The sports world still hasn’t fully recovered from the Jan. 26 death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others in a California helicopter crash. Yesterday, 29 days since the tragedy, the Los Angeles Lakers held a memorial service where attendees received T-shirts, pins and other commemorative items…
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Since 1962’s “Dr. No,” James Bond has been the embodiment of cool. So, for the 25th film in the franchise, it’s fitting that an attractive promotional product would look to draw attention to that legacy. One might not have necessarily expected for that item to be sneakers, but the promotional item could very well make sense…
Read MoreIn-N-Out Burger’s sold-out shoes had us salivating this week. Now, we have another pair of rare items to pine over—namely, a branded coin and T-shirt that we just learned In-N-Out gives to the first customer at new store locations…
Read MoreMarcus Stroman has proven himself a fiery competitor across six major league seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets. The 28-year-old showed a desire to make his first full campaign in the Big Apple a true bonding experience, giving his teammates Mets-themed training items from his apparel line…
Read MoreRon Rivera, former head coach of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, sold $30,237 in promo items from his time with the team, with proceeds going to the Humane Society of Charlotte to assist in the charity’s campaign for a new campus and research space…
Read MoreThe Van Gogh Museum and Daily Paper, a 10-year-old Amsterdam-based menswear label, rewarded fans with a 21-piece branded apparel collection that will strive to make the museum “more relevant to adults with a bicultural background.” The designs and rollout are pretty ambitious…
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Valentine’s Day has arrived, and that means that as gifts like flowers and chocolate are making their traditional impressions, companies are considering inventive ways to help the public celebrate love. As such, there’s a ton of Valentine’s Day merch out there, but we rounded up some of the best examples to bring to you…
Read MoreFollowing multiple observations from fans that the “S” and “D” in the team’s mashup logo combine to resemble a swastika, the San Diego Padres are all but abandoning their new spring training hats and will go forward with a different design…
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As the tributes pour in for Kobe Bryant, NBA franchises are also calling on promo goods to acknowledge his influence. The Golden State Warriors were one of those teams, distributing a shirt featuring Kobe’s jersey numbers, the number that his daughter Gianna wore, and an NBA logo with Kobe’s silhouette…
Read MoreThrough the Oscars gift bags, those who earned nods for best actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress and director walked away with almost $215,000 each in goods and other rewards for their cinematic efforts, with some promo world standbys among their spoils…
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