Two weeks ago, we chronicled how Guns N’ Roses is hoping to give moms across the land a rocking Mother’s Day through holiday-specific merchandise. The Hall of Fame band, though, also has a mean streak, and it is looking to put its “appetite for destruction” to good use due to a brewery whose Guns ‘N’…
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What’s New and What’s Selling in Promotional Tech Products
Steven Spielberg surmised that, “Technology can be our best friend, and technology can also be the biggest party pooper of our lives.” With all due respect to the Academy Award-winning director, we are going to side with the first part of his stance, as it aligns with our thinking that technology items are more cause…
Read MoreCarolina Hurricanes Update Smash-Hit ‘Bunch of Jerks’ T-shirts After Latest ‘Front Running’ Criticism
When long-suffering sports teams and their fan bases come to enjoy decent, even amazing, results, many people affiliated with the given pastime tend to take joy in their rejuvenation. The term “many people,” though, does not include Don Cherry, the 85-year-old grump, er, National Hockey League analyst, who three months ago called the Carolina Hurricanes…
Read MoreUSF to Abandon New Logo, Branding After Student Backlash
On the first day of spring, we looked at the cold shoulder that the University of South Florida (USF) community had been showing the school’s overseers for their implementation of an (expensive) academic logo that too closely, in their eyes, resembles the Merrill Lynch logo. And with the school’s sports teams using still using the old design, the whole matter made us wonder why the administrators would even need two separate logos in the first place. But it appears the backlash finally became too much for USF…
Read MoreA Bobblehead Will Finally Appear in a ‘Toy Story’ Movie
No matter their nature, we love addressing how businesses bank on micro-moments, which are especially profitable within the sports realm. Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, who figure to count astronomical box office figures when “Toy Story 4” hits theaters June 21, are upping their nod to athletics through the script’s inclusion of a bobblehead whose pose pays tribute to an amazing feat by a baseball great…
Read MoreCincinnati Reds Fan Gets Call to Make Custom Lamps for Team’s Hall of Fame
Only the most diehard fans expect for the Cincinnati Reds to contend this season, and since the club resides in last place in its division, even those individuals’ patience is going to end up taxed. Since the franchise, thanks to an association with the long-defunct Cincinnati Red Stockings, is celebrating its 150th anniversary, supporters are…
Read MoreWhy Facebook Is Using Less Blue in Its Branding
Despite the overwhelming regard for blue in the world of color psychology and its vast presence in commercial logos, Facebook announced it is moving away from the hue in favor of more white for its mobile app layout and interface, with the same change coming to its desktop site in the coming months. Why the change?…
Read MoreCoca-Cola’s New Summer Bottle Labels Turn Into Promotional Wristbands
Although 2019 has thus far proven profitable, the Coca-Cola Company has been experiencing consistent revenue declines over the last few years. Now that May has arrived and people can practically taste summer’s arrival, the company is hoping to drink up kudos thanks to its Enjoy campaign, an endeavor that will allow consumers to convert bottle…
Read MoreChanging the Game: Promotional Golf Apparel Selling Tips From the Pros
Mercifully, the polar vortices have receded, and for most of the country the weather is getting better by the day. Soon, if not already, everyone will want to hit the links. When that moment comes, golfers will be concerned not only with how well they’re driving and putting, but also with how stylish they look…
Read MoreRapper 50 Cent Sells T-shirts in Instagram Feud, Raises $300K Overnight
With plenty of assets in the bank, rapper 50 Cent loaned $1 million to noted film and television producer Randall Emmett, but the borrower’s inability to pay back all of the seven-figure loan after more than six years led 50 Cent to demand the rest by yesterday. That resulted, naturally, in a series of T-shirts 50 Cent began hawking on Instagram…
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