Why Buy Customized Hand Fans?

Outdoor events such as festivals, concerts, and sports games can heat up, especially in the summer, which is why customized hand fans make great promotional items for such events.

Give someone a hand fan when he or she really needs one, and he or she will appreciate it much more than almost any other promotional item you can give away. As mentioned already, personalized hand fans are great for outdoor events, but they are also ideal as favors at outdoor weddings and as handouts at crowded churches without central air conditioning.

Types of Personalized Hand Fans

InkHead has three different categories of hand fan: paper hand fans, plastic hand fans, and small electric hand fans. Each category has its advantages and disadvantages, so let’s take a closer look at each type of fan to see which is best for your promotional campaign.

Paper Hand Fans

Paper hand fans are the simplest type of fan available. Generally speaking, such fans consist of cardboard stock that is held using an 8″ basswood handle adhered to the back of the fan. For the most part, pricing shown on InkHead’s paper hand fans includes printing any one color on one side. Check the product description for further details on other imprint methods available. Because paper fans are not very durable, you should purchase some only if you’re content in not having the fans returned or reused more than a day or two.

Bottom line: Hand out paper fans without expecting to have them returned.
Good for: Weddings, churches, outdoor festivals, and sporting events.

Plastic Hand Fans

If you are seeking a giveaway item with greater durability than our paper hand fans, then consider going with one of our plastic hand fans. Although they are a bit more expensive than paper hand fans, plastic fans will last much longer and stand up well to repeated use, making them ideal for use as a spirit item at a sporting event or a campaign tool at political rallies. Also, because they last longer, plastic hand fans generally attain more impressions per unit than paper hand fans.

Bottom line: More durable but costlier than paper, plastic hand fans are a solid promotional item.
Good for: Sporting events, political rallies, and churches.

Small Electric Fans

Sometimes, a simple, manual-operated hand fan is not enough, which is why InkHead also offers small electric fans. Because of the added cost of electric fans, you probably will not want to hand out them out indiscriminately at an outdoor booth or event table. Instead, use the items as incentives to sign up for your service, listen to your sales pitch, or make a minimal donation to your cause.  Another good use for them would be to give away as small-time raffle prizes at a company or church picnic. Finally, think about using them as a part of a direct mail campaign during the summer months when your business may be slow.

Bottom line: Ideal as incentive for a sign-up or donation.
Good for: Charities, churches, small and large businesses.

Remember that the items featured here are for illustrative purposes only and may not be in stock at the time of ordering.

How to Buy Promotional Hand Fans

Now that we’ve covered the different types of hand fans, let’s discuss things you will need to consider when purchasing some, namely your intended use, the imprint method used on the item, and what quantity to order.

Use

We’ve already discussed some of the possible uses for personalized hand fans, but let’s review them again:

• Churches without central air-conditioning or those that suffer from crowding could pass out church hand fans to their congregations.
• Wedding hand fans are also very popular.
• Active in your child’s athletic program at school? Some plastic hand fans will be great for increasing school spirit at pep rallies and sports games.
• If you or someone you know is running for public office, a hand fan makes a great canvas for your slogan or message.
• Almost any outdoor event is an ideal venue for a promotional hand fan. Pick some up to keep festival- and concert-goers cool.

Imprint Method

The imprint method used for hand fans varies by type. By and large, most paper hand fans are customized using offset lithography, but some of our fans also take four-color process printing, so be sure to consult the description of the item you’re interested in to see what method will be used. Plastic fans and small electric fans are generally imprinted via silk-screening.

Quantity

Minimum quantity for most fans is at least 100. Remember that paper hand fans may be misplaced or forgotten, so you may want to increase your order accordingly.

Ready to order some customized hand fans? Have a question about these products? Please contact us. We can take your order over the phone or answer any questions you may have.