In a world where first impressions matter, creating a unique brand identity is crucial for businesses looking to stand out. One powerful method that has stood the test of time is branding apparel with embroidery.
The Power of Embroidery in Branding
Embroidery, with its timeless appeal, adds a touch of sophistication to any piece of clothing. Unlike printed logos, embroidered designs have a tactile quality that conveys a sense of permanence and quality. This subtle yet effective method of branding speaks volumes about a brand’s commitment to excellence.
Choosing the Right Apparel for Branding
One of the key advantages of embroidery is the versatility it offers in customization. From choosing thread colors to adjusting the size and placement of the logo, businesses have a range of options to tailor their branding to suit their identity and target audience
Embroidery Techniques
Understanding different embroidery techniques is essential for achieving the desired outcome. Whether it’s the classic satin stitch or the more intricate chain stitch, each technique brings a unique texture and visual appeal to the design. Matching the technique to the material is crucial for a polished result.
DIY vs. Professional Services
or businesses contemplating embroidery, the decision between DIY and professional services is crucial. While DIY may seem cost-effective, the expertise of professional embroiderers ensures a polished and professional result, reflecting positively on the brand.
Not only do we set up and host pop up fundraising stores and company employee stores, but we also have the option for affiliate commission stores. We make passive income easy. We take all the work and do it for you so there is no need for you to set up, host, fulfill or ship your orders. We do all that for you.
Affiliate Commission Stores
If you’re looking to set up an online store, but you don’t want to deal with the hassle, we will. Affiliate Commission Stores are a perfect option for:
Individuals
Influencers
Graphic designers
Organizations
Businesses
Sororities
Fraternities
Bands
Teams
Artists
Clubs
Merchandise
We have an extensive catalog to choose products for your store. We typically suggest twelve (12) to fifty (50) products with the same design as that has shown to have the highest success rate. Both embroidery and printing options are available; however, there is a one time digitizing set up fee for embroidery so the design can be embroidery ready.
We Are Here to Serve You
A dedicated project manager is assigned to each store and will assist or answer any question you may have. Once the form has been filled out, you will be directed to a page where you can choose a set up of your choice. Each set up is broken down into tiers: Basic Setup, Advanced Setup, and Premium Setup.
Basic Setup
Setup Cost: $50
This setup includes up to twelve (12) products with the same design. Logo or design must be production ready.
Advanced Setup
Setup Cost: $125
This setup includes up to twelve (12) products with the same design, design creation and/or setup, and embroidery digitizing for products that need embroidery.
Premium Setup
Setup Cost: $225
With this setup, it includes up to fifty (50) products, design creation and/or setup, and embroidery digitizing for products that need embroidery.
Additional product set up, design services, or digitizing embroidery can be purchased at a later time; however, it will be more expensive after than during the initial setup, so we highly recommend purchasing all your needs during the initial setup of the store.
We Fulfill and Ship Orders
Here at The Tee Spot, we fulfill all the orders. Your customers are able to purchase directly from your store. Customers can pay using all major credit cards. Best part, you don’t have to worry about credit card fees! We take care of that for you, plus shipping fees or sales tax payments!
We will also ship for you. Orders are shipped within ten (10) business days of order placed. Your customers have the option for the order to be shipped either via USPS or UPS. We also offer rush on orders for a small upcharge at checkout.
Commission
When having an affiliate store at The Tee Spot, commission starts at 25% of each product sold. After a store reaches a certain level of sales for three consecutive months, your store moves to the next level of commission.
Commission is paid monthly to your PayPal account. Best of all, you can check orders, customers, and commissions through the admin portal, at any time. Your store stays active with free hosting as long as you continue to make monthly sales.
We have high standards for our work, we make sure to handle each order with care. You can bet we will take care of your store and each product we print is top quality. If you’re interested in starting, either fill out our form or send us an email to start today.
The best way to show support for the local community is raising funds for a good cause. We at The Tee Spot know how important it is to get the word out for fundraisers. That’s why fundraising is made easy here at The Tee Spot. With us, we will create and host your fundraising campaign store for free. As a nonprofit, school, or team, we make it easy getting started. Set up and hosting is free with no risk.
