Miellyn is the Director of Marketing Content at Custom Ink. Her work has spanned marketing for television networks like TLC and Travel, educational content for Smithsonian and National Geographic, marketing and story for indie video games, essays for publishers including Random House, The Telegraph, and Smart Pop Books, and stories for press outlets like VICE and VH1.
The Freshest Colors in Custom Swag for 2025
This year, it’s all about color. The trends we’re spotting show that dusty earth tones, or as our merch expert likes to call them, “Utility Pastels,” are going to be everywhere this coming year. We like to keep an eye on the industry color announcements and for 2025 they all agree. Benjamin Moore’s Color of the Year is Cinnamon Slate [...]
Company Swag Is Critical to Employee Happiness, New Custom Ink Survey Shows
At Custom Ink, we have always believed in the power of company swag. We know that it’s a great way to make employees feel appreciated and that using swag for things like employee gifts and giveaways, as well as recognizing important events like product launches and anniversaries can make a big difference in employee satisfaction, which [...]
Wedding Venue Customer Spotlight: The Barn at Willow Brook
When Betsy Madden’s daughter, Kelly, was getting married, they simply could not find a venue. The family knew exactly what they were looking for, but there wasn’t one place that had everything that they wanted. Then they found a plot of land. “We saw this breathtaking piece of land, sitting among rolling hills, decades-old horse farms, [...]
Inspiring Women in Business
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8th, we’re celebrating woman-run businesses, organizations, and fundraisers. Their leaders use custom gear from Custom Ink to advertise their brands, make their marks, and raise money and awareness for causes they care about. Find out how below. The woman: Tatiyana Nicholson The business: [...]
Five Custom Ink Customers Who Support Black Communities
In honor of Black History Month, we’re highlighting five Custom Ink customers who have used custom gear to support Black communities throughout the year while raising money and awareness for their causes. Read on to learn more about the work that they do and how they’ve been successful. The org: Outdoor Afro The cause: This national [...]
Make the Most of 2022 With Custom Products for Your Teams
Everyone who has a business wants to make sure that their employees feel invested in their company. It helps with retention, employee satisfaction, and it can also help your customers feel more connected to you as well. One great way to make your people look and feel like a team is with custom apparel and accessories. Now is a great time [...]
Custom Ink’s 2021 Year in Review
2021 Year in Review It feels like just two weeks ago that we sat down to look back at 2020, but it’s been closer to 52. Over here at Custom Ink, we’ve been busily working away, increasing our product catalog, adding new templates, pieces of art, and fonts to our Design Lab so you can have even more options for creating a great custom [...]
Fonts for Business Cards: Find the Best Font For You
Fonts for Business Cards: Find the Best Font For You As a company that creates custom business cards, people always ask us, “What is the best font for business cards?” Well, there isn’t one simple answer to that question other than “It depends.” The font or fonts you choose for any of your business branding can be an opportunity to [...]