Chili’s Debuts One-Day Merch Collection for Cyber Monday, Sells Out

We should have seen this one coming. Only six days after wondering (while writing about Dunkin’s faux branded apparel) which eateries would follow the likes of Arby’s, KFC, Wendy’s and others, we should have known that Chili’s, our favorite Tex-Mex chain (sorry to sadden you, Taco Bell) would next join the world of branded goods.…

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Kid Rock Avoids Legal Trouble Over Merch-Centric ‘Senate’ Campaign

Kid Rock has found himself in the public eye for two decades (as if we needed another reminder about how much older we are all growing), forging a career that has been high on hits and controversies. Meshing his penchants for issuing well-received music and ruffling feathers, the chart-topping artist and Michigan native last year…

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Cincinnati Reds Win Legal Battle Over Promo Items Tax: Analysis

Wins proved hard to come by for the Cincinnati Reds this past season, as their 67-95 record marked their sixth-straight losing campaign and landed them in the National League Central Division’s basement. Despite that futility, they had cause to celebrate on Thanksgiving Day, as only a few hours prior to the holiday, the Ohio Supreme…

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USPS Gets Approval for 10% Stamps Price Increase, Largest Since 1991

A visit to the Twitter account of the U.S. Parcel Service (USPS) reveals that the agency will be delivering nearly “16 billion pieces of cheer this season,” an impressive haul that will certainly include a few petitions to good old Saint Nick. Those letters will be enjoying their last hurrahs as 50 cent wayfarers to…

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Seth Godin’s Branding and Logo Design Advice

While we will never knock logos, it is clear that they, while important, should prove secondary to branding considerations. In an excerpt from his new book for Quartz at Work, renowned author Seth Godin shares our take on this relationship between symbols and identities…

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The Week In Misspelled Sports Jerseys

This week, the Syracuse University men’s basketball team and the NFL’s Chicago Bears misspelled jerseys of a couple roster members, with the former squad’s mistake being especially amusing…

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Barstool Sports, Baker Mayfield Team Up on Charity Apparel Line for Special Olympics

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield and Barstool Sports announced a line of Baker-branded charity apparel that will secure proceeds for the Special Olympics of Ohio. Mayfield and his new partner have had their share of notoriety, so their partnership provides a break from seeing them as polarizing figures and guarantees that a cherished organization continues to receive support…

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