Tabling at an upcoming event? Exhibition may give tribes, departments new ideas for promo products
(WYANDOTTE, Okla.) If your tribe or tribal program has ever tabled at a conference, pow wow or event, you’ve probably had to make decisions about what types of promotional merchandise to hand out. Pens, business cards, water bottles - nearly anything can be customized with your tribe or tribal department’s logo. So how do you decide? A free event hosted by My Tribe Print and Promo LLC promises to give you new ideas for tribal promo products.
On September 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., tribal leaders and departmental employees can attend a free event, “Promo Pow Wow,” at the River Bend Hotel and Casino in Wyandotte. Attendees will have the chance to meet with 25 promotional product suppliers to see sample products, network and discuss ideas.
My Tribe Print and Promo CEO Tricia Williams wants attendees to think outside the box when it’s time to purchase promo products. A member of the Wyandotte Nation, Williams wants attendees to see how expansive promo merchandise can be. This mission is reflected on the Promo Pow Wow event logo, which says “Walk in curious; walk out creative.”
“Come in and just see what we've got,” Williams said, “and then as you're leaving, you've got all kinds of ideas. The whole basis of doing this is showing our clients that we can do more than just what you would think of when it comes to promo.”
Williams’ company provides business cards, notepads, customized stamps for tribal departments, blankets for domestic violence programs, water bottles, snack towers and dozens of other promotional items. They’ve done promotional branding for smudge kits for the Modoc Nation. Williams says they even offer tactical gear and ammunition for tribal police and fire departments.
Williams said she believes her company is uniquely suited to serve tribes and tribal departments.
“For me, it's more than just slinging promo,” Williams said. “It's actually making sure that our cultural aspects are preserved, that every T is crossed, every I is dotted, everything is absolutely perfect.”
Williams said she also created two apps to improve tabling at events: one is designed to help clients follow up with people who stop by their tables at events, and the other is meant to help event attendees keep track of the companies and products they’d like to explore in more detail. Both apps work by scanning a QR code to share and save information.
The event is free for tribal leaders, departments and teams, but registration is required and ends August 24. To register, click this link.
