From music festivals and conferences to charity fundraisers and sporting events, wristbands have become an essential accessory for various gatherings. In fact, wristbands serve multiple purposes and offer numerous benefits, making them a valuable asset for event organizers and attendees alike. Here’s why you should use wristbands for your next event.

Event Planning

Events come in all shapes and sizes, from simple to complex. The planning process is where the complexity lies. Whether it's a band performing at a local bar or an industry conference with multiple tracks, cost tiers, and venues, event wristbands are a tool that can help meeting planners manage the experience.

For example,

  • Event wristbands enhance security by providing a visible form of identification, ensuring that only authorized individuals gain entry or access to restricted areas.
  • Wristbands serve as a convenient and efficient method of ticketing, eliminating the need for physical tickets that are more easily lost or damaged.
  • Custom wristbands serve as a powerful branding tool, allowing organizers to showcase their event's logo, sponsors, or a specific theme.

To learn more about the event support RRD, UAL’s parent company, offers along with our full range of solutions, visit the Conference and Event Marketing section on RRD.com.

Types of Wristbands

While you may be familiar with the basic concept of a wristband, you may not know that they come in a variety of sizes and materials to meet the unique needs of different events. For example, materials including:

  • Plastic
  • Vinyl
  • Paper
  • Tyvek
  • Silicone
  • Cloth

Provide different levels of durability, design optionality, price points and more that fit the unique needs of various applications. For example,

  • Plastic and vinyl wristbands are durable and water resistant, making them ideal for outdoor events like water parks and festivals. They are also difficult to transfer without destroying the band, which makes them a good choice for security applications.
  • Tyvek wristbands are also durable and water resistant, but they are lighter and more flexible than plastic or vinyl wristbands. This makes them a good choice for events where comfort is important, such as multi-day conferences or marathons.
  • Silicone wristbands are latex-free and long-lasting, making them a good choice for fundraising events, special events, and marketing campaigns. They can also be customized with a variety of colors, designs, and text, making them a versatile option.
  • Cloth wristbands are durable and comfortable, making them a good choice for multi-day events. They are also relatively inexpensive, making them a good option for budget-minded event organizers. While single-type or multi-colored wristbands are a proven option for efficiently managing attendees and participants, custom wristbands offer an even better solution for more intricate requirements and diverse applications.

Why You Should Consider Custom Wristbands for Your Next Event

Meeting planning is a complex task that requires careful attention to budgeting, logistics, communication, technology, and risk management. Custom wristbands can help event organizers tackle these challenges in a number of ways.

  • Logistically, wristbands can serve as tickets, simplifying the entry of participants to the event and preventing those without a wristband from attending.
  • In terms of risk management, wristbands that include a QR code or barcode allow security guards to easily check attendees and ensure that only those with tickets gain entry to the event. This can help to prevent unauthorized individuals from entering the event and posing a security risk. In addition, distributing wristbands with unique codes to authorized personnel allows you to provide different levels of access to those you designate.
  • From a technological standpoint, wristbands can be used to expedite entry, obtain other information about the attendee, determine how many people that registered actually attended, and more. This information can be used to improve future events and provide better service to attendees.
  • Finally, wristbands are an important form of communication. In addition to serving as a ticket to gain entry, they promote your brand before and after the event. Plus, when you provide VIPs or other dignitaries with differently designed wristbands, it makes them easy to identify, allowing you to communicate with them in a more personalized manner. Overall, custom wristbands can be a valuable tool for event organizers. They can help to improve the efficiency, security, and communication of your event.

A turnkey solution from RRD, UAL’s parent company, for event kits provided savings to an event organizer. Read more about the approach in this case study on RRD.com.

Event Wristbands from United Ad Label

United Ad Label provides wristbands that help you manage and promote your event. Our diverse products meet the needs of simple applications or withstand the rigors of the most demanding applications. Plus, when you need to add a QR code, company branding or other unique information, we make it easy to customize the product to meet your specific needs. Contact us to learn more.