In ‘Back to the Future Pt. II’ we were all promised that, in the future (which is now the past, actually), we’d all have self-lacing shoes. It turned out to be a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy, as Nike made the shoes Marty McFly wore in the year 2015 as a promotional product. As these…
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Fanatics Already Has a Problem With Overwatch Jerseys
There’s no greater feeling of buyer’s remorse than when a product arrives looking completely different than it did online. It might be a different size, the color might be a little off in real life, or it could arrive broken. In the case of Fanatics’ Overwatch League apparel, which it recently received the rights to…
Read MoreProforma Announces Promotion of Michele Cardello to VP of Strategic Partner Development
Proforma, Cleveland, has announced the promotion of Michele Cardello to vice president of strategic partner development, effective immediately. In her new role, Cardello will continue to establish and lead Proforma’s efforts to develop and implement innovative programs in order to build the strongest and most prestigious partner network in…
Read MoreMastercard Releases ‘Sonic Brand’ Digital Branding, and It’s Kind of Weird
Mastercard has been doing some work to revitalize the brand and get the kids really amped up on credit card spending. Last month, Mastercard dropped the text from its logo, switching to a very trendy, minimal design featuring the classic interlocked circles. Rather than subtracting even more from Mastercard’s current brand identity, the company is…
Read More‘Stranger Things’ Teases Season 3 Through Fictional Restaurant Promo Items
Viral marketing has been a major aspect of advertising since internet usage became widespread. Movies and TV shows have been sneaking things onto websites and social media platforms hinting at new releases, often using a product or message that fans aren’t even aware exists yet. This is the case for the first promo items we’ve…
Read MoreThis Year’s Six-Figure Oscars Gift Bag Includes Cannabis Products, Poop Emoji Plungers
There’s nothing quite like the Academy Awards. We all pick the movies we liked during the year and cheer them on as if they were our favorite sports team. In the same vein, we have our favorite players (actors) we cheer for, and least favorite players we root against. One thing we can all cheer…
Read MoreReusable Water Bottle Trend Update: Camping-Style Bottles Are Coming Back (Also, ‘Gorpcore’ Is a Thing)
Now more than ever, reusable water bottles are a must-have item everywhere we go. But, not all reusable water bottles are created equal. They all serve the same purpose, but there’s a lot more than functionality that goes into whether an end-user likes their water bottle. They’ve become a fashion item of sorts, and trends…
Read MoreApple Came So Close to Putting USB-C on iPhones This Year
Here’s a very timely Valentine’s Day poem for you: Roses are red Iowa State is the Cyclones We’re never going to get USB-C on iPhones This is something we’ve been monitoring for a while. Every time there are rumblings of a new iPhone, we wonder whether Apple will get with the trend (a trend it…
Read MoreHow a Personalized Promo Gift Led to a Million-Dollar Donation
Have you ever seen a person receive a product that immediately made them happy? Well, have you ever seen someone so happy that they pledged to donate an additional million dollars to the foundation that gave them the gift? Don Sanders of Don Sanders Marketing and owner of SellPromoProducts.com has. He gave us the details…
Read MoreDepartment of Labor Eliminates Printing, Screen Printing Jobs From Statistics Database (and What That Means)
The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics announced this month that “printer,” “screen printer” and “support activities for printing” are no longer official jobs as far as far as its concerned. Each year, the DOL lists industries and jobs that become too small or concentrated to be tracked in its Current Employment Statistics database.…
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