Expedia, the online travel booking company, recently released a report that found 80% of Americans are stressed about resuming international travel and 60% need more help booking travel now than they did before the pandemic. As part of its plan to win back those wary travelers, Expedia is offering a helping hand. A Jonas Brother’s hand, to be specific…
Read MoreWhile the last year has been a challenge for everyone, it has also brought many opportunities. Jumping into or expanding your business in the automotive vertical market is one of them. Dealerships have rebounded better than expected and business is projected to build back rapidly over the next two years. Don’t miss out on this market…
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The Rocket City Trash Pandas are the Anaheim Angels’ Double-A affiliate, based in Alabama. The team is so popular that it hasn’t even played an inning of baseball yet, but has already sold $4 million in merchandise. This proves, among other things about the team, that the initial $2 million in just one year wasn’t a new-team honeymoon period or fluke…
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Visstun announced last week that it will move out of the promo industry to focus on its food packaging division. In an email sent to distributors, the supplier said it is still operating and will be available to handle projects, but is “no longer seeking to actively grow in the promotional market.” Digispec and CounterPoint will continue operating as normal…
Read MoreCities and states across the U.S. are starting to ease up face mask restrictions as vaccination rates increase and infection rates decline. But, the TSA just announced that its mask requirements will remain in place through Sept. 13, ensuring continued need for consumer-grade face masks…
Read MoreA few teams, like the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets and Washington Capitals, gave out branded face masks for their first games with fans present. It’s such a no-brainer that we couldn’t help but ask why more professional sports teams haven’t done it. What’s going on here?…
Read MoreESPN’s Adam Schefter, pretty much the most reliable guy when it comes to all things NFL, posted a picture of the NFL Draft gift bag for tonight’s draft, giving us a pretty good look at what’s inside. Since the draft is taking place in Cleveland, a lot of the gifts are from local companies. Here’s what’s in the bag…
Read MoreThe drop has everything of a modern sportswear/luxury apparel brand: hoodies, socks, boxers, T-shirts. All using the Aldi color scheme but without heavy-handed logo placement. Sure, the ads are spoofing big-name sports brands, but at the end of the day this is just really good merchandise design…
Read MoreThe vaccination card is now an iconic little piece of paper. Thanks to widespread vaccine availability and the now-popular “Vaccine Selfie,” you don’t need to read a single word on the card to know what it is. The vaccine card is obviously worth more than the paper it’s printed on, and because of that, people…
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As part of our 2021 State of the Industry report, we reached out to experts in five major product categories. Below is an excerpt from our conversation with Jo-an Lantz, president and CEO of Geiger, Lewiston, Maine. Find out what she had to say about the current state of promotional products, the long-term prospects for PPE and more…
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