Wearable technology is becoming more prevalent in much more than just the health and wellness sector. It’s being used by entertainment companies and sports teams to create coordinated design elements in stadiums and during concerts. It’s being used in apparel to let you know when your Uber driver is coming. It’s being used to pay…
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McDonald’s McDelivery Day Promo Will Send Eaters Branded PopSockets, Socks, Fanny Packs and More (Via Uber)
We here at Promo Marketing fully appreciate the sentiment that we should all live in the moment and not look for any period of time to speed by, as, no matter our circumstances, each day can bring about amazing experiences. With that confessed, we hope our penchant for consumerism does not render us at all…
Read MoreMidnite Snax Opens New Manufacturing Plant
Midnite Snax, Bethpage, N.Y., announced the opening of its newest facility. This 35,000 sq. ft., state-of-the-art manufacturing plant gives Midnite Snax a combined 120,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing, warehousing and office space. Just like the main facility, the new addition is a Safe Quality Food facility, and is internationally recognized as exceeding global food and…
Read MoreAs 2020 Nears, Promotional Spending for Trump Reelection Bid Heats Up
Per the Huffington Post, the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, which sells Trump-branded merchandise and hats bearing campaign slogans, raised $10.2M during the second quarter alone. Out of this, the group has spent at least $600,000 to manufacture branded hats, T-shirts, towels and commemorative coins, to name only a few items…
Read MoreGene Geiger, Charles Pecher Are PPAI’s 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, will induct Gene Geiger, MAS+, co-owner and CEO of Lewiston, Maine-based distributor Geiger; and Charles “Chuck” Pecher, president at St. Louis, Missouri-based supplier Skinner & Kennedy, into the PPAI…
Read MoreHandmaid’s Tale-Branded Wine Collection Draws Fierce Criticism Before Being Shut Down
The collection (which has reportedly, and thankfully, been cancelled) was made in collaboration between MGM and Lot18, an online wine marketplace. It was to feature a pinot noir, a cabernet sauvignon and a bordeaux blanc, all three of which were named after characters from the show…
Read MoreMinor League Baseball Team’s ‘Millennial Night’ Promo Deserves None of Your Flak
If you ask anyone older than 35, millennials are entitled, selfie-taking, lazy leeches whose fragile egos and penchant for avocado toast prevents them from purchasing houses and contributing to the world. If you ask any millennial, they will tell you that standpoint is hyperbolic, to say the least. Millennials are the Yankees. Everyone who isn’t…
Read MoreStran Promotional Solutions Adds Two Industry Vets to Leadership Roles
Stran Promotional Solutions, Quincy, Mass., announced the hire of Bob Shea as its new vice president of sales. With more than 20 years of experience in print and promotional sales and sales management, he will be responsible for building out the sales team at Stran and the growth of both the existing account base, as…
Read MoreAnalysts: Consumers Could Feel Impact of Tariffs by Fall
With the increased sanctions of $200 billion most recently, economists said that consumers don’t have to worry just yet. This fall, however, should things continue on this current track, that could change.
Read MoreYou Need to See This Anaheim Angels Mike Trout T-shirt Promotion
Since he debuted July 8, 2011, a month shy of his 20th birthday, Mike Trout has served as the face of the Los Angeles Angels. On Tuesday, the two-time American League Most Valuable Player received an eponymous shirt night, with his club literally acknowledging his image as the organization’s chief identifier by placing an enormous…
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