Philadelphians Are Angry at Scotch Brand’s Bike Promotion

A good rule of thumb when designing a creative promotional campaign is “don’t get in the way of and anger an entire city’s bicycle community, especially when that city is kind of known for getting angry about things.” Naked Grouse, a brand of Scotch whiskey, didn’t abide by that rule when it chained bicycles that…

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Authorities Auctioning Fyre Festival Merchandise to Repay Victims

Fyre Festival was a complete failure almost from the jump. The most successful thing it did was birth two very good documentaries that are available on Netflix and Hulu. If you haven’t taken the time to see either one, here’s the quick version: A rich “entrepreneur” named Billy McFarland teamed up with rapper Ja Rule…

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TG Promotions Inc. Joins American Solutions for Business

American Solutions for Business, Glenwood, Minn., announced that TG Promotions has joined the team. The distributor consists of a group of nine people (three sales and sales support team members), and was founded by Terry Greer and his wife, Linda. It also brought on Jessica Huffman Dobosh to the sales team in November 2017. Dobosh…

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HUB Pen Company Promotes Joe Tessier to Quality Control Specialist

HUB Promotional Group’s HUB Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., announced the promotion of Joe Tessier from junior buyer to quality control specialist. Tessier came to work at HUB Pen five years ago, working nights in the quality control department while attending Charlton College of Business for Supply Chain Management. In…

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Beto O’Rourke Launches Presidential Campaign Merch Store

Texas U.S. Representative and former punk rocker Beto O’Rourke has officially declared that he is running for president in 2020. And you know what that means: He’s adding to our growing amount of 2020 campaign merchandise, which seems especially robust this election cycle due to the large number of Democratic nominees swearing off big money…

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Quinn Begins 25th Anniversary Year with 114 New Products

Hanover, Pennsylvania-based QUINN’s president and CEO Matt Quinn announced that the company will launch 114 new products in seven categories to kick off its 25th Anniversary year. Products receiving the biggest buzz at early season trade shows were in two categories: technology-based solutions to enhance modern displays and products that deliver convenience. From four-color printed…

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