Posts Tagged ‘Branded Merchandise’
Welcome Back March Madness
We missed you! As we ponder how can we show our appreciation of your return, we visit our archives for inspiration. Here’s a past project that shows appreciation in a BIG way. To thank Acura for sponsoring the college basketball Tournament Challenge, ESPN wanted to send a premium gift…something fun, something reflecting basketball, something that…
Read MoreHappy New Year from Barbour Design!
We wish you all happiness and, especially, healthiness in the upcoming year. The year 2020 was tough and reflecting on it may require a stiff drink which made us think of a “spirited” New Years mailer we created back in 2012. Clients and acquaintances of Barbour Design were the lucky recipients of our 2012 New…
Read MoreDisney & ESPN Media Networks “Combine, Shake, Stream” Mailer
Here’s one of our favorite projects pulled from the archives. This high-end mailer was sent to affiliate partners and internal team members to commemorate the successful completion of distribution agreements. The tag line conveyed the attributes of the deal; combine (partnership), shake (disrupt the status quo), stream (flow of content). The cocktail shaker set was the perfect way to demonstrate…
Read MoreCollege football season is upon us
As you all eagerly await the first kick-off, check out this awesome project from our archives. Back when ESPN and the Southeastern Conference joined forces to create the SEC Network, all of the 14 SEC football coaches signed a limited number of footballs to commemorate the network launch. The autographed footballs became the centerpiece of…
Read MoreThe ESPYs Air Tonight
Airing tonight on ABC, the ESPYs will celebrate the year’s best in sports. As athletes, performances and moments all become a part of sports history, we’re reminded of a fun ESPN Sports Trivia card game we produced awhile back. The custom game provided an interactive, competitive and fun way to showcase the wide span of…
Read MoreGather Around the Bonfire
It’s Summer! As we look forward to getting outdoors, going camping and sitting around the bonfire, we are reminded of a favorite project from 2018. The s’more kit was a fun mailer that Disney & ESPN Media Networks (DEMN) sent to content distributors to enjoy with family and friends, just like their portfolio of networks. Whether…
Read MoreHappy Cinco de Mayo!
Grab a margarita, it’s Cinco de Mayo! Speaking of margaritas, here’s a fun project from our archives. Back in 2017, we produced a high-end gift mailer for ESPN to send to individuals on the adidas marketing team in appreciation of their ESPYs partnership. Each mailer included a bottle of Casamigos® Tequila Negro, one of the…
Read MoreNo Missing Piece Here
Now that jigsaw puzzles are all the rage thanks to the Covid quarantine, we thought we’d share this fun project we “put together” for ESPN last year. There was no missing piece to the puzzle when it came to creating ESPN’s Multicultural Puzzle Kit. The key message the sales team wanted to communicate was connection—fans,…
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