The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Minneapolis-based Target is recalling its L.E.D. Gel Clings due to choking and button battery ingestion hazards. The gel clings can separate and reveal the L.E.D./battery compartment,…
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Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers no doubt are disappointed that the teams won’t be in the World Series. As it happens with every championship series or game in professional sports, merchandisers hedged their bets by making items showing the Dodgers’ and Blue Jays’ theoretical victory. Here are some of…
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After the third and final presidential debate on Wednesday night, numerous news outlets and media platforms were discussing the various utterances that stood out from the discussion. To the surprise of no one, merchandisers have capitalized on the memes and buzz by printing phrases, like “nasty woman” and “bad hombres” on apparel and other merchandise.…
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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’m on edge walking around my own neighborhood because of the “zombies” wandering around outside of Eastern State Penitentiary.) Last week, Dri Duck Traders won, and now will face off…
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Between commemorative merchandise for major sporting events, giveaways and retail items, it’s no surprise that the licensed sports merchandise market is successful. Now, according to a study by Transparency Market Research, the global sports merchandise market…
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After the information on a New Jersey man’s Fitbit gave doctors vital, life-saving information, we started thinking more seriously about the impact of wearable technology items and their role in…
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“This Is Spinal Tap” has remained relevant since its 1984 release (if by no other means than “These go to 11” jokes). So, you’d think with the movie’s immense popularity that…
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For football fans (not even just Cowboys fans), it’s one of the most recognizable phrases in NFL history: “How ’bout them Cowboys?” For those who might not have been big NFL fans in the ’90s, Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson made this exclamation after the team won the 1993 NFC championship. Since then, it’s been a…
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HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced that it has acquired the assets of Costa Mesa, California-based Clean Fun Promotional Marketing in an auction. HALO Branded Solutions purchased the company’s assets from Delivery Agent as part of the latter’s restructuring. “The Clean Fun team will make an immediate and positive impact for HALO and, in return, HALO…
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Despite taking the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2012, Niners quarterback Colin Kaepernick is perhaps best known for his recent choice to kneel during the national anthem before games as a show of protest. Yesterday, when Kaepernick and the 49ers went to Buffalo to face the Bills, fans took to the parking…
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