Recess X The Black Sheep: 1 Year of Seamless Partnership
Discover how The Black Sheep leverages Recess to deliver premium brand experiences to students across 532 locations, generating incremental revenue with zero operational burden.
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Brands That Have Sampled at The Black Sheep
The Black Sheep Real Activations
See how premium products are being sampled at your current properties across the country.
Delight Members. Zero Effort. Get Paid.
Surprise your members with free premium products they'll love—while Recess handles all the logistics. You distribute samples, they light up, you earn revenue.
Proven at Enterprise Scale
We've successfully executed 417+ campaigns across 532 The Black Sheep locations—with consistent quality, timing, and results every time.
Revenue Without Risk
The Black Sheep earns incremental revenue on every campaign with zero upfront costs, no inventory liability, and no operational overhead for your teams.
Turnkey Execution
From brand coordination to product delivery and reporting, Recess handles every detail. Your team simply places products and watches students engage.
Complete Brand Control
The Black Sheep approves every brand and campaign before activation. Nothing enters your university housing complexes without your explicit sign-off—protecting your brand integrity.
Premium Brands
Connect your students with leading wellness, nutrition, and lifestyle brands actively seeking partnerships with university housing complexes like The Black Sheep.
Dedicated Partnership Team
Become part of 10,000+ venues partnering with Recess to transform how brands connect with consumers in real-world spaces.
How It Works
Launch your first sampling campaign in days, not months.
Create a Listing for Your University housing complex
Create and list your profile in under 5 minutes. 100% free to join and no obligations.
Get Matched with Brands
We connect you with brands looking to reach your specific students. You review and approve every campaign.
Receive & Distribute Samples
Products ship directly to your university housing complex and surprise and delight your community.
Get Paid
Get paid for every sample distributed to your students after completion of event.
What Venues Like You Are Saying
Real feedback from venues partnering with Recess
Hosting these activations has genuinely enhanced our property's appeal. When prospective residents tour, they see the energy and excitement these events bring. Plus, the brands have been respectful of our space and staff, making it a win-win for everyone involved.
We've done three activations now through The Black Sheep, and each one has strengthened our relationship with residents while opening up a new revenue stream we didn't expect. The platform handles all the logistics, the brands are high-quality, and our common areas get packed during these events—it's genuinely a win-win for everyone involved.
We partnered with The Black Sheep platform to host a beverage brand sampling event, and it was exactly what our residents needed during move-in week. The activation brought the community together, generated positive word-of-mouth about our complex, and the brand rep was professional and easy to work with from start to finish.