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Feb 02, 2022

5 Simple Tools to Make Your Promotional Products Business Smart, Fast, and Profitable

If there is one truth that carries us into 2022, it’s that our work has become more complex. On one hand, complexity kills. It complicates, confuses, and…

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Jan 31, 2022

Manage Taxes with Avalara

commonsku has partnered with Avalara, the leader in tax automation software, to help make complex taxes simple. Connecting commonsku with Avalara AvaTax…

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Jan 26, 2022

12 Mind-Blowing Ideas Dropped at skucon 2022

From NFT’s, to virtual reality, to meta-merch for the metaverse, skucon 2022 was an explosion of future-focused ideas, fresh examples, and mind-bending…

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Jan 20, 2022

The 2022 skummunity Award Winners

The skummunity awards were created to honor the explorers, rule-breakers, dreamers, and innovators in the branded merchandise industry. At the live skucon…

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Jan 13, 2022

New Navigation, Dashboards, and Analytics

We’re excited to kick off the new year by debuting our new navigation, new dashboards, and new analytics in commonsku! These combined changes within the…

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Dec 15, 2021

Welcome to the World of Branded Merch!

Updated August 29, 2024 Welcome to the world of branded merch! If you’re reading this, you’ve just walked into an astonishingly creative world. How…

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Dec 08, 2021

Swag vs. Merch: Why Nobody Calls it Swag Anymore (and That's A Good Thing)

(This article was original published in Dec, 2022 but was updated May 2023). Nobody calls it “swag” anymore.

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Dec 01, 2021

Branded Merch: The Revolution Happening Right Under Your Nose

Updated, April 7th 2022: The following post was originally a part of an onboarding series for the industry. At skucon in January, we expanded on this…

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Nov 17, 2021

Why Most Promo Businesses Fail to Hit Sales Targets (Sales Planning, Part 3)

In our current series on sales planning, we shared 3 Trends That Will Supercharge Your Sales, How to Unpack Your Sales Potential, plus a webinar, How to…