A few months ago, we wrote about how vaccine card holders would be a necessary accessory in the case of booster shots, especially since experts warned against laminating your cards. But what about a T-shirt that acts as your vaccine card holder?…
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Inspired by Brother, Teenager Launches T-shirt Featuring Fidget Toy Clip for People With Autism
A teenage Rhode Island entrepreneur created a T-shirt brand designed to incorporate fidget toys, which can provide a calming outlet for people with Autism or ADHD. The shirt includes a space where fidget toys can clip on using a carabiner, keeping them close and making them interchangeable…
Read MoreIowa Shirt Company Goes to War With State’s Governor Over (and Via) T-shirts
Last week, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a republican, released a T-shirt on conservative fundraising platform WinRed. The red shirt reads “Find Me At The Fair” in large, blocky, right-aligned type. But, for RAYGUN, a T-shirt company based in Des Moines, it may well have read “Shots Fired.”…
Read MoreReese’s Puffs Debuts Branded Synthesizers (Real and Augmented Reality), Cinnamon Toast Crunch Launches Teen-Only Promo Contest
Reese’s Puffs just released three boxes that include an augmented reality tie-in to turn the backs of the boxes into synthesizers and drum machines. General Mills is also releasing a real-life branded synthesizer, and introduced a “teens only” promo for Cinnamon Toast Crunch…
Read MoreShipping Updates: USPS Finalizes First-Class Slowdown Plan, UPS Braces for Peak-Season Volume Surge
The USPS finalized a deal to slow down first-class mail, effective Oct. 1. At the same time, UPS announced that it anticipates peak season volume to exceed capacity by approximately 5 million pieces per day, advising customers to shift their own shipping timelines…
Read MoreHow to Tell Your Clients’ Brand Stories Better by Using Print and Promo Together
Promotional products alone can go a long way with lasting brand awareness, but Paul Keely, owner of King Print & Promo, remembers two instances where adding print to a promotional campaign helped his clients deliver a deeper, more thoughtful message and tell a complete story…
Read MoreOlivia Rodrigo Merchandise Is Arriving Damaged, Misspelled or Incorrect (and It’s Blowing Up on TikTok)
Olivia Rodrigo fans have been flooding social media with reports that they’ve received merchandise that is misspelled, damaged, low quality or incorrect items. Those merchandise horror stories are being shared en masse, with the hashtag being viewed more than 15 million times on TikTok…
Read MoreA Pandemic-Altered Labor Market Is Making Hiring Difficult—and Causing Unexpected Problems for Promo Companies
Industry companies are reporting difficulties hiring, both for positions vacated due to layoffs at the start of the pandemic and for new positions necessary to meet surging demand. These issues are contributing to slower production times for suppliers already navigating supply chain challenges and causing problems for distributors as the economy rebounds…
Read MoreApparel Contract Decorator Partnerships Series, Part 3: Contract Pricing Refresher (and How to Not Annoy Your Decorator)
A distributor works directly with a client to determine every detail of the order and relays that to a decorator, who completes the technical aspect of the project. Decorators acknowledge the distributor’s role when creating their contract pricing. But what should distributors expect out of that relationship?…
Read MoreApparel Contract Decorator Partnerships Series, Part 2: Building Relationships (and How Many Decorators Do You Need?)
Just like you have different promotional suppliers for different products, you’ll need the same for different decoration methods or geographic locations to reduce transit from your preferred supplier warehouse or to the order’s final destination. So you’ll want to have solid relationships with more than one contract decorator…
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