The latest in Elon Musks’s string of out-there promotional items is the Cyberwhistle, a real whistle made to look like the pixelated Cybertruck and designed for customers to “blow the whistle on Tesla.” It cost $50 and has already sold out. And it’s maybe a dig at Apple’s recent $19 branded microfiber cloth? Who knows?…
Read MoreFire and EMS departments in multiple states are warning people that T-shirt text message campaigns claiming to raise money for the departments have no affiliation, and are likely a scam. Departments in Connecticut, New York and Wisconsin have reported the scams…
Read MoreTrish Arena, senior account manager for Franklin Group USA, Brooklyn, N.Y., remembers when she was new to the industry, so she had no choice but to jump into print and promo with both feet. She’s held onto that feeling of curiosity and the willingness to ask others for help, and it’s served her well in her career, especially with clients in the healthcare vertical…
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Arby’s is giving college football running backs $500 and a box of branded merch for saying they’re eating at Arby’s. It’s part of the cleverly-named “Arby’s RBs” sponsorship program. The first 200 D-1 running backs to post “Tonight, I’m getting Arby’s” on Instagram or Twitter will receive the cash and merch box…
Read MoreBud Light and Homesick released a candle that smells like the full tailgating experience, with scents ranging from jerseys, charcoal and bleachers to the “ol’ pigskin” and dried face paint. It comes in specially designed co-branded packaging depicting some of the scents advertised on the candle, as well as both the Bud Light and Homesick logos…
Read MoreThere’s that old cliché that, when you’re nervous about giving a presentation, you should picture the audience in their underwear. But guess what? There are a lot of elements to a successful sales presentation, and none of them involve imagined undergarments. Here, we’ll look at four of them to help you nail your next meeting and bring home the sale…
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If you’re a company like Smoothie King, whose brand is all about a healthy and active lifestyle, your promotional merchandise has to go with that brand identity. But Smoothie King is still a chain that needs to keep up with the fast pace of branded merchandise rollouts and e-commerce sites. The company did a good job of landing somewhere in the middle…
Read MoreTim Horton’s just released a limited-edition menu item in conjunction with fellow Canadian Justin Bieber, and released a line of branded merchandise to go along with it.
Read MoreFendi is bringing high fashion and designer looks to the fundraising world by releasing a special-edition children’s T-shirt, with proceeds benefitting Make-A-Wish Foundation International. According to WWD, the shirt will go on sale on Nov. 18, and will price between 140 and 190 euros. Each shirt will be a unisex fit, and depicts the Fendi…
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Little Caesars just unveiled its “Hot N’ Ready Shop” today—an e-commerce site dedicated to all things pizza. After just a few hours, nearly every item from apparel to gaming chairs and skateboards sold out.
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