As people everywhere deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, even small things, like getting a haircut, have become difficult if not impossible. Recognizing that, Supercuts conducted a clever promotional hats giveaway, and customers made an instant success…
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The WNBA’s Personalized Merch Boxes for Drafted Players Are Extremely Cool
Coronavirus shutdowns wiped out the NCAA men’s and women’s tournaments, but the latter’s group of stars received a boost on Friday. In conjunction with its virtual draft, the WNBA sent merch boxes to draft prospects, including hats representing the league’s 12 franchises…
Read MoreWho’s Buying Promotional Products? Some Ideas on Where to Look for Sales
How do you balance the search for sales with the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic? It’s a delicate dance, but promotional products distributors still have businesses to run—and there are still sales to be had. Penny Fleming, founder of Awardpro, Newport Beach, Calif., has some ideas for where to look…
Read More7 Essential ‘Stay at Home’ Promo Products
Now that we’ve been quarantined for a few weeks, we’ve finally adjusted to our new routines. We’ve also realized how many basic things we don’t have that would make the can’t-leave-the-house life a little bit easier. Here are seven “stay at home” promotional products we wish we had (or had more of) that your clients might also be able to use…
Read MoreWhat to Do When Things Go Wrong
The coronavirus has shut down huge swaths of the economy, putting a big dent in a lot of distributor and supplier sales. As you navigate your current situation, it can serve as an ideal time to plan for future disasters. No matter how small or large a problem may be, having a plan in place to resolve it will be a great tool for the future…
Read MoreNFL Teams, Star Running Back Assist COVID-19 Relief Through Branded Merch, Face Mask Donations
The NFL season doesn’t start until preseason games open in August, but players and franchises aren’t sitting on the sidelines as the pandemic affects everyone’s life. Through various merchandise and a plan to distribute branded face masks, a star running back and two teams are hoping their efforts will hit pay dirt to assist various populations…
Read MoreGolf Apparel Brand’s T-shirt Generates More Than $100K for Coronavirus Relief Funds
Heading into today, the golf and casual apparel company Linksoul had raised more than $123,000 for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy thanks to a T-shirt that reflects Americans’ need to flatten the curve so as to temper the pandemic’s spread. The clever design helped raise the funds in just two weeks…
Read More3 T-shirt Sales Ideas That Work Right Now
When Colette Wilhelm took to Facebook on March 31, she saw a post that asked what people are selling during the “rough times” that the COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to endure. Her response was unequivocal: T-shirts. In a follow-up conversation with Promo Marketing, she offered three solid T-shirt sales ideas…
Read MoreThe Hand Sanitizer Shortage Might Last a Lot Longer Than Expected
There’s been a shortage of hand sanitizer at retail and in the promotional products industry for about a month now, and some companies have had to stop taking orders completely. That shortage could continue longer than anyone expected, though, and not just because of demand for sanitizer itself. A plastics shortage is contributing, too…
Read MorePaycheck Protection Program: Form Access, Questions and Details for Promo Products Businesses
The U.S. government’s $2 trillion stimulus package was the $349 billion in total loans for small businesses. Known as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the lending program opened last week. Here are some key details and questions for promotional products businesses, including eligibility information and a link to the application form…
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