“Back to the Future Part II” predicted that 2015 would be the year that everyone finally rides hoverboards, and, to an extent, it was correct. Hoverboards, meaning the self-balancing, motorized vehicles, have been a popular item this holiday season, and some promotional products companies have used them as…
Read MoreTote Bag Designed for City Bike-share Programs
Bike-share programs, where people can rent bikes from access terminals, increasingly are popping up in cities, such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Sparse and NOMO Design now have designed the XFR tote bag, which is designed to fit onto bike-share bikes.…
Read MoreGolden State Warriors Fans Mock Bucks with T-shirts
The Golden State Warriors were undefeated going into the Dec. 12 matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, but a few Bucks fans in the crowd were confident that the streak would end. Bucks fans donned “24-1” T-shirts, which turned out to be correct after the…
Read MoreThe Season of Giving
Pop quiz: You call up your mother and ask her what she wants for the holidays. She says, “nothing.” Do you: A) Buy her something anyway. B) Seriously, go buy a present for your mom. When people tell you that they don’t want anything for the holidays, they are lying. Everyone wants something for the…
Read MoreBean Bag Chairs Recalled After Children Deaths
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Ace Bayou Corp., New Orleans, is carrying out a voluntary recall of approximately 2.2 million bean bag chairs sold from 1995 to 2013. So far, only 790 customers who bought…
Read MoreNetflix Designed Socks that Pause Your TV When You’re Asleep
In the age of online streaming, it never has been easier to watch our favorite TV shows and movies. Now, thanks to streaming giant Netflix, it never has been easier to pause a show once a viewer falls asleep. Netflix released a design for socks…
Read MorePaul McCartney Loves T-shirt Giveaways
Sometimes sports fans get more excited when the T-shirt cannon comes out than they do about the actual game (especially if the team isn’t doing so well). It appears that rock stars are no different. In 2013, Sir Paul McCartney tried to catch a T-shirt at a Brooklyn…
Read MorePerformance Awards Center to Distribute Pet Bowl
Performance Awards Center (PAC), a Carrollton, Texas-based distributor, forged an agreement with New Zealand-based Heyrex to distribute its Torus pet bowl in the U.S. Launched in March, the self-dispensing water bowl previously was only available in the U.S. via Amazon.com. Torus provides both dogs and cats with clean, fresh,…
Read MorePizza Hut Opens ‘Hut Swag’ Web Store
People usually have a favorite pizza place—whether it’s a local joint down the street or a big-name chain. Now people who have Pizza Hut on speed dial can show their appreciation for the restaurant with Pizza Hut-branded items, like hats, T-shirts and skateboards. Pizza Hut…
Read MorePM Video Battle: Next Products Versus Discount Mugs
Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: We’re thinking about our New Year’s resolutions for 2016. We’re thinking, “Make better jokes in the video battle.”) Last week, Webb Company won for the fourth time, earning a…
Read More