The Vernon Company, Newton, Iowa, shared that its former chairman and CEO William F. “Bill” Vernon passed away peacefully on Dec. 3 at the age of 89. After serving in the U.S. Army, Vernon began his career at The Vernon Company in 1956. For the next 64 years, Vernon was highly engaged in building the multi-generation family promotions and graphics business across North America…
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Rodrigo Blankenship has recognized the incredible branding potential of his signature look, leaning fully into his status as the NFL’s No. 1 Top Bespectacled Kicker. Just a few months into his rookie season, “Hot Rod” already has his own branded merchandise store (tagline: “Respect the Specs”) filled with a whole bunch of clever designs…
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McDonald’s has temporarily stopped issuing Happy Meals containing promotional toys for Disney’s Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway ride after discovering an error in the QR codes printed on cards that come with the toys. The codes are designed to take users to a contest page, but in some cases did not work properly…
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Brooklyn Products International Inc., Brooklyn, Mich., announced that its AmeriFoam division has purchased Quality Foam Designs, a manufacturer of polyurethane promotional products in Elkhart, Ind. The acquisition supports AmeriFoam’s commitment to bring more value to its customers through an expansion of product offerings and…
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The whole “not doing Thanksgiving” thing is a bummer, sure. But Jose Cuervo has a solution: If you can’t physically go to Thanksgiving dinner at Meemaw’s house this year, why not do the next best thing and send a life-size printed cardboard cutout of yourself instead?…
Read MoreHonduras is home to manufacturing facilities for several large apparel companies operating in the promo industry, including Delta Apparel, Hanesbrands, Gildan and American Apparel (now owned by Gildan). As such, tropical storm Eta, despite its downgraded status, has the potential to disrupt the promo supply chain…
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While we’re patiently counting down the days until top suppliers and distributors get together for our Back to Business Virtual Power Meeting: Fall Edition, we wanted to highlight five top products from suppliers who will be at the event. This is just a small sampling of the promotional solutions that will be on display…
Read MoreThere are usually shipping delays around the end of the year as consumers, retailers and corporate buyers ramp up holiday purchases. This year, though, might be unlike anything we’ve ever seen—both in overall volume and in timing. FedEx and UPS have told some shippers that they’re already at or near shipping capacity for the remainder of the year…
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This season, Starbucks launched a few different Halloween drinkware options—like tumblers for cold drinks and regular mugs for warmer beverages—and if you’ve been keeping up with our previous Starbucks merch coverage, you’ll know just how hard it is to find these items in-store. Here are a couple of highlights from the collection…
Read MoreAhead 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…
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