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Many towns and cities use custom pins to promote.

08-18-11

I recently found an article about a common trend in municipalities using lapel pins.

Although lapel pins are often sold for retail purposes or for service recognition for employees, many towns use lapel pins to brand their town to potential businesses and visitors.

 

One such town, Nogales, Arizona are trying to change peoples opinion of their town.  “The city ordered 5,000 bumper stickers and lapel pins with a new slogan, “Nogales AZ, a great little place to be,” and the stickers are being placed on all city vehicles. The previous city slogan, “You’re among friends,” coined in 2000, will still be used on promotional materials, according to the mayor.”

As always,  this blog is for your information about custom lapel pins and trends in the emblematic jewelry industry.  We hope you find it interesting.

Custom Mini-Badge Lapel Pins for Fire Departments, Government Agencies and Police Departments

08-17-11

PinCrafters has created hundreds of different mini-badges for numerous Fire Departments, Police Departments, EMT’s, Federal Agencies and many more.  These mini-badges or custom pins duplicate an organizations badge, seal or patch as a small custom pin that can be used in many ways.

Many groups use these mini-badges in an ID wallet to show their membership of a certain group.  Whatever the shape, size, and colors you need for your badge we can help you make these exactly the way you envision.

We can also use the mini-badge as a Precious Metal lapel pin using 14K or Sterling Silver if you are looking for an even more valuable piece of  emblematic jewelry at factory direct prices.

 

How do Universities and High Schools use custom lapel pins?

08-15-11

As a custom lapel pin maker for over 15 years, PinCrafters has designed lapel pins for a number of learning institutions for a variety of reasons.  This post is to describe the most common ways these schools use pins.

 

Alumni Custom Pins:  There are a variety of alumni organizations that use lapel pins for their members.  Many love that they have a pin to show they had once attended their Universities.  We have seen in the past some alumni groups requesting a design for reunions.  High quality custom enamel pins are a great keep sake for a 5, 10 or even 50 year reunion.

 

Retail Sales of Lapel Pins:  Of course every book store sells a lapel pin that incorporates the school name and/or logo.  Our wholesale pricing allows many Universities and High Schools to sell not only custom pins manufactured by PinCrafters but key chains, lanyards, ear rings, patches and many of our other products.

 

There are hundreds of ways schools use custom pins and the other products we manufacture.  Special events, booster clubs, fraternity and sororities are just a few.  Our free design service is not only fast to get you a design back but very creative to create a customized pin that you will be satisfied with.

 

Custom Lapel Pins for Fraternal Organizations (pt 2.)

08-09-11

Fraternal organizations are groups that are formed based on a common bond, as with social or academic interests. Examples of fraternal organizations include college fraternities which are based on religion, previous members or just common interests.  Such a group would be the Freemasonry.   PinCrafters has worked very closely with many of the Masons chapters to manufacture coins, medallions and of course custom pins.

While some groups prefer the hard enamel process, others like the look of a die struck or antiqued effect.  There are no limitations as to what you can create with lapel pins.  As a wholesale manufacturer, we not only can customize your pin to and design you like but will provide it to you at a wholesale price.

 

Custom Lapel Pins for Fraternal Organizations (pt 1.)

08-09-11

What are the origins of fraternal organizations and what types of custom pins do they use?

There are known fraternal organizations which existed as far back as ancient Greece and Rome, and analogous institutions in the late medieval period called confraternities, which were lay organizations allied to the Catholic Church. These confraternities evolved into purely secular fraternal societies.  The term fraternal organization is from the Latin frater, meaning brother.  Many of these organizations use lapel pins and medallions to show membership and service. Some use the pins for events or even at conventions where they have pin trading clubs.  The pins that are the “coolest” are the ones that trade better.

Here at PinCrafters we have designed and manufactured many custom pins for a variety of such organizations.  We have become a licensed vendor for Lions Club, Elks Club and many others.

Why is pincrafters.com the number one choice for custom pins?

08-04-11

For over 10 years and a combined 30 years experience in producing custom pins.  PinCrafters has always made customer satisfaction their number one priority.  Whether the pin we design for free is for your association, service recognition, religious organization, youth trading pin or many of the other uses, our customers always come back to pincrafters.com for all of their lapel pin needs.

There are many promotional items to choose from and lapel pins have always been a popular choice because of their uniqueness and durability.  Many of our customers are corporations that not only use their lapel pins for service but often produce them to use as a token of achievement when accomplishing a training or milestone.

Custom Lapel Pins Testimonials.

08-02-11

What good are testimonials? Well to us they mean a lot.  when we start working on a custom design for a customer, we have one thing in mind.  to make sure all of our customers are 100% satisfied with their pins.  Not only are our wholesale pricing a benefit but the free designs from our art department and friendly service make us a company that people love to work with.  Whether your order is for 50 custom pins or 50,000 pins, your satisfaction is our number one priority.

Word of mouth is the best form of advertising any business.  An thanks to our customers, we have continued to be the lapel pin manufacturer of choice for returning customers as well as new ones.

Please visit our testimonial section to see just a few comments about our products and service.  Then give us a call or click here to start working on your own custom lapel pin you will be proud to wear or give.

” We have received our pins and we just love them! Thank you for working with us. Ann Morrow was so very patient with all

Of our requests for changes. If she had not worked with me on so many variations we would not have chosen a pin from your

Company. Again, many thanks for a lovely product that we are proud to present to our Neuroscience staff members.

Lisa S. RN CMSRN

How Fast Can You Custom Trading Lapel Pins?

08-02-11

This is one of the most consistent questions we get here at PinCrafters.  How quickly can I get my custom pins for team trading.  As many of you are aware, pin trading your custom lapel pins is a very popular event at many of the youth sporting tournaments.  Often we get calls from teams looking to get a quick turnaround for their custom pins because they have one a tournament or are heading to the little league world series.  Have no fear.  Here at PinCrafters Custom Pins we can put your logo or design on a lapel pin in as litttle as 5 days.  Now that is rush service.

At PinCrafters, you can buy your pins at wholesale prices.  So do not hesitate to send us your logo, receive a free lapel pin design, and place your order today.