Hot beverages, be it coffee or tea, are the love of people’s life. Most people prefer to start their mornings and end their evenings with their mood enhancing beverages. They do not just love coffee, but even have a special relationship with the mugs. Heinz company had conducted a survey which proved that about 60% of people have an emotional attachment towards their mugs.
So, if you are into the online mug selling business, you are no less than people’s love and their morning alarms. However, people won’t feel the same way about you if you keep on selling mundane mugs. In order to allure people for buying mugs from your estore, you must sell the ones that stand out from the rest. Today, several gift store owners make use of mug design software using which their customers can create their own cuppa beverage.
Take a look at the ways in which you can get innovative with mug selling using a mug designing software.
Provide Mood Enhancing Mugs
Whether it is Monday morning, or any other lazy day; work needs to be done. And during such times, people like to be around objects that motivate them. Instead of selling mundane mugs, why not enable your customers to add motivating one liners on them? When they have their favorite beverage from the mug, they might feel better and motivated to work.
Offer them with quotes like “I can and I will” or “I like my coffee black and my mornings bright” through the software. Not just that, you can also enable them to add different colors, color combinations and clipart that enhances their mood. Once they do that, they are sure to make a statement. And of course, they will also thank you for providing them with a mug that stands out from the rest!
Offer Mugs That Can be Gifted
Gift buying! Some people dread it. And forget going to a brick and mortar store. They can’t even imagine themselves visiting online store and browse through various gifts. This is because they are often confused as to if the person they’re about to gift will like generic mugs or not. How about offering them with an option to design mug that has their the receiver's favorite theme engraved on it?
A personalized coffee or tea mug will surely bring words of appreciation for your customers. It is possible to print photographs and special messages that become a lifelong memory even when they are apart. This personalized photo mug can bring a smile on their face every time they drink their favorite beverage.
Keep the Children in Mind
Do keep the children in mind. As much as they might hate drinking milk; they also might loathe drinking from a boring and plain mug. You can now render a helping hand to the parents that look out for ways to get rid of their child’s tantrums. Through a mug printing template software, you can enable your customers to choose any template design available in the software or even upload any clipart image of their choice to be printed on the mug.
We all know that children love cartoons. So, why not let your customers make their child’s favorite cartoon character like “Hello Kitty” or “Minion” on the mug? If their child drinks from these personalized milk mugs, you might just be blessed for the fantastic mugs you have!
Promote your Business Using Personalized Mugs
Google reveals that free promotional gifts encourage 20% of the global people to visit the company’s store thinking that they might get more offers. Therefore, instead of opting to promote your business through newspapers, magazines or other media, why not choose to give free personalized mugs?
You may campaign for your business by distributing these promotional mugs that carry your logo or trademark. Campaigning via personalized mugs is even cost effective compared to advertising through different media.
In a Nutshell
Now, you can get innovative with selling mugs online with the help of a mug design software. And encourage your customers to buy from your store as they can give a personal touch to the mug.
Mr. Pratik Shah is Creative Head of Brush Your Ideas, a Web-to-Print technology solution offering custom product design software and Web-to-Print Storefront Solutions. He is a tech enthusiast and an avid blogger and writes about ecommerce and web-to-print industry.