Fundraising Merchandise
You choose the merchandise from our catalog to go in your popup fundraising store. We recommend to most fundraisers one (1) to twelve (12) products with the same design per fundraising campaign as it has the highest success rate. If you have more than one campaign; however, don’t worry. You can run multiple campaigns at different times with different products.
Free Online Store
There are no up-front costs or hidden fees. It’s completely free! We will create and host your fundraising store for free. All you need to do is fill out our form to get started. It truly is that simple.
Set Open and Close Dates
Our fundraising stores we create for you have a set open date and end date. These types of popup stores are temporary and generally lasts a few days to a few weeks. We suggest two weeks for a popup fundraising store, but we will gladly work with your timeline.
Order Fulfillment and Shipping
We take care of all the hard work. You supply the design or if you don’t have one, our graphic design team would love to help. Your supporters order directly through the online store. They can pay either with a credit card or through PayPal. Once the fundraising campaign ends, orders will be fulfilled through The Tee Spot. All orders will take ten (10) business days to be fulfilled and shipped through UPS or USPS.
Fundraising Revenue
The average fundraising store makes an average of 33% of each item sold. The orders and customer reports are available throughout the campaign. Fundraising stores are paid by check or through PayPal.
Want to work with us and set up a fundraising store? I know it’s a crazy first few steps, but we got this. Fill out our free form. Or send us an email. A dedicated project manager will get with you to set up your popup fundraising campaign store for free. You won’t regret working with us. Our apparel and merchandise are always top notch.
Are you an employer looking to make uniforming easy for your employees? There are so many choices out there nowadays, that it can be so hard to choose. We know how hard it is to choose the right eCommerce for your business. With us, we make it easy to get started and customize to fit your needs, whether you’re a corporation, franchise, or a small business. It’s free to set up and host.
Advantages For Choosing Us
Free Set Up and Hosting
No Hidden Fees
No Up-Front Costs
Easy and Free Setup Form
User Friendly
Dedicated Project Manager
Logo Services
Free Shipping Options
Top Notch Support
Order Fulfillment
Drop Ship
High Quality Uniforms
Free Online Store
It doesn’t matter if you’re a corporation, franchise, or a small business. We have a fit for all to satisfy your needs. The best part is there aren’t any up-front costs or hidden fees.
For free, we will create and host your online store. Just fill out our form. Your store will have your branded uniforms of your choice from our catalog for your employees to choose from. You can provide your own logo, or if you do not have one, our graphic design team will be more than happy to help you design one to fit your branding.
No Monthly Charges
We do not charge a monthly fee!
We Are Here to Serve You
We have a dedicated project manager assigned to each client to assist you and answer any questions you may have about your online employee store. Our graphic design team is here to help for needed logo designs for your business. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us!
No Installation Required
We do all the work for you for free. No installation of software is required to get started. Our store interface is super user friendly. We have LiveChat so if your employees have any questions about their orders, our top notch support team is there at the ready to help and provide relevant answers.
We Fulfill and Ship Orders
All orders are fulfilled by us. We take the time to inspect each individual product such as branded work uniforms for quality assurance before shipping them out to your employees. We accept credit cards, employee credits, vouchers, gift certificates, and coupons as forms of payment. We ship via USPS and UPS. We also provide employer paid free shipping to your employees!
At The Tee Spot, we handle our orders with care. We have high standards for our work before shipping out. You won’t regret opening an online employee store with us. We would love to hear from you. Let us get started today, won’t you?
We’re ramping back up after the chaos of last year fulfilling orders for our local school sports again! And honestly? It’s fantastic to see these orders coming in, because it means school sports are returning this year. Just in time for the summer and fall seasons!
Sports have always been the bread and butter of the summer and fall for the local school communities. They help build favorable characteristic traits in our children, team mindset, higher self-esteem, hand-eye coordination, and sharpen other desirable skill sets in our youth so they become their outstanding future adult selves. It’s a great way for our youth to grow and feel good about themselves. Plus it is a great way for them to make friends! Not to mention the fun they have while playing. So who wouldn’t be excited seeing that school sports are making a comeback this year?
