The Prodigy blog
Practical reads from the team that prints, stitches, and ships it — swag ideas, branding strategy, and what we're up to in Lindon.
A new employee welcome kit is a box of four to six branded items a new hire will use every week: a backpack, a water bottle, a polo or tee, a notebook, a pen, and a handwritten note. Add a jacket or power bank when the budget allows, match pieces to the role, and order … Read more
Ask a decorator for a quote and you will usually get a question back before you get a price: “Do you have vector art?” You can order without it. Our designers work with whatever a client sends, and if your logo needs rebuilding, we rebuild it. Depending on the artwork, that may add some time … Read more
Holiday gifts that arrive calm and on time in December are usually ordered in August or September. We’ve been producing holiday orders since 2006, and the pattern holds: the orders that turn stressful are the late ones more often than the complicated ones. This post is that calendar, working backward from a December delivery date … Read more
Booth space, travel, signage, staff time. By the time a trade show budget reaches the giveaway line, there usually isn’t much left on it. That’s workable, because the job of a booth item is to still be on their desk in six months. We produce trade show giveaways for clients all year, and we work … Read more
A printed shirt almost never dies of old age. It dies in the laundry room: hot water, a scorching dryer, a capful of fabric softener, and a logo that cracked years before the fabric wore out. Our Lindon shop decorates thousands of tees a month, and we see the aftermath too, because a company’s swag … Read more
Three printing methods, one question, and an internet full of chemistry lectures. Two of these are acronyms one letter apart; the third sounds like a window-cleaning tool. So which printing method should you choose? The answer comes down to two things: what the garments are made of, and how many you need. Our Lindon shop … Read more
Yes. Mostly. But we decorate thousands of tees a month in our Lindon shop, and we can tell you that most ruined-shirt stories start the same way: a hot iron and about four seconds of confidence. The good news is that ironing a t-shirt is genuinely easy once you know two things: what the shirt … Read more
Every year, ASI surveys thousands of people about the branded products they actually keep, use, and remember. The 2026/2027 edition just landed, and it’s the closest thing the promo industry has to a straight answer on what works. Here are the ten categories that earn their keep, with the numbers behind each. 1. Fleece & … Read more
Nobody loves your logo more than you do. You’re the one who picked the colors, struggled over the design, and distilled your heart, soul, and core values into it. It’s your baby! To most other people, it’s nothing but another (arguably beautiful!) brand logo. The instinct, when you’re paying for swag, is to make the … Read more
One of the most reliable upgrades in corporate apparel is moving from generic blanks to retail brands your team already knows, and one we’re often asked about is TravisMathew, a brand that blends sophistication with a touch of California cool. Here’s why a premium retail brand like TravisMathew can be the right fit for a … Read more
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