With the return of the NCAA Tournament, Pizza Hut is also bringing back a beloved promotional item that fans haven’t seen since the 1990s: mini basketball and special pizza boxes that transform into a basketball hoop.
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What started with a few SVB-branded items on sale on eBay has now grown to include just about any product with the bank’s logo, including a Patagonia vest that’s listed for $1,000.
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When Tesla hosted its “Cyber Rodeo” event to commemorate the company’s new Austin headquarters, we reported that there were Tesla-branded branding irons available to attendees because, at this point, why not? They were exclusive to the Austin event, but Tesla recently put them up on the company’s store.
Read MoreA California appeals court ruled yesterday that companies could still classify workers as independent contractors under the state’s Proposition 22. While this ruling mostly pertained to Uber and Lyft drivers, the fight over independent contractor status has been going on in the promo industry, too.
Read MoreLike clockwork, after Silicon Valley Bank went down last week, people started selling branded products like cardboard boxes, wine tumblers, hats, and apparel on eBay for marked up prices, trying to capitalize on the meme-worthy moment and exclusivity.
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Team Phun, a national branding company based in Charleston, South Carolina, announced the appointment of Jenn Mayenschein as its new director of sales.
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YETI is recalling 1.9 million coolers and cases after reports that magnets can detach, creating the risk of injury or death if ingested. The CPSC report details that the magnets could attract to each other if ingested, and get lodged in the digestive system, resulting in perforations, twisting and blockage of the intestines, infections, or…
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Keep US Posted has awarded Congressmen Jamie Comer (R-Ky.) and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) with the inaugural “Benjamin Franklin Award for Distinguished Leadership in Postal Policy.” The award—presented by Keep US Posted executive director and former Congressman Kevin Yoder (R-Kans.) during a special reception in Washington, D.C.—is presented to members of Congress who have led efforts…
Read MoreLeaks are coming out about the iPhone 15, which will reportedly will feature USB-C charging to go along with universal charging standards. However, characteristically, Apple is holding onto proprietary tech by making sure all USB-C chargers are still MFI (Made for iPhone) certified.
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Next Level Apparel, Los Angeles, announced that it will partner with data science company Oritain to trace its cotton origin after committing to only using U.S.-grown cotton. Cotton sourcing has been a hot topic in the apparel sector, as companies try to move away from cotton grown in China’s Xinjiang region, a major cotton manufacturing…
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