[Marketing] Merchandise / Swag: Cafepress? Spreadshirt? Zazzle? Printfection? VistaPrint?

[Sean DALY]

Yes Seth I think you're right I was under the mistaken impression they
were EU only

Do you think you could ask your contacts what kind of deal could be available?

thanks
Sean



On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 1:19 AM, Seth Woodworth <seth at isforinsects.com> wrote:
> Spreadshirts.com appears to ship to the US and spreadshirts.net appears to
> ship the the EU. Is this not the case?
>
> --Sww
>
> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> No problem meeting transcript is here:
>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Marketing_Team/Meetings#Meeting_Logs
>>
>> Is there a supplier delivering to both US/CA and the EU?
>>
>> My priority for now wouldn't be to have a branded store yet; just a
>> link(s) to a merchant(s) with stuff findable by keyword for now. Even
>> for just our own orders... we'd like to have "swag" in a month's time,
>> for LinuxTag (Berlin), NECC (Washington DC), FOSSED (Bethel, Maine),
>> and soon after GAUDEC (Istanbul).
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Seth Woodworth <seth at isforinsects.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Sorry that I missed the meeting earlier today, I really wanted to
>> > participate.
>> >
>> > What was the point of splitting the focus?  It seems more difficult to
>> > skin/customize two stores.  I highly highly suggest not splitting focus
>> > into
>> > two places, be it CafePress or any given store.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Such help greatly appreciated, thanks Seth.
>> >>
>> >> At this afternoon's SL marketing meeting
>> >> (http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/sugar-meeting.log.20090526_1108.html) we
>> >> decided to deal with Spreadshirt for Europe and Cafepress for North
>> >> America, we are planning a PR push at the end of June and can't spend
>> >> time comparing solutions with a fine tooth comb.
>> >>
>> >> My understanding is these services aren't exclusive, anyway, i saw a
>> >> video on YouTube of a guy who had the same design done on 3 of them
>> >> (and Spreadshirt came out on top for t-shirt quality but it might have
>> >> been a Spreadshirt guy ;-)
>> >>
>> >> thanks
>> >>
>> >> Sean
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Seth Woodworth
>> >> <seth at isforinsects.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > I am a big fan of Spreadshirt.  As a nifty philanthropic org
>> >> > SugarLabs
>> >> > may
>> >> > be eligible for some kind of discount / special offer.  If SL is
>> >> > happy
>> >> > with
>> >> > the idea I have a few contacts at Spreadshort that may be willing to
>> >> > offer a
>> >> > good deal.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Caroline Meeks
>> >> > <caroline at solutiongrove.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> +1
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> http://www.cafepress.com
>> >> >>> http://www.spreadshirt.com
>> >> >>> http://www.zazzle.com
>> >> >>> http://www.printfection.com
>> >> >>> http://www.vistaprint.com
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Let's offer Sugar Labs branded T-shirts, stickers, badges
>> >> >>> (buttons),
>> >> >>> coffee mugs, messenger bags, mousepads, &c !
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Perfect booth stuff. Great for spreading the word - walk through a
>> >> >>> crowd, 500 impressions :-)
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Here are five well-known "print-on-demand" services (feel free to
>> >> >>> point us to any others!). The concept is, there is no stock or
>> >> >>> upfront
>> >> >>> bulk orders like with traditional printers. We provide the
>> >> >>> graphics,
>> >> >>> the supplier does printing and fulfillment (including returns &
>> >> >>> exchanges, a perennial headache). Listings can vary from simple
>> >> >>> (users
>> >> >>> have to find our stuff on the supplier's site with keywords) to
>> >> >>> branded shop (users may not notice except for the URL they are off
>> >> >>> our
>> >> >>> site) to embedded (users are on our site but the backend is at the
>> >> >>> supplier's).
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Each one has strong points/weak points: for example Spreadshirt has
>> >> >>> good presence in Europe; Printfection offers T-shirts in many
>> >> >>> colors
>> >> >>> and provides APIs for a store on the designer's site (probably
>> >> >>> overkill for us).
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> My impression is that signing up is not exclusive; we could go with
>> >> >>> any combination and make recommendations to site visitors based on
>> >> >>> delivery destination.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Royalty rates, margin structures differ but my main concern would
>> >> >>> be
>> >> >>> quality + breaking even, if such a service doesn't cost us money we
>> >> >>> are already ahead by benefiting from the "free advertising" of
>> >> >>> t-shirt
>> >> >>> or bag wearers.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Is quality comparable? I have no idea, but Spreadshirt has a good
>> >> >>> reputation. A friend of mine has used Cafepress for some time and
>> >> >>> never had a complaint.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> What I really like about these solutions is:
>> >> >>> * We can offer all 24 variants of our logo (the 12 combos on either
>> >> >>> white or black background); it will be interesting to note the
>> >> >>> hit-parade of sales
>> >> >>> * The Home View!
>> >> >>> * The Neighborhood View!
>> >> >>> * Big Icons of our favorite Activities... in different colors?
>> >> >>> ("EToys, a Sugar Activity")
>> >> >>> * Screenshots with impact (Speak saying something, Moon)
>> >> >>> * a Sugar Labs USB stick with text "Sugar on a Stick"
>> >> >>> * more ideas?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> We could shamelessly steal a great idea from our friends at OLPC
>> >> >>> France: a little rectangular Sugar Labs sticker which fits right on
>> >> >>> the hinge of an XO-1. Would be great for G1G1 "get 1" XOs...
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Help please, let's look at these together and make a recommendation
>> >> >>> for one or more suppliers... they seem very similar to me based on
>> >> >>> our
>> >> >>> needs, but they may have licensing issues or something.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> If we get this going soon we could be wearing (or even selling)
>> >> >>> Sugar
>> >> >>> Labs tees at LinuxTag Berlin ;-)
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> thanks
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Sean
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>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Caroline Meeks
>> >> >> Solution Grove
>> >> >> Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
>> >> >>
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