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Who Signs What Before 500 Polos Get Made
The answer, before anything else Most company apparel problems were approved in writing by the buyer. A vendor builds what was signed off, which makes the approval the real work,...
Questions to Ask a Company Apparel Vendor
A vendor volunteers fabric weight, a mockup round, the setup fee and the reprint policy before you have finished describing the event. A vendor waits to be asked which lead...
How to Spec a Uniform Polo for a Field Crew
A field crew polo dies in a known order. Color goes first, bleached by UV and boiled out by hot water and heavy detergent. The collar goes second, losing its...
Why No Stock Polo Comes in Your Brand Color
There is no such thing as your brand color in a garment catalog. What exists is a dye recipe, a thread library and a stock palette somebody else committed to...
A Company Golf Tournament Is Three Apparel Orders
A corporate golf tournament is three apparel orders wearing one logo: the people hosting it, the guests invited to play in it, and the crew running it from six in...
Company Polos: Decorate Stock or Build Custom
If your date is inside six weeks and a catalog color already reads close enough to your brand, then you are decorating a stock polo and the decision is already...
The Logo File Your Embroiderer Actually Needs
Send the vector. An .AI, .EPS, .PDF or .SVG of your logo, with the type outlined and the brand colors named, is the file that lets an embroidery order start...
Embroidery or Print on Company Polos: How to Pick a Decoration Method
PILLAR / Corporate Programs Embroidery is the right call for most company polos. Thread on a smooth knit reads as a uniform instead of a giveaway, it outlives the wash...
