Branded Advent Calendars are a cost effective and creative way to promote your brand in the run up to Christmas. Whether you want to treat your staff or customers, promotional advent calendars are the perfect way to reinforce positive associations with your company. Plus, they come in all shapes and sizes, have a huge branding space to play with and can be filled with all sorts of goodies to cater for a wide range of audiences.
Types of Promotional Advent Calendars
1. Traditional Advent Calendars
If you want to make a real impact, the traditional larger custom advent calendars are a great choice. They are approximately A4 size, and can be hung on the wall in either a portrait or landscape format.
They are easy-to-post and filled with delicious milk or Vegan dark chocolate made in the finest cocoa in a UK chocolate factory. Behind each window a chocolate tile features a moulded icon, which can be customised. Choose from a selection of our stock graphics and add your logo, or your own completely bespoke design.
2. Desktop Advent Calendars
Slightly smaller in size, approximately A5, these calendars are ideal for desktops. So if your audience is desk based, this could be the one for you. Again, they can be portrait or landscape in orientation and contain around 60g of chocolate treats.
3. 12 Day Advent Calendar
If you are looking to span the count down over a shorter time scale, you may want to opt for a 12 day advent calendar. With double the treats behind each door, the receiver is in for a treat! The calendars contain 60g of milk chocolate in total and can be personalised with a full colour print to the whole box. These calendars are UK Made with strong food grade FSC Card which is biodegradable, and recyclable trays made from a minimum of 50% recycled PET.
Bespoke Shape Branded Advent Calendars
Particularly eye catching and memorable are our bespoke shape promotional advent calendars. From 3D trucks and vans, to packaging that looks like a laptop or a pyramid Christmas tree, there are lots of options to choose from.
Brand Name Promotional Advent Calendars
If you want to associate your company with a quality chocolatier, why not consider our Lindt, Milka, Fairtrade or Celebrations® calendars?
Eco-friendly Branded Advent Calendars
As well as having 100% recyclable card which is responsibly sourced and the option of recycled PET trays, you could also opt for a totally plastic free version. They are made from 100 % Degradable Raw Materials, and with each advent calendar bought, 1 Cent will be donated to World Vision Projects.
Worlds Smallest Advent Calendars
If you are looking for something different, what about these tiny blister pack calendars which are approximately 113 x 77 x 7 Mm. You can choose from Pulmoll Pastilles or Chocolate Buttons. The MOQ is 1000 and you can upgrade to include a branded slipcase.
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What are branded advent calendars?
Dating back to the 19th century when Lutheran children counted the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas, the traditional advent calendar was transformed in the late 20th century by chocolate companies with the addition of a chocolate under each window. Branded advent calendars are just that – a number of windows with chocolate behind each, to be opened every day on the run up to Christmas day. The difference is that they are completely bespoke, and you can add your brand logo, colours, marketing message and contact details.
Types of Promotional Advent Calendars
Our branded advent calendars come in a range of shapes and sizes and have a massive branding area to get your message across and marketing call to actions:
- The whole of the packaging used can be branded as well as the insides of the windows.
- You can choose from a range of chocolate types from milk, dark, Vegan or brand names like Lindt and Toblerone.
- There are also different chocolate moulds too, from circles and squares with festive embossed shapes to Neapolitan wrapped chocolates and brand named wrapped chocolates too.
- The calendars can be individually shrink wrapped, keeping them fresher for longer.
- There are eco options which are plastic-free and can be composted/recycled and/or the trays are made from Recycled PET.
Why use promotional advent calendars?
Boost Morale
Custom promotional advent calendars are a great way to spread festive cheer and provide a little treat each day as the weather turns colder and the nights draw in on the run up to Christmas. They are a simple way to surprise and thank both your colleagues and customers alike. Plus, chocolate is well-known to be an instant mood booster!
Build Relationships
Christmas time is a time of giving and celebration. Most people are already in a feel good mood with parties and occasions to look forward to and workplaces decked out. By sending a printed advent calendar with your logo on, your brand can be part of and reflected in this positive, party atmosphere. You could even add “meet the team” photos to your calendar to put faces to names of your staff to help build relationships.
A direct mail campaign to a top client list could be a great tactic to consider and promotional advent calendars are a relatively inexpensive option to provide a gift that will certainly receive more “desk time” than alternative festive desk items.
You could even consider giving out branded advent calendars at winter trade shows or events. They would certainly get “tongues wagging” with this stand out promotional gift.
Positive Brand Exposure
Branded advent calendars provide a constant reminder of your company during December in a very cost effective way. Filled with tasty treats, they are always positively received, and will almost certainly guarantee brand exposure for the whole month.
Cost Effective
Depending on your target audience, the cost per impression can be incredibly low. Our desktop branded advent calendars start from just £2.95 per unit. Given the promotional advent calendars are slim and light, they can be mailed out at a relatively low cost and will fit the bill for a number of marketing uses.
Large Branding Area
The branding possibilities are fantastic on bespoke advent calendars with the entire external packaging available to take up to a full colour process print to both the front and back. This is an ideal platform to place your logo, the products and services you offer, any promotions and your contact details. You can apply your marketing message by utilising one of our template designs or start from scratch with your own artwork for a more bespoke feel.
Ordering Your Branded Advent Calendars
Order Deadlines
The lead-time is the only restriction with this product, and this is mainly down to the fact that you will quite rightly want your promotional advent calendars in place before December 1st. Due to this seasonal nature, the peak time for ordering personalised advent calendars is usually in the month of October. With an approx. 4 week lead time, regardless of quantity, it is essential to place your orders and have artwork approved by the end of October.
Delivery To Your Door
We can now post both desktop or traditional branded advent calendars on your behalf to individual UK mainland addresses. So if your team or clients are working from home, they will receive their treat directly to their doorstep! This will save you the hassle and time of organising the fulfilment yourself.
- Advents packed into mailing cartons
- Printed address labels supplied and applied
- Printed postage supplied and applied
- 1st class postage option as well as a next day ‘sign for’ service to choose from
We would love to help you
So if you are looking to bring a smile to those you care about and create an engaging Christmas marketing campaign throughout December – a the branded advent calendar could be the solution. We here at Steel City would love to help you in your choice of promotional advent calendar – and ensure you select the perfect item in time for the first day of advent!
You can contact us or call 0114 275 4150 and we will provide advice, ideas, visuals and quotes.
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Please note this blog has been updated from original post in October 2020.
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