The design team behind the NBA Finals hats failed to notice that the logos for the winning teams obscured the “NBA” letters on the hat. As a result, “NBA” looked a lot more like “NRA,” which we all know typically stands for the National Rifle Association…
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4 Promotional Apparel Lessons From Kellogg’s Extremely Cool Cereal Merch Line
Food apparel—everybody’s doing it. From Arby’s to KFC, the latest food craze has very little to do with actual food. Consumers are loving the chance to sport their favorite foods as outfits, and it looks like Kellogg’s is the latest company to get in on the trend. The buzz surrounding Kellogg’s new merchandise collection with…
Read MoreBalenciaga’s ‘T-shirt Shirt’ Is Breaking the Internet
Ordinarily, we’re the first to fall prey to a two-for-one marketing tactic (hence why our cupboards are unnecessarily full of Spam). But even we can’t wrap our heads around Balenciaga’s latest double T-shirt marketing ploy, and it seems the internet agrees with our discontent. The high-fashion brand unveiled its new T-shirt shirt, which is essentially…
Read MoreThe Promotional Products Industry’s Unlikely Secret Weapon: Selfies?
Major brands are experiencing massive growth in apparel featuring large and prominent logos. The reason? What else: the selfie craze. That could mean big things for the promotional products industry…
Read MoreKFC Uses Snapchat to Give Away Promotional Colonel Sanders Pool Floats (With Cup Holders for a Bucket of Chicken)
Through June 22, fans of the fried chicken brand can enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a Colonel Sanders floatie by visiting KFCfloatie.com, of course. If you’re confused as to why anyone would want a KFC-branded floatie, well then you should be aware that said floatie is designed in the likeness of the Colonel himself, in all his white-suited glory…
Read MoreLet’s Watch Some NFL Rookies Completely Fail at Drawing Their New Teams’ Logos
The NFL took to Twitter to show Baker Mayfield and his fellow rookies—each given a minute to tend to the task—paying creative homage to the squads that chose them last month, but a combination of short-term memory lapses and lackluster dexterity made the clip an unintentional comedic showcase…
Read MoreA Louis Vuitton Trophy Case Is Fitting for an Organization Like FIFA
GQ released pictures of the Louis Vuitton World Cup collection, which includes a swanky travel case for the trophy to make its way to Russia, a trunk for the balls, backpacks and luggage tags. Such a swanky, over-the-top collection is fitting for a supervillain organization like FIFA…
Read MoreThe Bizarre Story of the University Forced to Change Its Nickname and Logo But Still Required to Sell Old Mascot Merchandise
A little more than two-and-a-half years have passed since then-president Robert Kelley announced that the University of North Dakota would make its athletic programs’ nickname the Fighting Hawks, with the majority vote-getter replacing the Fighting Sioux. Yet, in a bizarre set of circumstances, the school must continue selling a handful of merchandise bearing the old Fighting Sioux name and branding…
Read MoreWireless Smartphone Chargers Recalled by Promo Supplier, CPSC
Bluefin International, Cumming, Ga., which does promotional products business as Logo Included, is recalling a model of wireless smartphone chargers after receiving reports of them overheating, posing a burn hazard. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recall involves wireless smartphone chargers with the model number AC16B printed on the bottom. They are circular…
Read MoreWith Peace Talks Called Off, White House Gift Shop Site Crashes Over Demand for North Korea Coin
With talks called off, one might assume the North Korea coin would never see the light of day. But that isn’t the case, entirely. While the status of the official, limited edition coin is uncertain, the White House Gift Shop said it would still offer similar replica coins for sale (at a discount) and that all preorders would be processed…
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