McDonald’s has been one of the pioneers of collaborating with musicians for branded merchandise and meals, having already partnered with Travis Scott, J Balvin, BTS, Saweetie and Mariah Carey. Its latest collaboration with Kid Cudi took things in a different direction, adding some new wrinkles beyond a simple co-branded product drop…
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HALO, Sterling, Illinois, announced the addition of three members to the company’s executive leadership team. Hemant Kumar has joined HALO as executive vice president, chief financial officer. Kumar has extensive global experience working across different industries, geographies and cultures. Most recently, he served as CFO of Sol-Millennium Medical, a…
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Summer is also peak mosquito season, and Coors Light’s latest creation is a literal thirst trap that helps mitigate those annoying little bloodsuckers. The Coors Light Thirst Trap is a funnel that attaches to a beer can (preferably Coors Light) and traps mosquitos inside. Get it? “Thirst trap?” Pretty clever!…
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In 2011, JSTOR, the academic journal site, started selling branded products like T-shirts, hats, stickers and even a “future scholar” onesie after seeing a college student’s JSTOR tattoo, according to Input Magazine. In 2018, JSTOR took its merchandise platform down to find a new vendor. That hiatus was extended by the pandemic. During that break, JSTOR merch became almost mythical online. Now, the merch is back…
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“You can’t lead others until you know how to lead yourself,” explains Russell Benaroya, a serial entrepreneur and author of “One Life to Lead.” Tune in as our Million Dollar Monday guest shares the five principles to designing your best life and business….
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Adult rec league sports are best known for two things: raggedy old mismatched uniforms and drinking with your buds. Jim Beam knows this, which is why the bourbon brand launched its “Rec Refresh” contest that will deck out three lucky teams in personalized, Jim Beam branded uniforms and more. Here’s how it works…
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You might think that, after more than a century in business, Velveeta would be content with its status as America’s foremost purveyor of processed cheese product. You’d be wrong. The Kraft-Heinz brand is looking to evolve beyond the grocery aisle, and it’s using cheese-scented and cheese-infused promotional products to do it…
Read MoreIn the athleisure market, there are few names more influential than Lululemon. While the brand has been nearly synonymous with workout apparel that translates to the street, its newest focus on apparel tailored to the outdoors but with that same everyday fashion sense is something that promotional companies should take note of…
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As one of the biggest sports stars on the planet, Patrick Mahomes has all kinds of endorsement deals. But you won’t see the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback promoting beer. That’s because the NFL has (complicated) rules that (mostly) prevent active players from endorsing alcoholic beverage brands. But those rules don’t say anything about flashlights…
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“Stray,” an indie video game where you play as a cat traversing a futuristic city with a robot companion (just go with it), looks like a surprise hit. And Annapurna Interactive, the game’s publisher, came prepared. Alongside the release of “Stray,” the studio launched two pieces of tie-in merch, one of which is a branded cat carrier backpack…
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