Planning guides

Corporate swag printing guides for people who plan events

Written from load-in experience, not a content calendar. Each guide answers one planning question thoroughly enough that you could brief a vendor — including us — from it.

Folded custom shirts stacked at a live event production table

On-demand swag printing vs. bulk ordering

The honest decision tree: when the warehouse order wins, when the live station wins, and the hybrid most companies land on.

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Evening company party with an illuminated merch station

Running a swag station at the holiday party

Gift tiers, after-dark station design, pacing around dinner and speeches, and why December books out by September.

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Company celebration crowd gathered around an on-site printing station

Planning a live swag day at HQ

A four-week timeline from "leadership said yes" to teardown — art approvals, comms, floor placement, and the day-of run sheet.

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