👋 Welcome back to this week’s Print-on-Demand. We’re serving up your weekly scoop on all things swag, office culture, and even a tasty treat. This issue is chock-full: we’re talking brownies, the latest market buzz, HR tips, and our next Brand Sauce webinar. Ready for a fun, quick read? Let’s dive in!

NEWS & NUGGETS: A DASH OF INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

🤝 Purpose Over Perks: A Great Place to Work survey of 1.3M+ employees finds meaningful work is the top retention driver. Employees who feel their job has “special meaning” are nearly 4× more likely to stay than those who do not, far outweighing the effect of pay or unique benefits. Source.

🎪 Major Tradeshow: Save the date: PPAI Expo 2026 hits Las Vegas Jan 12–15. It’s the industry’s biggest post-holiday trade show and the best place to kick off 2026 with fresh ideas. Source.

📈 Promo Sales Surge: North American promotional product distributor sales jumped 5% in Q3 year-over-year, the largest quarterly gain in over two years, as clients finally moved forward with projects stalled by summer trade uncertainty. Source.

🎃 Halloween Fun Fact: Halloween is the U.S.’s 2nd-largest consumer holiday after Christmas, with Americans spending ~$6.9 billion on costumes, candy, and parties each year. That translates to roughly 600 million pounds of candy, about the weight of six Titanic ships, gobbled up at the end of October. Source.

🎉 Giveaway Winner Alert: Shout out to the winner from last week: Jennifer Wright, who won the Giant Jenga Set from Disrupt Sports by participating in our weekly poll. Check out the poll results from last week below. We’ve got another weekly poll & giveaway below!

BEHIND THE SCENES

🎁 Swag Smarter, Not Harder

On Nov 4, we’re hosting a hands-on, invite-only webinar for our community, showing how smart teams are using technology to save time and money ordering swag. You’ll learn how to reduce waste, centralize orders, and delight employees at scale. Spots are limited. Save a seat by clicking here.

WEEKLY POLL + GIVEAWAY

🎁 Giveaway Alert: Fairytale Brownies

Snack boxes have been a HIT lately, so we’re teaming up with Fairytale Brownies for our weekly giveaway.

Details:

• Several lucky winners will get to choose their favorite treat directly from the Fairytale Brownies website. 🍫✨

• Winner announced in next week’s newsletter.

👉 To enter, just answer this week’s poll below.

📊 Poll of the Week

CLIENT SPOTLIGHT

🤝 Meet BB Living

BB Living is redefining what it means to rent a home. Based in Scottsdale, they were among the first to pioneer single-family build-to-rent communities. They’re creating spaces designed for connection, not just convenience. Founded by brothers and lifelong friends, BB Living believes life’s best moments happen when you’re surrounded by people you love. With 20+ communities nationwide, they’re proving that renting can still feel like home…free of worry, and full of life.

📣 Our Collaboration

BB Living was growing fast, and so were their teams. With multiple divisions like Construction, Corporate, Communities, and C-Suite, managing swag across the company was starting to feel chaotic. Each group needed its own space, but juggling separate links and systems wasn’t cutting it.

We stepped in with a smarter solution: a single storefront powered by password protection and role-based visibility. Now, each department gets its own private, curated shop, organized, secure, and sleek.

Want your departments to have their own password-protected private shop? We’ve got the tech (and the taste) to build it. 💡 Let’s talk.

🤝 Connect With BB Living

Shoot me a note at [email protected] to get connected with the team.

WEEKEND UPDATE

Around the Water Cooler With Ross AKA The P.O.D. Guy

Birthday Joy

A few weeks ago, we celebrated Ryleigh’s 7th birthday. The yard was filled with family, friends, a bounce house, pirates, mermaids, and way too many treats. But what I’ll remember most wasn’t the decorations or the sugar rush, it was Ryleigh's pure, unfiltered joy.

For weeks leading up to the big day, she’d ask, “How many more days until my birthday party?” The night before, she could hardly fall asleep. The next morning, she was right beside me, helping carry chairs and set up tables, smiling the entire time. During the party, her laughter echoed across the yard. And when it came time to open presents, she shouted with excitement after every single one, like each gift was the best thing she’d ever received.

Watching her, I couldn’t help but think about how somewhere along the way, we lose that spark. That childlike wonder. We start treating birthdays like just another day, when really, they’re a reminder that we’re still here, still growing, still loved, still surrounded by people who care about us.

My birthday is in November, and this year, I’m taking a page from Ryleigh’s book. I want to feel that same excitement she did, to wake up with gratitude, to laugh without holding back, to let joy take over. Because if she’s taught me anything, it’s that happiness isn’t something we outgrow, it’s something we forget to practice.

So this year, I’m celebrating. I’m choosing joy. And I’m giving thanks for the little girl who reminded me what that looks like. Thank you, Ryleigh. I love you. 

THAT’S A WRAP

And that’s your weekly dose of swag wisdom, brownie giveaways, Halloween candy stats, BB Living’s smart store setup, and a peek at what’s hot in promo this season.

Want to see how we can bring your brand to life like we did for BB Living? Just reply or book a quick demo, we’ll make it easy (and fun). 

Until next time, stay saucy! 👋 

– Ross & the Brand Sauce Team.

If you missed our last few editions, you can find them here:

• In Print on Demand | EP#52, we cover Merch by GS’s big gifting expansion, record-high employee retention, a wild “front-row swag vs. ad” stunt, plus spooky trivia and cosmic facts for fun.

• For Print on Demand | EP#51, we mixed up a fun blend of swag inspo and HR smarts. That week’s lineup featured spooky-cool merch trends & must-see events.

• In Print on Demand | EP#50, Learn how the federal shutdown impacts swag, how companies boost engagement, and a fun Halloween candy stat.

• In Print on Demand | EP#49, Ross gives us a look behind the curtains of his personal life with his fiancée, Madison, and 4 kids.

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