American Solutions for Business (ASB), Glenwood, Minn., has promoted Amy Spychalla to vice president of strategic operations support (SOS). Spychalla joined the company in January 2003 as a promotional product specialist, helping to promote…
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Los Angeles Apparel Shuts Down After More Than 100 Workers Test Positive for COVID-19
Los Angeles Apparel, the company founded by former American Apparel leader Dov Charney and one of the first and most notable brands to use its manufacturing capabilities to make face masks during the pandemic, has shut down after more than 100 workers in its facilities tested positive for COVID-19…
Read MoreMeet Fas-T Mask: A Little Plastic Device Turns Your T-shirt Into a Face Mask
Forget your mask? One guy thinks he’s invented a product that quickly solves that problem. Using a 3-D printer, Kurt Schramm designed a plastic device that people can attach to their T-shirts, using the fabric to create a face covering that’s much more elegant than just pulling your face into your shirt like a turtle…
Read MoreOur 5 Favorite Promotional Products of the Week: Nat Geo Vans, ‘Uncle Larry’ Tees and More
While we’re gearing up to celebrate one of our favorite holidays (what’s not to love about a day dedicated to grilling food and lighting fireworks?), we’re also celebrating a good batch of promotional products we’ve seen around lately. This week’s Fave 5 includes Phillies shirts, co-branded sneakers and more…
Read MoreSelling Promotional Products: Why ‘Know, Like and Trust’ Matters More Than Ever
Prospects are loathe to be pitched by someone they’ve never met before. Instead of taking that gamble, why not consider an approach that puts this new relationship on the path to trust as quickly as possible with displays of what makes you who you are and why you do what you do?…
Read MoreMusic Site Stereogum is Using Old Event Swag to Raise Funds
Stereogum, a popular music site that started in the early 2000s, has been working hard to stay afloat by launching a crowdfunding campaign. Part of it is an album of covers of ‘00s music from artists like The National, Death Cab for Cutie and Mac DeMarco. But, aside from the album, Stereogum is relying on past promotional merchandise to sweeten the deal…
Read MorePPE Vending Machines Have Arrived
In April, a company called RapidMask2Go installed a PPE vending machine in New York City. In May, the company added another machine at a different NYC location. It now has 10 machines in New York and four in Philadelphia. A similar company is gearing up for launch in Philly, too. This is just the beginning of the PPE vending machine boom…
Read MoreFacilisgroup’s REBOUND-20 Reveals Key Themes for Managing Through Uncertainty
REBOUND-20 centered on bringing Facilisgroup’s partner community together to discuss managing through the uncertainty, identifying new opportunities and developing short-term and long-term roadmaps for success…
Read MoreSocial Media Users Wage (Possibly Ineffective) War on Trump Campaign Store
Twitter and TikTok users are claiming they’ve tied up millions of dollars of Donald Trump campaign merchandise in shopping carts with no intent to purchase the items. Their hope is that it cripples the Trump Campaign store, but it might not have worked out as planned…
Read MoreNBCUniversal Manufactured Its Own Products for Employee Welcome Back Kits After ‘Unreliable Deliveries’
As part of its reopening plan, NBCUniversal began running drills with volunteer staff, applied floor and seating signage to demarcate safe distances, and supplied employee welcome back kits. According to Deadline, though, the company ended up manufacturing some of the items for the kits in-house…
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