We have not caved to the power of Microsoft Solitaire yet while stuck at home, but many have, with 100 million hands played daily around the globe, according to Microsoft. In honor of the game’s 30th anniversary, the company is releasing branded merch that, while minimal, is a nice celebratory use of promotional products…
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This Pepsi-Branded COVID-19 Testing Banner Was Maybe Not the Best Idea
We’ve chronicled numerous recent gestures that have proven touching and hopeful. While it would be wonderful to count every bit of news as a positive, a gaffe by Pepsi that found the company including its branding on a COVID-19 testing banner has reminded us that, well, these are certainly confusing times, even for marketers…
Read More‘Tiger King’ Star Carole Baskin Is Selling Branded Face Masks
For “Tiger King” fans looking for a way to display their in-show allegiances, the merchandise world has begun to give them their chance, as series star Carole Baskin recently released branded face masks that bear her signature saying, “Hey, all you cool cats and kittens.”…
Read MoreMinor League Baseball Team Holds ‘Nopening Day’ Curbside T-shirt Giveaway
Given our love for the promo campaigns that minor league baseball squads have presented, we are pleased both as supporters of the national pastime and admirers of wordplay that the St. Paul Saints held a ‘Nopening Day’ celebration that saw them distribute T-shirts to fans via curbside pickup…
Read MoreDevo Wins for Most Creative Branded PPE
Rock icons Devo have cashed in on their weirdness over the years, and they are now using their singular identity to sell branded PPE items, with a face shield incorporating Devo’s famous “Energy Dome” headwear earning our vote as the most creative promotional product meant to combat the COVID-19 pandemic…
Read MoreDallas Print and Promo Company Strikes Gold With Coronavirus-Themed Loteria Game
Owing to COVID-19 pandemic, the notion of having fun might prove difficult or even guilt-inducing for many individuals, but diversions must go on somehow. Business must do the same, so Versa Printing Inc. is combining the need for both areas to remain vital by issuing a coronavirus-themed loteria game, with the product generating a great response so far…
Read MoreA Eulogy for the Now-Dead 7-Eleven Branded Nike Shoe
Ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games, Nike had been looking to release a combo sneaker with 7-Eleven for the former’s Japanese followers, but the pandemic’s postponement of the games caused the partners to scrap the idea and decide against the possibility of giving the shoe a backup release in the U.S…
Read MoreMicrosoft Is Sending Out a Pretty Sweet Promo Box for Virtual Conference Attendees
While the organizers of many events are pushing for later dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic, other officials have elected to transform events into digital experiences. Microsoft is going the virtual route for its Build conference, and sent early registrants for the May 19-20 discussion a sweet promo box teeming with promotional products…
Read MoreStudios Keep Cranking Out Movie Merch Even as Film Release Dates Get Delayed
While stay-at-home orders have allowed for home-based film viewings, nothing beats heading to a theater to catch a new flick. Despite not being able to do so, we and our fellow cinephiles can still purchase movie merch tied to some of the biggest releases of 2020—even as those films see their release dates moved to later this year and beyond…
Read MoreEvery Major U.S. Pro Sports League Is Now Selling Branded Masks
We’ve missed sports immensely since the middle of March, and the news of MLB’s possible July restart provides us hope. As a part of our fandom, we are also happy to report that with the recent inclusion of MLB, branded masks are available for supporters of every major U.S. pro sports league, a possible indicator of more widespread mask sales opportunities…
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