Brendan Menapace, Author at Print & Promo Marketing

Amazon Removes All QAnon Merchandise From Marketplace

On Monday, Amazon announced that third-party listings for QAnon merchandise would no longer be allowed on its platform, citing its terms of service, which prohibit selling products that “promote, incite, or glorify hate or violence toward any person or group”…

Our third look at the pandemic’s impact on the promotional products industry showed that sales are continuing to decline in the industry overall, but for the first time since the spring, the decline is starting to level out. More encouraging is that several product categories are now performing well compared to their pandemic lows—and some of them may be surprising…

An apparel company is using ancient Egyptian technology to keep shirts smelling fresh for longer. That ancient Egyptian secret? Cinnamon. Koup, a company founded by Brian Chuang, will debut a T-shirt made from recycled bottles and infused with cinnamon extract at CES 2021 in Taiwan…

High-End Scrubs? How a Former Nike Exec Sees the Future of Medical Apparel

A former Nike executive is starting his own medical apparel company, taking some of the lessons he’s learned from one of the world’s premier apparel brands to the uniforms and workwear sector. Lago, formed by Michael Tang, who most recently served in Nike’s corporate strategy department, will incorporate sustainability practices and high-end design…

Facebook Warns Employees Not to Wear Branded Apparel in Public After Suspending President Trump’s Account

After it suspended President Donald Trump from the platform, Facebook is urging its employees to avoid wearing branded apparel for their own safety. “In light of recent events, and to err on the side of caution, global security is encouraging everyone to avoid wearing or carrying Facebook-branded items at this time,” an internal memo sent Monday said…

Goldman Sachs Asks Attendees Not to Wear ‘Storm the Hill’ Event T-shirts as It Rebrands Legislative Advocacy Day

Goldman Sachs was set to have a legislative advocacy event for small businesses this week. That would be fine, except the event was called “Storm the Hill,” and after last week’s attack on the Capitol Building, Goldman Sachs had to do some damage control, including asking recipients to please not wear the event T-shirts they had already received…

Government Drops $15K Fee for Distilleries Producing Hand Sanitizer

In the spring, when PPE products like hand sanitizer were in low supply from traditional manufacturers, alcohol distilleries stepped in and used their own facilities to help boost supply. Now, almost a year after the initial shutdowns in the U.S., those distilleries that answered the call were hit with an unexpected charge…

It’s always fun to see what souvenirs actors keep once their movie or TV shows wrap. It turns out, David Hasselhoff has quite a collection of merchandise and memorabilia from all the things he’s done, and is auctioning off 150 pieces of his own collection to raise money for charity…

After an especially troubled week of the Trump presidency’s waning days, Shopify has shut down two online stores tied to President Trump, including the official Trump Campaign store and the Trump Organization store. A Shopify representative said the sites “violated a policy that prohibits the support of organizations or people ‘that threaten or condone violent to further a cause'”…

Burger King is completely overhauling its brand identity, with a new (throwback) logo, updated packaging and all-new uniforms for employees. Despite the company calling its update a “more modern look,” the new logo will look familiar to most. It’s simple, minimal. And the packaging goes along with it…