Some Schools Move to Ban Backpacks (and … Mechanical Pencils?)

While these bans could have a wider impact on the promotional products industry, there are undeniably greater things at stake here. With every regulation comes the question of individual freedom, just as every instance of violence against innocents raises questions about appropriate policy positions for lawmakers to take in order to ensure that people remain safe in schools and at work…

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Starbucks Removes 30 Percent of Branded Merch From Stores

If Starbucks continues along this current path, it seems that the brand could be moving away from branded merchandise altogether. We’ll keep you posted, as per usual, but in the meantime, it may be fun to speculate on what, if anything, this could mean for the promotional products industry…

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If This ‘Jane Walker’ Logo Is to Be Believed, Diageo Thinks Women Are Intimidated by Scotch Whisky

It’s not as if Diageo didn’t have any recent examples to look toward as warnings against such marketing. The Doritos debacle isn’t even a month old at this point, and if anything was made clear by the outrage following the suggestion by PepsiCo’s CEO that “lady Doritos” could become a thing, it’s that women don’t like to be told that they are dainty or delicate or in any way at all any different from men with regard to how and what they eat…

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Twins Announce Prince-Branded Merch in First Deal of its Kind

The Twins have also announced that the team will be hosting a second Prince Night this year. On June 8, the first 10,000 fans in attendance will receive an inflatable guitar in the shape of his iconic symbol (and though it’s not specified, we here at Promo Marketing would wager on the color being purple)…

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How a Plush Tiger Made Winter Olympics Merchandise a Smash Hit

The adorable cartoon tiger has proven itself to be a powerful pusher of merchandise, and as the face of the Games, a universally adored mascot. For any skeptics, if the numbers aren’t enough to convince you, then just look at that face. That ought to melt the heart of even the most seasoned of pessimists…

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The Best And Worst Gear From The 2018 Winter Olympics

That’s right folks, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. It’s time for the definitive, indisputable, completely not in any way biased (or the work of one week-weary editor on a rainy Sunday morning) roundup of the best and worst Olympic merchandise. Enough stalling. Let’s begin…

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