Maximize Brand Visibility: Real vs Fake Custom Mini Fridges

Custom mini fridges for promoting beverages, alcohol brands or cooled products are more than just appliances; they are powerful tools for enhancing brand visibility. However, the size and type you choose matter. Finding the right fit is crucial for the success of your next in-store marketing activation or an indoor POS strategy. In this updated guide, we'll explore the main advantages and considerations for each option to make deciding a little easier.

When it comes to mini promotional fridges, the decision-making takes a new turn as both real fridges (that cool your drinks) and fake promotional display fridges (that showcase your brand) both have their benefits. Find out how personalized mini-fridges make a difference in your marketing strategy and when to use which type.

1. Using custom mini fridges for strategic spots at busy locations 

In crowded venues like bars, restaurants, or retail stores, standing out is crucial. However, limited space and cost constraints often force brands to compromise visibility. Traditional fridges, used by beverage and alcohol brands, may tuck your products away, limiting brand exposure. This is where custom, branded mini fridges come in.

Not being able to demonstrate the fundamental characteristics of your product as cooled and refreshing is a missed branding and sales opportunity. So, when being cool-ed makes you invisible, it's time to introduce fake fridges (a.k.a display fridges that showcase your brand offer) to the location! With these premium-designed compact display fridges, you can recreate the brand identity and give customers the same refreshing experience at eye level spots - without the technical implementation and additional energy consumption costs of real fridges. 

By strategically placing them in unique spots like walls or bar shelves, you can command brand attention and push possible impulse buys, especially on those hot summer days. 

Concept design by Dekkers International: Guinness Fake Fridge for Cans - wall design

2. Using custom mini display fridges as a part of an in-store pop-up or brand activation

In-store activations for product launches or limited edition marketing campaigns frequently require minimal space, shorter times and a tight budget. Here, integrating large refrigerators can overtake the original brand concept and make the activation too busy and expensive. 

Using uniquely placed and small-sized custom display fridges let customers and shoppers instantly recognize that it is a cooled beverage and still leaves space to create a total in-store brand experience. 

Whether it's activation for a temporary product or to reignite brand awareness, having a set of thirst-inducing and high-quality promotional fridges can drive awareness in stores while letting you add other branding elements shoppers can interact with. 

3. Going for a combined full product experience and maximum brand visibility

The real customized fridge series is your best choice for indoor locations and when you want to capture attention by combining perfectly cooled beverages and the brand experience. 

Using high-quality, custom mini fridges, made to fit the bar counter or behind the bar at eye level creates a total brand experience that gets the attention you need at busy locations, especially when you don't want your brand to be hidden away. The added benefit is that bartenders can directly serve customers your perfectly cooled beverages while still interacting with your brand. 

At Dekkers, we recently launched the B.360 Mini Fridge, a customizable and compact refrigerator for this purpose. Thanks to the full glass walls and internal LED lighting, the beverages are illuminated, giving a product experience from all angles.

Using flexible design elements, lighting preferences and integrating the bar's requirements, you'll have an eye-level position that sells the drinks themselves. Thanks to a modular design approach and focus on circularity, most components are interchangeable, recyclable or made with recycled materials. Get in touch to find out more or read the B.360 sustainable upgrade blog update.