The baseball cap has transcended the sport to become a fashion fixture in its own right. This kind of staying power should be reason enough for your clients to buy promotional hats.
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Author: Sean Norris
Plug and Play
We don’t have inside tips on where to find the hot tech items you woke up too late to snag on Black Friday, but we do have inside tips from industry experts on how to sell promotional electronics and accessories.
Read MoreThe Complete List of NCAA Bowl Game Swag
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not the holidays—the start of college football bowl season, a 35-game slate beginning Dec. 21 and stretching almost a week into the new year. And while the games should be killer, they’re nothing compared to the swag athletes will receive for participating.
Read MoreWhat the Push Toward Sustainable Apparel Could Mean for the Promotional Industry
Eco-friendly products and “green” initiatives are nothing new in the promotional industry, especially in the apparel sector. But in many cases, cost has outweighed demand, relegating eco-friendly items to niche status, a fraction of apparel suppliers’ product offerings.
That could soon change, if the retail world is any indication.
Read MoreGolden Ticket
If you’ve ever been trapped in the supermarket checkout line behind a parent with a small child, you already know what we’re about to tell you: People go crazy for candy. Remember little Timmy up there ahead of you? So sweet. So innocent. Then his mom said “no” to a Snickers bar, and his head started spinning like Linda Blair’s in The Exorcist. Only scarier, and with more cursing.
Read MoreGetting Down to Business Gifts
Gift-giving. It’s ingrained in our cultural consciousness, a key ingredient in the jambalaya that is modern society, right up there with apple pie, Justin Timberlake and fantasy football.
Read MoreApple Launches Trade-in Program for Third-party Chargers
Almost a month after faulty iPhone chargers were linked to the fatal electrocution of a 23-year-old woman and the hospitalization of a 30-year-old man, both in China, Apple has announced it will offer a trade-in program for third-party charging devices.
Read MoreHandle With Care
It’s time to take care of yourself for a change—and for that, you’re going to need the best personal care products on the market. Give yourself (and your sales) a pick-me-up with the hand sanitizers, lip balms, personal care kits and travel-size cleaning products profiled here.
Read MoreFDA Issues Flammable Sunscreen Warning
In late 2012, several Banana Boat-brand spray-on sunscreens were recalled after catching fire on wearers’ skin, resulting in five consumers hospitalized with burn injuries. Now, the FDA has issued a new warning for flammable sun care products still on the market.
Read MoreNike Pulls NFL Team T-shirt After Decorating Error
Nike is no stranger to controversy, but with its latest T-shirt design, the apparel company might have messed with the wrong demographic: NFL fans.
Last week, the company released to its online store a T-shirt featuring the logo of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, along with initials of the team’s home state, superimposed over a state silhouette. The only problem? The silhouette was of South Carolina. The Panthers play in North Carolina.
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