What marketing strategies are most effective that you can begin implementing today? There are five simple ones that pop up again and again throughout the custom printing industry—these are time-tested ways to reach customers that build legitimacy and boost awareness, driving clientele back to your business…
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Golden Globes Voters Barred From Receiving Promo Products From Movie Studios
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association membership voted last week on new bylaws that bar “studios, publicists, actors, directors or others associated with motion pictures and television programs” from sending promotional materials to Golden Globes voters. That includes promotional products…
Read MoreOne Way to Handle Supply Chain Issues With Clients? Brutal Honesty
“Your third option is you don’t get your beach towels in time for your event.” That’s a phrase none of our clients want to hear. Nor a phrase any of us wants to say. But supply shortages are everywhere. And it’s not just promo. What’s the best way to manage clients successfully through this season?…
Read MoreUK Man Accidentally Prints 10,000 ‘#FreeBrittany’ Shirts Instead of ‘#FreeBritney’
Now part of the larger zeitgeist, people are looking to cash in on the “Free Britney” movement by creating merchandise. One British man ordered 10,000 T-shirts in an attempt to make a profit, but evidently didn’t pay close enough attention to how Spears spells her first name…
Read MoreHow One Industry Pro’s Virtual Game Nights United a Community (and Showed The Lasting Value of Online Communication for Promo)
This is the story of “Quarantime,” an interactive party game that began as an impromptu Instagram Live hangout and ultimately became a way for a socially-distanced community to stay connected while raising thousands of dollars for charity (and much more). But let’s start at the beginning…
Read More‘Space Jam’ Promotional Merchandising Blitz Includes 91,000 Collectable NFTs
In partnership with newly launched NFT site Niftys, “Space Jam: A New Legacy” has issued 91,000 NFTs to promote the film’s release. As Richard Lawler from The Verge cleverly puts it, this has “more of a breakfast cereal prize giveaway vibe than a hunt for a golden ticket”…
Read MoreThe 7 Best Sales Techniques We’ve Learned From 3,000+ Businesses
After working with more than 3,000 print shops of all types at Printavo—from screen printers to embroiderers to no-touch brokers—we’ve seen some common and effective techniques that stand out. Some are simple, some are more in-depth, but all are achievable…
Read MoreNike and Xbox’s ‘Space Jam’ Kit Is a Slam Dunk on So Many Levels
Warner Bros. has 200 licensing partners for “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” The latest merchandise to come out of that is a co-branded kit from Nike and Xbox that combines footwear, gaming and direct mail, appealing to fans and influencers alike. The attention to detail here is out of this world…
Read MoreThe Dodgers Are Raffling Off a World Series Ring and a World Series Ring NFT
Major League Baseball recently announced a partnership with Candy Digital, which specializes in “digital collectibles.” As part of that partnership, the Los Angeles Dodgers are auctioning a 2020 World Series ring NFT along with a real one. It underscores the possibilities in combining digital and physical merchandise…
Read MoreFacebook’s Proposed AR Device Looks Like a Regular Baseball Hat
Facebook is betting that taking apparel we already wear and integrating augmented reality technology might be what finally allows the tech to embed itself in mainstream culture. The company filed for a patent in 2019 for a baseball hat with a “display subsystem” on the brim, which can be folded up or down…
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