IMS LLC worked with McDonald’s to create a variety of branded apparel to promote the international rollout of its mobile ordering technology. Read on as Mark Lenox, vice president of merchandising and design for IMS, tells us more about the launch’s success and gives advice on delivering complex branded apparel orders…
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‘Local Flavor’: Sonic Is Selling Different Branded T-shirts for All 46 States It Operates In
Sonic might be a nationwide chain, but people still treat it like a piece of their local culture. Everyone has their Sonic they like to go to, and the ones in the next state over just aren’t the same. To celebrate that geographic diversity, Sonic released a line of 46 individually designed T-shirts—one for each state with a Sonic restaurant…
Read MoreOur 5 Favorite Promotional Products of the Week: Tequila Tees, ‘Kong vs. Godzilla’ Skateboards and More
We have a confession to make: We didn’t fill out a March Madness bracket this year. Without basketball to distract us, we’ve had more time to focus on more important matters, like collecting some of the coolest and most interesting branded products from around the web. Now that’s the real Big Dance, as far as we’re concerned…
Read MoreThe NCAA Is Taking Heat for Women’s Tournament Swag Bags (and Missing ‘March Madness’ Branding)
At the start of the NCAA Tournament, we got a look at the impressive gift set players received to help them get settled and stay sane while they’re in the bubble in Indianapolis. It came to light, however, that the Women’s NCAA Tournament did not have these same perks, or even the same branding on the products…
Read MoreIn Potential Sustainable Apparel Breakthrough, MIT Scientists Find Way to Make Wearable (and Comfortable) Fabric From Fibers Used in Plastic Bags
MIT scientists think they found a way to turn polyethylene (PE) fibers, the same material used for single-use shopping bags, into a wearable (and most importantly comfortable) fiber. This development could be huge as society moves away from single-use plastics and toward more environmentally-friendly materials…
Read MoreDecoration Diaries: How One Distributor’s High-End Retail T-shirt for a Client’s New-Hire Kits Led to Multiple Reorders
Creating innovative, high-end retail products to match client expectations is no easy feat, so Boundless Network relies on its own network of decorators to create end results that not only elevate brands, but develop creative apparel that becomes their target audience’s favorite garment. Here’s how one such T-shirt came together…
Read MoreOur 5 Favorite Promotional Products of the Week: Spicy NHL Shirts, Springy Drinkware and More
This batch of products covers everything we love about spring: blossoming trees and flowers, eating outside without needing to sit under a heat lamp, playing games with friends, and sports. Hopefully these products give you the same boost that you get from a sunny day after a long winter…
Read MorePeloton Reportedly Sold 600K Pieces of Branded Apparel Last Quarter, Announces Adidas Collaboration
Peloton CEO John Foley said the company sold 600,000 units of branded apparel last quarter alone. Peloton appears to have fully bought in to apparel, making it a cornerstone of its product offering to complement its exercise bikes. It should only reinforce that with an upcoming Adidas collaboration…
Read MoreBar Owner Defends ‘Kiss Me, I’m Contagious’ T-Shirts
If you saw a shirt, right now, in 2021, a year into the pandemic, that said “Kiss me, I’m contagious,” what would you think? Would you think it was a joke about COVID-19, or would you think, “Oh, contagious means fun. We’re fun. It’s a fun day.” One bar owner is hoping you’d go with the latter…
Read MoreOur 5 Favorite Promotional Products: St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations and More
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Or, as they say in Ireland, Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit. OK, now repeat that back. Just kidding. We’re not going to quiz you on your Gaelic (for now). But we are going to celebrate a little with a few St. Patrick’s Day-themed promotional items thrown into our usual Fave Five Fare…
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