This week we dive into the real story on compression shorts, potentially harmful sunblock and the disappearance of headphone jacks on smartphones.
Read MorePM Weekender Ep.15: Sunblock, Compression Shorts and Headphone Jacks
Author: Brendan Menapace
The IKEA Tote Bag Saga Continues With High-End Collaboration
So, remember how that high-end fashion company made a bag that looked frighteningly similar to IKEA’s blue shopping bags? Also, you might remember that IKEA had a really great response to the subject, too. Well,it seems the fact that its plastic shopping bags are now considered high fashion has gone to the Swedish furniture company’s…
Read MoreLast Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: Alexander Promotional Products Versus Staples Promotional Products
Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: I kind of forgot I have a fantasy baseball team halfway through the season. Whoops!) Last week, HALO Branded Solutions won for the fourth week in a row, earning it…
Read MoreMcDonald’s Teams Up With Japanese Clothing Brand for Merchandise
People love McDonald’s. This is known. You can go pretty much anywhere in the world, and you’ll see the golden arches somewhere. (As Vincent Vega in “Pulp Fiction” taught us, some countries change the item names a little bit, too.) So, it makes perfect sense that McDonald’s wants to monetize that global hype every now and then.…
Read MoreHealth Canada Receives Reports of Burns, Blisters From Banana Boat Sunscreen
Health Canada, the country’s national public health department of the government, has been receiving complaints that Banana Boat sunscreen is causing bad reactions for users aged three months to 30 years. According to the CBC, Health Canada has received 26 complaints in the last month alone, with 14 of those complaints involving claims that the…
Read MoreCounterfeiters Cashing In on ‘One Love Manchester’ Benefit Merchandise
After the tragic attack at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, U.K., on May 22, Grande put together the “One Love for Manchester” benefit concert for June 4. To commemorate the show, Universal Music Group authorized vendors who would earmark product proceeds to the British Red Cross’s We Love Manchester Emergency Fund. But, the company…
Read MoreZen Magnets Releases Video of Magnet Eulogy
After its lengthy battle with the CPSC, Zen Magnets destroyed 500 lbs. of magnets, as ordered by a judge in the case of Zen Magnets vs. the Department of Justice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OFVIbGfamg Zen Magnets took the magnets to an industrial oven in Denver, where the company held a tongue-in-cheek “eulogy” for the controversial products. “Truly, as…
Read MoreBollman Hat Co.’s Domestic Manufacturing Problems
Bollman Hat Co., the U.S.’s oldest hat maker and parent company of Kangol, decided recently to start manufacturing its products in the U.S., moving its manufacturing operations from China to Adamstown, Pa. Despite its long history and popularity among celebrities, like Samuel L. Jackson, the company saw a sharp increase in its cost of production,…
Read MoreKreative Kids Recalls Children’s Robes
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Kreative Kids is recalling its children’s robes after the items failed to meet flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, creating a risk of burn injuries. The recall…
Read MorePM Weekender Ep.14: More Uniform Problems, MLB Promos and Court Cases
We follow up with the American Airlines uniform saga and the possible involvement of a T-shirt in a high profile court case.
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