Tuesday, March 31, 2009

New England home 2009/11 training range now available at Kitbag.com !



To compliment the recently revealed England home kit 2009/11, we also now have available the matching England home 2009/11 training range.

Including the new England 2009/11 home anthem jacket (see this post for more details on this item), this new range includes other great new England training items such as England t-shirts, England polo shirts, jackets, sweatshirts, shorts, travelwear & more.

Here's the full range:






There are also two sub-categories of the above range:
Let me know if you want any specific sized banners to promote these.

Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

Monday, March 30, 2009

New England home kit 2009/11 - email creative now available for partners & affiliates



We now have some email creative available to help you promote the new England home kit 2009/11.

The original Kitbag email looks like this:

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For Kitbag affiliates - the email creative is available in our 3 x affiliate networks for you to copy / paste and send to your email lists and / or to add as content on your website. If you are a Kitbag whitelabel affiliate, we can create customised & branded email creative for you, as per the Sweetpatch TV example below:

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For example, the Affiliate Window email HTML file can be downloaded from here - you simply need to replace !!id!! with your 5-digit Affiliate Window affiliate ID.

If you are a Kitbag direct partner, please let me know if you want a customised version of this email creative.

Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

The new official England anthem jacket - available at Kitbag.com now !




England Anthem Jackets - Pre Order Now

The new official England home presentation / anthem jacket 2009/11 is available to order at Kitbag.com.

This jacket will be worn for the first time by the England team on Wednesday in their World Cup 2010 qualifier against Ukraine.

The new England training range will also be available at Kitbag within the next day or so.

Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

Beckham's 109th cap breaks England outfield player record - free Beckham printing (worth £11.95) on new kit to celebrate !


Following on from the new England home kit 2009/11 launch on Saturday (you can download the banners from here) we have added free Beckham shirt printing (worth £11.95) to our England hero shirts category on Kitbag to celebrate David Beckham's gaining his record breaking 109th England cap.

Beckham established himself as a true England legend by claiming his 109th England cap in the 4-0 win against Slovakia on Saturday - surpassing Bobby Moore's 108 caps. This makes David Beckham the most capped outfield England player ever. Only Peter Shilton, on 125 caps, has made more appearances for England - and few people would bet on Beckham not eventually beating Shilton's record.

England captain John Terry also reached 50 caps in the game on Saturday, so there's free printing on those shirts too.

Here's the full range of the new England home hero shirts 2009/11:

England Home Shirt 2009/11 with Beckham 7 printing
Free printing to celebrate Beckham 109 England caps

England Home Shirt 2009/11 with Beckham 7 printing
Now: £49.99
Was: £61.94
YOU SAVE: 19%








Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

Saturday, March 28, 2009

New England home kit 2009/11 is revealed at Kitbag.com !



In 1924, Umbro founder Harold Humphreys brought the art of bespoke tailoring to the world of football. He called it sportswear.

Today, Umbro once again brings together the traditional values of classic tailoring with modern fabric technology and revolutionary design philosophy: style meets performance. The new England kit is the proud result. Honouring the past, looking forward to the future. The right shirt at the right time.

Manufactured by England’s official sponsor, Umbro, the 2009/11 England shirt features:

- New Three Lions badge
- New Umbro logo
- Tailored fit
- Underarm gusset cut to move with the body
- Anatomically tailored sleeve
- Underarm zone ventilation
- Climate control fabric
- Lumbar zone ventilation

Today the new England home kit 2009/11 was revealed when the team stepped out onto the pitch at Wembley to play Slovakia. This was the first time that the new kit has been revealed to the public. The link to drive traffic to is:
http://www.kitbag.com/stores/kitbag_4_5/products/kit_selector.aspx?selector=90

We have some hi-res images of new kit below:

England home shirt 2009/11 - short sleeve
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England home shirt 2009/11 - long sleeved
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The kit is now available to buy at our new England home kit 2009/11 page, and the following shirts / shorts / socks are available:





We have also overwritten the 'pre order' / tease affiliate creatives & banners on our 3 affiliate networks with the following new reveal banners (just to confirm - this means that if you have been promoting the Kitbag England kit during the 'pre order' period over the past few weeks using banners from any of our 3 affiliate networks, you should now be seeing these new banners on your site):

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You can either download all these reveal affiliate banners from this zip file, or indeed you can login via your affiliate login and select which banners you wish to promote.

Kitbag direct partners can download the banners from this England home kit partner banners zip file.

If you require any specific sized banners, please let me know and I'll have them created for you. Similarly, if you are a whitelabel affiliate to Kitbag, and would like your own branded versions of the above banners, then please let me know.

Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

Friday, March 27, 2009

Six Nations 2009 merchandise now up to 70% off !!!



Following on from Ireland's Six Nations win and our recent Six Nations posts, we have now added some great discounts on many Six Nations products, with some items now up to 70% off in this special Six Nations Sale category !!!

Here's the full range, showing the applicable discounts:

Ireland Home Pro Rugby Jersey 2007/08
Ireland Home Pro Rugby Shirt 2007/08
Now:£42.49

Was:£49.99

YOU SAVE: 15%






Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

Thursday, March 26, 2009

New England home shirts and kit - plans for Saturday 28th March, 5.15pm kickoff !



As mentioned in these England home kit 2009/11 posts over the past few weeks, the new England kit 2009/11 is revealed this Saturday, 28th March, at 5.15pm - which is when the England players will step out onto the Wembley pitch in the new kit. Demand is expected to be high for the new kit once the general public has seen it. We wanted to let you know how you can get new affiliate / partner banners featuring imagery of the new kit, so that you can promote it whilst demand is high and the "buzz factor" is present.

We will be receiving all the new England home kit 2009/11 imagery from Umbro on the afternoon of Saturday 28th March. We will then create the Kitbag affiliate / partner promotional banners including shots of the new kit for your promotional use.

At 5.15pm, we will then update / overwrite the current "pre order" banners in place on the 3 x affiliate networks, so any current banners you have in place will update automatically.

If you are a direct Kitbag partner (or are an affiliate that has downloaded the "pre order" banners directly), then the new banners will be made available at the Kitbag affiliate blog at 5.15pm for you to download and use to promote straight away.

We will also be generating email creative for this kit release - if you are a whitelabel affiliate and would like us to build a customised version of email creative, please let me know.

Finally, just to confirm, the revealed kit will stay at the same pages at Kitbag.com, that is:
http://www.kitbag.com/stores/kitbag_4_5/products/kit_selector.aspx?selector=90

If you want to promote hero shirt versions of the kit (Beckham, Rooney printed etc) they are at http://www.kitbag.com/stores/kitbag_4_5/football/product_browse.aspx?cid=9590

Let me know if you have any questions.

Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Manchester Utd World Champions shirts now available at Kitbag !



Further to Manchester Utd's recent 'World Champions' crowning, we now have a new category available containing special edition Manchester Utd shirts with the World Champions badge on them. These shirts will be worn in Manchester Utd's European Champions League fixtures, until the next FIFA World Champion team is crowned.

A detailed / hi-res image of the home shirt version is available here. Below are some examples of the shirts available:






Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

New Sweden home & away shirts now available at Kitbag.com !




The new Sweden home shirt 2009/10 and the new Sweden away shirt 2008/10 are now available at Kitbag.com.

The following shirts are available:



Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The new England kit - watch the latest Umbro promotional videos

New England home shirt available to pre order at Kitbag.com

As we edge nearer to the official reveal of the new England home kit 2009/11, we have a couple of promotional / viral videos to show you from Umbro.

The videos talk about the design concepts, inspirations behind the kit, previous England shirts and also has commentary from some of the England players whilst they are measured for their kits (each player has a tailored version of the shirt).

Here are the videos:





A full range of new banners featuring images of the new England kit will be made available at around 5pm on Saturday on the 3 x affiliate networks and on the Kitbag affiliate blog. Ensure that you are amongst the first to offer the new kit to your customers !

Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

Monday, March 23, 2009

Ireland win Grand Slam in Six Nations finale against Wales - up to 60% off Ireland rugby products at Kitbag.com !



Ireland grabbed their first Grand Slam win in 61 years as they sensationally overcame a 6-0 interval scoreline against Wales to win 15-17.

To celebrate, we've added some great discounts (up to 60% off) on lots of Ireland rugby products! Here's some examples:

Ireland Reversible ¼ Zip Rugby Rain Jacket 2007/08 - Navy/IRFU Dark Green/White
Ireland Reversible ¼ Zip Rugby
Rain Jacket 2007/08 -
Navy/IRFU Dark Green/White
Price: £43.99





New England home kit 2009/11 - 5 days, 7 hours, 34 mins + 52 seconds away from being revealed !


We're only a few days away from the reveal of the new England home kit 2009/11. The new kit will be revealed when the England players run out onto the pitch at Wembley this coming Saturday 28th March at 5.15pm. We have also launched a new video section on Kitbag - the first video is the "The England home kit 2009/11 - Part 1 Umbro history".

A full set of creatives / banners showing the new kit will be made available on Saturday 28th March when the kit is revealed.

