GM is suing a former company director as a means of recouping money lost as a result of a corruption case surrounding promotional products vendors and bribery.
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Miller Lite Made a Beer Can With an Antenna to Stream Football Games
The quest to see what a beer can can’t do has now yielded the first “Cantenna,” which Miller Lite says is “the only reception device on the market that is great tasting and serves up football straight to fans’ living rooms.”
Read MoreThis Year’s Emmy Gift Bag Features Minority- and Women- Owned Businesses
One of our favorite things about awards shows like the Emmys is finding out what all the stars and award winners left the event with in their gift bags. This year is a little different in a lot of ways. For one thing, it’s going to be all remote. Also, the gift bag is what the organizers are calling a “gift bag with a purpose”…
Read MoreThis Distributor’s ‘Networking Bracelets’ Are Simple, Genius Promos for In-Person Events During Pandemic
A Fully Promoted franchise owner has found a clever way to not only enforce safe practices at in-person events, but do it in a way that doesn’t inconvenience attendees. Using color-coded bracelets, Fully Promoted of St. Charles gave people at the St. Charles, Illinois, Chamber of Commerce a way to nonverbally communicate their level of…
Read MoreUtah Distributor Charged With Impersonating 3M Rep, Falsely Claiming to Have Millions of N95 Masks
A Utah-based distributor is accused of presenting himself as a 3M representative and claiming to have millions of N95 masks for sale. John Anthony Taylor, owner of Positive Marketing LLC and Wasatch Promotional Products in Park City, reportedly claimed to have access to one billion 3M N95 masks, which raised eyebrows…
Read MoreUpdate 9/29: Promo Distributor Warns of Credit Card Order Scam Involving Hundreds of Blank T-shirts (All Size Medium)
A promo distributor was the victim of a scammer who ordered hundreds of T-shirts totaling more than $3,000, only to issue and receive a chargeback once the T-shirts were in their possession. In an email to Promo Marketing, Theda Furlonge, owner of TAF Promotions in Colorado Springs, described the scam…
Read MoreU.S. Announces Withhold Release Order on Certain Chinese Cotton Products, Tech Components
The Trump Administration officially announced action against Chinese imports of certain apparel, technology and hair products, citing human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. As we reported previously when this was speculation, the measure will allow U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to detain and “partially destroy” products produced by flagged companies. The announcement differs slightly…
Read MorePatagonia Hid a Secret, R-Rated Message On Some of Its Clothing Tags
If you happened to have purchased Patagonia’s Road to Regenerative Stand Up Shorts, you might have noticed a tiny little message on a tag. Or, maybe you didn’t notice it. To tie in with the shorts’ purpose of rehabilitating farmland through a partnership with organic farmers, Patagonia slipped a little message in on the tag…
Read MoreCalifornia Avocado Commission Is Going Promo-Heavy to Compete With Mexico
The California Avocado Commission is trying to boost local produce pride by introducing a full line of California Avocados merchandise, such as apparel, bags, stickers, magnets and more. Competing with Avocados From Mexico in the marketing race is tough, but this is a good start…
Read MorePopeyes Wants You to Tailgate From Home With a Pretty Great Promo Campaign
NFL football is back, baby! It just looks a little different than we’re used to. Sure, you could still go tailgate in the parking lot, but that’s about the extent of it. And, for safety reasons, it’s probably best to do the tailgating at home. At least that’s what Popeyes and Dr. Pepper think you should do with their new co-branded promotional campaign…
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