Delta Apparel, Greenville, S.C., announced the opening of its first ‘On Demand DC,’ fulfillment program, expanding its digital print business. Through the program, Delta will open its ninth DTG2Go business, integrated with apparel retailer Hot Topic’s Nashville distribution center. This will reduce Hot Topic’s shipping costs and give it the opportunity to increase its use…
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10 Promotional Signs, Banners and Display Products That Really Get the Message Across
Businesses are looking for ways to make sure people know they’re open and that customers can feel safe visiting. That’s why signs, banners, mats and floor decals have shined lately. These products were always mainstays in the promo industry, but now they’ve taken on new roles and new importance. Here are 10 to keep in mind for future orders…
Read MoreKanye’s 2020 Presidential Merchandise Is Expensive, Possibly Plagiarized and a Lesson for Future Candidates
It’s hard to take Kanye West’s presidential run as seriously as he seems to. He’s not even on the ballot in some states, and this always seemed like more of a branding opportunity than an actual attempt to land in the Oval Office. But, of course, Kanye still dropped official campaign merchandise. And, on brand for Kanye, it’s much more streetwear drop than traditional campaign merch…
Read MoreCanada Plans National Single-Use Plastic Ban by 2021, Trade Groups Claim USMCA Foul
The Canadian government recently unveiled its plan to ban single-use plastics on a national level. The legislation, which includes a ban on single-use grocery checkout bags, straws, stir sticks, six-pack rings, plastic cutlery and food takeout containers from “hard-to-recycle plastics,” is set to go into effect by the end of 2021, Environmental Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said…
Read MoreBiden Campaign Launches Branded Fly Swatter After VP Debate Moment, Sells Out Immediately
The Biden Campaign wasted no time at all creating a branded fly swatter after a fly landed on Vice President Mike Pence’s head for a moment during the debate last night. By the time we saw that the “Truth Over Flies Fly Swatter” existed, it was already too late. The campaign sold 15,000 by midnight, and 35,000 altogether. For better or for worse, this is the current state of political merchandising…
Read More10 Promotional Chocolate Products We Want to Eat Right This Second
We haven’t done any medical research into this, but anecdotal evidence dictates that eating chocolate can prolong your life. So, it stands to reason that if you eat enough chocolate, you can live forever. Live it up with some of the fun and delicious promotional chocolate products below…
Read MorePromo Supplier Garland Writing Instruments Set to Close Permanently Due to Pandemic
Garland Writing Instruments, Coventry, R.I., announced this week that it will be closing for good as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. You might recognize Garland as the company that manufactured the pens that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi used to sign the articles of impeachment against Donald Trump earlier this year…
Read MoreAnheuser-Busch Is Sending 62,500 Gallons of Its Branded Hand Sanitizer to Polling Locations Across the U.S.
Ahead of the November presidential election, Anheuser-Busch is reportedly sending over 8 million ounces of its sanitizer to polling locations across the U.S. That comes out to around 62,500 gallons. For perspective, if you put all that sanitizer into gallon jugs and placed them in a line, it’d stretch for almost five and a half miles…
Read MoreHow One Promo Company Turned Massive PPE Sales Success Into a Creative Give-Back Effort
In the first half of 2020 alone, iPromo booked 1,000 percent more sales and shipped 800 percent more orders than it did in all of 2019. But after months of soaring PPE sales catapulted iPromo to these record numbers, discarded PPE was now littering the streets and piling up in waterways, raising alarm from a growing number of environmentalists. The company has a fun idea to help clean it up…
Read MoreVistaprint Goes Agency With Acquisition of Design and Advertising Services Platform 99designs
99designs, based in Australia and backed by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Accel Partners, boasts a network of freelancers in logo design, custom apparel, custom printed materials and a variety of other advertising and design services. The platform allows customers to hire a designer directly or open a brief and select from ideas submitted by designers…
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