Spring is constantly working to source the highest quality and most economically priced products for you and your fans.
Due to rising inflation and the ongoing global supply chain crisis, we need to increase some of our base prices in order to maintain quality products and services.
If you’re running any promotions, you must make sure your product is profitable at the discounted price.
If you do not take any action, Spring will automatically adjust the selling price up to the nearest $0.99 amount that ensures profitability (example below)
These changes will take effect September 27, 2022. You can see the example product and categories in the table below. You can also reference product pricing here.
What you can expect
As of September 27, 2022, cost changes will be applied to new product launches.
For affected products, the base cost will update once the product’s print cycle restarts (following a sale).
After the base cost is updated, if any products have a negative profit margin, we’ll automatically update the selling price up to the nearest amount ending in $0.99 that ensures profitability (for example, if your product has a selling price of $15.00 but has a negative profit margin because of the update to the base cost, we’ll change the selling price to $15.99 to ensure a positive profit margin).
You’ll receive an email notification indicating the products that have been updated so you can make further changes if you like.
These base cost increases will enable Spring to continue offering key features and services like order processing, production, shipping and handling, not to mention our in-house support teams who love to assist you and your fans as illustrated below.
We are heads down here at Spring making improvements to the platform, and so we wanted to share some of the recent updates.
We aren’t stopping here though, and are always listening to your feedback, so keep an eye out for more exciting updates over the coming weeks as we head into the holiday season.
You can now simply create and activate a promo code right after you’ve launched a new listing. Promote your products and drive more sales in a couple of clicks!
We’ve made it even easier to start selling on social platforms using our powerful integrations. You will find these cards pointing you in the right direction, on the dashboard and straight after you launch a new product listing.
We’ve added a bunch of new products for you to customize and have made it easier to access the best sellers and latest additions. More products coming soon!
Spring is thrilled to announce that Rodrigo Velloso has joined the company as our first ever Vice President of Creator Success – a new role established to cement Spring’s commitment to the creator community. With creators at the core of all business operations and strategy, his main focus will be to ensure Spring creators successfully engage, grow, activate, monetize and authentically connect with their communities by using the platform.
Rod’s experience and track record of success in establishing and sustaining relationships with strategic partners and content creators alike will be an asset to Spring’s leadership team. He has led teams across several multi-international corporations, including Google, YouTube, Redbubble, Roblox and Twitter, whereby his roles have largely focused on content and partnerships within the general creator economy space.
As VP of Creator Success, he will be responsible for the continued success of Spring’s users and the business in delivering its value proposition to creators and other strategic partners. Rodrigo will be instrumental in organising the Spring team and resources to make certain creators achieve their objectives, across areas of creator management, success, support and growth. As VP of Creator Success, Rodrigo will look to maintain and expand the distance between creators’ needs and the platform’s capabilities, where Spring is always one step ahead.
Here’s some more about him in his own words:
What led you to Spring? Rod: What brought me to Spring was the opportunity to take-on a creator-centric leadership role at a creator-centric, late-stage startup that has great traction, outstanding creator and platform partners, incredible potential to scale and a visionary leadership team. Chris Lamontagne has built an incredibly solid foundation for the business since I first worked with him in 2018 and brought in an accomplished commerce platform leader to take it to the next level in Annelies Jansen. I’m excited to join them on our mission to take Spring to the next level.
What will your new role as VP of Creators encompass? Rod: As VP of Creator Success, my primary role is to ensure that Spring creators accomplish their evolving fan community development objectives using the Spring platform. Creators today want to engage, retain, grow, activate, monetize, delight and authentically connect with their communities. The physical and digital products, services and content they provide are all key elements of those relationships. Creators want increasingly sophisticated capabilities to address those opportunities in ways that are innovative, differentiated, integrated, fan-friendly and sustainable. My role is to keep Spring’s finger on the pulse of creator needs and requirements and work with mine and other teams at the company to make sure that we are responding to creators to the best of our ability and staying ahead of their needs. A key part of that, for which I’m excited to take responsibility, are Springs creator platform integration partnerships with YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Twitch as well as creator tools and services partnerships we are developing and excited to announce soon.
What is your vision for Spring in the long-run? Rod: I believe that branded clothing, adornments and objects are the among most tangible and meaningful connections that can be forged between creators and their communities. They are also building blocks of the bonds formed among community members which, in turn, attract others to the community. We all want to belong and merch has always been a big part of our cultural symbolism of community (long before it was called merch). So, my vision for Spring is that we are building the world’s first and best creator community building and monetization platform. To me, that’s the natural evolution of creator commerce and the logical next step of Spring’s journey as a business.
Fall arrives next week and with it comes opportunity. Many creators sell more in the last 3 months of the year than in the first 9 months combined! You could be one of them.
The first thing you need is a compelling new design. We’ve researched the color and style trends set to catch eyeballs this season to help you come up with that winning idea. And we also recommend the best Spring products to go with them. Read on and get ready to be inspired!
Shades of Pink & Mauve Pink and mauve (a pale purple color) are both named after flowers. These bright, youthful colors will bring light and energy to days that will be growing colder and shorter throughout the season.
Cozy and warm Classic Pullover HoodiesAvailable in Dusty Pink as well as Light Pink, Spring’s Classic Pullover Hoodie is the perfect match for this color trend, not to mention the season. The designs can also be pink, but tones of blue, green, brown and gray also work well with these comfy hoodie colors. And you can try them on the Premium Tee in Mauve or Desert Pink too!
Earthtone Neutrals Earth tones are commonly defined as colors that have some brown in them, commonly mixed with reds, oranges and yellows. It will be part of nature’s changing palette for the coming months in many parts of the world. Folklore floral prints in your design will contribute to the mood.
Banana Cream, Dark Chocolate and Caramel Toffee
They aren’t just everybody’s favorite flavors for the fall, but neutral and understated tones that can match many different styles and occasions. Great for yourself or as a gift, our Classic Pullover Hoodies and Crewneck Sweatshirts come in Mustard or Carmel Toffee and or check out our Premium Tees in Banana Cream, Dark Chocolate and Light Olive.
Tie-Dye Make the most of this fun autumn trend by creating your own tie-dye patterns and colors. You can apply them to our all-over print products (hoodies, crewneck sweatshirts, joggers, and tote bags, making an entirely unique and exclusive item that only your fans will have. Try using psychedelic prints and fonts for added effect or nostalgic, 90’s inspired prints which are all the rage right now.
We’re excited for your followers to see all of your fall products and collections!
