We’re working on a fun little story involving “The Office” and promotional products that have appeared on the show. Stay tuned for that! In the meantime, here are some promotional products we noticed this week that have nothing to do with Dunder Mifflin Paper Company but are still very neat…
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Hanes Introduces #MaskAround Campaign, Donates 1 Million Masks for Homeless
Hanesbrands Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., launched its #MaskAround campaign to stress the importance of wearing a face mask in public. The company is also donating 1 million masks to homeless people nationwide. The #MaskAround campaign is aimed at Instagram and TikTok users, hoping to educate them on the importance of face coverings and inspiring more widespread usage…
Read More‘I’ve Never Been So Disgusted by a Businessperson’: Employees Speak Out as Charney Says There’s ‘No Outbreak’ at Los Angeles Apparel
After authorities ordered the facility shut down due to more than 300 positive COVID-19 cases and four employee deaths, Los Angeles Apparel founder Dov Charney said the company was in the right to continue operating. His reasoning? The numbers found in his company are “commensurate” with the COVID-19 rate in South Los Angeles overall, and therefore not indicative of an outbreak…
Read MoreNew E-Commerce Platform Lets College Athletes Sell Memorabilia, Team Merch and Former Promo Items
Now that college athletes can profit from their names and likenesses, it’s opened the door for e-commerce platforms like The Players Trunk, created by two University of Michigan students. Former players can sell team-issued items, game-worn jerseys and more things they’ve picked up during their college careers.
Read MoreMajor Flooding In China Is Disrupting PPE Supply Chains, Delaying Shipments
Sourcing PPE, while lucrative for promo businesses, has also been challenging. Things could get a bit tougher now, as flooding has impacted major production hubs in China, including those manufacturing PPE for shipment to the U.S. The city of Wuhan, along with the provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang, declared red alerts…
Read MoreDiscountMugs.com Creates Unique Program to Help Small Businesses Affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic
DiscountMugs.com, Medley, Fla., has created a small business assistance program to help businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Six diverse businesses were selected in South Florida and awarded a combined $12,000 in customized promotional items from DiscountMugs.com. These items vary from face masks, contactless thermometers, hand sanitizer, shirts, coffee mugs, backpacks and tote bags with…
Read MoreMeyer-Dunlap Affiliates With HALO Branded Solutions
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced that industry distributor Meyer-Dunlap has affiliated with the company. Meyer-Dunlap, founded in 2010 by Kirk Meyer and Craig Dunlap, is one of the most prominent promotional products distributors in North Texas…
Read MoreHow a Linkin Park Logo Tee From 2007 Became a Chinese Streetwear Phenomenon
People have been spotting Linkin Park shirts in China at almost every turn, usually one specific T-shirt design from 2007. Sometimes the band name is misspelled. The question looms: Why is this the biggest trend in Chinese streetwear today? We finally have some answers…
Read MoreFDA Dangerous Hand Sanitizer List Now Tops 75 Products
The FDA has added to its list of potentially harmful hand sanitizer products, bringing the list to a new total of 75 products potentially containing methanol. The list still only includes products manufactured in Mexico, and the FDA has implemented an import alert on Friday for some products, in addition to the recalls and recommended recalls…
Read MoreMarket Tracker: Coronavirus News and Economic Updates From Top Promotional Products Verticals
Welcome to Market Tracker. This is an updating resource compiling the latest news on coronavirus impacts and economic recovery for top vertical markets promotional products distributors sell into. The Promo Marketing team will update this post regularly with new information from each market as it becomes available. Here are this week’s updates…
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