{"id":179,"date":"2024-06-06T16:05:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T20:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gotomarket.studio\/blog\/?p=179"},"modified":"2024-06-06T16:05:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T20:05:40","slug":"the-gold-standard-for-branded-merchandise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gotomarket.studio\/blog\/the-gold-standard-for-branded-merchandise\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gold Standard for Branded Merchandise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u269c\ufe0fgold standard\u269c\ufe0f for branded merchandise is this: does someone who has no connection to your brand still want to own and wear it?<br><br>(\ud835\ude0f\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude35: \ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude27 \ud835\ude3a\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude36&#8217;\ud835\ude37\ud835\ude26 \ud835\ude2b\ud835\ude36\ud835\ude34\ud835\ude35 \ud835\ude31\ud835\ude33\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude35\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude25 \ud835\ude3a\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude36\ud835\ude33 \ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude28\ud835\ude30 \ud835\ude30\ud835\ude2f \ud835\ude34\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude2e\ud835\ude26 \ud835\ude23\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude34\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude24 \ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude35\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude2e\ud835\ude34, \ud835\ude35\ud835\ude29\ud835\ude26 \ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude34\ud835\ude38\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude33 \ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude34 \ud835\ude25\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude27\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude35\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude3a \ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude30.)<br><br>\ud835\udc02\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc24 \ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc32 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc23\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc26\ud835\udc32 \ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26 of branded merchandise so freakin&#8217; good that I covet it despite having no connection to the company or brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gotomarket.studio\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1717507758160-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gotomarket.studio\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1717507758160-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gotomarket.studio\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1717507758160-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gotomarket.studio\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1717507758160-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/gotomarket.studio\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1717507758160-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gotomarket.studio\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1717507758160.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tee above is part of the absolutely adorable, clever, beautiful and fashion-forward merchandise by the Orlando Squeeze, Orlando&#8217;s Major League Pickleball team.<br><br>I don&#8217;t play pickle ball and I&#8217;ve never been to Orlando.<br><br>And yet: this shirt is so freakin&#8217; cute that it&#8217;s in my shopping cart. 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