Snapchat Proved It Can Work for E-Commerce—Here’s Why That Matters

While this is a retail-heavy promotion, there could be some interesting opportunities for promotional marketing in the realm of ecommerce as well. Imagine a user-friendly app that could allow end-users to pick out whatever promotional products they need for an event or marketing campaign. The app could link directly to a distributor, and even to the manufacturer…

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Branded Merch Shop at Center of Ugly NCAA Legal Battle

The NCAA, armed with testimony from Mississippi State players Leo Lewis and Kobe Jones, accused Rebel Rags of supplying the players with $2,800 worth of free merchandise. It seems that before Lewis and Jones committed to play at Mississippi State, the two went on a recruiting trip to Ole Miss, where the alleged rule violation took place…

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Snowboarding Helps Fanatics Sell Thousands of Team USA Jackets

Fanatics has seen an 80 percent boost in Olympic gear sales as compared to the last winter Games, which took place in Sochi back in 2014. In addition to the popularity of snowboarding amongst fans, Fanatics credits its success to a bigger selection of official, USOC-approved items, which range from a cowbell on sale for $45.99 to a Swatch watch that sells for $119.99…

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Jolly Rancher Wants You to Buy its Jewelry for Valentine’s Day

The company has released a line of jewelry that resembles its colorful hard candy. For its marketing strategy, Jolly Rancher took to social media, posting pictures of models wearing the jewelry with funny taglines such as “jewelry: a great way to start or end a relationship” and “the romantic gesture that she will think is ‘okay'”…

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Olympics-Related Promotional Content is a Huge Risk: Here’s Why

The IOC is very serious about restricting sponsorships, and even though the content might be as simple as a tweet or email blast, even if it says something as simple as “In the lead up to the Olympics, check out all of this great winter apparel”, that content could be in violation of Rule 40 and therefore subject to litigation…

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After the Doritos Debacle, Do We Really Need Gendered Packaging?

While some products, such as tampons, are designed and packaged specifically for women, there are plenty of products that receive the same gendered treatment despite being relatively similar or even exactly the same. Take, for example, disposable razors and the so-called pink tax. While these razors look and work the same for men and women, ones that are pink and packaged specifically for women tend to cost more than those made for men…

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