Every now and then, a new product comes along that makes us immediately think, “Man, that would be great as a promotional product,” or “Man, you could really slap a logo on that easily.” It could be something we’ve seen on Shark Tank, something we see kids playing with on the street, or some new…
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United Airlines is celebrating the retirement of the carrier’s Boeing 747 fleet by giving out a line of premium cabin amenity kits branded with the United Airlines logo and a picture of the 747 aircraft. Starting Oct. 23, travelers on United’s Polaris international business and first class cabins, and on Premium Transcon flights, will receive…
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Colleges and universities love making their incoming students feel welcome and at home, and one way to do that is through promotional products. Many of us likely remember arriving at orientation and receiving items like T-shirts, school supplies…
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Is a stripe enough to be considered intellectual property? That seems to be the big question in court right now, as companies are looking to copyright color patterns and stripes. Most consumers instantly recognize Adidas’ branding, with the three stripes appearing on everything from sports uniforms to shoes and streetwear. The stripes are synonymous with…
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This is the first year Nike is outfitting the NBA, after outbidding Adidas for the rights to be the official uniform supplier for the next eight years—a deal worth about $1 billion. On its debut evening of regular season play, one jersey couldn’t handle the pressure of staying on the league’s marquee player, and Nike…
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Tote bags are a staple of the promotional products industry. Whether they’re given out at trade shows, conventions or as gift bags, their reusable qualities and imprinting ability makes them pretty much a perfect promo item. It helps that tote bags have been pretty fashionable lately, too. One New Yorker tote bag has been something…
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Tom Petty was awesome. Tom Petty still is awesome. This is barely even a subjective statement. The guy had more hits than a home run derby, spent his career doing things on his terms, and kept touring and releasing music until his death on Oct. 2. In classic Petty fashion, his funeral still had a…
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The ongoing battle between smaller craft breweries and bigger companies, which we saw with the branded drinkware legal case in Florida, is raging on. Small companies are tired of big companies like Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors using their financial clout to eclipse the rest of the smaller companies in the industry. To combat that, a…
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Here’s a fun fact you may not have known: Most household cleaning products, like dish detergent and shampoo, are 80 percent water. That means that the packaging is mostly just containing water. So, keeping that in mind, there has to be a way to package household items in a more efficient way, right? That’s right.…
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T-shirt cannons are probably the most fun way to deliver promotional products. Whether it’s the Phillie Phanatic (the best mascot in sports. It’s arguable.) launching T-shirts from his ATV at Citizens Bank Park, or cheerleaders sending them to fans in the stands, the projectile just makes a free T-shirt even more enjoyable. But, like any…
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