Make your magnetic calendar manufacturer work for you

Many manufacturers of business promotional items also can offer design services, either for a small fee or with the fee included in the price of your order.

I recommend: Look for direct advertisement of design services on a promotional item manufacturer's website. If the manufacturer doesn't offer custom design services for your company, call and inquire.  Some companies that offer custom design, such as Direct-Color.com, also will offer unlimited proofs until you are satisfied with your order.  You also can create promotional magnet calendars with companies that allow you to choose between having them do a custom design, submitting your own design, or using their templates to design a calendar.

Consider distribution methods for your personalized magnetic calendar

If you plan to mail your personalized calendar magnets to customers, consider the time of year you'll be mailing and if you'll need the calendar to fit in an envelope. Other distribution methods to consider are including your promotional magnetic calendars in merchandise bags at the cash register or simply displaying them on a counter at your place of business for customers to pick up.

I recommend: If you're mailing out a holiday card or other form of holiday greeting, consider using a card that comes with a perforated magnet calendar that recipients can punch out and put on their refrigerators.  Or, if you want to slip the calendar into another mailing National Pen, offers the enveloped-sized "fold flat" design you can send any time of year.

Shop the full spectrum of magnet calendars

Custom magnet calendars come in many shapes and sizes--maybe even in some designs you'd never considered. Look at some comparisons to check costs and features of a wide range of promotional products.

I recommend: Look at one good comparison of many different types of magnet calendars to compare prices and designs, and remember that if you're ordering other promotional products such as pens or notepads, you might be able to save time and money by using a single manufacturer. Some promotional magnet calendars may not even require that you get an order with your logo on them--you can just add your business card.

Give your promotional calendars that special something extra

Notepads, message boards and cut-out shapes are ways to make your magnet calendar stand out and make your promotion even more functional.

I recommend: Dry erase message boards or notepads that come built into the promotional magnet calendar can be a great place to add reminders about appointments. Other fun features for logo magnetic calendars include cut-out shapes, sports schedule magnets (rather than full 12-month calendars), and jumbo-sized calendar magnets that won't make you strain your eyes to pick out a date.