We love seeing all the creative merch that comes out before Valentine’s Day, but people forget that February is also the beginning of Shamrock Shake season at McDonald’s. This year, McDonald’s is auctioning off a “Golden Shamrock Shake” cup valued at $90,000, and all money raised benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities…
Read MoreJapanese company BEAMS Couture has teamed up with upcycling designer Keisuke Kanda on a Ziploc collection that also features a collab with Fruit of the Loom and Manhattan Portage, which means clear bags, accessories and even some apparel items, all branded with the Ziploc logo…
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Remember how McDonald’s launched its first full-time branded merchandise store, Golden Arches Unlimited, in December? Well, now McDonald’s has a “Quarter Pounder Fan Club” and it appears to be an entirely branded merchandise-based homage to the Quarter Pounder. Are there scented candles? You know there are…
Read MoreA company called Resting Risk Face is launching surgical masks custom-printed with your face on them, so you can unlock your phone without removing the mask. The idea started as sort of a joke—and the company might not even actually make the masks available—but it might actually have some real value…
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In-N-Out released a new pair of shoes in its online store. They’re white slip-ons in the style of classic Vans, and they’re decorated in the same red squiggly stripes and palm trees pattern as In-N-Out’s drink cups. They are extremely cool, but there’s a problem: They sold out almost instantly…
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There’s nothing better than getting sent a personalized box of cookies or cupcakes, especially when they’re customized with your brand or logo. A company called Print Cakes totally gets that, and has teamed up with Aircards to create the world’s first app-less augmented reality cupcakes…
Read MoreDid anyone else feel like January was at least four months long? We can’t be the only ones. Now that it’s officially February, we’re obsessing over all the promo items coming out for Valentine’s Day, including the very festive—and very on-brand—new Starbucks drinkware collection…
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Have you ever wondered what happens to the banners after a show has ended? Well, for PRINTING United—the 720,000 square foot show that happened this past October in Dallas—they became promotional totes…
Read MoreAs of Thursday, there were more than 7,700 confirmed cases of coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China, with 170 deaths. Cases have been confirmed in multiple other countries, and many nations have restricted travel to and from China. In the promo industry, which relies on China for the majority of its products, the situation is causing some anxiety…
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Retro is in and it’s here to stay. It’s no longer uncommon to see brands recreate their own ideas for merchandise to fit the retro theme we’ve been seeing everywhere. Disney has been ahead of the trend for awhile, and has now launched another retro apparel line available at both Disney World and Disneyland…
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