Ugly sweaters have become the fashion equivalent of the Kardashians—we know we should look away, but something causes us to become fixated on them. Ugly sweaters seem to symbolize permanence, as it does not appear they will ever become a worn-out topic. As end-users become even merrier and brighter as December unfolds, Microsoft is spreading…
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The Distributors Behind High-Profile Fast-Food Brands’ Merch Dish on Selling to the Restaurant Promotional Market
With a new year almost upon us, prognosticators are relying on whatever means they have at their disposal to predict how 2019 might unfold. Thanks to prodigious creativity that yielded successful merch campaigns for numerous food-centric businesses, we need no crystal ball or any other device to predict that the coming months will find such…
Read MoreWhy a Fashion Retailer Is Delivering Custom-Printed Tees and Totes in Pizza Boxes
Thanks to DKNY, pizza boxes will prove an advocate for apparel, as the fashion house will be delivering custom tees and totes in branded boxes through Dec. 21 as a nod to its eponymous 100% DKNY campaign. Consumers can customize the items online, and proceeds will go to Ronald McDonald House New York…
Read MoreBalenciaga Settles With Souvenir Merchandise Distributor in Tote Design Copyright Infringement Claim
As we approach 2019, everyone is engaging in composing reflective lists on what transpired over the last 12 months, with fashion yet again registering as one of the most debated matters. According to Lyst, Balenciaga has won favor this year for its ability to “disrupt timelines and dress codes,” qualities that catapulted it to distinction…
Read MoreDisney Really Doesn’t Want People Reselling Its Theme Parks Merchandise
Given that Disney consistently ranks among the world’s most reputable companies, nobody should have expected that it would let admirers of its goods continue to defy regulations. Hoping to preserve the integrity of its merchandise, the company has intensified the revocation of annual passes held by personal shoppers, those individuals who profit off the sales of theme park-purchased items…
Read More‘I Like Big Bons’: Cinnabon Promotional Merch Showcases Creative Branding
It seems that food-centric businesses are not going to stop until each one has contributed to the explosion of customized apparel and other promotional merch, which quite obviously is good news for the promo industry. And we are glad to report that Cinnabon has joined the mix, as the 33-year-old Georgia company launched a merch store that features 12 different items and showcases some creative branding…
Read MoreProposed Prop 65 Changes Aim to Make Warning Rules a Bit Clearer
When provisions to the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986—also known as Prop 65—went into full effect August 30, it was likely easy for many individuals to predict that the California legislation would not win unanimous esteem. Barely three months into its implementation, folks who engaged in such foresight could engage in…
Read MoreFanatics Signs Deal to Create Merch, Run Online Stores for Major Esports League
Set to launch its second season on Valentine’s Day, Overwatch League, the competitive esports organization centered on Blizzard Entertainment’s mega-popular video game, will further its reach not only through an increased set of teams but also via a merchandise partnership with Fanatics Inc. Fanatics will produce branded gear and run online stores for the league…
Read MoreOld Navy Reminds Us of Perils of Using Maps in T-shirt Decoration
Promo Marketing is proud to call Philadelphia home, meaning we have long-established knowledge of living in a city with many identifiable neighborhoods. We have yet to see a garment that botches our beloved areas via map depictions, or we might become apoplectic, such is our love for said sections. We cannot say the same for…
Read MoreA University’s Plan to Fight Active Shooters: Branded Hockey Pucks
No matter the struggles of our beloved Philadelphia Flyers, the Promo Marketing crew will always melt over all things hockey. That compulsion combined with our enthusiasm for promotional products in an interesting way yesterday, as we learned that Oakland University, as what officials have dubbed a “last resort” against a possible active shooter situation, is…
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