Putting a new “spin” on the corporate golf gift market can be as easy as ordering 100 dozen logo golf balls, or as challenging as choosing an all-inclusive golf getaway vacation for your best customer who will not travel by air.

Three things that may help in your planning are as follows:

1. New products for golf are introduced (generally) in January at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando Florida, followed by promotional industry trade shows that distributors can find some new items sometimes based on products unveiled at the PGA Show. 
   
   
2. New for golf is usually a good thing.
   
   
3. Know your intended recipient.
   
   

The PGA merchandise show is the granddaddy of all golf shows.  My first introduction to this event was exhibiting a Greg Norman golf game software program as a guest in a golf book distributor’s booth.  The gentleman who owned the book distribution company at the time regaled us with the stories of the early PGA West Cost Merchandise shows held in an underground parking garage.  The show has grown to one million square feet and over 45,000 golf professional attending, very different from the beginning years.

Over one thousand exhibitors will be there showing their latest and best products.  Many of these items fill a dual role of being available at retail as well as available with custom logos as corporate and tournament gifts.  In fact, the lines are becoming blurred as major online golf specialty stores now offer custom logo merchandise, and some have gift and tournament divisions.

As a consumer, I always liked to shop where I know I will get the best service, quality, availability, and price and pretty much in that order.  I think when you are shopping for a tournament or corporate program, this is critical.  Some golf retail companies are going to lengths to become proficient at logo items beyond golf balls and shirts.  Several are doing a great job of entering this market.

On the other hand, there are thousands of promotional professionals who deal with logos every day and can work with you (locally in most cases), to make sure your product is exactly what you want, the way you want it and can that your order arrives on time.  Some offer web site “company store” services for larger customers and golf is usually a category for these corporate gift product e-stores.

Thank you gifts may be just the ticket for your clients whom you know play golf; however, what about potential customers that have become true prospects?  A golf item with your logo can go a long way towards making sure you are the one they remember after seeing 15 vendors in the same week.

Gotta-Grip has purposely planned our pricing and price-breaks per quantity, to allow for not only tournaments with as little as 36 players, but also corporate programs that call for thousands of golf related products.  This is important whether it is our product, or any other product you may be looking at.  A GPS unit may be a great way to thank a single customer, but if you need to get 1,000, this may not be the best choice for you.

In addition, some items have minimums that start in the hundreds.

It pays to shop around and keep you eyes and ears open for new products.  Be sure to look at Gotta-Grip.

Keep it fun…Enjoy Golf!

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