Who To Sell Custom Printing To: 101 Ideas

“Just go out there and make sales.”

It’s not that easy!

Everyone needs a little inspiration to take their sales & marketing tactics to the next level.

The best opportunities for sales are often right at our doorstep.

No matter where you live or whether you do screen printing, embroidery, signage or direct-to-garment printing – there’s an actionable lead you haven’t reached out to yet!

Each niche we’ve listed has different needs, but they all lean on custom printed apparel in some aspect of their operations.

You’ve probably got a few of these businesses on your client list – maybe some are even out of your comfort zone – but there’s always someone you’ve overlooked.

101 ideas for people and businesses to target with your print shop’s marketing efforts

1. Advertising agencies
2. Airlines, airports and flight training businesses
3. Architectural firms
4. Art galleries
5. Automotive repair shops
6. Bakeries
7. Bands
8. Banks & credit unions
9. Barbershops
10. Bars
11. Beauty schools
12. Big box retailers
13. Bookstores
14. Bowling alleys
15. Boxing clubs
16. Breweries
17. Car dealerships
18. Carpentry firms
19. Car washes
20. Catering companies
21. Churches
22. City councils
23. Co-working spaces
24. Coffee shops
25. Community colleges
26. Concert venues
27. Construction firms
28. Country clubs
29. Cycling groups
30. Dance studios
31. Dentists, orthodontists & oral surgeons
32. Doctors & surgeons
33. Electricians
34. Elementary, middle and high schools
35. Fan clubs
36. Farmer’s markets
37. Farmers
38. Festivals & holiday events
39. Firefighters
40. Funeral homes
41. Garden supply stores
42. Gas stations
43. Golf courses
44. Grocery stores
45. Gyms
46. Handymen
47. Home improvement stores
48. Hospitals
49. Hotels & hospitality companies
50. Hunting & angling clubs
51. Ice skating rinks
52. Insurance agencies
53. Jewelers
54. Law firms
55. Liquor stores
56. Malls
57. Manufacturing companies
58. Marketing & salespeople
59. Martial arts studios
60. Movie theaters
61. Museums
62. Natural gas & energy companies
63. Parks departments
64. Pet stores
65. Pharmacies
66. Photographers
67. Plumbers
68. Police
69. Power plant operators
70. Property management companies
71. Race organizers
72. Racetracks
73. Radio stations
74. Restaurants
75. Roller derby teams
76. Roller rinks
77. Running clubs & events
78. Security agencies
79. Skateboard shops
80. Skateparks
81. Softball leagues & teams
82. Software companies
83. Spas & salons
84. Sports teams
85. Storage facilities
86. Summer camps
87. Tattoo parlors
88. Tax preparers
89. Telecommunication companies
90. Temp agencies
91. Thrift stores
92. Tourist attractions
93. Truck drivers & trucking companies
94. TV stations
95. Unions
96. Universities
97. Veterans’ organizations
98. Veterinarians
99. Visitor & welcome centers
100. Warehouses
101. Wedding planners

What’s worked for you? Who did we overlook? Have you had success with any of these targets?

Leave us a comment and let us know who you’ve successfully sold your services to!