A law in Arizona requires local politicians to report to the Department of Administration (ADOA) when they spend public funds on promotional items that include their names or photographs. This includes elected city, county and school-board officials. However, due to the lack of any real consequence consequence for not obeying the law, it’s rarely followed. According…
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We in America are no strangers to the “special sauce” on Big Macs from McDonald’s. You know, that mysterious, pinkish stuff that you can’t get anywhere else? Well, McDonald’s has seemingly opened the secret vault where it keeps its sauce, and is giving it out in bottles as a promotional tool. That’s right, for one day…
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A month ago, protests began in Bangladesh over low wages at major manufacturing factories for companies like H&M and Gap. As a result, police officers in areas surrounding the capital city of Dhaka have detained at least 14 labor activists since the protests began in December. The New York Times reported that factory managers have…
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Boy, did you watch those NFL conference championship games? Not exactly close ones, were they? While there wasn’t much hope during the games for the Packers or Steelers to squeeze out victories (especially the Packers, yeesh), merchandise celebrating their theoretical wins still exists. Here are some of our favorites, thanks to SportsLogos.net: 1. Super Bowl…
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After the messy situation surrounding the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 (which we still get notifications about when we’re boarding airplanes), Samsung announced yesterday that its latest smartphone, the Galaxy…
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Many kids who grew up in the VHS age remember the huge (almost to the point of overkill) packaging that Disney movies came in. They opened like a book, and had white lining surrounding the cover photo. To monetize some of that sweet, sweet ’90s nostalgia that’s all the rage these days, Disney is once…
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As multiple cities and states look to ban the use of single-use plastic bags, the New York State Senate approved a bill last week that would…
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For promotional products professionals, Uber has been a bit of a boon rather than something to fear. Its drivers have picked us up from the airport and taken us to trade show locales, and it’s done its fair share of branding, too. It even delivers food…
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President Donald Trump tweeted early Monday morning that he had a “busy week planned.” Just hours later, he signed an executive action to withdraw the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations. This doesn’t come…
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The United States Postal Service announced new postage rates for mailing and shipping products. After previously being only 47 cents since last April, first-class letters in the U.S. will now cost 49 cents again. According to the International Business Times, the decrease last year was the first in 97 years. “Given our precarious financial condition…
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