Popular Promotional Products For Nurses & Essential Workers 2021

Popular Promotional Products For Nurses & Essential Workers 2021

The need for medical promotional items has grown significantly in 2020 as we tackle COVID-19 and the seasonal flu.

The healthcare industry faces challenges each day to recruit nurses and doctors, and show support for current ones. According to the Occupational Health & Safety agency, healthcare workers this year are experiencing high incidents of burnout and PTSD due to long hours in traumatic conditions.

An equally crucial task for those in the healthcare field is informing and guiding the public in an accurate and timely manner. Finding the best method to deliver your message and spread awareness is a must.

Wellness products, including healthcare promotional items, are vital tools for health departments, hospitals, nursing homes and others in our communities. The right products can boost employee morale, reduce contact with germs and lessen stress for everyone. Additionally, customizing items with your company or organization’s logo delivers transparency and authenticity in these uncertain times. They can be a great way to remind your community that you are there for them through these difficult times.

Top healthcare giveaways, gifts and tools

Those in the healthcare field have for decades relied on wellness products to spread their message and show their employees they are appreciated. Here are the most popular healthcare products used today:

Touch Tool

The TouchTool says, "Stay back!" to germs that try to get on your hands. This genius tool is a giveaway that will be used multiple times everyday. The Touch Tool touches all the germs for you - pin pads, door handles, touchscreens, mail boxes, restroom handles, and more!

Hand Sanitizer

Coming across hand sanitizer is just about as rare as finding toilet paper these days. Prevent the spread of germs anytime, anywhere with custom antibacterial hand sanitizers. Their small size is perfect for carrying it around from the grocery store to public restrooms. All of our hand sanitizer options are FDA registered and approved.

Face Masks

I'm sure you've become well-acquainted with the face mask by now. Our washable and reusable face masks are an essential product for getting employees back in the office. Our most popular non-medical grade face mask is made from 100 percent cotton with spandex ear loops for a comfortable fit to run daily errands or work in.

Stainless Steel Tumblers

Some offices have shifted to BYOT (bring your own tumbler) in order to keep germs from spreading. Employees will appreciate receiving a stainless steel travel tumbler that keeps beverages hot or cold as they get back to commuting to and from work.

Custom T-shirts

Custom t-shirts with a unique design are one of the most popular products to show appreciation. Add a personalized design on the front and your logo on the back.

Tote Bags

Cotton tote bags are the durable alternative to cheap shopping bags made of low quality plastic. Your essential workers will happily receive Tote bags for routine grocery and shopping. But prefer offering them sturdy and durable canvas bags or insulated tote bags. The larger imprint area on these bags allows you to print your medical logo, company name, and brand message broadly for clear brand visibility. Employees can use tote bags for multiple purposes as daily carrying bags, lunch bags and in many other ways, making them versatile promotional products for your industry.

Power Bank

Free your hard workers from the wall outlet or prevent clusters of phones from charging right next to each other. Durable, sleek, and compact, the Power Bank will be used by employees on a daily basis to have charging power anywhere they go.

Water Bottles

Keep your essential workers hydrated with custom water bottles. They come in a variety of styles and are important given the elimination of water fountains and water coolers.

Promotional Pens

No matter what industry you are in. Pens are always a necessity for filling out paperwork and note taking. Best of all, custom pens are available in a ton of styles and also available with an anti-microbial coating to prevent germs.

Anti-Microbial Wipes & Tissues

Say goodbye to the communal tissue box! Tissue packets and wet wipes are an ideal product to give to employees so they aren't reaching for the same tissues. Each packet, available in several colors, contains 20 tissues. The compact size allows the tissue packet to fit easily in pockets or bags - making it a useful and great way to spread brand awareness.

25 Fast Facts About Promotional Products

Bonus Fact: Over 70% of U.S. consumers own some type of promotional drinkware. How's that for high-staying power and repeated impressions?

1. Fifty-three percent of these people use a promotional product at least once a week.

2. Six in 10 of them keep promotional products for up to two years.

3. Only one in five people will trash an unwanted promotional product.

4. Before receiving a promotional product, 55 percent of people had done business with the advertiser. After receiving a promotional product, 85 percent of people did business with the advertiser.

5. With nearly six thousand impressions, bags generate more impressions than any other promotional product in the U.S.

6. Thirty-one percent of U.S. consumers own a promotional bag.

7. At one-tenth of a cent, bags tie with writing instruments for the lowest cost per impression of any promotional product in the U.S.

8. The first known promotional products – commemorative buttons – trace back to 1789 when George Washington was elected president.

9. Fifty-three percent of the time, promotional products create a more favorable impression of the advertiser.

10. Forty-eight percent of consumers would like to receive promotional products more often.

11. Consumers hang on to promotional products for an average of 6.6 months.

12. Sixty-nine percent of consumers would pick up a promotional product if they deemed it useful.

13. Sixty-three percent of consumers pass along the promotional products they no longer wish to keep.

14. Eighty-nine percent of consumers can recall the advertiser of a promotional product they’d received in the last two years.

15. Ninety-one percent of consumers have at least one promotional product in their kitchen, 74 percent have at least one in their workspace, 55 percent have at least one in their bedroom.

16. Seventy-seven percent of consumers say a promotional product’s usefulness is the number-one reason to keep it, with health and safety products, computer products and writing instruments ranked as the most useful.

17. The top five buyers of promotional products are clients in education, finance, not-for-profit, healthcare, and construction.

18. Wearables are the top product category, followed by writing instruments, bags, calendars and drinkware.

19. The first promotional product tradeshow was held in 1914 – there were 32 exhibitors.

20. Women are more likely to have bags, writing instruments and calendars, whereas men are more likely to own shirts and caps.

21. Ownership of logo outerwear is highest in the Midwest, with 15 percent of people owning an item.

22. Logo mugs in particular are more effective advertising than radio and television spots; 57 percent of people were able to recall the advertiser on a mug, versus 32 percent of radio and 28 percent of T.V.

23. Adding a promotional product to the media mix increases the effectiveness of other media by up to 44 percent.

24. Promotional products draw as many as 500 percent more referrals from satisfied customers than an appeal letter alone.

25. Eight in 10 consumers own between one and 10 promotional products.