Promotional Frames & Albums
The word frame, derived from the Old English word fremmen couldn't have a more relevant etymology. We are a promotional company and get this: fremmen means to promote! Album, although it has a less coincidental history - it comes from the Latin word albus, a blank tablet on which public matters were inscribed - is an equally good promotional product.
As long as art has existed there have been frames. The earliest examples of framing dates backs to 200 B.C. when the Etruscans drew borders around their cave paintings. It was these drawn borders that acclimated the world's people to the idea that a piece of art could be isolated from the exterior world. Carved, one-piece wooden frames were first created in the Middle Ages, and it was during the Italian Renaissance that separate frames began to be manufactured. By the 1890s picture frames had grown so popular that they were rapidly produced and began to be used for promotional advertising. With the advent of modern photography, photos became ubiquitous and inexpensive for everyone to have. Frames and photo albums were in demand because people wanted to safely store and keep their mementos where they can view them at a glance. We have photo frames for tables and desks that your clients will use throughout their homes and in their offices.
The promotional photo frame is a highly successful promotional item because it places the advertiser's name in constant view and the advertiser becomes associated with the favorite picture that the recipient of the frame has chosen to display on their desk. Occupying a constant place on your client's desk gives your logo the maximum number of exposures or views it can possibly get.
At EmpirePromos we offer a huge selection of photo frames in every size and material available including metal frames, plastic frames, wooden frames and frames that include additional functionality such as time and temperature displays, provisions for keeping business cards at hand or even as part of a desk caddy that frames the picture, tells the time and holds a pen or a group of office accessories in a cup or organizer. Frames with additional functions as described above are very likely to occupy a prominent place on your clients' desks. The office desk is one of the most prized locations for a promotional product to occupy as your logo will be seen again and again, day after day.
Our frames for the desk or bureau start at prices under two dollars and go up to almost fifty dollars and include hundreds of styles to suit your image the promotional occasion the recipient's sense of style and your budget. Some of the frames featured on our site relate to corporate themes such as the star performers in an organization, architectural and design themes, glamorous themes or simple elegance. The finish of the frame you select has a great deal of relevance to the type of product or service your company is trying to promote as well as the level of executive or customer base you are trying to promote to. In some casesa plastic frame will do, in other cases polished chrome is called for and in still others an elegant leather frame will have the intended impact.
With the proliferation of digital photography, flat panel displays, and compact chips capable of storing large amounts of digital data, a new type of promotional frame has come to the marketplace. It is the digital frame that features the ability to rotate images on a timed basis or display one image. These are great for commemorating company events with a group of pictures that can be programmed to the frame and later replaced with the recipient's favorite personal photos with a simple download from their PC. Another unique promotional use of this product's potential is to promote your new product with a slide show of photos detailing the features of a new product introduction. Sports teams or media companies can use them to feature great shots of their tem in action or present a history of their memorable events. Watch for these frames to get lower in price, with larger displays and the ability to store more pictures. As always in the promotional products business, your logo is prominently displayed on the front of the frame. Digital frames are also available in miniature sizes that are part of key chains, so recipients can easily have their photos always at hand without the need for a separate device.
Photo albums make a fine personal promotional gift. While more traditional than the digital frame and substantially less expensive they provide advertisers an opportunity to associate themselves with their clients in a warm and personal way. Choose from keepsake boxes, to wallet size "brag books" to simple wire bound styles to fancy leather bound books.
If you have any questions about our promotional frames and albums, or need some ideas for your company's next promotion, please feel free to contact us at 1-877 4PROMOS /1-877 477-6667. Ordering from Empire is easy!