Let’s play Never Have I Ever, clothing edition. Never have I ever: 🍻Worn a comically oversized t-shirt (for fashion purposes) 🍻Had a QR code somewhere on my clothes 🍻Thought crop tops are the cutest way to wear athleisure 🍻Covered a laptop in stickers, a bag in patches, or a car in bumper stickers 🍻Worn a […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Stop Buying Pens
Don’t get us wrong, pens can be great if they are important to your brand. However, if they aren’t, we recommend forgetting them completely. No one pays attention to the branding on pens and even if they do, the pen will soon be forgotten in a cup on someone’s desk or lost in a junk […]
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 🗑 “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 […]
What is Print-on-Demand?
Print-on-demand is simple: it means that your designs print as they are ordered. When you place an order, the printer receives it, prints it, and ships it to you. Simple! Print-on-demand is: 👍🏼 Easy 👍🏼 Flexible 👍🏼 Affordable 👍🏼 Sustainable It’s as easy as setting up an online shop, and fulfilling orders based on what […]
Say No to Matching T-Shirts
Buying the same t-shirt in bulk to give all of your employees is unsustainable and unthoughtful. Think about how often it is that people wear matching t-shirts. Here are some places where it’s cute and appropriate to have a group wear the exact same t-shirt: Basically, you should either be under the age of 10 […]
Our Opinion on Reunion Swag
It was just my 20 year college reunion at Barnard / Columbia, and it was SO. MUCH. FUN. to see my classmates and wander through our freshman year dorms! It brought back so many memories that had us all laughing through the night. The reunion team worked to make a beautiful experience for everyone who […]