Zazzle, the only
on-demand, online retail platform to offer billions of products that ship
in 24 hours, today announced a distribution partnership with Signatures
Network, the industry-leading music merchandising and licensing company.
Signatures Network and Zazzle are joining forces starting this holiday
season to bring "on-demand" merchandise to music fans worldwide. The
companies will collaborate to bring to music fans Signatures' extensive
library of artist designs, photos and images, allowing fans to design
personalized shirts and other products.
Signatures Network artists will have their own galleries on Zazzle,
displaying an infinite selection of ready-to-order and customizable
products where fans can put their personal style on official artist
merchandise while still maintaining the integrity of the artist's brand.
With Zazzle's on-demand retail platform there are no set up fees, costs or
inventory risks -- all merchandise can be created instantly and shipped in
24 hours. In addition, through Zazzle's innovative "Model Realview"
technology, all artist t-shirts are displayed three dimensionally on real
models. Zazzle and its strategic distribution partners allow an
unprecedented reach to millions of music fans through the Zazzle
marketplace, the Signatures Network web sites, MySpace, Facebook, artist
fan sites and blogs.
Zazzle will launch its on-demand custom retail platform for Signatures
Network with the following artists: The Who, Kiss, Fergie, Black Eyed Peas,
Velvet Revolver, Slash, Maroon 5, ZZ Top, Rob Zombie, Tommy Lee, Pantera,
and Alice Cooper. More artists will be announced soon.
"Signatures Network is the leader in music merchandise and we are
excited to be their digital partner in offering music fans around the globe
great designs, artwork, and content in Signatures' extensive catalogue,"
said James Heckman, Zazzle's Chief Strategy Officer. "Merchandise has
always been a great way for artists to stay connected to their fans. In
today's every changing digital world, we are able to take it one step
further by offering endless possibilities of high quality products
instantly, on-demand through our propriety technology."
"Zazzle is a perfect complement to Signatures Network's worldwide
marketing efforts by offering thousands of products featuring our artists
that are available instantaneously to consumers," said Dell Furano, CEO of
Signatures Network. "Through their extensive distribution reach with key
online partners, Zazzle enables artists to sell merchandise anytime, and
anywhere they interact with their fans online, and allows fans to further
promote the merchandise on their websites and profiles to their friends,
and even personalize it to fit their personal style."
Zazzle enables content owners to unlock and monetize their entire
content libraries, allowing consumers to easily and instantaneously create
physical, customizable products including t-shirts, mugs, posters, hats,
real U.S. postage and more, which fit their personal style. Zazzle has
strategic relationships already in place with MySpace, Warner Music Group,
Ford Models, edun LIVE, The Walt Disney Company, Fox's Family Guy,
Lucasfilm LTD, the Library of Congress, and others for custom, on-demand
merchandise.
Zazzle
Infinite and Instant, Zazzle is the only on-demand retail platform for
consumers and major brands, offering billions of retail quality,
one-of-a-kind products shipped within 24 hours. Offering the largest
library of customizable digital images from world-class brands, Zazzle
enables content owners to unlock their entire libraries of content, making
it available for purchase and customization by consumers. Through Zazzle's
innovative on-demand retail and technology platform, users can instantly
create, customize to fit their personal style, purchase and sell a near
infinite array of products online. The company launched in 2005 and is
based in Redwood City, California.
Signatures Network Inc.
Signatures Network (SNI) is the music and concert industry's premiere
merchandising, licensing and official music artist website company. SNI
holds rights to more than 150 top music artists, celebrities, and
entertainment properties including Bruce Springsteen, U2, Madonna, The
Beatles, Justin Timberlake, Coldplay, Barbra Streisand, Ozzy Osbourne,
Kiss, Billy Joel, Jennifer Lopez and the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art
Festival among others.
Source: Zazzle
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