In the meantime, you can promote the kit on pre order with our wide range of 'tease' banners. The Kitbag branded banners are previewed below (also available as creative in our 3 x affiliate networks) :

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For Kitbag direct partners:

For Kitbag affiliates on Affiliate Window, Tradedoubler and Affiliate FutureAny customer that buys any new England 2009/11 home shirt will be automatically entered into a randomly selected prize draw to win a 1966 World Cup winner England shirt, which has been personally signed by all the surviving England World Cup winning players (namely Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Geoff Hurst, Jack Charlton, Martin Peters, Roger Hunt, Gordon Banks, George Cohen, Ray Wilson, Nobby Stiles) plus the late great Alan Ball). This fantastic product is supplied courtesy of our friends at Icons.com (see the shirt link at Icons here).

This product retails at £400 (as you would expect it’s very likely to grow in value over time too) and is a great extra way of adding some extra momentum to any new England shirt articles / promotions / links you do on the new England kit. The promotion runs until the 1st May 2009, where the winner will be selected at random from all eligible new England shirt buyers. The signed 1966 England World Cup winning shirt prize is shown below:



Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

P.S. We’ve just added our Kitbag partners and affiliates news / information updates as a feed into Twitter – follow us now at Kitbag Twitter !

Friday, March 20, 2009

Formula 1 2009/10 season begins next week - new F1 ranges available on Kitbag & new banners now available



The 2009/10 Formula 1 season promises to be an exciting & challenging one. The new rule changes introduced such as slick tyres, reduced aerodynamics, Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems, increased engine life, reduced testing, a new points system and more suggest a highly dramatic season ahead.

The first race of the season is on 29th March in Melbourne, Australia, with the first practice session beginning at 12.30 (local time) on 27th March.

The full race calendar is as follows:
In preparation for the new season, we've been busy adding lots of new and exciting F1 products to our F1 section at Kitbag.com.

We have also prepared some affiliate & partner banners for promotion of these Kitbag F1 ranges. These banners are available in the Tradedoubler, Affiliate Window and Affiliate Future networks for immediate use. The banners are also available to download from this F1 2009/10 banners zip file and are previewed below too:

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F1 caps banners:






Suggested Kitbag landing page for F1 caps banners:
www.kitbag.com/stores/kitbag_4_5/f1/product_browse.aspx?cid=6751&mnuid=6751



F1 Ferrari banners:






Suggested Kitbag landing page for Ferrari banners:
www.kitbag.com/stores/kitbag_4_5/f1/teams/ferrari.aspx



F1 footwear banners:






Suggested Kitbag landing page for F1 footwear banners:
www.kitbag.com/stores/kitbag_4_5/f1/product_browse.aspx?cid=6750&mnuid=6750



F1 gifts banners:






Suggested Kitbag landing page for F1 gifts & souvenirs banners:
www.kitbag.com/stores/kitbag_4_5/f1/product_browse.aspx?cid=575&mnuid=575



F1 jackets banners:






Suggested Kitbag landing page for F1 jackets banners:
www.kitbag.com/stores/kitbag_4_5/f1/product_browse.aspx?cid=571&mnuid=571



F1 leisure banners:






Suggested Kitbag landing page for F1 leisure banners:
www.kitbag.com/stores/kitbag_4_5/f1/product_browse.aspx?cid=573&mnuid=573



F1 Lewis Hamilton banners:






Suggested Kitbag landing page for F1 Lewis Hamilton banners:
www.kitbag.com/stores/kitbag_4_5/f1/product_browse.aspx?cid=6749&mnuid=6749


We also have several generic F1 banners:

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Teamwear New Range Available Now

Jacques LeMans Watches Available Now New BMW Sauber F1 Team Range

Latest F1 Luggage Range F1 Collection Latest Range

Latest Ferrari Range

New Scuderia Ferrari Polo Shirt Range

New Scuderia Ferrari Puma Footwear Range

New 2008 official Scuderia Ferrari T Shirt Range New 2008 Scuderia Ferrari Jacket Range

Scuderia Ferrari Accessories Range New 2008 Luggage Range

Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

Champions League Quarter Finals draw - Kitbag have all the shirts !




The draw for the Champions League Quarter & Semi Finals has just been made. It's an interesting draw, and it means that there's is definitely going to be an English team in the semi-finals (as Liverpool have drawn Chelsea again !)

It also paves the way for a potential all English final for the second year running (including a mouthwatering possible Man Utd vs Liverpool final) following last years first ever all English final between Man Utd and Chelsea.

