T-shirt Merch 101: Conceptualization,Printing, & Marketing
We’ve been talking about t-shirt merch printing and promotional items for years now. To help you save time, we decided to compile these articles so you only have one place for everything t-shirt printing and packaging related. A quick read will give you huge tips on how to design, print, package, distribute, and market your […]
10 Must-Bring Merch for Your Band Tour
If you have a band and it’s your first time to go on tour, first of all…congratulations! Now chop chop and make sure you have these merch ready for your tour: 1. CDs, of course! They say CD is dead but they’re still making lots of CDs. Think of one professional musician who hasn’t released […]
Basic Merch Marketing Strategies for Indie Musicians
Music feeds the soul; merch feeds the body. How cheesy but that is very true, my friend. You know that! If you’re a musician, you need to sell band merchandise in order to survive. And in order to sell, you have to know how to market your merch. Here are some strategies that could help […]
7 Awesome Paperdoll Band Merch
Want a really cool band merch that not a lot of bands sell? You cannot get any more unique than this! Paper dolls aren’t just cute toys for little girls anymore, they can be cool band merch items too! They can be good promotional products for musicians and fimmakers. Just check out these kick-ass paperdoll […]
10 Tips for Selling More Merch Online
You honestly think your merch is awesome but how come no one buys them? There are so many possible reasons for this phenomenon but I have a feeling that poor online marketing is the main culprit. If you want to increase your merch sales, try these tips below. Let your fans help you in the […]
Creating Buzz for Your Merch
One of the best ways to promote your band (and to earn a few dollars) is by selling band merchandise like t-shirts, stickers, tumblers and other collectibles. If the items are good, it would benefit your band’s image; it would make people think you are legit and that you’re on your way up. But how do you promote those promotional merch?
Promotional Products: Band Merch Ideas Under $5
So your band is going to have a tour and you’re now brainstorming on what band merchandise you should make. Aside from the top merch essentials, you should have novelty items that are easy on your fans’ wallets. You don’t have to make ultra crazy merch like KISS Kondoms but it sure helps you sell more merch […]
Top 8 Merch Your Band Should Bring on Tour
Modern music fans will typically get their music online either legally or illegally. Some are even too lazy to download music- they just transfer music files from their friends’ USBs or phones or whatever. Some are simply okay with listening to music videos on YouTube. We can’t blame them. Why would they pay for music […]
How to Make Movie Merch that People Will Actually Buy
Indie filmmakers today are now savvier when it comes to marketing their films practically and creatively. Gone are the days when filmmakers were still hesitant to sell movie merch because they’re concerned that they’d look like Hollywood sell-outs. Gone are those days mainly because they now have a different view on movie merchandise- from being […]
Merch Concepts: Paperdolls
Looking for creative custom merch concepts for your band? Here’s a very fun one we stumbled upon online. It’s simple and really cheap to make but it can be your fan’s favorite. This creative Band Merchandise is for a band called Evertheory. A friend of theirs offered to design paperdolls for the band as promotional […]