Small businesses marketing has one major advantage over the larger companies. The speed of decision making. The speed of which the decisions can be made and the type of decisions can really make the difference in this economy. Here are 2 must have promotional products items your business must decide to buy in 2010:

- Mugs: These low cost items can really prove to be cost per impression superstars. The absolute best promotional product in my opinion is the good old fashion $2 logo’d mug. Heres the idea. If the average person keeps a mug for 10 years, which they do, and drinks 3 cups of coffee a day, the cost per impression equal about .00002. That’s amazingingly low and the mug will be in front of the customer for years to come.

- Awards: Who in their right mind would throw away an award they won? No one. In fact, I venture to say that majority of award winners past down these dust collectors from generation to generation. So way not implement a logo’d award program for your top 10 clients. Give the award as a way to for example, acknowledge most improved this, best that, or whatever idea you can think of. Your companies award will be the talk of your clients office and that a good thing.