While stay-at-home orders have allowed for home-based film viewings, nothing beats heading to a theater to catch a new flick. Despite not being able to do so, we and our fellow cinephiles can still purchase movie merch tied to some of the biggest releases of 2020—even as those films see their release dates moved to later this year and beyond…
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Japan Is Closing Some Tokyo 2020 Merch Stores, But the Postponed Games Will Still Yield Huge Merch Sales
The Tokyo Olympics, originally slated for this summer, were postponed until next summer due to the coronavirus. Given the sort of last-minute nature of the announcement, officials in Japan had already cranked out a huge supply of Tokyo 2020 merchandise. What happens to it now?…
Read MoreEvery Major U.S. Pro Sports League Is Now Selling Branded Masks
We’ve missed sports immensely since the middle of March, and the news of MLB’s possible July restart provides us hope. As a part of our fandom, we are also happy to report that with the recent inclusion of MLB, branded masks are available for supporters of every major U.S. pro sports league, a possible indicator of more widespread mask sales opportunities…
Read MoreGov. Andrew Cuomo Latest Figure in Coronavirus Response to Get Merch Treatment Online
Like Dr. Anthony Fauci, who serves as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has become a merchandise sensation for his role in America’s coronavirus response, with Etsy being a hub for items touting his efforts…
Read MoreMcDonald’s and Heinz Are Giving Out Branded Puzzles on Instagram (and One Is Really Hard)
Despite living in a time where we have just about every movie ever made available at the click of a button, access to all of our friends and loved ones via video chat, and more advanced video games than the creators of Pong could ever have imagined, puzzles have been the star of quarantine. Brands are realizing that…
Read MoreBreeders’ Cup T-Shirt Design Contest Racing to Help Workers, Stakeholders Affected by COVID-19
The overseers of the Breeders’ Cup have become another entrant in the race for COVID-19 relief by crafting a T-shirt design contest that will direct proceeds to “backstretch communities and other industry stakeholders” whose livelihoods have taken a hit. Through May 31, people all across the country have their chance to thank that population by participating…
Read MoreAfter COVID-19, What Role Will Promotional Products Have in Marketing?
We know business will be different, but how? Will client budgets be right-sized and constricted? What will events look like? To what extent will the virtual world remain? What about hiring practices when business begins to operate again? Will businesses be eager to invest and spend money? Here are a few predictions and ruminations as we all dig out and back in…
Read MoreThere’s Been an Explosion of Counterfeit Items (Including Face Masks and Hand Sanitizer) During COVID-19
We should probably have assumed that some would look to make selfish gains during COVID-19, and that has certainly been the case, with counterfeiters relying on the public’s fear and the scarcity of resources to con consumers with fake face masks, hand sanitizer and tons of other goods…
Read MoreNew Restrictions Could Hurt Hand Sanitizer Supply Even More
The Trump Administration’s recent move to tighten regulations on some hand sanitizer ingredients could potentially gum up the supply process at a crucial time, and create a prolonged stocking issue within the promotional products industry and beyond…
Read MoreWhile Trump Campaign Uses Quarantine for Merch Ideas, Biden Campaign Store Sits Idle
The Trump Campaign has been actively marketing branded merchandise that specifically appeals to people under quarantine and stay-at-home orders, and in March spent more on merch than in any month since September 2016. The Biden for President campaign store, on the other hand, has not been fulfilling orders…
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