Team Phun, a brand-building and promotional products company with offices on both coasts, announced the promotion of Brittany Aanestad to brand sales manager. Aanestad joined the Team Phun San Diego crew in 2020 as a brand consultant, bringing over 13 years of experience in hospitality and 10 years in sales and marketing…
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Redwood Classics and Preloved Launch Upcycled Pan Am Games Collection
Redwood Classics Apparel, Toronto, and Preloved have teamed up to turn something old into a brand new collection, using unexpected materials that had a very finite shelf life. After Toronto hosted the Pan Am Games in 2015, the city found itself with hundreds of leftover street pole banners. This isn’t a new problem for…
Read MoreBaskin-Robbins Celebrates Rebrand With Merch Line Featuring Bikes and Apparel
After 77 delicious years, Baskin-Robbins is getting a bit of a branding face lift. That includes updating its employee uniforms and packaging to breathe new life into the brand famous for its 31 flavors. That’s just in the stores, though. Baskin-Robbins also plans to go far beyond just ice cream with merchandise like bikes and bucket hats, opening an online store for the first time…
Read MoreJoyce Anglin of IMAGEN Brands Celebrates 60 Years With Company
Throughout her time with IMAGEN Brands, Joyce Anglin has forged numerous friendships, made too many good memories to count and has always lent a helping hand whenever needed. To say that she enjoys her job and working for the company would be an understatement, especially given the major career milestone that she recently achieved…
Read MoreElon Musk Goes Full Texan With ‘Cyber Rodeo’ Merchandise for Tesla Factory Opening
Elon Musk commemorated the opening of the new Tesla “Gigafactory” outside of Austin, Texas, the only way he knows how: With a ton of pageantry and attention-grabbing branded products. In addition to an impressive lightshow, there was merchandise that included a $90 hoodie, a $75 gigafactory belt buckle and a $50 Tesla branding iron…
Read MoreNetflix’s Latest Immersive Merchandise Experience: Bridgerton at Bloomingdale’s
Netflix has made sure its content extends far beyond the confines of your TV or computer screen, and its latest effort is a line of apparel and merchandise inspired by “Bridgerton,” the popular period drama created by Shonda Rhimes. The collection is available at Bloomingdales, where fans can shop and sip Earl Grey at a tea bar…
Read MoreFacilisgroup Unites With Industry Leaders to Make a Difference for Ukraine: How You Can Help
Facilisgroup, Cap America, alphabroder and Next Level have banded together to help Ukraine through the sale of T-shirts and caps through this Thursday, April 14. The initiative for Ukraine began when Facilisgroup President Ashley McCune heard about the difficulties faced by one of her employees, who has family and friends near Kyiv…
Read MoreBamBams Hires Maria Zezzo as Marketing Manager
BamBams recently hired Maria Zezzo as marketing manager. Zezzo grew up in and around the industry, learning from her father, Dana Zezzo, and older sister, Megan Zezzo. She will be active in managing BamBams’ marketing efforts and brings with her experience interning with Proforma, as a sales associate with ASB, and most recently working for FAST Platform as an account manager…
Read MoreWhat the Heck Is Pickleball and Why Should Distributors Know About It?
Did your gym teacher ever make you play pickleball? Maybe you played it as an intramural sport when you moved to a new city. Or maybe this is the first time you’ve heard about the game that’s growing in popularity nationwide. If you’re in that latter camp, don’t worry. You’re not alone. It’s not quite on par with the NFL. (Yet.) But we’re here to tell you about the promotional possibilities…
Read MoreAldi Follows Up Surprise Streetwear Success With Full Line of (Very Affordable) Branded Merchandise
Aldi, Promo Marketing’s favorite budget grocery store brand, thought it was joking when it released a line of streetwear-inspired apparel in the U.K. last year. But it actually ended up making some merch that was, as the streetwear kids say, fire. Playing off that success, Aldi is back with a full line of branded merchandise. And, true to the brand, it’s all available for under $10…
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