Licensing question

[BDYZR]

Does anybody know why USF has such a stringent licensing policy? I've been to several arts and crafts festivals and get the same answer almost every time.

"I can't get approved to do USF"

I saw one this weekend that had almost every AAC school except USF - same answer. Two different merchants had  ECU, FAU, Tulsa, FIU, UCF, UF, FSU, etc. - same answer, "I can't get approved."

[Paisa el Toro]

Give me a cut of the "moneys," and Rocky D. Bull will approve himself. 

[BDYZR]

43 minutes ago, Paisa el Toro said:

Give me a cut of the "moneys," and Rocky D. Bull will approve himself. 

So, you have no clue, got it. Thanks anyway.

[206BULL]

I believe it has something to do with our Under Armour agreement. 

[BDYZR]

21 minutes ago, 206BULL said:

I believe it has something to do with our Under Armour agreement. 

You may be right. I'm surprised to see only 20 schools listed on their site.

And here's a complete list of offerings by UA for the casual fan...https://www.underarmour.com/en-us/south-florida/g/318z?offset=&stackId=&stackIdx=&lsg=53c95753-073e-4ad2-8146-c6ba8407d978

I'm sure the exposure from one frigging shirt is overwhelming...

[206BULL]

1 hour ago, BDYZR said:

You may be right. I'm surprised to see only 20 schools listed on their site.

And here's a complete list of offerings by UA for the casual fan...https://www.underarmour.com/en-us/south-florida/g/318z?offset=&stackId=&stackIdx=&lsg=53c95753-073e-4ad2-8146-c6ba8407d978

I'm sure the exposure from one frigging shirt is overwhelming...

I want to say that with Under Armour they own all licensing rights for their schools too. There are some bigger companies that also produce licensed apparel for USF but those are mainly on the national level and cost a pretty penny. It's been a few years since I worked in the apparel industry(2010 or so) but that's my understanding of our agreement. Small mom and pop operations would not benefit from purchasing licensing rights as its too small of a scale thus why you can't find them at craft fairs. 

 

Non apparel items should be much be much easier to find and at a better price point for the licenses though. 

Edited April 24, 2017 by 206BULL

[BDYZR]

18 minutes ago, 206BULL said:

Non apparel items should be much be much easier to find and at a better price point for the licenses though. 

100% agree, but they're not. One was like a small wall pendant / banner, the other was a spinning wind chime that had different motions. BOTH said the license wasn't worth the trouble.

[Paisa el Toro]

2 hours ago, BDYZR said:

So, you have no clue, got it. Thanks anyway.

About as much of a clue as you, possibly slightly more. I actually acknowledged money being the hang-up. 

[BDYZR]

32 minutes ago, Paisa el Toro said:

About as much of a clue as you, possibly slightly more. I actually acknowledged money being the hang-up. 

 

[Paisa el Toro]

12 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

 

I knew you'd see things my way.