The Ultra Sport Face Mask from MasQd has been called the “Goldilocks of face masks,” and is getting support from big-name celebrities. So, what makes this mask so much better than the rest, and what can promo companies learn from it? Let’s look at the mask’s features and construction…
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Small Changes Any Business Can Make to Increase Profitability
In business, creating good habits creates a snowball effect. When you make little changes and stick with them, they become habits. Those practices, in turn, become the way you do business every day. And those small changes create more efficient workflow processes, which can make your business more profitable and productive…
Read MoreReese’s Is Rolling Out a Remote-Controlled Door That Dispenses Peanut Butter Cups
To bring trick-or-treating directly to the kids this year in a safe way, Reese’s is using a remote-controlled door that will dispense king sized Peanut Butter Cups. The Hershey Company has a rich history of fun promotional campaigns involving automation, including a vending machine at SXSW that exchanged promotional products for Hershey’s branded ones…
Read MoreOnline Stores, Community and Cannabis: How a Trio of Apparel Businesses Found Success During COVID-19
Justin Lawrence, Amy Baker and Rich Santo discussed how they pursued new product categories and sales verticals after the pandemic hit, and also how the community aspect of the industry helped them achieve growth, even when the cards were stacked against them…
Read MoreFanatics, Postmates Team Up to Deliver LA Rams Gear Directly to Fans Unable to Attend Game In Person
Fanatics partnered with Postmates to deliver Los Angeles Rams apparel before the team’s first Monday Night Football game this week. According to SportBusiness, fans could select products from a curated assortment of Rams gear, including jerseys, sweatshirts, T-shirts, hats and more, and have them delivered from 10 a.m. through kickoff that night…
Read MoreTikTok Is Going Nuts Over This Pen
The biggest TikTok sensation right now is a pen. Specifically, a Sharpie pen that has more than a million TikTok users obsessed with the smooth gel ink and comfortable grip. TikTok user Jackie Brown recently posted a video of herself hunting for the pen that “glides across paper like Kristi Yamaguchi used to on ice.”…
Read MoreChipotle’s New Branded T-shirt Has a Logo-Shaped QR Code That Helps Register Voters
QR codes have been around for a while, but they seem to have exploded in use during the pandemic. Suddenly, everyone is now an expert in scanning QR codes to access restaurant menus. And, thanks to a brilliant new T-shirt from Chipotle, they’re now experts in voter registration, too…
Read MoreBurger King Introduces Face Masks With Food Orders Printed on Them, Terrifying Mirror Promotion
Burger King Belgium recently tackled two issues—spread of COVID and poor communication—with a line of face masks. A total of 250 lucky customers received a branded mask with their menu item of choice printed across the front. In two other countries, the chain also introduced a terrifying in-store promotion involving the ghost of Ronald McDonald…
Read MoreAtari’s Immersive Video Game Hotel Is Coming to Vegas in 2022, But It’s Already Selling Branded Merchandise
Atari is already selling merchandise for its Atari Hotel, opening in Las Vegas in 2022. Also, the video game company promises a branded experience that starts before check-in and lasts after check-out. These kinds of ventures bring practically limitless opportunities for printed and promotional products, so it’ll be interesting to see what Atari cooks up…
Read MoreCan You Wear a MAGA Hat to the Polls? Rules Vary for Non-Candidate-Specific Merchandise
Electioneering laws prevent people from wearing hats, buttons or shirts with candidates’ names on them at the polls. In some states, you also can’t wear anything regarding ballot issues, either. But, in states like California and New York, you can still wear political slogans as long as they don’t have the candidates’ name on them…
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