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Night and Day
Apr 14th
As you may have noticed if you’re a fan on our facebook page, we spent some time over the weekend at a gig headlined by the Luminaires band. The plan was to get the word out about ourselves and try and sell some tees, it also ended up being a lesson in the difference between knowing when to sell and when to promote.
Here are two things we learnt from the night.
Know the audience
Although we got to talking with a a few members of the crowd, most where distracted by a notion that they were here to see a band and drink. Buying something that doesn’t come in a shot glass doesn’t usually come into the equation at that time of night (time to rethink our packaging maybe?). People just want to have fun, anything else is a distraction. Try selling a t-shirt to these guys:
Ok, it wasn’t exactly like that but you get the idea. Talking to people about the brand is much more effective in a situation like this. People are much more approachable and will listen. Have a few business cards handy and you can get yourself a bunch of interested people checking you out.
Know the environment
If you are going to set up at an event, try and get an idea of the of the place before you go. This could mean visiting the day before, asking someone who has been to the event…or casing the joint in the dead of night. Whatever works for you.
The point is to know what to expect. The one thing that bcome obvious when we arrived was the noise, we didn’t realise we’d be so close to the noise! It makes it difficult to sell to someone when hand gestures are the best way to communicate. We really need a t-shirt selling sign language for situations like these…
Despite this, we did get positive reactions from everyone we spoke to in between sound checks and performances and some good bands fo free which isn’t too bad.
The way I see it, daylight is best for selling, the night is better left to promoting…and maybe a spot of crowd surfing.
Mayamada in the Wild
Apr 5th
We recently got word that one of our t-shirts made an appearance out and about. Our friend Shaun from the Luminaires was sporting a design from the Styles range at a gig a few weeks ago. Guess which one Shuan is…
And guys, I think it’s also worth noting the pulling power of a mayamada tee, just saying…
We’ll be joing the guys in person at an upcoming gig this saturday so stop by for some music (£5 entry with the flyer in the link) and if you want to get your hands on a mayamada tee, we’ll have you covered with a selection of tees from our shop at a discounted rate of £15!
See you there.
A Day Out In London
Mar 22nd
With all that’s been going on I almost for got to let you all know about our photoshoot!
We went around London with our photographer who took some great photos with her digital camera. She even brought along a real film camera and a Polaroid!
We hadn’t figured out how to control the weather so it was left up to chance…it didn’t started well. I was drenched waiting for everyone to arrive. But after that, plain sailing. On with the photoshoot!
We started right in front of the London Eye, navigating all the tourists for our first few shots.
This was a fast paced shoot so we had no time to stop before moving on to Trafalgar Square…
We attracted a bit of attention around the Square. We even had passers by stop and take pictures with some of the models.
And finally we end up at Hyde park for the last shots of the day.
Oh and before I forget, there is a cafe/restaurant place in the park that does a beautiful banana muffin. It was delicious and capped off a great day.
I was exhausted at the end of the day and I wasn’t even taking any pictures or modelling so I can’t imagine what the other guys felt like. Big thanks to all those involved.
Check out our facebook page for more pictures to come.
A London Tour
Feb 16th
2010 is looking like it will be a busy year for us. We’ve had a good reaction from people after launching the site earlier in the year and we’re working on some new designs to release in the weeks leading up to summer. In the more immediate future though we have a photoshoot to organise!
We’ll be taking a selection of our tees and taking pictures across London. It’s the first time we’ve done something like this and we are really looking forward to it! Keep an eye out for a ton of pictures and video from the event on the 27th of February. If you are in the area on the day and would like to feature in of our videos, follow us on Twitter, we’ll be tweeting the whole day as we move about.
Get £5 off All Hoodies
Jan 5th
Let’s not kid ourselves here…its freezing. To help you out we’ve taken £5 off all hoodies for the winter months so head over to the shop and check them out and take advantage whilst it’s still cold.
Happy New Year!
Jan 1st
2009 was one of the most memerable years of the decade. From the election of a black president to the death of the most famous white singer. Maybe not as widely recognised but still important (to us at least) was the launch of our t-shirt company. Thoughout 2010 we’ll be working hard to bring out more products and working to make this a success, so look out for more from mayamada.
If you haven’t already, join our Facebook group. As well as the latest news, we’ll be putting up sneak peeks at upcoming designs throughout the new year.
Happy New Year from mayamada!
Mayamada Shop Launch
Dec 22nd
It’s been a long time in coming, but we’ve finally launched our site and shop where you will be able to get your hands on mayamada t-shirts. You can see the site here:
What can you expect from us? Collective tees; t-shirt collections with their own theme and story. As well as pop culture and our quirky sense of humour, we also take some cues from Japanese culture (as you may have guessed from the name).
Take a look at what’s available right now:
Styles (men | women)
A style to fit you. We enjoyed coming up with different logo variations before deciding on one, but we though we’d keep the creative process going with a collection of mayamada styles.
Character (men | women)
A touch of Japan with a different kanji character to match your own. Check back for more characters in the coming weeks.
Ladies and Gents (men | women)
A range of designs showing exactly what these guys get up to when they’re not directing restroom traffic.
And this is just the beginning. Follow the updates on our blog for new additions to these collections and brand new collections entirely!
We also want to hear from you, so drop by our Facebook page and let us know what you think. Remember to take a picture of yourself in your mayamada tee and post in on our page. We’ll be looking out for the best to go in our hall of fame.
October Launch
Sep 28th
We will be launching the mayamada shop towards the end of October, so make sure you’re first to get a hold of our first set of tees when they go on sale.
As part of out launch we’ll be introducing a design competition where you could win yourself some money. Keep checking the blog and join our Facebook fan page to get the latest info.
Almost At The Starting Line
Sep 12th
Ok, so we haven’t exactly been prolific with the posts…We have been busy getting the first batch of t-shirts ready and it is finally coming together. Expect more updates including news on a competition coming soon to a Facebook page near you.
