Promotional Desk Calendars Key Terms

Enhance your message with promotional desk calendars key terms

Calendars have been a mainstay on desks across the land for ages, and using them to advertising your business requires a working knowledge of promotional desk calendars key terms. Calendars have taken their rightful place alongside pencil cups, tape dispensers, staplers and phones on workspaces everywhere, and few would argue the convenience of being able to find a day or date of the year at a glance. When the calendar boasts your company's name, it provides a solid year of daily advertising.

If you're considering promotional desk calendars as a year-end "thank you" for existing customers, or you want a simple yet effective way to get your name in front of potential new customers in the new year, here are some key terms you'll likely run across in your search:

 

Tent style

A tent-style promotional desk calendar is in the shape of a triangle, with the base holding it up at the bottom, similar to a tent. The custom imprint typically is at the bottom, visible beneath the tear-off pad of month pages.
Try: Head over to 4imprint USA to see an example of -- and options for ordering -- tent-style promotional desk calendars.

Desk pad style

A desk pad promotional desk calendar is intended to be used on the surface of a desk as a sort of desk blotter. The custom imprint typically is along the top or at the bottom.
Try: Get a good idea of what a desk pad calendar looks like and the options available at Calendars Now.

Perpetual

A perpetual calendar is a calendar that -- with a little bit of manual monthly finagling from the user -- never goes out of date. Placement of the custom imprint varies, depending on the design of the calendar.
Try: Perpetual promotional desk calendars, like the one at Promopeddler, are pricier than traditional paper calendars -- but they last forever.

Mousepaper

A mousepaper style of promotional desk calendar serves as a mousepad, a notepad and a calendar. The custom imprint appears on each page, typically below the calendar.
Try: See and read about the features of one of these triple-function promotional calendars at Garrett Specialties.

Memo style

Memo style promotional desk calendars are mounted on a cardboard stand that folds flat for mailing but stands up sturdily when displayed on a desk. The custom imprint generally appears at the top of the cardboard backing for maximum visibility.
Try: See a memo style promotional desk calendar for yourself at ePromos.

Pop up

Pop-up promotional desk calendars fold flat but "spring up" into spherical action when released. The custom imprint typically appears on one of the panels.
Try: Visit Metacafe to see a pop-up promotional desk calendar in action.

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