I listen to a lot of music, and I’ve been to more shows than I can count (many of which were in basements and certainly broke fire codes). Because of this, I have my fair share of concert and band tees. Recently, we reported a few stories about music merchandise—a new app lets music fans…
Read MoreNFL, Fanatics Work to Create ‘Micro Moment’ Merchandise
Yesterday, we reported that Fanatics scrambled to get Syracuse University Final Four T-shirts ready as soon as possible. Now, the NFL wants to get in on that instant action with Fanatics. According to ESPN, the NFL extended its deal with Fanatics and…
Read MoreRaining Rose Inc. Receives B Corp Certification
Raining Rose Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has become a certified B Corporation (B Corp), and joins more than 1,600 businesses in 120 industries and nearly 50 countries with the same recognition. Certified B Corporations meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. They legally are required to comprehensively measure their impacts…
Read MoreButler Street, NAPCO Media Announce Print and Digital Companies with the Highest Customer Loyalty
Butler Street, a provider of client loyalty research and retention programs across the print industry, in conjunction with Promo Marketing’s sister publications, Printing Impressions and Print+Promo, announced its “2016 Best of Print & Digital” program award winners. An annual program in its inaugural year identified which companies have provided the highest service delivery to their customers…
Read MoreIs ISIS Really Selling Baby Apparel?
According to a lengthy investigation from Business of Fashion, there has been a recent surge in ISIS-branded merchandise online. Even physical marketplaces have been retailing the ISIS symbols and slogans on various articles of clothing. The branding, featuring the Shahada and…
Read MoreDoes Final Four Merchandise Really Make a Difference?
For No. 10-seeded Syracuse University, getting Final Four merchandise ready has come as somewhat of a surprise, and the sports merchandiser Fanatics had to scramble to get it ready. Other retailers will see drops in sales due to unexpected tournament knockouts…
Read MoreOhio Municipal Court Uses T-shirt as Punishment
Some parents try to think of creative ways to teach their children lessons in discipline, but after a certain age, things like washing out someone’s mouth with soap or putting someone in a “time-out” don’t work. However, one town in Ohio is using a…
Read MoreMinor League Baseball Team Bets Big on Promotional Event
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Phillies Triple-A team, are taking a promotional page from the Fresno Grizzlies, according to Lehigh Valley Live. The greater Philadelphia area has long been obsessed with its namesake sandwich, the Philadelphia cheesesteak, and the IronPigs are hoping…
Read MoreDesign Student Creates Biodegradable Water Bottle from Algae
With more and more cities considering banning plastic water bottles to cut down on plastic waste, plastic water bottles may soon become a thing of the past. However, there has been much debate about whether they will be replaced with reusable water bottles or, perhaps,…
Read More5 Hanesbrands Inc. Manufacturing Plants Achieve U.S. EPA Recognition for Energy Efficiency Gains
Hanesbrands Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., announced that five company manufacturing plants have earned U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star Challenge for Industry awards by reducing energy use by an average of 18 percent. To date, 23 of the company’s manufacturing facilities have earned the honor, helping the company reduce energy use, as well as the…
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