Promo Marketing’s sister publication, Print+Promo, released its Under 40 list, which celebrates workers in the print and promotional industries making waves before their 40th birthdays. Among the print and promo professionals, there are a few names that likely will stand out to distributors working in the promo side of things, like Miles Wadsworth from Logo…
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Fire, Burn Hazards Cause Recall of Golden State Warriors Promotional Menorahs
Since the start of the 2014-15 season, the Golden State Warriors have been making their fans feel mighty warm and fuzzy, as, ahead of tomorrow’s home matchup versus the Los Angeles Lakers, the ballers have registered a combined 305 regular season and playoff victories and have brought two National Basketball Association titles to the Bay…
Read MoreMeet Defunkd—the Website Selling Real Vintage T-shirts (for Up to $13,000)
Defunkd sells all sorts of T-shirts at prices ranging from several dollars to several thousand dollars, with the cheaper shirts mostly comprised of low-level brand and event T-shirts that look like common thrift store finds. On the higher end, T-shirts sell with names like Metallica, Sonic Youth, Faces and Grateful Dead emblazoned across their worn fabric. There’s even a glow-in-the-dark Star Wars Return of the Jedi T-shirt on sale for $5,000…
Read MoreUK Designer Makes Drinkware, Footwear From Used Chewing Gum
What do you do when you’re finished with your chewing gum? Hopefully, you don’t just spit it out on the street or stick it under a table like an animal. Ideally, you’d find a proper receptacle for it. Until recently, the immediate choice would be a trash can, but thanks to a U.K. designer, there…
Read MoreSuperstar Giannis Antetokounmpo Asks Milwaukee Bucks to Stop Selling T-shirt Because He Is An Extremely Nice Guy
Among the four major professional sports, the National Basketball Association definitely registers as the flashiest league, as some of the world’s greatest showmen engage in pulse-pounding action for their riveted fan bases. Clutch shots, awe-inspiring passes, huge blocks and monstrous dunks have made many teams consistently admirable draws, with the last element of that quartet…
Read More5 Apparel Promo Lessons From Bloomingdale’s Killer New Nintendo Merch Collection
The collection features pieces from a variety of companies and designers, such as Herschel Supply Co. and Paul Smith. There’s a lot to like here, but we’re gonna focus on five outstanding designs that the promo industry can learn a thing or two from. Whether or not you like Nintendo, or even Bloomingdales, we promise there’s a lesson in here for you…somewhere…
Read MoreSkechers Is Launching a Wholesale Apparel Brand
Skechers is one of the most ubiquitous shoe companies in the U.S., with styles popular among children and adults. With $4 billion in net sales last year, it’s the second-best-selling sneaker brand in the country, according to Apparel News. And now the company is expanding its offerings by launching Skechers Apparel, a new wholesale apparel…
Read MoreHUB Multi-Line Rep Matt Carter Named GAPPP MLR of the Year
HUB Promotional Group multi-line reprepresentative (MLR) Matt Carter with Flanagan & Associates was named MLR of the Year by the Georgia Association of Promotional Products Professionals (GAPPP). The award was given at the GAPPP Expo at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta last month. This is the second time Carter…
Read More‘Pepe the Frog’ Creator Sues InfoWars for Use of Character on Merchandise
While Furie has been fighting to regain control of his character’s likeness and meaning for years, even resorting to killing Pepe off in a 2017 comic, he has been thwarted time and time again by folks on the alt-right side of life. Now, however, it seems that Furie may actually have a chance to wrest Pepe away from his captors…
Read MoreLufthansa’s Rebrand Shows Importance of Color on Physical Objects and on Screens
At first glance, Lufthansa’s rebrand is a subtle one. The specific hue of blue it’s used since the ’60s is a shade or two darker, and the yellow is replaced by white. It’s not an earth-shattering change by any stretch, but the German company’s reasoning behind the color change reflects a greater trend in advertising:…
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