Our customers are always so ecstatic seeing the jerseys we print for them, they love the work we do. We take great care of the jerseys we print for the schools, and our designs are always top notch. We screen print the front of the jerseys so the school mascots are the most vibrant and we love making them pop. Plus screen print has a tendency to last longer and is more permanent than a couple of our other processes.
We love to support our local school sports. We know how important school sports are to our youth and teenagers. They love the sports just as much as the communities do. They get to see their peers and get competitive, especially during such crucial times of separation. Knowing that sports are ramping back up, despite the crazy year 2020 was, is a hint at things finally returning to normalcy.
Ah, professionalism. It’s sometimes the mere difference between looking like you have it together that gets you the job, gig, or clientele you seek. We all want to be accepted and liked for who we are. We all want the freedom to pursue the things we’re passionate about and gifted at. The hope of conveying a favorable Personal/Business image is the sole reason why the acquisition of fake/vanity likes, followers, and comments exist. Does that help you or gain your income to have a fake/padded following? Absolutely not. Fake likes/followers/comments/views 100% does nothing to help you [outside of potentially creating a false narrative that will dupe someone into believing someone or something is more popular than it is]. Regardless, those services wouldn’t exist if there wasn’t money in it, and there wouldn’t be money in it if people didn’t know that image matters.
Let’s be real. Most people want to back a winner & feel like they belong. It’s really nice to feel liked and accepted by those around you. When I wrote band reviews/articles for a small newspaper there was this certain group. They were made up of a three-piece male band (guitar, bass, drums), with a female lead. Like most bands/groups, it’s a revolving door. She lost all three of the guys for whatever reason and had a whole new band backing her. When I met the new people, I asked her, “What’s the difference between them and the band you were with before?” She answered, “They’re more professional.” It was a crafty answer and one intended to sculpt my overall first impression.
I’ve said for years that I feel that good leadership is surrounding yourself with people who are good at the specific things you have them doing, and then letting them do it. As freeing as that sounds, good leadership is also about exercising clear boundaries and uniformity. A team needs to look like a team & behave like a team. The consistency of quality is what keeps customers/clients/fans coming back. When I frequent McDonald’s, Chik-Fil-A, or any other well-established business, there is a comfortability in knowing that I’m going to get the same consistent product each and every time. If I have a good experience over and over again, I’ll be back knowing that I’m going to have the same good experience this time.
Having the same consistent logo on your business cards, banners, polos, t-shirts, hats, vehicles, etc. makes your company look like you know what you’re doing. Good branding is invaluable. It’s just like that singer who got a new band… She wanted me to walk away with my first impression being that they were “professional.” Consistent branding does just that. You can look at any major business, major festival, professional sports team, or accredited University. They have their branding down pat. They use pantone colors. Tennessee Orange is pantone “151c”, their charcoal gray is pantone “Cool Gray 11c”, and so on and so forth. The University of Kentucky and Duke University both have “royal blue” in their colors, but they’re different shades of royal blue. Ergo, they’re different pantones.
In business, consistency is key. Perpetually every established University and College has its own “Standards Guide.” I’ve personally had the distinct pleasure of working with quite a few of them. A standards guide is about one thing: Branding. It tells you specifically what colors, fonts, and images can be used. They do this because they want to look like a team. If you were wanting something to look like the University of Tennessee, you couldn’t just say it’s orange. Orange is a lot of things. Syracuse uses orange. The University of Texas uses orange. Yet, all three are night and day in their differences. Color matching tends to cost extra, as it’s a special mix. At The Tee Spot we can work with any customer regardless of how specific or unspecific they’re needing things to be, with terrific results every time.
Our professional team would love to work with you. Feel free to reach out for a free consultation at: “customerservice@theteespot.com” or investigate some of our many options on your own via “www.TheTeeSpot.com“.
