Custom Apparel
August 19, 2020 at 9:19 am
Image Solutions has been in business since 1997 as a uniform provider to small businesses and Fortune 500 companies, like AT&T, Albertsons and Walgreens. It has evolved to offer decoration, e-commerce and more. While embroidery remains its top decoration method, adding heat transfer has further developed the business...
August 11, 2020 at 10:30 am
This webinar will deliver plenty of information about how to make money with DTG and include a demo of how to print custom face masks.
August 5, 2020 at 9:02 am
E-commerce and m-commerce (mobile shopping) remain on the rise. For promo distributors, promotional products e-commerce platforms open up a whole new set of sales opportunities for current customers as well as those located outside of your typical sales area...
July 29, 2020 at 12:09 pm
Direct-to-garment is a great option for small decorators that outsource screen printing but want to offer something in-house for smaller runs. It's also a good choice for those who want to use inkjet technology, since it doesn't have a color limit, a large equipment footprint or setup charges. But there are a few misconceptions about this decoration method...
June 17, 2020 at 10:22 am
Happy almost-Father’s Day to all the dads out there! If your dads are anything like ours, they might be kind of hard to shop for. Strangely enough, we’ve given our dads promotional products as gifts. For example, one time Brendan gave his dad a mobile charging bank he got at PPAI, and he liked it…
June 12, 2020 at 11:40 am
An internal memo from Starbucks said that employees were not permitted to wear pins that read "Black Lives Matter," stating that it could be "divisive" or harmful to the brand's image. This morning, the company reversed its stance and not only allowed the pins, but made its own "Black Lives Matter" uniform shirts...
May 15, 2020 at 11:00 am
Hexa Custom, Boulder, Colo., set forth into spring with the launch of its first fully-customizable premium rain jacket, delivering weather protection that’s comfortable and 100 percent on-brand. Hexa Custom debuted in late 2019, offering 100 percent customizable, premium down jackets built from the ground up with no minimums and a three-week delivery window. The fully…
April 30, 2020 at 11:22 am
Timbuk2, the San Francisco-based maker of bags and backpacks, is using T-shirts donated from local sports teams to create face masks for Bay Area organizations. The company teamed up with NBC Sports Bay Area, which helped set up T-shirt donations from the 49ers, Sharks, Warriors, Giants, Earthquakes and Kings...
February 18, 2020 at 10:34 am
The second edition of the show, PRINTING United 2020 officially eclipses 2019 total square feet sold and is on track to sell out.
October 2, 2019 at 8:42 am
Right now, the garment decoration industry is shifting. Though there is still a place for large-volume print runs, there is a new frontier in print-on-demand, and it’s happening now. It might be at an event or in a store, or you might not even know about it when you go on your mobile device to order a printed Levi’s T-shirt. Either way, it’s happening, and the change will be rapid...
