Suppliers and distributors able to continue operations are looking for ways to stay in contact with their partners and customers and do the best they can during this time. One of the ways were seeing everyone stay connected is through social media. Here’s how a few suppliers are doing that, along with their advice for using social media during this time…
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Starbucks Is Quietly Testing a New, Greener Single-Use Coffee Cup
Just shy of two years after it launched the NextGen Cup Challenge to develop a completely recyclable and compostable cup, Starbucks has announced that it’s testing new environmentally friendly cups in some locations, including New York, San Francisco, Seattle, London and Vancouver…
Read MoreMcDonald’s Is Auctioning a Blinged-Out 18-Karat Gold Shamrock Shake Cup (Valued at $90K) for Charity
We love seeing all the creative merch that comes out before Valentine’s Day, but people forget that February is also the beginning of Shamrock Shake season at McDonald’s. This year, McDonald’s is auctioning off a “Golden Shamrock Shake” cup valued at $90,000, and all money raised benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities…
Read MoreThis Japanese Company’s Latest Fashion Line Is Heavily Inspired by … Ziploc Bags?
Japanese company BEAMS Couture has teamed up with upcycling designer Keisuke Kanda on a Ziploc collection that also features a collab with Fruit of the Loom and Manhattan Portage, which means clear bags, accessories and even some apparel items, all branded with the Ziploc logo…
Read MoreMcDonald’s New ‘Quarter Pounder Fan Club’ Is All About the Branded Merchandise
Remember how McDonald’s launched its first full-time branded merchandise store, Golden Arches Unlimited, in December? Well, now McDonald’s has a “Quarter Pounder Fan Club” and it appears to be an entirely branded merchandise-based homage to the Quarter Pounder. Are there scented candles? You know there are…
Read MoreThis Company’s Custom-Printed Surgical Masks Started as a Joke, But They Might Have Real Value
A company called Resting Risk Face is launching surgical masks custom-printed with your face on them, so you can unlock your phone without removing the mask. The idea started as sort of a joke—and the company might not even actually make the masks available—but it might actually have some real value…
Read MoreCheck Out These Augmented-Reality Branded Cupcakes
There’s nothing better than getting sent a personalized box of cookies or cupcakes, especially when they’re customized with your brand or logo. A company called Print Cakes totally gets that, and has teamed up with Aircards to create the world’s first app-less augmented reality cupcakes…
Read MoreThe 3 Best Items From Starbucks’ New Valentine’s Day Drinkware Collection
Did anyone else feel like January was at least four months long? We can’t be the only ones. Now that it’s officially February, we’re obsessing over all the promo items coming out for Valentine’s Day, including the very festive—and very on-brand—new Starbucks drinkware collection…
Read MorePerfect Performance: A Supplier and Distributor Talk Athletic Promo Apparel
With a new year comes new apparel trends, of course, so we wanted to find out what’s happening in the athletic and performance category. Promo Marketing spoke with a supplier and a distributor to see what was popular to close out 2019 and what to know for the new year…
Read MoreWhat Happens to Old Trade Show Banners? In PRINTING United’s Case, They Became Promotional Totes
Have you ever wondered what happens to the banners after a show has ended? Well, for PRINTING United—the 720,000 square foot show that happened this past October in Dallas—they became promotional totes…
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