Goldman Sachs was set to have a legislative advocacy event for small businesses this week. That would be fine, except the event was called “Storm the Hill,” and after last week’s attack on the Capitol Building, Goldman Sachs had to do some damage control, including asking recipients to please not wear the event T-shirts they had already received…
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Start 2021 Right at Our Back to Business Virtual Power Meeting: Winter Edition
After two successful virtual events, we’re looking forward to another round of relationship-building and networking fun at the Back to Business Virtual Power Meeting – Winter Edition. If you’re not sure about attending, maybe these stats from our previous event will persuade you: 92% of distributor attendees said they would attend another virtual event, 94% said…
Read MoreGovernment Drops $15K Fee for Distilleries Producing Hand Sanitizer
In the spring, when PPE products like hand sanitizer were in low supply from traditional manufacturers, alcohol distilleries stepped in and used their own facilities to help boost supply. Now, almost a year after the initial shutdowns in the U.S., those distilleries that answered the call were hit with an unexpected charge…
Read MoreShopify Shuts Down Official Online Stores for Trump Campaign, Trump Organization
After an especially troubled week of the Trump presidency’s waning days, Shopify has shut down two online stores tied to President Trump, including the official Trump Campaign store and the Trump Organization store. A Shopify representative said the sites “violated a policy that prohibits the support of organizations or people ‘that threaten or condone violent to further a cause'”…
Read MoreHPG Promotes Two Top Executives, Hires COO
HPG, Braintree, Mass., announced the promotion of Jason Lucash to chief development officer, the promotion of Trina Bicknell to chief revenue officer, and the onboarding of Antonio “Tony” Gaston as HPG’s chief operating officer. Prior to serving as HPG’s senior vice president of marketing and innovation sine 2018, Lucash…
Read MoreInside Burger King’s Big Rebrand: New Logo, New Packaging, New Uniforms (and More)
Burger King is completely overhauling its brand identity, with a new (throwback) logo, updated packaging and all-new uniforms for employees. Despite the company calling its update a “more modern look,” the new logo will look familiar to most. It’s simple, minimal. And the packaging goes along with it…
Read MoreThe Best of NCAA Bowl Game Swag: Online Shopping Sprees, Plenty of Tech and More
One thing that has helped maintain a sense of normalcy is the fact that student-athletes will still leave their bowl games with some impressive gift bags. As we do just about every year, we got to take a look at some of the gift bags going toward players lucky enough to play on such a big stage. Here’s a rundown of some of the most interesting, upscale, fun or fitting promotional gifts…
Read MoreCustom Apparel Company Surprises Cleveland Browns Locker Room With ‘Playoff Pound’ Shirts
The Cleveland Browns have made the playoffs. Crazy, right? Since this hasn’t happened since 2002, some celebrations were in order. GV Art + Design, an apparel company based in Cleveland, surprised the team (as much as the team surprised us) with T-shirts in a box labeled “do not open until Sunday 4 p.m.,” when it was safe to say they were officially playoff-bound…
Read MoreKFC Made a Fully Functional Video Game Console That Also Heats Up Chicken
The holiday shopping frenzy might’ve been dominated by the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, but one gaming platform raised the most eyebrows (and smelled the best). We’re talking about the KFConsole, a fully functional branded video game console made by KFC that also keeps chicken warm…
Read MoreHow the Detroit Pistons Won Over More Than Just Basketball Fans With an Apparel Line
The Detroit Pistons’ marketing department wanted to appeal to more than just the city’s basketball fans. They wanted to appeal to everyone in Detroit. By using some local pride, e-commerce capability and streetwear influence, they’ve appealed to more than just their ticket holders.
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