My maintenance supervisor had the most fabulous idea for new move ins.

My maintenance supervisor had the most fabulous idea for new move ins.
He said I should get custom key rings with the complex name on them to put new keys on.
Brilliant.
A special touch. Marketing. Move in gift all in one.
So I’ve been researching. There are a lot of companies out there, does anyone have any recommendations?! I’m in Dallas TX if that helps.
Thank you!

We got some pretty ones from canyouimagine.com

Yep been doing it for years. I order through oriental trading. It also doubles for a pool pass so we know who is the resident and who isn’t

We’ve done these for years. Just make sure your residents know not to write their apartment # on it. (We see it frequently.)
The other thing we started doing is custom reusable shopping bags with our community name on it.
That’s real marketing.

We get ours from AG Marketing Solutions. The tags are metal and engraved. So pretty and we get compliments all the time.

welcomehomeamerica.com/
They can do personal key tags with your property logo if you’d like. We doubled them as pool passes.

They also have super cute signage for every season if you’re looking for curb appeal type stuff!

Isn’t this what we have been doing for years? Or am I missing something?

It had never occurred to me honestly. I have a year as a manger and I thought this was a great idea. I know many seasoned managers have so much to share, hence why I posted it here. I’m learning and I’m always excited by new ideas I haven’t thought of.

Frankly, I think it's a double edged sword. If lost, people know where they live...

A valid point. They wouldn’t know the unit number though.
Something to consider. Thank you and happy new year!

I love this! I've ordered from mixed media and national pen (both companies have alot of marketing items)

I’ve done these before. It’s cute and doesn’t have any info on them

Just be careful if a resident loses their keys and someone finds them and goes to that community and lets them self in....it has happened which why I no longer do this!

We use management company name not community name

We order ours from Winbrook

That’s what I do. We use Benson. They’re great!

I do this, and tenants love it!

I made ours with the 24 hr emergency maintenance number on it.
Peachtree ....Hdsupply

We used JPT graphics for ours!

I use Coast to Coast. Key chains are always a great gift and it is easier to give keys to a new resident. Other good ideas are pens w/ stylus. Pre-COVID when I went to a restaurant and pay I would sign with my pen and leave it for waiter...those pens are always circulating. I have had people thank me for those because it reminds them to fill out MI condition form also. Another is koozies with a bottle of water always great in our Texas heat. Another that is very inexpensive is plunger with toilet paper and paper towels. Women always appreciate the TP. Last thing and I have done this pre-COVID is pocket hand sanitizer. Always looking for other ideas to put in my move in bags.

Been doing that for years, it's also a bottle opener

‘Can You Imagine’....is the name of the website. Lovely custom key rings and very nice move in gifts as well. Check it out!

While we have been doing this for years it's great you are trying new things for your property. Try Amsterdam printing online. I ordered really nice keys chains and you get like 30% off your first order.

Apartmentprint.com

I wouldn’t put the complex’s full name. If keys are lost, it is a potential break in. Of it a car is broken into that has mail or the keys, it poses a danger. Our company was Shorewood, and instead of that we put “SW”. Just something to consider. Ours were black and looked super classy.

Yep! I do those when I can because people won’t take them off that key ring so free marketing for at least a year!

We leave them a toilet plunger with 3 rolls of toilet paper

Great idea but we stopped doing it. If keys are lost, you can determine the exact unit by trying the mailbox key out in each mail box when no one is looking. Don't ask me how I know. Just gave us a bad feeling.

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I agreed about the double edge sword. If the keys are lost, guess where the criminal that found them is heading? I saw this working in the hotel business when we used keys. Someone was even selling them on the beach, offering 'a place to stay for cheap.'