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The new Essential Phone has been lauded by some as the next potential iPhone killer, meaning it would be the phone capable of dethroning Apple in the smartphone game. We’re not so sure…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Skip Hop is recalling a USB night light due to a shock hazard. The Moonlight & Melodies night lights have a USB wall power adapter that, according to the CPSC, can break, creating the risk of shock. The recall both the owl and elephant models of the item.…
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HandStands, Draper, Utah, gave back to its local community by providing a newly founded elementary school in the Salt Lake City area with custom printed Mouse Mats with the school’s mascot on them. This donation helped supply all faculty members with a mousepad for their classrooms for the new school year. “Here at HandStands, we…
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HanesBrands Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., announced today that it is donating more than 1 million items of underwear and activewear to assist hurricane victims in Florida and Puerto Rico and is using its operations in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to supply essentials to Puerto Rico employees. Hanes is in the process of canvassing its 240…
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In the 1855 poem “Andrea del Sarto,” Robert Browning included the sagacious sentiment that “less is more,” which many of the Englishman’s artistic successors have proven with aplomb, mainly through their allegiance to minimalism. However, with respect to branding products, many industry figures find themselves inclined to shun the no-frills approach, feeling that all-out attempts…
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The Walt Disney Co. is a marketing juggernaut. But for all its massive movie advertising campaigns and omnipresent toy commercials, Disney’s smaller marketing efforts might be even more impressive—particularly the way it uses promotional products in its theme parks. Let’s take a look at some recent examples and see what promotional products distributors can learn from the Mouse House…
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Typos: We hate to see them, and yet we can’t quite get enough of them. Sometimes, typos work for a promotion’s advantage. And sometimes they result in an all out internet frenzy—or in the case of this typo, a political backlash. Advocacy group Great America Alliance sponsored a bus to bring Sarah Palin and former White…
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Hirsch Gift, Houston, Texas, announced today that they have entered an agreement with Corkcicle to become the exclusive supplier of Corkcicle items in the promotional products industry. “The high quality and brand identity of Corkcicle has made their products some of the most popular that Hirsch Gift carries,” Peter Hirsch, CEO of Hirsch Gift, said.…
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Imitation might register as the sincerest form of flattery for many individuals, but, in the business world, it often resounds as the easiest inspiration for litigation. Post Consumer Brands and General Mills, who hold nearly half of the ready-to-eat cereal market share, will soon engage in a legal confrontation, as the former is looking to…
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Come Oct. 1, the Army will be trading up its classic gray workout uniforms for a darker, more technical look, according to Task & Purpose. These new uniforms feature 32 alternations from the old uniforms with plenty of features meant to aid in performance and increase comfort. Some of the features include: improved identification/key pockets,…
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