Merch that gets made during a Twin Cities event works differently from merch pulled out of a box. Before choosing garments, figure out what you need the station to accomplish.
What a live station does for you
At a Convention Center exhibit, a headquarters activation or a stadium hospitality event, the station earns attention. A press running in public makes people stop. Stopping leads to photos and conversation, and it gives them a reason to hang around your space.
Picking the item
- Tees: right for warm months and the quickest thing to make in quantity.
- Hoodies and crewnecks: what Minnesota winters call for, and people keep them for years.
- Caps and knit hats: guests build them at a hat bar, and they look good in photos.
- Tote bags: for expo visitors who own plenty of shirts but need a bag for the walk through the skyway.
Sizing the station to the goal
An exhibit booth downtown needs speed and a visible queue that pulls people in from the aisle. A private party in Uptown needs names, dates and something that feels like a keepsake. Tell us which describes your event and we'll build to fit.
Minneapolis planning notes
Fitting the merch to the venue
We check how cases get in, where the outlets are, where the queue goes and where guests choose a garment before the press. We ask those same questions for a downtown exhibit hall and a Northeast party, but the answers come out different.