Gone are the days of people keeping their political cards close to the vest. Today, many take pride in their political or social views and want to share them – to get conversations going, build deeper connections with one another, and boost current campaigns or movements.
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Metallica, Major League Baseball Take Legal Action Against Counterfeit Merchandise
The company behind Metallica’s merchandise filed a lawsuit in St. Louis to request law enforcement crack down on counterfeiters outside of the band’s shows this month. Similarly, authorities are warning baseball fans of bogus merchandise outside of World Series ballparks.
Read MoreUnsurprisingly, The Van Gogh Museum Had to Cancel That Pokemon Card Promotion
It seems like every time we’ve written about a Pokemon promotion, we’ve done a follow-up like this where we report that the business doing the promotion had to cancel it after people went a little too far trying to get the product (usually to sell online). And now, for the headline: The Van Gogh Museum…
Read MoreDraftKings, Streetwear Brands Capitalize on New NBA Season with Co-Branded Apparel Drops
The NBA season is back, and two co-branded campaigns done with the league stand out as examples of how modern sports promotions can look. One is a traditional streetwear collaboration, and the other is much more of a traditional promo that disguises itself as a streetwear collaboration.
Read MoreDoes Your Coffee Shop Promo Come With a Planner? Maybe It Should
It makes sense for a coffee chain to have things like coffee mugs, tumblers, and other branded drinkware. But a new product release at Starbucks locations in the Philippines stands out because it’s not drinkware at all. It’s a planner and pen combination.
Read More‘Funflation’ And a Generation That Wants Experiences Rather Than Stuff
There’s a term for the rising demand (and cost) of travel and experiences following COVID: “Funflation.” With the world reopened, people are allocating more money and time to travel and experiences, presenting new opportunities for distributors to help their clients create branded memories.
Read MoreH&M Just Introduced an AI-Integrated Print-On-Demand Apparel Creation Platform
H&M is using a new AI text-to-image program to let people design their own products, which will then be printed on demand for them to either sell or buy themselves. The H&M Creator Studio takes written prompts and “draws up” apparel mock-ups with the custom artwork on a selection of H&M apparel styles. On the…
Read MoreYETI Just Introduced a Cocktail Shaker (With Universal Lid) and Stackable Coffee Cups
YETI’s latest product drop includes stackable coffee cups, small espresso-style cups, and a cocktail shaker with a lid that fits onto its extremely popular Rambler model products, turning existing tumblers into cocktail shakers on the go.
Read More7-Eleven Turns Bengals Receiver’s ‘Always Open’ Comment Into Branded Merch Opportunity
After Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase said he’s “always open” in a press conference, 7-Eleven created a co-branded line of merchandise with Chase, including a sparkly 7-Eleven logo pendent, Bengals-colored apparel, and more.
Read MorePromo Distributors and Suppliers Take to PRINTING United Expo for New Equipment, Tech Insight, and More
We caught up with promotional products suppliers and distributors on the show floor of PRINTING United Expo to learn about technology they were learning about and investing in, how suppliers could reach potential new customers at a “print” event, the future of DTG and DTF printing, and more.
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