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Soft launch. Reid Hoffman

Z-Swag
Services

What we make. What we ship. What we manage.

Twelve lines of work that compound. Most clients start with one and roll into the rest once they see the operation.

Est. 2010 · Chicago · Fifteen years at the pass

The menu.

Programs marketing, HR, and brand teams actually use. Order à la carte — or the whole tasting menu.

Chef’s pick

To begin

Strategy & design before the catalog opens.

Merch Strategy

1 to 2 weeks

Before you pick a product. We decide what story to tell, what kit to ship, and which budget line carries it — so procurement signs off without a meeting.

Creative & Design

2 to 4 weeks

Logos that print. Illustration that ships. Packaging that does the heavy lifting before the box is even opened.

Starters

For first impressions that have to land.

Welcome Kits

~ 1 week

The first thing a new hire opens. Don't disappoint.

Trade Shows

2 to 6 weeks

Your giveaway shouldn't end up in the hotel trash. Most do. Ours don't.

Print

3 to 10 days

When the room needs to look like the brand walked in. Posters, decks, signage, the once-a-year culture yearbook.

Recognition Programs

Ongoing

Programs that motivate teams, retain clients, and deepen vendor partnerships. Not Tuesday-morning pizza.

  • Employee.For your team. Anniversaries, performance, peer-to-peer.
  • Client.For your accounts. Renewal moments and milestone gifts.
  • Vendor & Partner.For your supply chain. Quarterly gestures, partnership anchors.

Mains

Programs that scale and run for years.

Webstores

Live in 2 weeks

Your team ships merch the way they ship invoices. One link, one click. Pop-up, evergreen, or per-department.

Apparel & Uniforms

~ 3 to 4 weeks

What your team puts on becomes how they feel about the company. Buttery tees to full uniform programs, tribe-grade fabric.

Custom Product

6 to 12 weeks

Product nobody else can sell. Sketch to spec sheet to first article — built to be owned, not catalog-with-a-logo.

Warehousing & Fulfillment

Same-day

Stop running merch like a project. Run it like a checkout. Receive, kit, store, ship — inventory lives in your portal.

Overseas Sourcing

8 to 16 weeks

A decade of vetted factory partners. Better margins, no apologies.

House specials

Stewardship, seasonal moments, and the things only we do.

Brand Compliance

Every batch

The wrong logo never goes to press. Color-matched, soft-proofed, press-approved — your brand stays your brand.

Compliance Paperwork

Done before asked

Procurement signs off without a meeting. CPSC, Prop 65, OEKO-TEX, country-of-origin — filed before they ask.

Holiday Gifting

Plan by Q3

Plan in summer, ship in November. Your top accounts get a box that says you remembered — at scale, on time, on brand.

Off the menu

Anything else with a logo and a deadline.

Something else?

Whatever it takes

If it has a logo on it and a deadline that matters, we can probably help. Tell us what you're cooking.

— Zee Ali, Founder & Head Chef.

Tip the chef — referrals welcome.

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Webstores

Pop-up shops, e-commerce, and per-department portals — we manage the inventory.

Fully customized stores for one-off campaigns, ongoing programs, or per-department portals. We handle catalog setup, inventory, fulfillment, and reporting so your team can ship merch like it's a checkout, not a project.

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Print

Large format to annual culture yearbooks. We design it. We ink it.

Posters, signage, booklets, decks, and the once-a-year culture yearbook. Color-managed, paper-stock matched, and proofed against your brand standards.

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Apparel & Uniforms

Buttery tees to full uniform programs. Tribe-grade fabric.

Premium tees, sweats, outerwear, headwear, and full uniform programs with size matrices and reorder cycles. Decoration that survives a hundred washes.

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Overseas Sourcing

Long-standing factory relationships. Better product. Better margins.

Decade-deep partnerships with vetted overseas manufacturers. We negotiate, QC, and freight — you get product nobody else is selling, at landed costs that hold up under scrutiny.

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Product Development

One-of-a-kind custom product, designed for measurable results.

From sketch to spec sheet to first article. Industrial design, materials sourcing, and small-batch prototyping for product you actually own — not catalog SKUs with your logo on them.

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Warehousing & Fulfillment

We manufacture, inventory, and ship worldwide. Click to ship.

Receive, kit, store, and ship anywhere. Inventory portal with real-time counts, low-stock alerts, and per-recipient tracking. International customs paperwork handled.

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Sales & Welcome Kits

Onboarding gifts and outreach drops. We inventory and ship on demand.

Curated kits for new hires, prospects, and renewal moments. One catalog, one portal, one shipping interface — your team triggers a send, we handle the logistics.

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Trade Shows

Booth design and giveaways people actually keep.

Booth hardware, signage, on-floor swag, and post-show follow-up gifts. The giveaway shouldn't end up in the hotel trash — we curate accordingly.

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Employee Recognition

Programs that motivate. Not Tuesday-morning pizza.

Anniversary milestones, peer-to-peer recognition catalogs, and quarterly award programs. Branded packaging, personalized notes, no spreadsheets to maintain.

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Product Safety & Compliance

Curated supplier network. Compliance across every SKU.

CPSC, Prop 65, GOTS, OEKO-TEX, and country-of-origin documentation. We pick suppliers who can produce the paperwork before procurement asks for it.

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Brand Compliance

Your brand is the asset. We protect it across every print run.

Color-true reproduction across substrates, brand guideline enforcement on every job, and stored asset libraries that prevent the wrong logo from going to press.

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Something else?

Can't find what you're looking for? Talk to us.

If it has a logo on it, a recipient at the other end, or a deadline that matters — we can probably help. Tell us what you're trying to do.

Don’t see what you need? Ask anyway.

If it has a logo on it and a deadline that matters, we can probably help.

Last updated May 28, 2026