A Comparison of Lanyard Attachments

Maybe you've decided to increase your company's sales by including custom printed lanyards in your marketing campaign. They can be ordered in various colors and usually made of polyester, nylon or cotton. There is also a large selection of possible attachments. One of the greatest things about advertising with lanyards is that they are so highly customizable. But, this can also be intimidating when ordering for the first time. This article aims to provide you with a general explanation of the various attachments that can be included with your custom lanyard.

The bulldog clip is very common. It consists of two small rectangular metal pieces that are attached together by a spring. The back end can be squeezed together to open the front end. The force of the spring holds the front end tightly closed. The ridged teeth at its opening can hold various items, such as an ID badge holder.

Carabiners are often attached to lanyards and may come in various shapes, such as stars. They come in a variety of sizes, and are often used to clip onto ropes. This is seen in activities like mountain climbing, sailing, and even window cleaning. Carabiners are used industrially and by rescue workers. They're often found in steel and aluminum.  These are also made much smaller, and can click onto an assortment of items, such as keys.

Hooks are incredibly useful. There are a few types to choose from including trigger hook, snap hook or swivel hook. Hooks are often available in metal or plastic. The hook itself is opened either by a trigger or snap type of lever mechanism.

Swivel hooks are very helpful and allow the attached items to swivel around. This is especially useful when attached to an ID badge or keys. Objects don't have to be clumsily untwisted for use. They're usually made from plastic or metal and include a mechanism that makes it easy to remove the item.

Multiple types of rings and loops are used with different purposes in mind. One of the most common of these is the split ring-keyring. Lanyards with key rings are an increasingly popular way to keep track of house keys, car keys and any other type of keys. Keys are more accessible and easy to keep track of.

The Rubber ring attachment is used for water bottle lanyards. The ring slides over the bottle top, securing the bottle for frequent use. Water bottle lanyards are great for walkers, athletes, concert patrons, outdoor workers and anyone living an active lifestyle.

Detachable cell phone loops offer a safe way to carry around electronics. Loops provide easy and quick access to cell phones, digital cameras and other electronic devices. This is also a great way to make sure these devices are not stolen or fall out of your pocket.

With so many options, it's easy to create a custom product that will achieve the maximum results for your industry.

Fashionable Lanyards

It would be an understatement to say that fashion plays a huge part in presenting who we are. Clothes, jewelry, belts, wallets, purses, cuff links, ties, watches, shoes, bags, and now, even lanyards. Just like any other fashion accessory, lanyards have become a part of corporate apparel.  And because it is displayed rather prominently, we cleverly try to add a personal touch to our lanyards.

Searching through the internet, one can find many ideas for personalizing lanyards. Some people actually attach beads to the lanyards; making the lanyard look like a necklace. The truly fashion conscious individual actually buys a necklace and uses it is a lanyard. These necklace lanyards can be made from pearls, rhinestones, puka shells, wood pieces and carvings, the aforementioned beads, and a lot of other materials that you can find a use for.

On the practical side, lanyard badge holders are often used for classification in a school setting. For example, a school may reserve one color for each grade level or a single color each for elementary, middle and high schools, respectively. The same thing can be applied to a corporate setting. The lanyard color coding may be distributed according to different teams, groups, departments and/or divisions that make up a company's workforce. In field work such as construction and structural maintenance, color coded lanyards are very practical. A wide open area such as a construction zone makes it easy for a supervisor or foreman to immediately identify what group an individual belongs to, just by being able to see the color of a person's lanyard. The downside to this is that there can be some sort of rivalry or discrimination between groups and individuals. It's like wearing the colors of the Boston Celtics versus the Los Angeles Lakers.

Today, lanyards are used for holding cell phones, water bottles, car keys and house keys, and just about anything you can clip on it. The lanyard has become a versatile tool for personal storage. That's a far cry from its original purpose as mundane badge holders. And because you can hang most of your personal effects on this little strip, the lanyard itself has a lot of add-on accessories to allow you the convenience of having your personal music player or cell phone at hand.

And if, for some strange reason, you find yourself hanging a mood candle from your lanyard, be sure to have a miniature fire extinguisher hanging there too. A burnt lanyard might not cost as much as a burnt house, but it could be extremely painful if you don't put out the fire quickly :)