PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in the U.S., today announces the launch of a powerful new Live and Local event series. In show of strong support for serving the diversified needs of industry print providers, the first four exclusive events are being sponsored by the Indigo division of…
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Merch by Amazon Sellers Say the Platform Is Full of Scammers Stealing Designs
Merch by Amazon, the tech giant’s print-on-demand merchandise platform that, among other things, allows approved artists to upload their own designs, has a scam problem. The platform has reportedly become rife with scammers downloading other people’s designs and selling them as their own work…
Read MoreOur 5 Favorite Promotional Products of the Week: Onion-Dyed T-shirts, Tim Hortons Merch and More
Brendan went to a wedding this weekend and received a lovely can cooler, but he forgot it at the venue before he could chronicle it for the Faves. But worry not, dear reader: Our five favorite promotional products list still features a bunch of good stuff, including T-shirts dyed with onion, Tim Hortons merch and more…
Read MoreNew NHL Jerseys Feature 50% Recycled Material and ‘Dimensional Embroidery’
In an effort to make this upcoming season a little more eco-friendly, the NHL announced a league-wide jersey change to Adidas ADIZERO Primegreen sweaters, which are made with a minimum 50% recycled material. They also feature a decoration technique called “dimensional embroidery.”
Read MoreColoreel’s New Embroidery Thread Is Made From 100% Recycled Plastic Bottles
Coloreel, a Swedish textile innovation brand with a proprietary technology for embroidery enabling high-quality coloring of textile thread on demand, announced that it will begin offering 100% recycled polyester threads to be used with its instant thread coloring technologies…
Read MoreHigh School Students Launch Spiritwear Store Despite Pandemic Challenges
Most adults won’t attempt to launch their own business during good economic times, much less during a pandemic. But that’s just what Fair Grove High School students did with the opening of an apparel and spiritwear store. The store sells Fair Grove Eagle apparel and accessories in person and online…
Read MoreFord Is Making Merchandise Moves as It Looks to Expand Into Lifestyle Brand
Ford, following in the footsteps of Ferrari, is increasing its non-automotive merchandise in an effort to create a wider ranging brand. The company just hired Alexandra Ford English, great-great granddaughter of Henry Ford, to the newly-created position of global brand merchandising director…
Read MorePromo Company Allegedly Tricked Businesses Into Sponsoring High School Football T-shirts (and Pocketed the Money)
Shenendehowa High School athletic director Chris Culnan received two boxes of promotional T-shirts with the instructions to throw them into the crowd at football games and read the names of local businesses who sponsored the shirts. Culnan, however, had no idea the shirts were coming. He didn’t order them…
Read MoreIgloo Launches Co-Branded Whataburger Coolers, Introduces Drinkware Line to Rival Yeti
Igloo coolers just released a co-branded promotion with Whataburger, adding to an impressive list of companies that work with the Texan chain (and to Igloo’s existing list of merchandise licenses). It also just released a line of stainless steel drinkware products as it seemingly looks to go toe to toe with Yeti…
Read MoreAIM Smarter Hosts Final Event of Nine-Month Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Series
AIM Smarter LLC (AIM), Philadelphia, will host the final installment of its nine-month diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) event series on October 5, 2021, at 12 p.m. EDT. Free and open to all, this virtual event series was sponsored by Koozie Group. It consisted of five webinars and four discussion sessions covering topics including DEI…
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