colour to make your message stick out!
