THE BLOG

31
Aug

Insomnia 61, DanTDM and Event!

During this year’s Bank Holiday Weekend, the NEC in Birmingham hosted the Insomnia Gaming Festival 61. Game enthusiasts enjoyed these summer days, enthralled by the large selection of games, music, merch and more. Event! unleashed a dedicated store for DanTDM, which tempted lots of fans to show their allegiance, by buying cool products, created by us.

Dantdm shop at Insomnia 61 #i61

Celebrity gamer DanTDM sported an exclusive t-shirt created for Insomnia 61.  Alongside this, we launched a back-to-school range, which is available at Dantdmshop.com

DanTDM x Insomnia 61 exclusive t-shirt

DanTDM x Insomnia 61 exclusive t-shirt

 

30
Aug

Culture Vulture’s Still Flying Over The City Of Hull

Hull City Merchandise Shop

Hull City Merchandise Shop

Since Hull was voted the city of Culture for 2017 there has been events around the city such as gigs in local venues, literature festivals and art exhibitions. Event felt the love for this resurgence and so it was decided that Event would join forces with Hull 2017 to produce the official merchandise for Hull, The UK City of Culture.

Our first step was producing a core range of apparel and accessories. We also went onto to open a dedicated merchandise shop in House of Fraser, the main shopping complex.

Hull City of Culture Bear

Hull City of Culture Bear

Since the merchandise has been available, the culture vultures have come in and swept it up. There has been a real patriotic response with customers, proudly wearing their Hull garments.

This has led to Event recently expanding the range to include additional apparel, aprons, postcards, ceramics, tea towels, and bouncy balls.

Next thing you know, commuters were seeing billboards of our merchandise advertised en route to work!

Hull City of Culture Billboard

Hull City of Culture Billboard

 

#HullCityOfCulture2017 #HullCityOfCultureMerchandise

17
Aug

Successes of British Athletics at the IAAF World Championship

All the wins from the British Athletics Official Merchandise Shop

In this year’s IAAF World Championships, athletes such as Dina Asher Smith, Adam Gemili, and Eilidh Doyle recouped 6 medals for Great Britain. We won the Gold in the Men’s 4x100m relay and Men’s 10,000m. We took the Silver in the Men’s 5000m, Women’s 4x400m relay, and the Women’s 4x100m relay. Lastly, we claimed the Bronze in the Men’s 4×400 relay. Customers who visited the British Athletics Official Merchandise Shop were prized with an in-house Mo. He got quite a lot of action!

Mo Farrah and Ladies

Setting up the British Athletics Official Merchandise Shop, us at Event were in a race against the clock to open up shop. We made quick moves and drilled all our resources, finishing with a winning store that hosted some Great British Athletes and excited fans.

The British Athletics Pop Up Store

The British Athletics Pop Up Store

On Wednesday, we received a visit from Sarah McDonald (1,500m) and Aly Dixon (marathon). They chatted, took pictures, and signed autographs for the fans.

Sarah McDonald, Aly Dixon and fans

Sarah McDonald, Aly Dixon and fans

Sarah McDonald, Aly Dixon and fan

Sarah McDonald, Aly Dixon and fan

Thursday saw the highly anticipated, Josh Griffiths (marathon) and Andrew Davies (marathon) pass by. They attracted quite a crowd into the shop.

Andrew Davies & Josh Griffiths meet and greet

Andrew Davies & Josh Griffiths meet and greet

Andrew Davies and fan at the British Athletics Shop

Andrew Davies and fan at the British Athletics Shop

The shop greeted some passionate fans. Most were on their way to the stadium, to shout and cheer (and possibly bump into Usain Bolt). Some were retiring to their sofa, securing a clear view of all the action. Either way, these customers made sure to #REPRESENT the British Athletics team, at the IAAF Word Championship, in London 2017.

Represent Hat British Athletics

Mascots Going For Gold Book

Fan and Represent GB Flag

All-in-all, there were many wins during London 2017. The British Athletics Official Merchandise Shop is celebrating all the lovely people that turned up and spread good vibes throughout this event. Thank you for coming!

 

 

#BritishAthletics #London2017 #IAAF #WestfieldStratford #BritishAthleticsChampionship #AlyDixon #SarahMcDonald #JoshGriffiths #AndrewDavies