Sometime ago I heard someone explaining that to effectively grow your audience and make money, a newsletter should be “90% fun / 10% sales”, and while a blog may be different, I have no evidence to support that, so I’m going to be myself & talk about what I know… or at least one of those things – i.e. music.
It’s probably not shocking to think that someone with a background in music would be working a job in relation to art, after all they’re all kinda-sorta in the same vein. I personally have played (drums/percussion), sang, written (multiple genres/100+ songs), copyright & published (BMI), produced, promoted, emceeded festivals & events, reviewed albums for a few internet publications, interviewed artists & written articles about it for a physical newspaper & magazine, and merchandised within the spectrum of music. Whew! And while apparel isn’t the heart and soul of a soloist or band’s haul (monetarily), it’s a walking advertisement letting others know you’re out there. It’s a window leading into your musical world.
The music industry has really changed over the years. Basically, a lot of artist have went independent for too many reasons to go into, but a lot is that it’s more profitable & due to how prominent the digital marketplace is anyone and everyone can put their stuff out there regardless of how talented or wealthy they are. Lest we forget, YouTube popularity is what launched Justin Bieber. Social Media skyrocketed Rebecca Black’s song “Friday.” Love it or hate it, the profits earned from it paid for her college education! Neither of them had a major label backing them. Justin had a lot of musical talent, playing multiple instruments. Rebecca has far more talent than she was credited. Her mother paid a songwriter and so forth to create a trendy hit for her daughter to sing. And it was money well spent considering that she came out so far ahead. It’s all about putting yourself out there and having consistent quality.
We can do a lot for you. The Tee Spot can build you, your group/band, or record label an online commission store, and sell promotional apparel on it with a safe and secure checkout. In an effort to make things easier for your customers, our thoughtful and talented staff will be available for live chats to guide them through the ordering process. Our quality service will help you maintain the level of professionalism that any artist going anywhere consistently strives to have.
Wanna know more? Email us today at: stores@theteespot.com and we’ll help you amp up the volume to 11, because it’s one louder than 10. [and yes, I just made a Spinal Tap reference. If you were going to share this post for no other reason than that, you’d be justified.]
Hey, Readers. I’m one of the customer service representatives at The Tee Spot & we want to make your brand, business, campaign ,&/or annual event shine. We have a wide array of production options and an exceptionally competent staff. In fact, having worked as a professional graphic artist for 7+ years with a list of clients that most readers would recognize, I’ve never worked with so many talented people before as I have at The Tee Spot. At the end of this post, I’ll go into more detail about the options and service that we provide. Prior to that, Lets talk about right now & the way that marketing/promotion/influence works.
We’re living in an interesting age. Currently, the sound of a single person’s voice, their ideas, their opinions, their vision, and/or their business can have a footprint that spans across the globe. In the 21st Century many social media influencers who have branded themselves well have a vastly higher audience than major television networks and the professional persons associated with them. Take that in for a moment. We’re literally in an age where a regular person with a Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, or Instagram page can have more credibility and/or prestige within the eyes of their audience than a college educated, highly paid celebrity-personality who’s broadcast to you in high production quality with a full staff of makeup artists, writers, lighting and camera crews, etc. working along with them to put it all together. It’s rather obvious too.
This doesn’t really seem to be a point of contention with anybody when you look at the numbers. Generally speaking, the facts are:
Social Media has changed the way that people take in media.
The Internet has become a place of learning rather than traditional college campuses.
Streaming Services have forever changed the music industry & entertainment industry.
Despite the new methods the approach to marketing is still the same. To run a successful business or social media platform you have to keep people thinking about you. That’s why on many platforms you subscribe & click the bell with the parentheses around it. Then every time a new video is aired, tweet is tweeted, picture is posted, or whatnot – you’ll be notified. Physical imager shows physical competence and expressed interest. A T-Shirt, Bumper Sticker/Car Magnet, Hat, or Jacket displaying a logo is a moving advertisement that someone will see. It’ll give your message legs. With your cellphone, you could take a picture, post it on all of your social media, and spread your message farther. Physically imagery can become digital imagery, reaching people across both personal and impersonal medians.
