With the final presidential debate between candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton taking place tonight, I started thinking about the most important aspect of the election: the promotional products. At least for me, I much prefer perusing political merchandise than listening to political propaganda. The best part about this election is that supporters have taken…
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Under Armour finally has snagged its first major American professional sports uniform deal, according to ESPN. Once Majestic Athletic’s contract as the official on-field uniform provider for the MLB expires, Under…
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Here’s what’s happening this week in the apparel world … Perhaps Delta Airlines tapped Lands’ End to update its employee uniforms after the American Airlines uniform debacle. Either way, the powerhouse airline is teaming up with the retailer to manufacture and supply uniforms for about 60,000 Delta employees, according…
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Be bad at something, perhaps a few things. Consider being downright awful at one thing. Why be bad at something? Simply put: So you can be great at the things that matter. Consider Amazon. It isn’t great at “in-person” customer service, even though it is great at customer service. In fact, it offers some of the…
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For football fans (not even just Cowboys fans), it’s one of the most recognizable phrases in NFL history: “How ’bout them Cowboys?” For those who might not have been big NFL fans in the ’90s, Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson made this exclamation after the team won the 1993 NFC championship. Since then, it’s been a…
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Sterling Cut Glass, Erlanger, Ky., announced today that Mike Sellers has joined the supplier of crystal awards, gifts and drinkware as the new director of sales. Sellers will be responsible for growing the Sterling Cut Glass brand nationally through key relationships…
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HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced that it has acquired the assets of Costa Mesa, California-based Clean Fun Promotional Marketing in an auction. HALO Branded Solutions purchased the company’s assets from Delivery Agent as part of the latter’s restructuring. “The Clean Fun team will make an immediate and positive impact for HALO and, in return, HALO…
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Despite taking the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2012, Niners quarterback Colin Kaepernick is perhaps best known for his recent choice to kneel during the national anthem before games as a show of protest. Yesterday, when Kaepernick and the 49ers went to Buffalo to face the Bills, fans took to the parking…
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We’ve discussed specific instances of counterfeiting before, like the ongoing issues at Alibaba, counterfeit sports merchandise and more. Now, according to a study by the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, we know that approximately 2.5 percent of the global trade (of everything) is counterfeit. That’s a range of between $461 billion to as high as $1.8 trillion…
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In my last article, I discussed the No. 1 reason why most people in our industry aren’t rich. In that article, I stated that there is no good reason for people in our industry to make less than $500,000 per year income unless they choose not to. To some, that may sound like a lofty,…
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