NFL Uses Merchandise and Social Media to Become Lifestyle Brand

On Instagram and Twitter, NFL Fan Style posts both original content and influencer-created posts designed to promote the league’s status as a lifestyle brand. The posts vary in style and content, from professionally shot photographs of models and social-media influencers to tongue-in-cheek photographs of dogs wearing NFL-branded gear…

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The Promotional Apparel Industry Needs More Denim

It’s time to take denim seriously. Gone are the days when the durable, blue fabric was only for truckers, rockers and Canadians. Now, major brands are beginning to launch entire fashion lines around the versatility and universality of denim…

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Snapchat Unveils New In-App Store for Branded Merchandise

Snapchat’s incredibly maligned Spectacles are notably absent from the online store. The Spectacles, which were launched to a ton of hype back in 2016, are the company’s only hardware product. They were designed to allow users to take photos and videos without having to hold their phones…

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Hurricanes May Revive Whalers Legacy with Uniforms, Merchandise

Whether they will be allowed to wear the uniforms during actual NHL games is a little uncertain, though the precedent has been set to some degree. Many NHL teams currently wear vintage uniforms for a couple of games a year, and the league has managed to cash in on retro jersey designs for its marquee Winter Classic games over the years…

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Patriots, Eagles Partner with NFL to Combat Counterfeit Merchandise

Filed in a federal court in Minneapolis, the lawsuit describes the as-yet-unknown defendants as “large-scale, professional counterfeiters.” The purpose of the suit is to provide the three plaintiffs with the power to stop counterfeiters from producing and selling their false goods, as well as to enact an ex parte temporary restraining order..

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Why a Promotional Visor for the Australian Open Is Getting a Lot of Attention

On Jan. 10, the Australian Open began without last year’s women’s singles champion and seven-time winner, Serena Williams, who gave birth in Sept. and will be sitting out this season. This wasn’t the only irregularity to occur at the tournament’s opening, however. It has come to light that the world’s number-one ranked women’s tennis singles player, Simona Halep, is playing the tournament without an apparel sponsor…

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Here’s a Wearable Device That Can Read Your Thoughts

In the video, subjects wear an EEG headset, called an “Optimism Machine,” and, facing a faucet and an empty glass of water, they are encouraged to think positive thoughts or to concentrate on optimistic Life is Good designs. If they do so, the faucet turns on and fills the glass with water…

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