Au Vodka, a British liquor brand, received complaints over its gun-shaped novelty items, which uses a trigger system to “fire” money in night clubs or at parties, ultimately ending with a UK’s alcoholic beverage industry group drawing a line between the product and violent imagery.
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Oscar Mayer’s Hot Dog Straw Is the Season’s Must-Have Accessory
The latest must-have accessory from arguably the biggest name in hot dogs (and hot dog-shaped things) is a hot dog-shaped straw. It’s simple, but clearly effective, as it has been selling out daily within nine minutes.
Read MoreWhy Is Lockheed Martin Apparel So Popular in South Korea?
In South Korea, an unlikely (and currently active) brand is catching on as something of a sleeper streetwear hit: Lockheed Martin. Yes, that Lockheed Martin, the one that makes fighter jets and missiles.
Read MoreQatar World Cup Banners and Signage Recycled for Packaging, Other Materials
A total of 173 metric tons (about 381,400 lbs.) of promotional items like polyester wraps, banners, and fence coverings from the Qatar World Cup are being recycled through a partnership with Saudi Top Plastics. The materials will reportedly be turned into plastic pellets for products like tape and packaging.
Read MoreDJ Kygo’s Puma Golf Capsule Shows What a Modern Golf Promo Looks Like
Puma Golf’s latest collection with the EDM artist DJ Kygo that’s really showing what you can do with a modern golf promo, with eye-catching colors and tie-ins with pop culture elements that in the past might have felt foreign to the buttoned-up golf world.
Read More‘This Is Not a Shoe. This Is a Printer’ — These Sneakers Also Serve as HP-Branded CMYK Printers
Over time, we as a society have done some pretty cool things with shoes. We’ve put wheels on them, we’ve put springs on them, we’ve put them on the moon. But, as of yet, we haven’t really brought them into the world of printing in the sense that the shoes themselves are printers, have we?…
Read MoreColorado Brewery Faces Unprecedented Merchandise Demand After Nightclub Shooting Heroics (For Better or Worse)
After being present for the Q nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs, the owners of Atrevida Beer Company in Colorado Springs are facing demand for branded merchandise that they can’t keep up with, and though the intentions are good, it’s caused headaches for the company.
Read MoreLook to Fender and Gibson to See How to Turn Any Company Into a ‘Lifestyle Brand’ Using Branded Products
Every company needs to be a lifestyle company to some extent it seems. Look at some of the biggest sales verticals for promotional products. Look at the food and drink, automotive, and sports sectors. And now, big music brands like Fender and Gibson are doing the same with all sorts of merchandise.
Read MoreStorm Duds Raingear Umbrella Featured at ‘Mission: Impossible’ Global Premier
Storm Duds Raingear, Attleboro, MA, got the red-carpet treatment when one of their products was used by Tom Cruise at the “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” global premier in Rome. “The team at Storm Duds Raingear was excited when we were chosen as the preferred supplier,” says…
Read MoreBoost Your Holiday Gift Program ROI with These 5 Helpful Tips
Businesses make significant investments in their holiday gift programs, from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of dollars. With a little proper planning you can be assured of getting the best ROI from your program.
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