A lot of people pride themselves on being excellent gift-givers. They believe their creativity and thoughtfulness puts them a step above the competition when it comes to finding the perfect present for friends or family. In the corporate gifting world, creativity and thoughtfulness are just as important when you’re giving for customer acquisition, employee recognition…
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Would You Spend Thousands on This Paramount Pictures/Gucci Apparel?
The Paramount Pictures logo is one of the most recognizable in the world. Its star-surrounded mountain peak flashes before a good chunk of movies and TV we watch in the U.S. Being such a recognizable brand, it would make sense for someone to create merchandise around it. You’d think that would only be its parent…
Read MoreLittle League World Series Players Get a Ton of Free Stuff
The Little League World Series brings together some of the best young talents in baseball from all around the world to Williamsport, Pa. Aside from its universal audience, it’s hard to root against any of these kids. They are kids, after all, despite their insane athletic ability. And for the kids who are lucky enough…
Read MoreAretha Franklin Memorial Signage Pops Up in New York Subway Station
Aretha Franklin passed away today at the age of 76 in her home town of Detroit. After being admitted to hospice care this week, fans in New York City paid homage to the Queen of Soul by putting up signage and stickers in the Franklin St. subway station in the Tribeca neighborhood. Gothamist posted pictures…
Read MoreThree Ways Distributors Can Protect Themselves from Counterfeits
Have you heard of a General Exclusion Order (GEO)? If not, a GEO is a rare, but powerful solution granted by the U.S. International Trade Commission to prevent counterfeit importations. The order allows the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to seize products that violate intellectual property rights and patents at the border, which has…
Read MoreCustom Ink Expands to New Jersey With Princeton Storefront
Custom Ink, which recently expanded its brick-and-mortar presence in Virginia, as well as a few locations in Nevada and Texas, has opened a new location in Princeton, N.J. This is the company’s first location in N.J. According to Planet Princeton, the location will work similarly to other standalone Custom Ink locations, where customers can create…
Read MoreJustin Bieber Loves Hotel Slippers and He Doesn’t Care Who Knows It
Justin Bieber has been the catalyst for a lot of trends in the 21st Century. His swoopy bangs he wore at the start of his career were ubiquitous in high schools. Since then, his clothing choices (vintage-looking Slayer T-shirts, old-fashioned glasses and baggy shorts) have been copied and reported on in fashion blogs. But his…
Read More$900 ‘Resident Evil’ Promotional Keyboard Shows Everything Old is New Again
When we think of the coolest technology items and gifts in the promotional space, a lot of us would probably think of things on the cutting edge of technology, like Bluetooth speakers, home assistants like Amazon Alexa or high-end headphones. We probably don’t think of things like typewriters or turntables for vinyl records. Those are…
Read MoreOf Course That ‘QAnon’ Conspiracy Theory Has Tons of Merchandise Popping Up For Sale Online
For being an anonymous internet entity, a supposed high-level government official or group of people leaking information under the name “Q” on anonymous message boards like 4chan sure has a devoted following. “Q” or “QAnon” has been the source of multiple baseless claims like the Pizzagate conspiracy and “deep state” theories. Despite countless theories being…
Read MoreTrump Supporters Can Vote on Space Force Logos for Future Merchandise
The idea for Space Force, a sixth branch of the U.S. military that would handle all matters in space, has been thrown around by Donald Trump and his administration for a little while now, and has mostly seemed like a fun “what if” scenario for the future. Yesterday, Vice President Mike Pence took a major…
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