Shiny shirts for Serenity day?

POSTED BY: Agatsu
UPDATED: Friday, April 28, 2006 14:32
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AGATSU

Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:33 PM

Due to popular demand...

http://stores.ebay.de/Mondotees_Firefly-Serenity-Tees_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1
QQfsubZ2QQftidZ2QQtZ

Knock yourselves out. I already told that seller that we're planning something for June 23rd and that it wouldn't be a bad idea to restock and come up with some new designs.
Note the note that says: NOTE! Do not buy this shirt here, go to my eBay shop and buy it there! It is much cheaper!, because, well, it's cheaper.
I guess now that a few of you may order from him as well, he might even take me seriously. Maybe he could make those shiny Serenity Day shirts for us, who knows. The shirts and printing quality seem top notch, judging by the photos, and they're not expensive (about 20 bucks I think). But I'll have to wait for my delivery before I can recommend him.

One day.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.

On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
http://serenityjune23rd.com/

SAMEERTIA

Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:48 PM

And in regards to the Brownshirt analogy- a brown t-shirt looks nothing like a Nazi uniform. Thank heavens. :)
Someone did a run of brown t-shirts that say "I'm a Browncoat" on them... who was it? Where was it? Someone must have brown t-shirts!

AGATSU

Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:54 PM

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.
com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=browncoats&category0=

It's amazing what happens when you enter "Browncoats" into the ebay search engine.
You'll find it right away.

One day.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.

On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
http://serenityjune23rd.com/

BLUEMOONSTUFF

Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by KuangZheDe:
I am currently finishing up a couple designs for the June 23rd. However, the biggest issue I have is finding a company (like Cafepress) where it can be available to all but be BROWN. Does anybody know where a company similar to Cafe Press might be with Brown shirts.

I can toss my hat (and business) into the ring. I still haven't seen the logo or anything but if we keep it simple I know I could turn out a one or two color shirt on BROWN ONLY for under ten bucks if we have enough people willing to order. 25 to 50 would be good but the more the better.

Someone point me to the design!

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THEPISTONENGINE

Friday, April 21, 2006 12:29 AM

So, uh, you wanna, you know, get together sometime...

Quote:
Originally posted by SameErtia:
and believe me, I have a big enough chest to advertise it! :D

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Carry the Nuttin'

JANA

Friday, April 21, 2006 12:55 AM

Go with Quality Logo Products.com. I work for them (and I'm also a customer), and they have outstanding quality shirts. The only problem is that they're not available through the site - someone would have to order them in bulk and then sell them via website with a Paypal link or the like.

However, I can guaranteee quality, quick delivery and friendly, competent workers.

Jana

One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.

On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.

AGATSU

Friday, April 21, 2006 8:19 AM

Oh man, looks like some tough business decisions will have to be made.
So what's more important to you guys? Quality or price? I'd be happy to pay a bit more for a really shiny shirt, myself.
Then again, whoever isn't happy with the quality can just download the logo and have it printed on a shirt for themselves, so no sweat.

One day.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.

On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
http://serenityjune23rd.com/

BLUEMOONSTUFF

Friday, April 21, 2006 1:00 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Agatsu:
Oh man, looks like some tough business decisions will have to be made.
So what's more important to you guys? Quality or price? I'd be happy to pay a bit more for a really shiny shirt, myself.

Ok, I think we are missing the point here. The purpose is to get the word out. To say that I can't print a QUALITY SHIRT for under 10 bucks is kinda mean. I'm not looking to profit from this. As a mass statement the shirts and stuff in general should be IDENTICAL so when the general public takes notice of all the items they will start to think that they have seen all this before.

Basic business MARKETING is not to be confused with ADVERTISING! They are two separate ways of generating buzz about your product/cause. In general look at the way Firefly, Serenity and Slither were ADVERTISED. Most spots on TV were skewed to mass appeal and really as a whole did not convey the actual property. This is fine if you are looking to hit and run -take what money you make and move on. Firefly was never MARKETED after it's debut - thus the poor return on the little advertising that was done and.... cancelation.

