Whether you want to raise awareness for your animal rescue non-profit, encourage others to join your community’s Turkey Trot 5K, or advertise your service, product, or company, a plain hoodie can quickly become your brand’s best marketing tool when you have it customized.

Options for transforming a plain hoodie into a walking billboard include:

• Screen Printing
  Screen printing, also known as silk screen printing forces ink through a mesh screen to print your company name, logo, slogan, website, or message onto a plain hooded sweatshirt. Screen printing offers benefits such as affordability, quick turnarounds of your product, and the ability to print bold, bright logos, images, and vibrant images.

• Embroidery
  Both zippered and unzippered plain hoodies can be customized to your company, event, or organization with embroidery. Embroidery (stitching) offers benefits such as durability, and premium quality. Embroidery is a more expensive way to customize a plain sweatshirt, than screen printing, but the results are incredibly impressive.

• Heat Press
  Heat press, AKA heat press vinyl, or vinyl heat transfer printing is often the most inexpensive way to customize a tee shirt, hat, sweatshirt, etc. Heat press items can also be turned around very quickly, so you’ll receive your order fast. There are much lower minimum quantities required than for embroidery or other types of apparel pressing. Heat transfer vinyl is not as long-lasting and is more prone to cracking and peeling over time.  

All types of plain hoodies can be customized to your liking. These include:

• Full zip hoodies
• Half zip hoodies
• Quarter zip hoodies
• No zip hoodies
• Adult size hoodies
• Child size hoodies

You do not need to provide the sweatshirt to be printed or embroidered. Top-reviewed apparel print companies provide a variety of styles, sizes, colors, and brands of plain hoodies for you. If you prefer a crewneck sweatshirt, snap sweatshirt, or a combination of different styles, you may opt for that route to give your customers, event attendees, volunteers, or employees the opportunity to select the style that best suits them.

Impact Northwest is a full-service, locally-owned, top-reviewed screen print, embroidery, and promotional products company based in Oregon. To learn more, send us an email, or call 541-95-7718.  

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Puffer vests and jackets are also known as puffy, down, quilted, or insulated vests and jackets. The unique design that features puffy sections between the stitching is thanks to down (feathers) or synthetic material that is sewn in for added warmth. They have become a winter staple from coast-to-coast pairing well with casual attire, business casual attire, and even professional attire. 

Embroidered vests for your employees can be a great end-of-year gift that your team members can likely wear from fall through spring. Other benefits of giving a puffer vest as a gift include:

• Less expensive than puffer coats
• Perfect for layering
• Easy to pack
• Warmth for cool days
• Excellent for employees who love hiking, biking, camping, fishing, and climbing
• Less bulky for travel
• Stylish and trendy
• Protection from rain, snow
• Available in many colors 
• Sizes from XS-4XL

A puffer jacket with your company name or logo also makes a great team gift. Although employees may only wear them a few months out of the year, they will be appreciated by your team due to the following benefits:

• Ideal for employees who spend time outside working
• Provide excellent warmth 
• Folds into a very small, packable size
• Excellent for employees who use public transportation to commute to work
• Lightweight compared to other winter coats
• Stylish and trendy
• Perfect for team members who like snowshoeing, camping, etc.
• May be available in various lengths
• Available in different colors
• Can be layered under a parka in extreme cold
• Sizes from XS-4XL

Customized jackets and vests are useful. Since puffer vests and puffer jackets are so trendy, your employees will likely wear them, at least occasionally. This allows for your brand to be advertised wherever your employees travel. 

A jacket or vest demonstrates that you invested in your employees’ gift. Vests and jackets are more expensive than cloth tote bags, company coffee cups, customized pens, etc. Giving a vest or a coat as an end-of-year gift shows your team that you didn’t look for the easiest, cheapest gift available.

Whether you have a staff of four, or four hundred, Impact Northwest can help you select the perfect holiday gift this season. Impact Northwest provides custom embroidered puffer jackets and puffer vests for companies from coast to coast. We offer many other options for holiday gifting as well, including beanies, shirts, backpacks, hats, workwear, and much more.   Place your order online,  or request a quote. 

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Beanies come in all shapes, sizes, and usage cases. The classic design choices are:

• Cuffed
• Cuffless (skull cap)
• Slouch
• Specialized

Deciding which option is best for your business depends on your target demographic. For example, fisherman beanies are currently popular with youth and young adults. A patch with a well-designed graphic would likely encourage that demographic to sport your custom beanie more often. There are even ways to pinpoint your target market further; popular colors, patch size, etc.

Recognized by most people, the cuffed beanie is a true classic. Depending on design elements and sizing, cuffed beanies can be gender-neutral or masculine and feminine. A fan favorite is the Carhartt cuff beanie. Cuffed custom beanies include sub-styles such as the fisherman beanie, the small cuff, the large cuff, and pom beanies. Cuffed beanies are ideal for larger patches and embroidery.

Traditionally made with lighter fabrics, cuffless beanies are great for most months of the year. They also sport a tighter directional fit. It is a popular profile for runners and those looking for a snug fit under helmets—a set-it-and-forget-it kind of beanie. A trendy option is the North Face Denali Beanie. Cuffless beanies are best used for smaller printed company names or a full-coverage logo.

Known for its take over in popular culture in the mid-2,000s, the cuffed beanie is still a mainstay. Most retailers offer a slouch beanie option. Slouch beanies provide an excellent surface for embroidered logos. Like the cuffed beanie, slouch beanies are popular with younger demographics.

Visors, earflaps, fire-resistant material, and balaclavas are all examples of beanies with a more focused use. Depending on the service your business is working in, it may be better to find a specialized option. Using branded balaclavas for ski companies is an example of this. Working with a professional to choose the right specialized beanie can save time and money.

Ultimately, the right custom beanies for your business comes down to who you want to attract, who you want to leave an impression on, and where your business is located. Places like the PNW have a beanie season of around seven months, making beanies a great option. For areas with a much smaller window, it may be better to choose a custom hat or visor. 

Here is the step-by-step process

• Decide if you are in a good place for beanies
• Find your target demographic
• Research trends
• Pick your company logo or graphic
• Contact your local custom printing shop
• Create your custom beanie
• Start selling or giving away your new beanie!

Time to find the right beanie for your business.

If you’re planning to design your own custom apparel Impact Northwest has everything you need. Impact Northwest provides custom embroidered, screen pressed, or heat pressed shirts for teams of all sizes. Designing your crewneck sweatshirts takes just minutes. Get started now or contact us for more information.

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