Wednesday, 26 May 2010

World Cup Fever Hits the Promotional Industry

Unless you live on another planet you will be more than aware that the world cup 2010 is nearly here and world cup fever has hit the promotional market in a big way! The world cup holds huge marketing potential and companies from around the world will be competing to capture the attention of the millions of people watching and with such a large audience even a small percentage could results in extra sales totalling 100,000's, so it is not hard to see why companies marketing expenditure will increase dramatically during this period!

The promotional industry also plays a big role in such events as they are often the companies who will source and supply the official and non official world cup merchandise, ranging from t-shirts, mouse mats, USB gadgets, posters...in fact nearly every item you see around this time of year will have some form of football theme!

You may be thinking that you may have left it a little late to jump onto the World Cup bandwagon, but you would be wrong as most promotional items only taking a 2 or 3 weeks to produce! This leaves you plenty of time to market and distribute before the big event! One of the latest products to get football treatment is the promotional flash drive. These stylish yet practical storage devices have always been available in a variety of shapes and sizes but the forthcoming world cup as well and truly launched the football theme into action!

It is now possible to get a range of promotional usb drives in a variety of football themes, which include a USB football, USB football boot, USB football player and you can even get your very own shape made! Yes that is right, if you have a shape in mind, then why not make it into a custom shaped promotional flash drive? Available in a range of memory sizes promotional flash drives give you the perfect advertising canvas to promote your brand and as they are products that people use on a daily basis, they will be seen and used for years to come giving you maximum brand exposure!

Come on England!

Matthew Money is the online editor for USB Flash which is a leading UK supplier of promotional flash drives and custom USB drives.

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Office Worker ready for world cup trials

The entire international soccer fraternity is waiting with baited breath for the year 2010. The eyes of every soccer lover will be riveted on South Africa between 11 June and 11 July 2010 to view the South Africa world cup. Sales for the tickets of this mega annual soccer event are already available from selected outlets and one can also purchase the world cup tickets from selected online ticket sales counters. 32 countries divided into eight groups from A to H will be fighting off each other to have a go at the gold cup which determines who is the most supreme of all countries in the field of world soccer.

Though there are many other sporting events that are held throughout the world every year, none of them invoke as much attention from the rest of the world like the soccer world cup. For the duration of the entire month, football aficionados all over the world will be treated to online telecasts and news. In fact for the duration of the world cup soccer, no other channels will have more viewers than those that are telecasting the Africa world cup. The 2010 world cup soccer in South Africa will be held in a number of stadiums scattered all over South Africa and they are:

The Free State Stadium, the Green Point Stadium, the Durban Stadium, the Ellis Park Stadium, the Soccer City Stadium, Port Elizabeth Stadium, Mbombela Stadium, the Peter Mokaba Stadium, the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, and the Loftus Versfeld Stadium. Special arrangements have been made for guests from other countries who shall be visiting South Africa to attend and view the mega event of the king of sports. However, it is recommended to those who are interested to visit the South Africa world cup, to book their tickets well in advance and also to book their hotel rooms earliest possible.

Those who shall wait for the last moment might well get disappointed since they shall not be able to find any accommodation. It is a fact that no other sporting event in the world draws as much crowds or has as international TV coverage as the world cup. It is high time that you too took advantage of the special offers and discounts being provided by online ticket selling sites. There are several sites that provide you with an option to lay bets too and some of them even provide visitors with discount codes that can be used to get special discounted rates on tickets.

Some who are lucky enough to have friends and relatives in South Africa will be spared the ordeal of hunting around for the best located seats to this mega event. The reason for this being that some of the best seats... those located just behind the goal... is reserved for nationals of South Africa only. It is high time that you wore the colors of your favorite team and prepared yourself to descend on South Africa to view the king of all sporting events. Get ready for the mania called the world cup.

For Further Details, visit 2010 World Cup and Soccer News

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