{"id":132,"date":"2024-03-11T12:56:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gotomarket.studio\/blog\/?p=132"},"modified":"2024-03-11T12:56:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:56:12","slug":"you-should-be-willing-to-pay-people-to-wear-your-merch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gotomarket.studio\/blog\/you-should-be-willing-to-pay-people-to-wear-your-merch\/","title":{"rendered":"You Should Be Willing to Pay People to Wear Your Merch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The benefits of employees and fans wearing your merch are so huge that \ud835\udc32\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e \ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc30\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud83d\udcb0\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc32 \ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1e\ud83d\udcb0 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc30\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc32\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is radical because most people&#8217;s first thought with branded merchandise is cost and whether they&#8217;ll see any profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s flip this around; here are two of the more obvious reasons why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 Team building: Are you paying for team building efforts?\u00a0Merch is an easy &#8212; and fast &#8212; way for teams to feel connected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 Advertising: This is the most obvious benefit, but if you&#8217;d pay for an ad on public transportation (for 5-6 figure fees) why not instead have human billboards instead for a fraction of the cost?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And now two of the less obvious reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 Onboarding: What&#8217;s the cost of having someone feel welcome and a sense of belonging in their new workspace? When you&#8217;re spending tremendous time and money to hire someone new, you want them to fit in immediately. What better way than giving them the team branded goodies?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 Social proof &amp; IRL user-generated content: better than advertising, when real people are wearing your brand it&#8217;s a vote for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud835\udc01\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc26 \ud835\udc25\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1e: \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc32\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc24 \ud835\udc30\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc30\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc32 \ud835\udc21\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc24\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26 \ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you ever had an onboarding gift that made you feel instantly welcome at a new company? Or have you ever seen someone on public transportation wearing a branded item that made you feel curious?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The benefits of employees and fans wearing your merch are so huge that \ud835\udc32\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e \ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc30\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud83d\udcb0\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc32 \ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1e\ud83d\udcb0 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc30\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc32\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21. 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