Coca-Cola partnered with Tafi, a Utah-based startup, to create a digital recreation of its 1956 vending machines. The “Friendship Box” vending machine works with the Ethereum cryptocurrency, and “dispenses” digital items like a branded Coca-Cola bubble jacket and trading cards…
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Inspired by Brother, Teenager Launches T-shirt Featuring Fidget Toy Clip for People With Autism
A teenage Rhode Island entrepreneur created a T-shirt brand designed to incorporate fidget toys, which can provide a calming outlet for people with Autism or ADHD. The shirt includes a space where fidget toys can clip on using a carabiner, keeping them close and making them interchangeable…
Read Morecommonsku Promotes Joe Kemple and Bre Redmond to Customer Success Managers
commonsku, Toronto, announced that it has promoted Joe Kemple and Bre Redmond to customer success managers. Kemple began in customer success five years ago, and has onboarded many successful distributors and their teams. Redmond started with commonsku three years ago…
Read MorePCNA Partners With Mobile Power Brand mophie
PCNA, Pittsburgh, announced that it has expanded its family of brands with the addition of its newest retail partner: mophie, a leader in mobile charging technology. “We are ecstatic to add mophie to the PCNA brand family with the launch of seven new power banks and wireless charging pads,” Liz Haesler, chief marketing officer for…
Read MoreCheez-It Becomes Latest Snack Brand to Launch E-Commerce Store (Complete With Adult Onesie)
We all have a person in our lives who can (and has) eaten a whole box of Cheez-It crackers in one sitting. (If you’re reading this, it’s me. I’m the person in your life who can and has eaten a whole box of Cheez-It crackers in one sitting.) To appeal to even more people like…
Read MoreIowa Shirt Company Goes to War With State’s Governor Over (and Via) T-shirts
Last week, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a republican, released a T-shirt on conservative fundraising platform WinRed. The red shirt reads “Find Me At The Fair” in large, blocky, right-aligned type. But, for RAYGUN, a T-shirt company based in Des Moines, it may well have read “Shots Fired.”…
Read MoreWrangler Parent CEO Says Apparel Industry Should Prepare for ‘Global Casualization’
A year-plus of remote work has changed the way we think about dressing for work, shifting the workplace attire norms to be more casual. Scott Baxter, president and CEO of Kontoor Brands, parent company of Lee and Wrangler jeans, said that this “global casualization” is here to stay, and apparel companies need to pay attention…
Read MoreOur 5 Favorite Promotional Products of the Week: Pasta Handbags, Guy Fieri Beach Towels and More
Getting a kitten is fun, but it’s a lot of work. Suddenly the whole house is a toy. While we try to keep our new cat away from the smartphone charger, check out our fave five promotional products of the week, including a Guy Fieri beach towel and a “Superbad” snow globe that Seth Rogen still owns…
Read MoreMcDonald’s Goes Quality-Over-Quantity for Saweetie Co-Branded Meal, Merch
Like the other meals before hers, Saweetie’s McDonald’s meal includes branded packaging, like sauce packets. But the actual merchandise isn’t available to everyone (at least not yet). Fans can enter a sweepstakes to win two limited edition Brandon Blackwood bags, and McDonald’s employees will wear special uniforms…
Read MoreCharles River Apparel and Cradles to Crayons Team Up to Help Low-Income Students Across Massachusetts
Charles River Apparel partnered with Cradles to Crayons to make sure low-income students across the state start the school year prepared as part of Cradles to Crayons’ Ready for Learning initiative. Charles River Apparel employees stuffed more than 1,000 backpacks with school supplies and essentials…
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