Using Wooden Keyrings to Promote Your Business: Where They Work

Wooden keyrings promote a business because they are used every day: the logo goes on the recipient's keys and is seen every time they leave the house, open the office or lock the car. They work best where the keyring has a job to do — a handover, a room key, a membership pack — rather than as a handful of freebies on an exhibition stand.

This guide covers where branded keyrings earn their keep, what to put on them and how to order. For sizes, shapes and materials in detail, see our buyer's guide to wooden keyrings for business.

Where branded keyrings work

• Handovers. Estate and letting agents, car dealers and self-storage sites hand keys over at a moment the customer remembers. A keyring with your logo and phone number stays on those keys — see estate agent keyrings.
• Room and locker keys. Hotels, B&Bs, gyms and clubs need a key fob anyway; engraving the property name or crest on it costs nothing extra in effort — see hotel and B&B keyrings and club and charity keyrings.
• Welcome packs. New staff, new members and new customers keep a useful object from a welcome pack longer than a leaflet.
• Trade shows and conferences. A keyring is light, cheap to post and fits a conference bag; a double-sided one carries your logo and your website — see promotional keyrings for business.

Why wood rather than plastic

• The branding lasts. Laser engraving is cut into the surface, so it cannot crack, chip or fade the way a printed design can.
• The material is documented. Our oak keyrings are FSC-certified oak veneered MDF and our bamboo keyrings are FSC-certified Moso bamboo (certificate BV-COC-190523), with a metal split ring and no plastic parts. The comparison in full is in company keyrings: wooden vs plastic.
• Every piece can differ. Each keyring is engraved individually, so names, room numbers or branch details can change from one to the next at no extra cost.

Ordering branded wooden keyrings

There is no minimum order. Upload your logo with the logo upload button on the product page — colour or black and white, we will convert it — and add any text in the personalisation box. Bulk discounts apply automatically at checkout from 20 of the same product, up to 35% off at 1,000. The full range is in company and business keyrings, and our guide to wooden promotional products covers coasters, name badges and signs as well.

All items are made to order. Dispatch time is shown at checkout. UK orders via Royal Mail Tracked 24. International via Royal Mail International Tracked.

Frequently asked questions

What should a promotional keyring say?
Your logo and one route back to you — a phone number or a website. More than that needs a larger keyring or a double-sided one.

How many should I order for an event?
Order for the people you expect to talk to, not for everyone who walks past. Bulk discounts start at 20 of the same product, so a short run still gets the first tier.

Can I order one first to check the finish?
Yes. There is no minimum, so you can order a single keyring before the full run.