In some relevance to this, I’ve been told that nothing helps church growth like a new sign or a freshly paved parking lot. Evidentially, it shows people outside of the walls of that church that something must is going on inside. Supposedly, it gives others the impression that if that church is taking care of things on the outside, that they must have things going well on the inside. *Do you remember the Saturn Commercial, back when they were a car company? It had a kid hit the car door with a ball. The ball bounced off. The plastic door likewise popped out, leaving no dent or mark. Then the commentator told the viewers that Saturn’s automobiles had dent resistant doors, adding how if they took care of the minor external things then that was indicative to the fact they took care of the more pertinent things you couldn’t see. It’s kind of the same thing.
Recently, I heard a New York Times best-selling author giving a lecture about how the notable quote from the movie Field of Dreams, adding how it’s a lie that many have suffered for believing. In that movie it’s character famously said, “If you build it they will come.” She then went on to explain how every 5 minutes a new book is put up on Amazon.com. Mind you, this was a lecture specifically about the importance of having a newsletter, gaining subscribers, the dos and do nots of it to make an author stand out. Yet that’s just the thing isn’t it? Your business/brand needs to stand out.
And so here we are, back to where we began. My hope is that I’ve clearly articulated, or most likely reaffirmed something that you (the reader) already know. You need people to think of you and seek you out for the service(s), product(s), or events that you provide – we’re here to help.
The Tee Spot has an array of employees with substantial amounts of experience in Graphic Design, Screen Print, Embroidery, Direct To Garment Printing, both on apparel and for Promotion Products. We can build a state of the art webstore with a modern feel and easy application gently guiding your customers through ordering process step by step. If you’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We’d love to hear from you.
Call us for your free quote and consultation at: 865-539-8220
If you have your own business, you know that Marketing is hard. Here at ‘The Tee Spot’ we’re here to help. Beyond our standard physical production, which falls within the spectrums of embroidery, screenprint, heat-press, and direct-to-garment, we’re also proud to offer an array of digital promotions that openly trail across the world social media platforms. We want to help bring your business to the forefront and gain the attention that you deserve.
Let us unlock the power of your brand. We have a full roster of talented graphic designers, experienced screen printers, and a seasoned sales and marketing team. Together our staff functions as a full-service promotional studio that specializes in screen printing, embroidery, promotional items, and website development. Above all, we are experts whose main goal is to consistently deliver high-quality products and unmatched customer service.
Does your business need an online store? We build them all the time & would love to make yours shine. Whether you’re seeking to raise money for your business with a custom online store, strengthen the uniformity of your brand, or gain exposure, The Tee Spot is here for you. We know that merchandising, quality branding, and terrific communication is of the utmost importance.
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For generations the best way to find the clothing you needed for work was to physically visit a brick and mortar store near your home.
After locating a local store, you likely went in to look, touch and try on what you were told you needed to wear to work, according to Company Guidelines.
While the number of e-commerce stores has been increasing steadily over the last few years, the boost that many virtual stores have experienced in the wake of COVID-19 is undeniable.
So, do physical store still have a place in today’s economy?
Of course!
While there will still be brick and mortar stores you can physically visit, the presence of a store location is becoming less crucial in todays economy and even more crucial in todays health climate.
Honestly, there will probably always be a need for some people to have a physical location to see, touch and try on workwear. What has changed is that being your only buying platform!
With a little effort and interaction, those initial on-site encounters will also support a future Online Store experience once those more basic elements of fit, feel and look are established in the Employees mind.
Once Samples garments are provided for employees to try on, feel and see, the majority of the unknowns should be resolved and repeat ordering becomes simplified.
There is no denying that a virtual presence is essential for businesses to be able to offer their products or services to potential customers on the internet, since 63% of shopping occasions begin online!
Even if these customers end up making final purchase in a local store, the ease and comfort of toggling down on the options beforehand is a powerful tool in the digital world of e-commerce.
What are the advantages of providing a Virtual E-Commerce store for fulfilling your Employee Uniform needs?
