Stereogum, a popular music site that started in the early 2000s, has been working hard to stay afloat by launching a crowdfunding campaign. Part of it is an album of covers of ‘00s music from artists like The National, Death Cab for Cutie and Mac DeMarco. But, aside from the album, Stereogum is relying on past promotional merchandise to sweeten the deal…
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Social Media Users Wage (Possibly Ineffective) War on Trump Campaign Store
Twitter and TikTok users are claiming they’ve tied up millions of dollars of Donald Trump campaign merchandise in shopping carts with no intent to purchase the items. Their hope is that it cripples the Trump Campaign store, but it might not have worked out as planned…
Read MoreDos Equis is Giving Away a Six-Foot Branded Cooler to Practice Social Distancing
While the best course of action is still to stay home, some outdoor activities are OK as long as you plan accordingly and follow safety measures. Thanks to a clever bit of engineering from Dos Equis, you can put the “social” in “social distancing” with a 6-foot long branded cooler…
Read MoreSuccess Stories From Fast-Growing Promo Distributors and Ideas for Right Now
For companies that grew revenue in 2019, the plan entering 2020 was to keep that momentum rolling. For many businesses, those goalposts have likely moved, with sales slow in most product categories outside of PPE. But it doesn’t mean that businesses can’t learn some valuable lessons and prepare for future growth…
Read MoreThe Sourcing Group Acquires A Brand Company Assets in Foreclosure Sale, Including BrandAlliance
The Sourcing Group announced that it has purchased certain assets from A Brand Company in a foreclosure sale. The purchase included assets of A Brand Company Inc., BrandAlliance LLC, Global Direct of NC LLC and Branded Business Support LLC. As part of the agreement, some BrandAlliance salespeople will join TSG…
Read MoreBusch Light Goes ‘Willy Wonka’ With Golden Can Promotional Puzzle
If you buy Busch Light’s 520 piece puzzle, which culminates in a picture of the “Busch Guy” in a lovely outdoor locale, you could win a $5,000 vacation “to the Great Outdoors.” Even if you don’t win, $5 from every puzzle purchase goes to the National Forests foundation. But there’s a (fun) catch!…
Read MoreThis Apparel Brand’s Self-Cleaning Face Masks Already Hit the Market
Last week, we reported that a team of scientists at a university in Israel created a mask that uses a USB phone charger to clean itself with heat. That hasn’t hit the market just yet, but apparel brand (multee)project is already shipping out a new face mask that is made from self-cleaning material…
Read MoreNew ‘The Office’-Themed Subscription Box Comes Filled With Branded Merch Staples
Fans of “The Office” are devoted. It’s constantly one of the top-trending shows on Netflix, despite being off the air for about seven years at this point. Netflix even gave fans a huge heads-up that it would eventually remove the show from its streaming platform in favor of “Seinfeld.” For fans who aren’t ready to…
Read MoreDisney to Sell Some ‘Star Wars’ Theme Parks Merch at Target
There’s no easy way to take away the sting of postponing a vacation to somewhere like Disney World or Universal Studios. Disney, however, is trying to at least soften the blow a little by offering otherwise exclusive merchandise from its Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge park in retail stores like Target. We’ve covered the park in…
Read MoreResearchers Develop a Reusable Face Mask that Kills Viruses with a USB Charger
Researchers in Haifa, Israel, have created what they believe is a reusable face mask that kills harmful particles by heating itself up with a smartphone charger. It’s been pretty incredible how quickly the scientific community has acted during the COVID-19 pandemic. New developments that sometimes take years have happened in weeks. This has included much…
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