Tide is airing a commercial during the Super Bowl where a kid refuses to wash his “Jason Alexander Hoodie,” which goes through the ringer during its lifetime. The internet masses are already asking if they can buy one for real, and Tide might be missing out on a big opportunity for merchandise sales…
Read MoreWhat is it about promotional Oreos that just makes everyone go … dare we say … Gaga? (You’ll laugh in a second.) First it was Supreme dropping branded Oreos. Those sold out immediately, which is no surprise for Supreme. Now, Lady Gaga launched branded “Chromatica” Oreos, and those are impossible to find, too…
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The Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) board of directors elevated executive vice president Robert (Bob) McLean, Jr., to lead PPAI as interim president while the board undertakes an executive search with search firm SearchWide Global to replace outgoing president and CEO Paul Bellantone…
Read MoreWhile the CDC is reportedly studying the effectiveness of double-masking and has yet to issue any official guidance on it, the support for it from Dr. Anthony Fauci and other public health officials could potentially lead to new demand from customers looking for face masks…
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BAMKO LLC today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Gifts By Design of Seattle. The transaction closed effective as of Feb. 1, 2021. Gifts By Design will operate as the awards, recognition and incentives division of BAMKO. “The acquisition of Gifts By Design immediately positions BAMKO to become an industry leader…
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How much do you love Dunkin’? Are you an everyday customer? Every week? Do you have a branded reusable cup? How about a T-shirt? Would you make your wedding Dunkin’ themed and purchase Dunkin’-branded wedding merchandise around Valentine’s Day?…
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Sam Isaacson, founder of Gemline, passed away on Jan. 27 after a short illness. He was 89. Always the entrepreneur, in 1957 he left his family’s business and founded Gem Giftwares. Beginning as a distributor, he sold promotional items to school photographers until the mid-1960s, when he started selling gas station premiums. He was one…
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We’re not sure how it took so long to figure out, but finally someone thought of putting Bluetooth earbuds into a face mask. MaskFone, a face mask that not only features a Bluetooth headset and earbuds, but a five-layer filtration system. In short, it’s stylish and extremely functional…
Read MoreAnother person is being charged with fraud after failing to deliver on a large PPE order. This time, it’s a Philadelphia man accused of scamming more than $700,000 from two New York companies. Guaravjit Singh reportedly said that his business had connections to a Chinese medical gown manufacturer, and agreed to sell 1.5 medical gowns totaling about $7.125 million…
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Polyconcept North America, Pittsburgh, announced that Holly Brown has been appointed to the position of chief revenue officer, a new position responsible for leading the company’s sales and marketing operations across North America. In addition to decades of global experiences building and leading world class commercial teams…
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