Proforma, Cleveland, welcomes Charity Gibson to its executive leadership team as Chief Marketing Officer. An industry veteran with more than two decades of industry tenure, Gibson brings with her experience as a supplier, distributor, and service provider. “It is no secret that Charity is one of the industry’s top voices as it pertains to marketing…
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Pacific Emblem Company Helps Raise Donations for Maui Relief
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For this month’s Executive Perspectives, we interviewed John Lim, founder and CEO of Win Local, Stamford, Connecticut. Here, he shares how a trip to Italy inspired a career change, offers his thoughts on artificial intelligence, and discusses what entrepreneurship means to him.
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Whether a company is looking to outfit its team with a polished, unified look; a festival needs concert merch; or a fitness brand is looking for athleisure to promote its name, there are plenty of use cases where brands or companies need women’s styles. Experts share some of the top trends to keep an eye…
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Yesterday, Donald Trump turned himself in to authorities at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia after being indicted. Today, the mugshot is already appearing on merchandise, just like we suspected that it would be.
Read MoreBritish Vodka Brand Forced to Pull Branded Gun-Shaped Promo
Au Vodka, a British liquor brand, received complaints over its gun-shaped novelty items, which uses a trigger system to “fire” money in night clubs or at parties, ultimately ending with a UK’s alcoholic beverage industry group drawing a line between the product and violent imagery.
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The latest must-have accessory from arguably the biggest name in hot dogs (and hot dog-shaped things) is a hot dog-shaped straw. It’s simple, but clearly effective, as it has been selling out daily within nine minutes.
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In South Korea, an unlikely (and currently active) brand is catching on as something of a sleeper streetwear hit: Lockheed Martin. Yes, that Lockheed Martin, the one that makes fighter jets and missiles.
Read MoreQatar World Cup Banners and Signage Recycled for Packaging, Other Materials
A total of 173 metric tons (about 381,400 lbs.) of promotional items like polyester wraps, banners, and fence coverings from the Qatar World Cup are being recycled through a partnership with Saudi Top Plastics. The materials will reportedly be turned into plastic pellets for products like tape and packaging.
Read MoreDJ Kygo’s Puma Golf Capsule Shows What a Modern Golf Promo Looks Like
Puma Golf’s latest collection with the EDM artist DJ Kygo that’s really showing what you can do with a modern golf promo, with eye-catching colors and tie-ins with pop culture elements that in the past might have felt foreign to the buttoned-up golf world.
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