Virtualize Your Event And Deliver the Goods
The Moment
We serve many event-driven organizations. At first glance, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to present an existential threat to groups that rely on in-person gatherings. Even where states are gradually easing restrictions, the prospect of holding large rides, runs, and walks in 2020 are pretty dim.
Some organizers have canceled them outright. Others are pivoting to virtual events. Yet live-streamed events don’t include the physical tokens of participation that we all expect when we attend a big meet or rally.
The Solution
What if organizations could hold virtual events yet still deliver physical goods to all participants? That’s just what Amplifier enables with Campaigns. And unlike a physical event – where so much work is done to stage, host, commemorate, and tear-down – an Amplifier merch campaign can be run from your laptop thanks to our completely Self-Service Platform:
Instant onboarding
Helping your existing suppliers (e.g. medals, bibs, sponsor giveaways) organize inbound inventory for our warehouse
In-house production of apparel, laser engraving, stickers, and more -- Bulk and On-Demand
Premium personalization options
Kitting and Value-added Services (e.g. sample bags)
Direct-to-Customer Fulfillment at any scale
24/7 real-time visibility into receipts, inventory, orders, and shipments.
Amplifier can assist a 5k with 500 participants just as readily as we can the largest marathon in the US.
Here’s what IRONMAN®, the iconic and inspiring global event series with 235+ races across 55 countries has to say:
“IRONMAN has been working with Amplifier as our exclusive DTG provider for graphic tees for a year, and we have been extremely satisfied with the relationship.
Their interface is user-friendly, comprehensive, and integrates well with our eCommerce platform. It is extremely simple to add new products and modify existing ones if needed.
The mockup images they provide are high-quality and look great on our website.
Their fulfillment has been fantastic from the start. They offer multiple shipping options and provide great turnaround time on orders.
We have never received a single customer complaint about the quality of the print or the t-shirt material.
Their customer support is responsive, and always answers within 24 hours, and often within just a few hours.
Overall, we love everything Amplifier has to offer and are looking forward to working with them on new projects in the future.
In addition, in 2004-5, we shipped 2.5 million direct-to-customer orders and 39 million yellow wristbands in 10 months, and we continued to support that campaign, including B2B shipments of apparel etc. to major retail partners, for years after the dramatic and phenomenal success at launch.
The Benefits
In a virtual run or walk or ride, each individual participates from wherever they are, which yields healthy benefits such as:
Your event happens in 2020.
People get moving, and that engagement is particularly satisfying during this period.
Your mission and cause receive a boost and bring people together, just like you always do.
Your community can share and celebrate a collective experience.
Typical event logistics, though, are out -- no centralized event, no expo, and no on-site pickup of swag.
Meanwhile, commemorating the event with awesome physical goods still delivers:
Reach for your sponsors
A memento celebrating achievement and commemorating the event
A tangible totem of everyone’s shared experience which lasts beyond the event
A unifying bond through photos shared via social media, email, and the web.
The Need
As an event pro, you may find yourself in one of these situations:
You have already produced some or all of these physical items, and they currently sit in far-flung places from Seattle to Orlando. (If so, they’ve probably got “2020” printed on them.)
You still need to print shirts or stickers or find additional sources.
You may have already gathered all address and SKU info, or you might still need help here, too.
You also need a place for all inventory to land so it can be counted, kitted, and fulfilled reliably at scale, and your staff are currently working from home.
Amplifier can help you with all of the above, and your participants will never even know we were there.
In 2020:
Challenges can still be accepted.
Individuals and teams can strive and achieve, grow and serve.
Events can still be run, making their vital contributions for us all.
Everybody can celebrate and receive their shirt, medal, stickers, and more for posterity.
Your next step — Contact us or schedule a demo or just signup and get going.
Let’s connect and explore the possibilities.
Thanks and looking forward to it!
