The Merch Marketing Blog

Insights for brands that
sell through retail.

Strategy, loyalty, merch, and the systems that turn consumers into community. Written from 18 years of building real brands.

How to Turn a Trade Show Into a Long Term Customer Pipeline

How to Turn a Trade Show Into a Long Term Customer Pipeline

How to Turn a Trade Show Into a Long Term Customer PipelineMerch Marketing
Published on: 13/07/2026

Most brands leave trade shows with a stack of business cards and good intentions. Here is how to turn those conversations into a long term customer pipeline.

CRM
Why Community Is the New Marketing Channel and How to Build One

Why Community Is the New Marketing Channel and How to Build One

Why Community Is the New Marketing Channel and How to Build OneMerch Marketing
Published on: 16/06/2026

The most effective marketing channel available to product brands right now is not paid ads or influencers. It is community. Here is how to build one that actually grows.

Loyalty
What a Good Loyalty Program Looks Like at Every Stage of Brand Growth

What a Good Loyalty Program Looks Like at Every Stage of Brand Growth

What a Good Loyalty Program Looks Like at Every Stage of Brand GrowthMerch Marketing
Published on: 10/06/2026

A loyalty program that works for a brand with 500 customers looks very different from one built for 50,000. Here is what good loyalty looks like at every stage of brand growth.

Loyalty
Zero Party Data: What It Is and Why Product Brands Should Be Building It Now

Zero Party Data: What It Is and Why Product Brands Should Be Building It Now

Zero Party Data: What It Is and Why Product Brands Should Be Building It NowMerch Marketing
Published on: 03/06/2026

Zero party data is the most valuable and most overlooked asset a product brand can build. Here is what it is, why it matters and how to start collecting it.

Data