Today, Largo, Florida-based Hit Promotional Products announced the company has hired Marc Held as vice president. “Marc comes to us with over 20 years of industry experience,” said CJ Schmidt, president of Hit Promotional Products. “We have seen great growth and success since the launch of our apparel offering and are excited to have him on…
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Deluxe Corp., Shoreview, Minn., parent company of Dallas-based Safeguard, recently acquired InkHead.com, a Winder, Georgia-based online technology company focused exclusively on the advertising specialty market. Deluxe Corp. hopes that adding InkHead.com to its portfolio will strengthen Deluxe Corp.’s presence in the online market, a growing medium with digital online sales having surpassed 20 percent of the…
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When we think back on some of Tiger Woods’ biggest accomplishments, we only can picture him pumping his fist in a red Nike shirt, or watching his golf ball pause just long…
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As we discussed last week, augmented reality apps, like the immensely popular “Pokemon Go,” are on the rise. Tech giants basically are throwing money at augmented reality development. Now, Pantone just released a new app, Pantone Studio, for the iPhone on Tuesday. The app includes color guides, and, even cooler, a “color picker,” which allows…
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Here’s a riddle for you: What do you get when you remove the concert from a concert tee? Nothing more than a meaningless T-shirt. If that’s what you want from your apparel, you’re in luck. Recently, Justin Bieber has provided you with two options. But don’t believe the hype. And, I’m begging you, don’t follow in Bieber’s merchandising footsteps…
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We’re not going to lie to you: We’re counting down the days until fall starts. (Just 49 more days to go!) Suffice to say: we’ll take any excuse to think about our favorite season. And, we hope you’ve been thinking about it, too…
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The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro kickoff Friday. But as of July 27 (nine days before the Olympics officially begin), brands that sponsor specific Olympic athletes, but not the overall Games, are barred from using Olympian terms and branding under Rule 40 through Aug. 24…
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Lululemon implements price increases, Kanye West wants to create $30 Adidas sneakers, Victoria’s Secret introduces Victoria Sport athleisure line, a new T-shirt monitors air pollution, and Gucci tries to bring back berets: Here’s what’s happening in the apparel world…
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After receiving three reports that young children lacerated their mouths while drinking out of reusable stainless steel drinking straws, Seattle-based Starbucks decided to recall them. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that Starbucks sold approximately…
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The Premier Group announced that Skylight Creative Ideas, Bel Air, Md., joined the group. Skylight Creative Ideas, owned by Bob Titelman Sr. and Bob Titelman Jr., has been in the industry for 39 years. “We at Skylight appreciate this opportunity to join the Premier Group,” the Titelmans said in a statement. “We look forward to…
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