Promotional lanyards for high-visibility branding and marketing

Promotional lanyards are one of the few branded products people actually wear. This makes them ideal for events and marketing campaigns. Done well, they deliver consistent brand visibility in photos, queues, receptions and on the show floor, while also handling the practical job of ID and access. Choose full-colour dye sublimation printing for bold logos and detailed branding, then finish with the right clip, safety breakaway and badge setup to match how people use them.

  • Double clip lanyards – dye sublimation, full colour custom printed, multiple widths

    Double clip lanyards – dye sublimation, full colour custom printed, multiple widths

  • Dye sublimation lanyards – full colour custom printed, multiple widths

    Dye sublimation lanyards – full colour custom printed, multiple widths

Create a campaign worth remembering

Our experts have helped 100’s of companies deliver memorable promotional campaigns—and we can help you too.

Create a campaign worth remembering

Our experts have helped 100’s of companies deliver memorable promotional campaigns—and we can help you too.

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Where our promotional lanyards truly earn their keep

Chosen by leading brands

Leading brands choose our custom lanyard solutions time and again. Why? Because they know the difference quality makes.

Key benefits of promotional lanyards

Most lanyards are bought to hold something. Promotional lanyards are procured to be seen. They transform your logo and branding into wearable signage and are worn for hours, in the busiest parts of an event.

  • All-day brand exposure: A customised lanyard stays on from arrival to departure. Branding is repeatedly seen in entrances, at desks, queues and checkpoints.
  • Photo and social amplification: Lanyards show up in the content you don’t control, like group shots, speaker photos, team selfies, press images, customer videos. It’s on the neck and in the frame.
  • High visibility where it counts: Receptions, registration desks, show floors, and VIP areas are brand hotspots. A good lanyard makes staff and guests look well organised and intentional.
  • Low cost per impression: Compared with most promotional products, a lanyard earns its keep fast, with high wear time, repeated viewing and visibility in photos equalling strong value on tight budgets.
David Taylor - Director: Global Promotional Solutions

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David Taylor has spent 16+ years delivering custom lanyard solutions for brands such as Ford, Suzuki and LinkedIn.

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Frequently asked questions

Quantity matters, but the real costs are width, print complexity, fittings, and attachments (safety breakaway, quick-release buckle, double clips). If you need to save money, keep the design simpler and standardise the fittings.

Rule of thumb for any lanyard procurement: add 5–10% for events (late registrations, lost lanyards, staff changes, VIP add-ons). If it’s multi-day or high churn, go higher. Under-ordering costs more in stress than the extra units ever will.

Often, this is a good idea, especially for events with access tiers. Lanyards handle ID visibility; wristbands handle fast entry control and re-entry. Ordering them together helps keep your branding consistent and avoids the common problem where the wristbands look like they belong to a different event entirely.

Volume is where your lanyards will become extremely cost-effective. Our tiered bulk pricing means unit cost drops as quantities rise, especially when you keep the spec consistent. If you’re unsure, we’ll help you estimate a sensible quantity based on attendee numbers plus spares for staff, last-minute signups, and reprints.

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