Beyond School Uniforms

Wednesday 16th of September 2009 03:52:14 AM

With the huge media focus on school uniforms many promotional clothing distributers are focusing their sales primarily on this niche. However, there are other markets within the school environment that can benefit from logo tee shirts and polo shirts.

School gym clothes are possibly the first inroad promotional clothing companies had to public schools. Before public schools instituted uniform policies the gym uniform, a logo tee shirt and gym shorts, was the only promotional item required by the school.

A promotional clothing distributer can put together a complete package and offer great savings to students and their families. Packages can include everything they need to start school, including all uniform pieces and gym clothes, or separate pieces.

Other areas of opportunity within the school include fundraising and staff. Fundraising groups, including the PTA and PTO, consider yearly tee shirts and sweatshirts to be one of their most popular fundraisers. They are marketed as school pride events and really bring in the dollars for these groups.

Teachers and staff are always looking for something comfortable and easy to wear. When a promotional clothes distributer is taking orders at the school he can drop off a sample rack for teachers containing various cotton tee shirts, sweat shirts, hoodies, polo shirts, sweaters, and more. Teachers and staff can place an order for the items they like.

In addition, don’t forget extracurricular activities. Promotional clothing distributors may not have the right stock on hand to outfit a football team but they can supply a track team, a drama club, a volley ball team, a golf team, and just about any other school team or club with the appropriate tee shirts or polo shirts. The school uniform is only the most recent reason to develop a relationship with local public schools – other reasons have been in place and are waiting for someone to take the ball and run with it!