The full quarter final draw is:

Tuesday, 7 April 2009
Man Utd v FC Porto, 1st leg, 19:45
Villarreal v Arsenal, 1st leg, 19:45

Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Barcelona v Bayern Munich, 1st leg, 19:45
Liverpool v Chelsea, 1st leg, 19:45

Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Bayern Munich v Barcelona, 2nd leg, 19:45
Chelsea v Liverpool, 2nd leg, 19:45

Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Arsenal v Villarreal, 2nd leg, 19:45
FC Porto v Man Utd, 2nd leg, 19:45

The winners of these quarter finals will then play in these semi final / final combinations:

Tuesday, 28 April 2009
Barcelona/Bayern Munich v Liverpool/Chelsea, 1st leg, 19:45

Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Man Utd/FC Porto v Arsenal/Villarreal, 1st leg, 19:45

Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Arsenal/Villarreal v Man Utd/FC Porto, 2nd leg, 19:45

Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Liverpool/Chelsea v Barcelona/Bayern Munich, 2nd leg, 19:45

Then on to the final:

Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Winners semi final 2 v Winners semi final 1, 19:45

We have all the participating team's shirts available in our Champions League section. The shirts available are:




Villareal home shirt 2008/09

Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

New Republic of Ireland away shirt 2009/10 now available at Kitbag.com


The new Republic of Ireland 2009/10 away shirt is now available to order at Kitbag.com.

They are available in the various types & sizes:

ADULTS SHORT SLEEVED:
»
£39.99

In sizes:
  • S 35-37"/92cm chest
  • M 38-40"/100cm chest
  • L 41-43"/107cm chest
  • XL 44-46"/115cm chest
  • XXL 47-49"/121cm chest
  • XXXL 50-52"/129cm chest

ADULTS LONG SLEEVED:
»
£44.99

In sizes:
  • S 35-37"/92cm chest
  • M 38-40"/100cm chest
  • L 41-43"/107cm chest
  • XL 44-46"/115cm chest
  • XXL 47-49"/121cm chest
  • XXXL 50-52"/129cm chest

KIDS SHORT SLEEVED:
»
£29.99

In sizes:
  • Small boys
  • Medium boys
  • Large boys
  • X Large boys
  • 6-7 years

KIDS LONG SLEEVED:
»
£34.99

In sizes:
  • Small boys
  • Medium boys
  • Large boys
  • X Large boys
  • 6-7 years
See our size charts for more details on sizes.

We also have a small banner available to promote this new shirt:



Please let me know if you require any banners at different sizes.

We also have Republic of Ireland home shirts and other products in our Republic of Ireland section on Kitbag.

Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

Thursday, March 19, 2009

New trainers & footwear ranges at Kitbag.com



We've added some great new trainers & various other footwear in our Footwear section at Kitbag.

Here are the latest creatives / banners for the updated sections:

Casual Footwear - Latest Ranges

Kids Footwear - Latest Range!

Classic Footwear - Latest Ranges

Latest Performance Footwear

Latest Astro Turf Footwear

Latest - Tennis Footwear

The full category listing for the Kitbag Footwear section is now as follows:

FOOTBALL BOOTS

ASTROTURF

CASUAL

CLASSIC

PERFORMANCE

KIDS

RUGBY BOOTS

CRICKET

TENNIS

FLIP FLOPS

FOOTWEAR SALE

Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

adidas football boots & astros sale - plus updated Kids football boots section



Further to our recent post about our new adidas, Nike and Puma sale sections on Kitbag, we have a great range of cheap adidas football boots and astros available, with some items having up to 63% off !

Here's the range:



adidas F50 8 Tunit Football Boots - White/Blue/Red

We also have some new football boots within our improved childrens football boots range. Here are the various sections:



Kids Nike Football Boots

Kids Adidas Football Boots

Kids Puma Football Boots

Kids Reebok football boots

Kids Astros - Nike, adidas, Puma & more

Kids Umbro Football Boots

Kids Boot Promotions - Up to 60% OFF!

Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

New Celtic FC promotion on Kitbag + other Celtic ranges

St. Patricks Day Special Offer - FREE Gift Available

Celtic fans currently have plenty to celebrate - they have just beaten their arch rivals Rangers 2-0 in the Scottish Co-op Insurance Cup and are currently 3 points clears at the top of the SPL.

Whilst many will also have been celebrating St Patrick's Day, we also have our own special Celtic celebrations live on Kitbag in the form of a special offer - a free pint glass and beer mats with every order over £30 in this category:

St. Patricks Day Special Offer - FREE Gift Available

Products in this range are:


Other sections in the Celtic range include:

New Celtic Home Kit 2008/10 OUT NOW!

Celtic Retro Range Celtic Hero Shirts

New Celtic Training Range Celtic Away Kit 08/09 - Up to 50% OFF!

Kind regards

John Fitzpatrick
Internet Marketing Manager
www.kitbag.com