Foil stamping is a practical process that can really bring your creativity to life. No matter what kind of foil stamping machine or method you’re using, the benefits of applying this to products that matter are plentiful. If you’re keen to make your offering distinctive, and you have ideas on how to design an aesthetic that achieves this, then foil stamping is a great tool for making your products stand out. Here’s why:
“Look at me” advertising
If you want to make your products stand out then foil stamping adds a very distinctive element of high visibility. It has a feel of high end luxury that is instantly recognisable and a kind of sparkle that attracts the eye over other products on the shelf. Foil stamping also offers plenty of room for individual creativity, whether you’re using gold or silver foils or opting for one of the metallic colours instead. You can use foil stamping on many different surfaces too, from wood to leather, so it’s incredibly versatile whatever your product range is. The Foil and Specialist Affects Association carried out a study that established that this kind of high visibility, luxury appearance tends to engage people faster, and for longer, too.
We are instinctively drawn to shiny things
It may sound simplified but human beings like shiny things. And, if you’re going to look deeper into the cultural conditioning that we all go through, you’ll find that most people tend to associate metallics with wealth, status, excitement and luxury. Foil stamping can communicate quality far more quickly and effectively than other branding, and products that are foil stamped are more likely to attract attention and (if in a physical shop) to be picked up.
Sustain your authenticity
Hot foil stamping prevents forgeries – it’s not a process that is easy for anyone to replicate if they are trying to copy your products and what you do, so it can be a key tool in ensuring customers are only ever buying your originals. This can help to establish the consistency of your brand and also that it is associated with genuine quality.
Ensure that your brand really stands out
It’s a saturated market that many of us operate in today and there are few opportunities to ensure that your business really stands out in the eyes of consumers. Foil stamping offers the chance for you to design something really distinctive that will put your brand head and shoulders above your competitors. It’s also a very simple way to create something completely unique – the chosen design element is transformed into a metal die, which can then be used on a whole range of different products to create the same unique foil aesthetic every time.
Foil stamping gives your business an opportunity to do something different and also build trust and credibility with customers when it comes to guarantees of quality and authenticity. It is attractive, effective and a great form of high visibility advertising that could significantly increase your reach.