What are some Ideas for Giveaways at an Educational Conference?

1. What are some Ideas for Giveaways at an Educational Conference? Conferences may be a fun way to learn things and are organized round the year for people to share their idea which they have developed on a particular topic and to get a hang about what others are working on. It is also a great way to rewind one’s self while learning and getting inspired by the pioneers of the respective fields. However, organizing a conference can be a hectic job and we are often left with doubts about particular topics which are capable of making or breaking the conference success. One such question which often leaves the organizer confused is “what to get as a giveaway at an educational conference?” Well; it has to be something interesting and also has to be in sync with the theme of the conference. Following are some ideas for giveaway at an educational conference.

2. 1. Care about Care Packages: When you are organizing a conference, it is your job to take care of the attendees. So why not create a giveaway gift which will help the attendees to enjoy the conference better? When at a conference, the attendees are usually always running from one event to other; they also have the need of notebooks and pens and not to forget occasional snacking options. One of the best giveaway gifts would be an ensemble of bandages, snacks, pen, notebook along with a couple of aspirins and probably a USB drive with information about your institution or the conference. 2. Skip the Business Cards: Everyone is on a lookout for a giveaway option which is cheap and interesting and will be with the attendees for years to come. Things like tote bags or files can become expensive when required in a large number. Pens, key chains and the likes are very common and can be misplaced quite easily. Business cards are no fun either and often find a place in the dustbins. One thing common with the academic conferences is the fact that most of the attendees are

3. bookworms and you can take advantage of this fact by creating custom bookmarks as giveaways. 3. T-Shirts Get Worn: When you are planning on a giveaway at an academic conference, make sure it is something which will be actually utilized by the attendees as well as make a publicity statement for your event or organization. If these criteria are not fulfilled, it is just wastage of money. Things like T-shirts are usually a hit when it comes to academic conference giveaways. You can print your logo on them and in a way publicise yourself.

4. 4. Go Small to Pay off Big: The main key to the success of the giveaway is being creative so that small things can be used to fulfil the purpose behind the publicity of the event as well the institutions. Instead of going big on the gifts, consider small things that will leave an impression on the minds of the receivers. You can prepare small packages of candies or tea bags which will be wrapped in customised wallpapers with the logo or motto of your event or organization. 5. Community-Focused Giveaways: The prime motive behind most giveaways is to make the event a memorable one. Many organizers even strive to make the attendees a walking placard to advertise their event.

5. Provide the attendees with a gift which will help them to remember your event for a long time along with the people they meet out there. Provide them with such gifts which will help them stay in contact or follow up with people who they are impressed with. Give them a memento with the details of your institute’s vital information. 6. Earn Favour Through Their Hunger: You know what makes things memorable? An element of surprise. When you provide people with things which they have never seen before, they are bound to be surprised by your product and will remember it for a long time. You can try providing them with newly launched products or something innovative which they do not encounter as a daily part of their life. Things like a customised fridge magnet or a local specialty of the region where the conference is being held may suffice the job.

6. 7. Who Says It Must Be Tangible? Whenever we think of providing attendees with a giveaway, we immediately start conjuring materialistic things which we can offer them. Why only material things? Why not intangible gifts? Materials have a knack of getting lost or worn out with time. However, intangible things like e-books or downloadable papers with follow ups of the events of the conference will remain with the attendees for a long time. You can circulate them even after the conference is over via e-mail or upload them on the conference channel or blog for the attendees to download.

7. 8. Step In as a Sponsor: One of the greatest giveaways will be to provide someone with a chance to present their idea well in front of the audience. You can become a sponsor and offer the attendees with the necessary equipments to build their models which they will be able to showcase in the workshop. 9. Offer Something Useful: What is the worth of a giveaway gift that would be rendered useless in the near future? Provide people with a gift which they will be able to use in their daily life and mark it with your tag line and/or logo to make them remember your event each day.

8. 10.Stay Away From the Usual Giveaways: Try avoiding the giveaways which are usually provided by the organizers at the academic conferences and think of something unique which will catch the attention of the attendees. Usual things commonly go unnoticed. We hope that the ideas provided in this article will give you a fair idea about what you should get as your next giveaway gift.

9. Make it interesting and people will hold on to your giveaway as a cherished memory throughout their lifetime. Designed By : Allconferencealert