The biggest advantages to offering your employees an Online Uniform Store is the ease in which both the Employer and the Employee can access the information necessary to make purchase decisions.
A key benefit to the Online Uniform Store is the ability to offer a wide range of garments, pre-selected with both the Company and Employees needs in mind.
These needs include the desired benefits of quality imaging, product availability and production time, as well.
Why Choose an Employee E-Commerce Store
Quality Consistency – The biggest, and perhaps most compelling reason to establish an E-Commerce Company Store is the consistency of quality garments and design options available to employees in a safe and convenient manner.
Your Brand Imaging remains visually consistent in both color, cut and form when the variables of multiple vendor sizing standards, variations in color and garment quality are eliminated from your Corporate Workwear concerns.
Pricing– Employees are able to individually take advantage of the savings that come from pre-negotiated Company approved choices, and therefore, bulk pricing.
Having garment options and branding prices pre-set in the Company Store takes the guesswork and worry out of choosing a uniform that best reflects the Company and its standards in the marketplace, at a more comfortable price point.
Brand Image – Offering variety and consistency while protecting the integrity of your brand is also a crucial goal for Employers.
These uniforms/workwear will display vibrant Company images that project professionalism and brand recognition in the marketplace, as well.
Pro-actively choosing the most appropriate and cost efficient products and processes to offer your employees gives flexibility while maintaining visual conformity, which also protects the Brand.
Convenience – Because E-Commerce Stores are web-based, your E-Commerce Store at The Tee Spot is OPEN for business 24/7!
Access that gives you and your co-workers the ability to order from anywhere—even out in the field and on your phone!
By logging into your Company’s private store, Employers and Employees are able to:
Manage Employee Uniform and Marketing Expenditures
Download Invoices for Reconciliation or Payment
This specific and detailed information is at your fingertips with E-Commerce Solutions from The Tee Spot!
We work with you to create the Employee E-Store and then display the products chosen to best fit the needs of the employees being served.
SWAG & Merch
A bonus benefit to having a Company Store for Uniform needs is the ability to offer Branded Promotional Merchandise, like Tumblers, Hats & Mugs in your Store!
SWAG stands for Stuff We All Get, typically when attending a business expo or trade show. You get SWAG when people at booths hand out free promotionally printed items like pens, cups, calendars etc.
Merch -a Chicago slang meaning to put it on something, ie; your Company name or Logo.
Branded SWAG is also a great internal marketing strategy that helps build employee morale, promote brand exposure and can even be offered as an employee incentive and in reward programs.
Brand Recognition and Recall are crucial elements for Marketing success in todays virtual economy.
The more people that see your Brand imaging, whether its on a Koozie or an Insulated cup, the more familiar Customers become with your Company, which translates to THEM being more inclined to think of YOUR Company first when making purchasing decisions.
Powerful Imaging is Key, E-Commerce makes it SAFE & EASY!
Having a company store also allows you to co-brand with other companies, creating a lasting halo effect.
For instance, you can place your logo on a Nike shirt or an OGIO laptop bag allowing you to take advantage of another brand’s popularity.
You effectively get to cross-market your company brand without paying tens of thousands of dollars to enter a formal agreement with that brand.
Make your life a little less hectic by allowing the The Tee Spot Staff to handle all the messy details!
Directing your Staff to the Custom Branded Company Store is as simple and easy as it gets!
Your employees place orders with ease while The Tee Spot professionals manage the details of production and delivery.
A key role in shaping the future of Shopping in general, and Uniform-ing in specific, will be to stay current on the numerous innovations and customer centered changes in the digital shopping world. E-Commerce offers consumers an environment where they are not only able to shop safely and comfortably, but also efficiently and confidently!
The impact of Covid-19 on e-commerce is unlikely to be temporary, meaning these changes can be taken as an indication of what’s expected to be a future Shopping reality for Consumers.
Brands will clearly need to invest more resources into understanding and keeping up with the constantly evolving needs and expectations of digitally focused Consumers.
The Tee Spot is committed to offering its E-Commerce platform to Employers, Teams, Groups, and Organizations alike!
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