Category: Print on Demand

What is Print-On-Demand?

You’ve heard of print-on-demand, but you may not understand what it is or how it works. That’s okay! I’m here to explain it in simple terms: Print-on-demand means that the items you design 𝘱𝘳π˜ͺ𝘯𝘡 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘒𝘴 𝘡𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘒𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘳π˜₯𝘦𝘳𝘦π˜₯ and π˜₯𝘰𝘯’𝘡 𝘱𝘳π˜ͺ𝘯𝘡 𝘒𝘡 𝘒𝘭𝘭 π˜ͺ𝘧 𝘡𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘒𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘡 𝘰𝘳π˜₯𝘦𝘳𝘦π˜₯. There’s no warehouse with your printed […]

Overcoming the Swag Dilemma: 3 Solutions for Busy Professionals

In the world of corporate responsibilities, there’s a line item that often gets neglected or hastily thrown together: company swag. Yes, that branded merchandise designed to promote team spirit, conferences, or act as thoughtful gifts tends to suffer from a lack of attention to detail. The primary reason? Those entrusted with the task simply lack […]

One Size Fits All is a Myth

One size fits all is a lie. I mean this both for apparel AND for giving-everyone-the-same-gift. For apparel, you and I both know those socks don’t fit all 🧦 πŸ‘€ . But more importantly, when you give everyone in your company the same thing, you must reduce-reduce-reduce until you’re buying generic garbage. When you’re buying […]

No Promotional Products!

I cringe when people say promotional products. Promotional products, to me, is synonymous with cheap logo’ed items that are given out — usually en masse — for free. You know what I mean: t-shirt guns, flashlights, wireless charging pads, koozis. So I hate when people think I’m in promotional products. I call it branded merchandise, […]

Sustainability in Swag is Important

As the earth gets older, sustainability becomes more important. It’s terrible seeing companies print bulk swag that often ends up as waste that only worsens our environment around us. There are easy and effective ways to make your branded merchandise both meaningful and eco-friendly. Let’s discuss: 1️⃣ Choose Quality Over Quantity One of the most […]

How To Make Your Conference Swag Better

Love it or hate it, it’s here to stay. Here’s how you can do yours better, guaranteed: 1️⃣ Plan far in advance so you can spend time thinking through your designs. And no, the name of your conference on different merch items is *not* a design. The better the design, the more likely your recipients […]

You might be making these merch mistakes…

If you’re printing branded merchandise or swag for your business and getting a lukewarm response, here are some reasons that might be happening: You’re printing throwaways aka junk merch πŸ—‘ “Junk merch” includes pens, notebooks, stress balls, drawstring bags, lunch bags, grocery bags, etc. These are things people likely have too much of already and […]