People love their dogs, but when work calls the pup has to be left at home. That’s where professional dog walkers come to the rescue, visiting homes and picking up dogs for daily adventures.
If you run a dog walking company in Canada, these promotional products and apparel ideas can help get your business up and running.
Attracting Business to your New Dog Walking Company
The thing with dog walking is, you need a lot of pups to start making money. Once you’ve got a good pack of pups and a regular schedule, it’s much easier to maintain and grow your business, allowing you to hire walkers and promote yourself.
Build a brand with custom printed dog bandanas
Giving customized bandanas to your client’s dogs will achieve a few goals at once,
- Every time someone sees you walking with multiple dogs wearing matching bandanas, they’ll know your a professional dog walker and you’ll find customers organically.
- Your clients will appreciate the gift and their dogs will look adorable in your custom printed bandana.
- Everyone in town will start to recognize your dog walking company for it’s unique branding.
Order printed tees and custom hoodies
While a dog walker travels around town with their pack, exploring local parks and side streets, their apparel can serve as a banner promoting the company. A uniquely branded hoodie or screen printed tee shirt can help your walking company stand out in the crowded market. Choose a bright and distinct colour, design a fresh logo and order screen printed apparel for your whole staff.
Bonus tip: Give out branded apparel to loyal customers and as prizes for your Instagram followers.
Posters and Banners and Cards, Oh My!
Traditional marketing methods like flyering and posters on community boards are still some of the most effective and affordable ways to spread the word about your doggy walking or boarding company.
Design custom embroidered caps
While you’re creating a strong visual brand for your dog walking company, take it to the next level with embroidered baseball caps. Custom embroidered hats make your walking company look professional and trustworthy.
Don’t underestimate the amount of trust dog owners are putting in you! You’re watching their best friend and holding onto their house keys. A custom embroidered cap tells the client that your are serious about your job and the company is here to stay.
More creative ideas for Dog Walkers
Think outside the box! Here are five quick ideas that will make your company stand out from competition:
- Custom printed water bottles are the perfect gift for dog lovers who are always walking around town. Choose from metal, plastic and glass branded water bottles.
- Metal lapel pins are a memorable object that is surprisingly affordable. People will take pride in your dog walking service, seeing you as their pup’s friend and a part of the pack. Create branded metal lapel pins that emphasize something about owning a dog and give it to your customers! They’ll appreciate the gesture and keep hiring your for months and years to come.
- Branded lanyards are surprisingly popular! Once you look out for them, you’ll notice that tons of Canadians wear custom printed lanyards and use them for their keys or ID.
- Custom mugs are the perfect gift around the winter holiday season. Giving a Christmas bundle with dog treats and a branded mug with some coffee or cocoa is a genius way to make an impression with your doggy-owning clients.
- Branded tote bags are incredible. People love using them for groceries, books or as purses/satchels. If you’ve got a great brand and a lovely logo, your custom printed tote bags will become an ad for the company around the city. Get creative with the design – dog owners love all kinds of aesthetics and pup-related designs.
