CafePress in the News

Hannity - The Great American Blog
March 13th, 2009
Interns Perspective: St. Patrick's Day Fun
Hannity Intern

"Check out these cute and funny St. Patrick's Day t-shirts, and you can purchase them here from the company Cafe Press. On the site there's even merchandise for babies, dog t-shirts and supplies for the parade goers!"

PR Week
March 9, 2009
CafePress utilizes Obama's inauguration to build a brand
Jaimy Lee

"The PR team used guerrilla marketing to target CafePress influencers through giveaways, events, partnerships, and overall presence in Washington on January 20."

"CafePress partnered with Rolling Stone and Rock the Vote for two events, which had celebrity attendees like Adrian Grenier and Sheryl Crow."

Contra Costa Times
February 28, 2009
Cashing in on Obama
Jessica Lipsky

"On CafePress.com., where user-generated content reigns supreme, political merchandise routinely makes up 20 percent of overall sales during election years.

This year, Barack Obama merchandise comprised 52 percent of all political sales."

"'It's become hip to wear Obama on your shirt, which is something we haven't seen in America.... It's almost as though he's reached an iconic or celebrity status,' Cowlin said."

Financial Times
February 14, 2009
Vampire craze dispels retail darkness
Jonathan Birchall

"A love story with a powerful bite has lightened the retail gloom in the US this Valentine's day as products linked to the hit vampire movie Twilight fly off the shelves..."

"CafePress, an online retailer that lets users create and sell goods with their own graphic designs, has been selling 958 designs of Valentine's day cards linked to the film and its star-crossed lovers, with messages such as 'Bite me . . . You know you want to'."

San Francisco Chronicle
February 8, 2009
My frugal valentine
Carolyne Zinko

"CafePress, an online customized-gifts retailer, offers anti-Cupid sentiments and lovey-dovey messages on clothing, mugs, stickers and other gifts."

New York Daily News
February 7, 2009
Cult status fits mayor-chomper groundhog Chuck to a T-shirt
Christina Boyle

"The groundhog who took a bite out of Mayor Bloomberg's finger has been elevated to cult status.

An image of the Staten Island Zoo resident, decked out in a Che Guevara-style beret, has been emblazoned on T-shirts, mugs and bags for sale online.

The design of the raucous rodent, who chomped on Bloomberg's left hand during a Groundhog Day ceremony Monday, was the brainchild of Brooklyn resident Devery Doleman."

"Doleman enlisted the help of her pal David Ahuja, an animator and designer, and initially thought it would just be a cool T-shirt idea for herself."

"Then she decided to post the image on the Web site cafepress.com - so all the world could share the fun."

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