Case Study · Merchandise & Activation
Merchandise people actually want.
Trade shows are crowded, and most swag ends up unused. SprintRay wanted the opposite — branded products that feel like a premium retail brand, not another giveaway.
The problem
Standing out in a crowded hall.
Trade shows are crowded. Every exhibitor is giving something away, and by the end of the day most attendees have collected a bag full of products they’ll never use. SprintRay didn’t want to blend into that crowd.
Their team understood that branded merchandise could do more than carry a logo. Done well, it could become an extension of the brand itself — something attendees genuinely wanted to own and looked forward to seeing at every event.
The challenge wasn’t finding products. It was building a merchandise strategy that felt more like a premium retail brand than traditional conference swag.
Every piece was designed with the same question in mind:
Make merchandise that earns its place — logo or not.
“Would someone actually want this if there wasn’t a logo on it?”
The approach
A program built like a retail brand.
RE3 partnered with SprintRay to create an ongoing merchandise program focused on quality, originality, and consistency. Rather than treating each event as a separate project, we worked collaboratively to build a collection of products that reflected SprintRay’s identity while creating anticipation for what would come next.
What we built
- Premium Rhone sales apparel
- Custom retail-inspired products
- Twenty-foot branded floats
- Large-scale event activations
- Decoration & production management
- Inventory & event logistics
Over the course of the partnership, RE3 sourced, designed, and produced everything from premium apparel and custom retail-inspired products to large-scale brand activations — including custom-built twenty-foot floats that became focal points at industry events. The result was a merchandise program that stayed cohesive while continually introducing fresh ideas.
The result
From giving things away to creating demand.
Today, people don’t simply walk past the SprintRay booth to see what’s being demonstrated. Instead of treating merchandise as a promotional expense, SprintRay transformed it into an extension of its brand — one that builds excitement before events, creates conversation during them, and keeps representing the company long after attendees head home.
“What’s the drop
this time?”
Attendees now show up to the booth asking one question — the difference between giving something away and creating demand.
Start a project
Want merch people actually collect?
Tell us about your events and your brand. We’ll build a merchandise program worth seeking out — sourced, produced, and delivered end to end.
- No commitment — just a conversation about fit.
- We’ll reply within one business day.
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