Hanesbrands Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., launched its #MaskAround campaign to stress the importance of wearing a face mask in public. The company is also donating 1 million masks to homeless people nationwide. The #MaskAround campaign is aimed at Instagram and TikTok users, hoping to educate them on the importance of face coverings and inspiring more widespread usage…
Read MoreAfter authorities ordered the facility shut down due to more than 300 positive COVID-19 cases and four employee deaths, Los Angeles Apparel founder Dov Charney said the company was in the right to continue operating. His reasoning? The numbers found in his company are “commensurate” with the COVID-19 rate in South Los Angeles overall, and therefore not indicative of an outbreak…
Read MoreLast month, we covered Under Armour’s face mask designed for athletes that sold out of its first run in an hour. Now, it looks as though Under Armour might have some competition, as other major athletic brands are following suit. Reebok and Adidas both launched masks for athletes, and fashion retailer Uniqlo sold out of an activewear mask…
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There are times where we need to put on a professional appearance, and our usual T-shirt uniform just doesn’t look the part. Enter the “Zoom Shirt.” It’s not some special shirt that helps you access a virtual meeting, but it’s the one that you likely go to when you’re facing clients. It might be an oxford, a sweater or a polo shirt…
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Are we in the “dog days of summer” yet? The temps are above 90, and everyone seems to have gotten a puppy during the first month or so of quarantine. By that logic, I guess we are! While we count our blessings for central air at this time, we’re also counting down some of our favorite promotional products we’ve seen around the internet over the past week…
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In an ideal world, we’d have promotional fireworks that explode in a dazzling display of a client’s brand name and logo. Until then, we’ll have to just celebrate the many existing promotional products that are awesome and worthy of our admiration every day. Check out this week’s edition of the Fave 5!…
Read MoreRemember the wearable tech NBA players will use inside their Disney bubble when the season starts again? A group of researchers at the University of California is studying data from the rings in use by the general public as well as more than 3,000 health care employees, to spot patterns that might help mitigate the spread of COVID-19…
Read MoreYou’re probably well aware that socks and footwear are important. You’re probably even wearing socks right now. But what you might not know are some of the many capabilities that companies have to make socks more interesting or functional than just covering your feet…
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Jenna Kadziulis, social media coordinator for S&S Activewear, is the creative force behind the supplier’s DIY ideas and other killer social media content. And she had a lot to offer about how to create other kinds of engaging content, especially on Instagram…
Read MoreWe’re still seeing a surplus of quarantine trends like DIY home projects, recreations of Disney theme-park dishes, and of course, tie-dye clothing. That last trend has made it to popular retail brands like Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters and even band merch, with Jared Leto’s rock band, “Thirty Seconds to Mars,” launching a DIY tie-dye merch kit…
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