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Epic Games, developer of the video game phenomenon Fortnite, has been feuding with Apple and Google since the game was removed from the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. In the latest escalation of the war, Epic Games teamed up with Samsung to send a Fortnite merch bundle to gaming industry journalists…
Read MoreCongress voted yesterday to pass the second COVID relief package, the follow-up to the original legislation passed in March. In comparison to the $2 trillion CARES Act, this second relief package amounts to $900 billion, but includes several benefits of note to promotional products businesses…
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Sportsman Cap & Bag, Kansas City, Mo., has added two retro-inspired, coton/polyester blend truckers from the brand Legacy. “Trucker demand has been at an all-time high,” said Dan Saferstein, president of Sportsman Cap & Bag. “The popularity and cool factor of today’s truckers makes them a top choice for any industry, event or occasion. Sine…
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Throughout a rough year, we’ve been lucky enough to report on stories that restored our faith in humanity or just made us chuckle. So, with that, on this Monday (also the shortest day of the year), we figured we could use a little dose of positivity with our favorite feel-good stories from 2020…
Read MoreWhen we saw that The Killers had a new collection of branded hot sauces, we thought to ourselves, “There better be one called ‘Hot Fuss.’” Thankfully, there was, and we didn’t need to write any angry letters. (For those who don’t listen to The Killers, “Hot Fuss” is the name of their breakout 2004 album.) The hot sauce release is limited…
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HPG Brands, Braintree, Mass., announced the addition of Nick Lateur as director of national accounts for the supplier’s Specialty Channel, which currently includes Batch & Bodega and HandStands PROMO. “HPG is an innovative and progressive group that continually pushes the limits of advertising specialties,” Lateur said. “HandStands and Batch…
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Hippy Feet, which specializes in socks but offers a variety of apparel, has created more than 1,900 hours of paid employment through a program that has generated short-term income opportunities for more than 130 homeless teens and young adults aged 16 to 24…
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Here at PM, our job is to inform first and foremost. But, when your job is to report on something that relies so heavily on creativity, you get the chance to have a little bit of fun with it, too. So, let’s revisit some of those out-there stories, shall we? Here are our 10 favorites from this year…
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Rymax, Pine Brook, N.J., announced the appointment of Alysa McKenna to the position of senior director of marketing and communications. McKenna returns to Rymax, having previously served as the company’s marketing and public relations manager from 2017 to 2019. In addition to her prior tenure at Rymax, McKenna brings…
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The North Face has reportedly denied a Houston oil company’s order for branded jackets, saying it does not “support the oil and gas industry” in the same way it “would reject the porn or tobacco industry.” Innovex Downhole Solutions CEO Adam Anderson said the jackets were going to be used as holiday gifts for employees…
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