Custom T-shirts

A locksmith company in Naples, Florida had the best reviews in Collier County. Over 500 five-star ratings. Yet they were still losing jobs. The problem? When technicians pulled up in unmarked work trucks wearing casual clothes, customers felt hesitant. The moment the owner outfitted the team in matching custom polo shirts, sales doubled. [...]

When it comes to custom corporate apparel and athletic wear, co-branding with a top-tier retail name changes the game. According to the 2025 Custom Ink Employee Holiday Gift Survey, 61% of employees name Nike as the brand they most want — outranking Sony, The North Face, and YETI combined. Place that iconic Swoosh on a custom embroidered [...]

Branded polo shirts generate an average of 2,106 impressions over their lifetime, and 62% of people who receive one keep it for at least a year — longer than almost any other promotional item — according to ASI research. That makes a well-chosen custom polo one of the most cost-effective things you can put your logo on. But the [...]

T-shirts are the top-selling promotional product in the country, accounting for $4.2 billion in annual distributor sales, per the ASI 2026 Ad Impressions Study, and the single item consumers say they’re most excited to receive. The funny slogan on the front is usually why it gets worn long after the event ends. We’ve helped [...]

Sixty-two percent of buyers say they plan to order heavyweight fabrics for their next custom apparel run, according to our 2026 Swag Trends Survey, and that shift in preference is entirely driven by fabric choice. The fabric you pick determines how your design prints, how the garment holds up after 50 washes, and whether recipients will [...]

Custom gear that shrinks out of shape doesn’t just look bad, it wastes money. According to our 2026 Swag Organizer Survey, 30% of swag buyers say their biggest fear is gear looking cheap in person. Fabric choice and wash habits are two things you control before a single shirt ever ships. This guide answers the “does polyester [...]

We’ve helped groups order custom t-shirts for everything from startup kickoffs to state championship runs. The orders that come back with reorders every year share one thing: the design is something people actually want to wear. According to PPAI’s 2024 U.S. Distributor Sales Volume Report, apparel is the largest product [...]