THE PROBLEM

Outfitting 1,000+ people on a fixed date

The BIC team at Microsoft was preparing a milestone moment on the Redmond campus and wanted every team member walking away with the same piece: a custom letterman jacket built to match the quality the team expected. At 1,000+ units, the order sat at a volume where most swag vendors stretch timelines, compromise on construction, or quietly push the ship date.

The Microsoft BIC team needed a swag partner who could hold the quality bar at scale, commit to a fixed campus delivery date, and coordinate the full run (sourcing, customization, production oversight, freight) without handing off between three separate vendors.

THE SOLUTION

One partner for the full jacket run

PerkUp's design agency handled the letterman jackets end to end. The team worked on the design of the jackets then managed sourcing, production, and quality checks across the 1,000+ unit run. Instead of juggling separate vendors for apparel, customization, and freight, the BIC team had one point of contact and one accountable timeline.

Production ran ahead of schedule from the start, and PerkUp kept the Microsoft team looped in on milestones. When the jackets shipped, they shipped complete.

THE RESULT

1,000+ jackets, delivered two weeks early

The full 1,000+ jacket run arrived at the Redmond campus two weeks ahead of the original deadline. That buffer gave the BIC team room to handle internal distribution on their own terms: sorting, staging, and getting jackets into the right hands without rushing.