Voting in the 2018 Supplier Excellence Awards is now open, giving distributors the chance to decide the best suppliers in the promotional products industry. Every major product category is represented on the survey—so whether you specialize in T-shirts or toys and games, you can have an impact in the voting. Cast your vote today!…
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U.S. Open Merchandise Reflects Promotional Products Trends
The 2018 U.S. Open saw 2017 champion Brooks Kroepka successfully defend his title at Shinnecock Hills on Long Island. The trophy was arguably the most coveted item at the tournament, but for fans, the chances of leaving the course with it were slim to none (depending on how fast you could run). The merchandise tent was the next best thing…
Read MoreApparently There’s a Convention for Collectors of Coca-Cola Promotional Items That’s In Its 44th Year
Iowa, just as it proved to be in “Field of Dreams,” is going to be a bit of heaven for next week’s crowds at the Coca-Cola Collectors Club convention—all thanks to promotional products. We can definitely drink to that…
Read MoreZen Magnets Founder: Reversed Recall Decision Highlights Inconsistencies in CPSC Litigation
Zen Magnets has been fighting the CPSC for six years now. After winning the right to keep selling its products, the company is still cautious that the CPSC might come back at them, which Zen founder Shihan Qu says highlights the commission’s unfair tactics…
Read MoreHow the Tariffs Impact the Promotional Products Industry: A Quick Update
President Trump is going forward with his plan to hit China with 25 percent tariffs on about $50 billion worth of Chinese goods, he announced on Friday. According to the U.S. trade representative’s office, the tariffs will be rolled out in two waves, the first of which will go into effect on July 6. The…
Read More$2M Worth of Fake World Cup Merch Seized as FIFA Looks to Combat Counterfeiters
Authorities in Hong Kong and Shenzen seized large quantities of counterfeit World Cup gear, including 180,000 pieces of apparel (57,000 of it jerseys), 29,000 bags, 1,000 hats, 50,000 pairs of shoes, and 3,000 T-shirts…
Read MoreJurassic World’s Huge Promo Push Now Includes Limited Edition Cereal Boxes With Built-In Video Screens
The boxes, available exclusively on Amazon for $24.99 each, feature branded content including art and images from the upcoming film, an embedded screen that plays more than five minutes of behind-the-scenes content, free movie tickets and Jurassic World-themed popsicle molds…
Read MoreThe Publisher That Sells Nearly $1 Billion in Stickers Every World Cup
The company is well-known for producing collectible stickers, and their quadrennial World Cup series is by far their most popular, and lucrative, product. Panini prints a free, 80-page booklet for the stickers, which cost around $1 for a packet of five. Since the name of the game is to collect them all, most collectors will pay more than $300 in order to do so…
Read MoreDebco’s Alex Morin Talks Partnership with HUB Promotional Group
Yesterday, we reported that Debco, Concord, Ontario, has become the newest member of the HUB Promotional Group, Braintree, Mass. Today, we spoke with Alex Morin, Debco’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, about how the deal came to be, and what it means for the future of the two companies. Promo Marketing: Give us…
Read MoreA 7-2 Supreme Court Vote Ends Political Apparel Ban in Minnesota Polling Places
As summer approaches, nobody can accuse the Supreme Court of the United States of succumbing to a June swoon, with the nation’s highest federal court having rendered decisions in nine cases. Its most recent task came yesterday through Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, a scrap that dates back to November 2010 and that the judges…
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