So first, we need to MARKET our cause. A "branding" that is recognizable from a distance. Same color, same style. Hmmm, Browncoat..... brown shirt...... well, that seems pretty easy. Since we are a group of individuals, we do not have deep pockets that some big business would have to force feed the BRANDING into our brains and make the general public WANT to know who, what, why and such. In order to get our message out, we need to make ALL items affordable so that everyone can get their hands on something to further the cause but, it needs to be a CONSISTENT message!

In order to make the BRAND consistent, things need to be consolidated to a central location. We have the website for that now. Very good start. Now, we need to MARKET that branding. The best brand/logos are usually the simplest. i.e. - Coke, Chevrolet, Ford, General Mills (the big G). Something that can be seen and recognized from a distance. Something that you don't have to think about - it just clicks in your brain. Over complicate the BRANDING and the unfamiliar folk will gloss over the details of who, what, why and such and the MARKETING will be a failure and you are left with just ADVERTISING to get your point across.

When you are watching TV, do you pay attention to the commercials? Ever see the SAME 15 second commercial run two or thee times in the same break? That is how ADVERTISING works, force feed your message over and over until it sticks. Do we have that number of folk or the money to do this? No. If we did, we wouldn't have to do this campaign - word of mouth would have us back on the air or in a theater.

We have a SHORT time to get this done. A quality affordable and consistent product will garner more attention and demand than some high priced item that has a ton of colors and costs a days pay. It's a numbers game. Do you want a fancible shirt to watch re-runs in or do you want to get the word out to as many folk in the Verse as possible?

Just my two cents.

An Original Browncoat - Member since September 20, 2002

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AGATSU

Friday, April 21, 2006 1:23 PM

Sorry, must have been a misunderstanding. My statement wasn't a direct response to your kind offer (no sarcasm), but a general question. I'm aware that t-shirts that are supposed to advertise something do their job when they just look new and shiny for one day - I'm just a fan of shirts that last and are comfy, and I feel awkward wearing shirts with a stiff print on them. I was also planning on proudly wearing that shirt on many, many occasions after Serenity Day.
So I didn't mean to disrespect you in any way, I was merely asking what the general opinion on this matter is. No offense.

EDIT: For the record, I would have ordered an Independent Army shirt from you 2 days ago if it were still available in medium.

One day.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.

On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
http://serenityjune23rd.com/

BLUEMOONSTUFF

Friday, April 21, 2006 2:34 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Agatsu:
Sorry, must have been a misunderstanding. My statement wasn't a direct response to your kind offer (no sarcasm), but a general question. I'm aware that t-shirts that are supposed to advertise something do their job when they just look new and shiny for one day - I'm just a fan of shirts that last and are comfy, and I feel awkward wearing shirts with a stiff print on them. I was also planning on proudly wearing that shirt on many, many occasions after Serenity Day.
So I didn't mean to disrespect you in any way, I was merely asking what the general opinion on this matter is. No offense.

EDIT: For the record, I would have ordered an Independent Army shirt from you 2 days ago if it were still available in medium.

That's fine, sometimes it's hard to judge where stuff is coming from and I have been takin' a few hits here and on other boards in regards to my wears. I wouldn't mind so much if it was from folk who have actually ordered from me, such is life.

Now, the "comfy" factor. We can do a huge print on both sides of the shirt and still keep it soft and flexible. Quoting our favorite Captain, "It's what I do darlin'. It's what I do". Your wanting an Independents t-shirt is a fine example of that. It's a big print with a lot of ink. The process and design is set up to be SOFT from the beginning, and it is. Plus, it only gets softer the more you wash it. Things can be done to make it feel good from the get go without compromising quality and durability.

The four or five that I wear have held up GREAT the last six months. I put that into everything I do. The purpose of this marketing is to have the BIG PUSH for one day but we still need to spread the word after the 23rd. If we design a shiny shirt and don't pigeon hole it with the year 2006 I garauntee you can wear this thing for next years Serenity Day.

B-T-W, I do have one or two Mediums in stock. I pull stuff from the site when stock gets low to avoid over selling and makin' folk wait for re-runs. Drop me an eMail and I can PP invoice you if ya still want one.

An Original Browncoat - Member since September 20, 2002

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