Late on a recent Thursday night, Matt Wagner started writing a song the way countless songwriters have done over the course of pop music history: He grabbed his guitar, strummed a G chord and made up some lyrics about getting referral business as a promotional products professional. By 5:30 a.m., he had finished “Promo Expert”…
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Update 4/29: Promotional Products Suppliers Offering Free or Reduced Drop Shipping
As the standard promotional products supply chain is disrupted due to COVID-19, some promotional products suppliers have waived or reduced drop shipping costs to individual locations. This is an alphabetized list of suppliers with confirmed free or reduced drop shipping rates. This list will be updated as more information becomes available…
Read MoreOur Fave 5 Promotional Products of the Week: Finding Humor in Sideburns and Hot Dogs
Hey, your shoelace is untied. Gotcha! Happy April Fool’s Day. Oh, boy. It feels good to laugh. We love when promotional products display a good sense of humor and creative ideas, and there’s no shortage of things like that in this week’s edition of the Fave 5…
Read MoreOur Fave 5 Promotional Products of the Week: Supporting Local Business and Empty Stadiums
This week, there have been plenty of small businesses using promotional products to recoup losses from having to shut their doors. We miss some of our local haunts, so we are happy to see them turn to promotional items as ways to keep the lights on and get local support. We included a few of them in this week’s edition of the Fave 5…
Read MoreUpdate 4/16: List of Promotional Products Suppliers Temporarily Closed Due to COVID-19 Disruptions
This is a list of promotional products suppliers that have announced temporary closures due to statewide shutdowns or other disruptions related to COVID-19. This list will be continually updated with new information as we receive it. Please note that this list includes only suppliers that have closed…
Read MoreOur Fave 5 Promotional Products of the Week: ‘Inside Out T-shirts,’ Butterbeer Candles and More
Since we’re spending so much time at home these days, it’s been a little more difficult to get out and see some promotional products in the wild. Thankfully, the internet gives us the entire universe at our fingertips, so we still found a few promo items that caught our eyes. Check them out…
Read MoreOur Fave 5 Promotional Products of the Week: Lagavulin Whiskey, George Costanza and More
Is anyone else’s circadian rhythm completely thrown off by the time change? We love the extra hour of evening sunlight, but the dark mornings are rough. Thankfully, we have promotional products of all kinds to put some pep in our steps. Here are five that caught our eyes this last week. You might even say they were our Fave 5!…
Read MoreOur Fave 5 Promotional Products of the Week: Barry Sanders x Garth Brooks, Cool Frogs and More
Happy March, everyone! In Philly, we’ve had a few consecutive days of sunshine and warmer temperatures, so as far as we’re concerned it’s officially spring. Soon, it’ll be time to set the clocks forward and make things official, but until then we’re soaking up some of these clever, funny and inventive promotional products from all over the world. Enjoy!…
Read MoreOur Fave 5 Promotional Products of the Week: Pancake Socks, Philly x Whole Foods and More
There’s never a dull week in the world of promotional products. Over the last few days, we again realized the potential of micro-moments to make for branded gold thanks to an emergency backup goalie’s turn with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, and saw some pretty great Philly-centric merch at our local Whole Foods. Plus three more cool finds!…
Read MoreOur 5 Favorite Promotional Products of the Week: Mascot Memorials, ‘Friends’ References and More
This week’s Fave 5 includes two ends of the pet owner spectrum: dressing them up in hilarious clothing and remembering them fondly after they’ve gone. While we wish no one ever had to do that second part, Cleveland Browns fans can at least celebrate their late, beloved mascot in style. Read on for our full list…
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