Do you play pickleball?
Do you know someone who does?
Does it feel like everyone around you is talking about Pickleball?

Likely, your answer is YES to one of these questions.

In late April, I was asked to talk about QR codes on a podcast conducted by Vincent Driscoll from ASI.

On that podcast, I shared industry case studies of several successful promotions that incorporate QR codes.

The Advertising Specialty Institute recently released its Top 10 Feature Stories of 2021. Number 9 on the list was “Deciphering the Complex Puzzle of Fulfillment”.

One of Printable's major business pivots during the pandemic was to offer fulfillment and home delivery services to our clients.

This kid thinks his mom is the shit.
I think branded merchandise is the shit.
Here are 4 reasons why:

Recently, I received this amazing cross stitch gift from my teammate Stacie Long.

Feels so good to be appreciated.

“One of these things is not like the other. One of these things just doesn’t belong.”

Can you spot which item in each picture was placed using augmented reality?

Back in December, while the Printable team was gathered in Chicago, we went to see The Office Experience exhibit, where the world of the TV Show, The Office comes to life.

"The musical box is hysterical! I almost fell over when I opened the box. Bought ice cream and sampled ALL the items. WOW!! The ice cream cone packaging is impressive. It was so yummy! Thank you for thinking of me! These are fantastic!"
-a Scoops & Sprinkles box recipient

“What's hot in branded merchandise these days?”

I get this question a lot from family, friends and clients. I think they want to hear what the latest widget, gadget or do-dad is.

I don’t know about you, but I thought QR codes died a few years ago. Because you needed a special app to scan the codes, they were clunky to navigate causing friction-filled interactions.

But along came the pandemic and fueled by a desire for touchless transactions, QR codes were resurrected from the dead.

The Advertising Specialty Institute released its Top 5 Live Videos of 2021.

# 4 Best Practices for Fulfillment Services features my conversation with Sara Lavenduski about how merch fulfillment services, including warehousing, kitting and drop-shipping to private residences became the norm in the pandemic era, with clients looking for ways to stay connected.

Once again, Printable is near the top of the Best Places to Work list in the promotional products industry!

In the past two years, we’ve weathered tremendous global economic and cultural shifts, and come out stronger than before.

Our VP Mitch Silver was named to Dale Denham's #online18 for 2022 as one of the most influential social media voices in our industry! We're so proud of him 💛

Swag doesn't have to be boring all the time. Here is a little Printable Promotions onesie worn by none other than my baby boy Santiago. I send these onesies to clients who have maternity out-of-office messages on. What a cute way to connect!

We’ve been selling custom-branded 10’ charging cables for years now but I’ve never actually seen one in the wild! This one was spotted at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

AAA Landscape Christmas Party Swag Bags

Our client at the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) was able to leverage her previous event merch as a tool to sell sponsorship opportunities for upcoming events.

A few months ago my local NPR station sent me an email celebrating the 50th anniversary of NPR. As a longtime listener and monthly High Fidelity donor, they were offering me a free T-shirt to show off my NPR pride.

Being in the promotional marketing space and handling lots of client direct mail fulfillment projects, I was intrigued by the offer and wanted to see what the transaction would feel like and to check out the t-shirt itself.

We love seeing photos of our clients using the merch we create for them!

Look at them, all swagged out at the Cannabis Conference in Vegas with the merch and displays that we made for them! ✌ 💚 ✅

Want to have yours too?