On Friday, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced that Sept. 21’s game will find their first 40,000 supporters receiving a digital bobblehead—as in, not a real, physical one—in a promotion the team is calling the “first crypto giveaway in sports history.”…
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Missouri College to Stop Wearing Nike Logo Uniforms Over Kaepernick Ad
Kaepernick, who commenced his advocacy endeavors in 2016 by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem, has played hero to many and villain to others. Now, a small Missouri college is expressing its dissatisfaction over Kaepernick’s new Nike commercial by planning “to remove all athletic uniforms purchased from Nike or that contain the Nike emblem.”…
Read MoreHere’s a Cool Font Where All the Letters Are Brand Logos
Brand awareness will never stop being a big deal, with companies going to great lengths to craft eye-catching and impression-retaining logos. Hello Velocity, a marketing agency based in New York City, has acknowledged that phenomenon of brands holding our attention spans, creating a typeface consisting solely of corporate logos, with many of the businesses that we have highlighted on our website receiving placement in the attractive font…
Read MoreTesla Does It Again: $65 Branded Phone Charger Sells Out
Here at Promo Marketing, certain topics seem destined to remain forever on our radar as sources of writing inspiration. Browse our website and you’ll see that the business dealings of Elon Musk resonate among us, with the eccentric billionaire again hitting our news cycle. No, not over his most recent controversy (Google it), but over…
Read MoreSouvenir Merchandise Distributor Alleges Balenciaga Stole ‘New York City’ Tote Design
Yesterday, we investigated the move by Mayo, Florida to rename itself “Miracle Whip,” using the backlash by residents and a civic-minded official to see if our readership agreed with the location’s decision as a means to acquire beautification funds. Today, thanks to a lawyer who practices fashion and intellectual property law, we are interested in…
Read MoreBranding an Entire City? Town of Mayo Teams With Kraft-Heinz for New Name
We consider ourselves huge foodies here at Promo Marketing, so we have never needed to decide whether to give our allegiance to mayonnaise or Miracle Whip, as we would gladly gorge on both. In fact, any grub-related news can stimulate our stomachs, but if we were to stick to the debate on which of the…
Read MoreHawaiian Shirts Are Back In Fashion (and In Promo)
From the fashion world to the promotional products industry, Hawaiian shirts have added more than a dash of color (not to mention hopes for relaxation) to wearers’ lives and a solid source of economic revelry for the brains behind their creation and distribution…
Read MorePolitical Signage Placement at Heart of ACLU Lawsuit Against the State of Alaska
September’s approach means that back-to-school discussions will undoubtedly be intensifying over the next few days, with some institutions (and we pity them) having already resumed classes. Education will not resound as the only issue that dominates as summer gives way to fall, as plenty of candidates will be vying to make the general election season…
Read MoreAriana Grande Is Selling Promotional Merchandise Via Snapchat
Snapchat bills itself as “The fastest way to share a moment!,” but it could soon take on a second description—namely, “The quickest means to make money.” The theoretical addition comes courtesy of our reaction to the pastel tie-dye face mask that singer Ariana Grande is offering through the enormously popular multimedia messaging app. The 25-year-old…
Read MoreHawaii May Look to Expand Sunscreen Ban
Exactly 50 days since Hawaii Governor David Ige’s signing of Act 104 revamped the sale and distribution of sunscreen products in the state, one might think that life in the “Paradise of the Pacific” would be, well, pacific. However, despite the ban on sunscreens that contain oxybenzone and octinoxate, all is not tranquil in the…
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