After 25 years, the Pokemon card craze is still going strong. That anniversary is actually causing pandemonium at McDonald’s restaurants all over the U.S., with adults swooping in and buying as many Happy Meals as they can to get their hands on limited edition promo cards…
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4 Million Bobbleheads? What MLB Teams Are Doing With Their Stockpiles of Unused 2020 Promos
Major League Baseball teams did everything they could to keep promo giveaways in place for fans last year, but there’s still an enormous stockpile of unused bobbleheads and other promos waiting for their time to shine/bobble. Right now, about four million of them are in a BDA Inc. warehouse…
Read MoreHarley-Davidson Removes Branded Merchandise From Amazon, Prioritizes Its Own E-Commerce Initiative
It’s not hyperbole to say that Amazon dominates e-commerce. But Harley Davidson CEO Jochan Zeitz said his company will no longer sell branded merchandise on Amazon, instead choosing to prioritize its own dealers’ e-commerce efforts. Previously, Nike said it would stop selling on Amazon…
Read MoreCheck Out the Presidential Branding on These Incredibly Rare Obama-Themed Nikes Set to Auction for $25,000
Sotheby’s is auctioning a pair of unique Nike Hyperdunks designed in honor of President Barack Obama this week, with a price tag of $25,000. The shoes have a blue “swoosh” logo, the number “44” stitched into the inner side of each shoe, and other U.S. and presidential imagery throughout…
Read MoreChina Still Cheapest for Apparel, But Imports Drop for Third Straight Year
A full year of apparel import data from 2020 showed that apparel imports were down 16.4 percent overall, with a significant 23.6 percent drop in shipments from China, marking the third-straight year of import decreases from the country, according to Business of Fashion…
Read MoreWe Now Have More Details on Those Consumer Mask Certification Standards in Development
In November, we reported that ASTM International, an independent organization that develops and implements technical standards, has been working with manufacturers and health experts to develop a set of standards for consumer face masks. We now have a better idea what those will look like…
Read MoreSamuel Adams Commemorated Its Super Bowl Ad With Another Ad Announcing ‘2021 Beer Commercial Champions’ Merch Line
For all the people who only watch the Super Bowl for the commercials, Samuel Adams went all out commemorating its “your cousin from Boston” Wicked Hazy IPA Super Bowl ad with an entire merchandise line that includes a DVD of the original 30-second commercial and a lot more…
Read MoreHere Is a Nice Branded Merchandise Story Involving Two Rival NFL Teams and a Star QB’s Favorite Charity
After Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson left a playoff game against the Buffalo Bills due to injury last month, Bills fans showed their support for Jackson by donating $500,000 to his favorite charity, Blessings in a Backpack. To show its gratitude, the charity released…
Read MoreA Wu-Tang Parody T-shirt Sparked an International Incident Between China and Canada
Last year, a staffer at the Canadian embassy in Beijing reportedly designed shirts parodying the Wu-Tang Clan “W” logo, with “Wuhan” written in the middle of the logo. Months later, the shirts caught the attention of Chinese government officials, forcing Canada to apologize and explain…
Read MoreBAMKO’s Gifts By Design Acquisition Is a Look at the Post-Pandemic Future of Promo
On Monday, BAMKO LLC announced that it acquired Gifts By Design to operate as its awards, recognition and incentives division. The move is noteworthy not just for the size of the two companies, but for what it says about the post-pandemic future of promo, at least in the near term…
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