Starline, Grand Island, NY, announced its transition to 100% solar energy in a new partnership with a community solar farm. The announcement marks a milestone in the company’s ongoing sustainability efforts toward reducing carbon emissions. “Our mission at Starline is to be a true partner to our distributors, and that goes beyond products and service,”…
Read MoreBritish Vodka Brand Forced to Pull Branded Gun-Shaped Promo
Au Vodka, a British liquor brand, received complaints over its gun-shaped novelty items, which uses a trigger system to “fire” money in night clubs or at parties, ultimately ending with a UK’s alcoholic beverage industry group drawing a line between the product and violent imagery.
Read MoreHow to See Total Sales for One Customer in a Year
Ask the Accountant… Question: How can I see what the total amount of sales I have made to a customer last year? Answer: QuickBooks has a great deal of information available to you in report form if you just know where to look. In QB Premier, go to: “Reports” (at top) > “Sales” > “Sales…
Read MoreOscar Mayer’s Hot Dog Straw Is the Season’s Must-Have Accessory
The latest must-have accessory from arguably the biggest name in hot dogs (and hot dog-shaped things) is a hot dog-shaped straw. It’s simple, but clearly effective, as it has been selling out daily within nine minutes.
Read MoreWhy Is Lockheed Martin Apparel So Popular in South Korea?
In South Korea, an unlikely (and currently active) brand is catching on as something of a sleeper streetwear hit: Lockheed Martin. Yes, that Lockheed Martin, the one that makes fighter jets and missiles.
Read MoreGina Schladetzky Joins Raining Rose Promos as Marketing Manager
Raining Rose Promos, Cedar Rapids, IA, announced the hiring of Gina Schladetzky as marketing manager. Schladetzky brings extensive experience to Raining Rose in start-up and digital marketing efforts. Prior to Raining Rose, she spent her career in two fast-growing Iowa marketing agencies. “I’m honored to be the marketing manager…
Read MoreQatar World Cup Banners and Signage Recycled for Packaging, Other Materials
A total of 173 metric tons (about 381,400 lbs.) of promotional items like polyester wraps, banners, and fence coverings from the Qatar World Cup are being recycled through a partnership with Saudi Top Plastics. The materials will reportedly be turned into plastic pellets for products like tape and packaging.
Read MoreDJ Kygo’s Puma Golf Capsule Shows What a Modern Golf Promo Looks Like
Puma Golf’s latest collection with the EDM artist DJ Kygo that’s really showing what you can do with a modern golf promo, with eye-catching colors and tie-ins with pop culture elements that in the past might have felt foreign to the buttoned-up golf world.
Read More‘This Is Not a Shoe. This Is a Printer’ — These Sneakers Also Serve as HP-Branded CMYK Printers
Over time, we as a society have done some pretty cool things with shoes. We’ve put wheels on them, we’ve put springs on them, we’ve put them on the moon. But, as of yet, we haven’t really brought them into the world of printing in the sense that the shoes themselves are printers, have we?…
Read MoreColorado Brewery Faces Unprecedented Merchandise Demand After Nightclub Shooting Heroics (For Better or Worse)
After being present for the Q nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs, the owners of Atrevida Beer Company in Colorado Springs are facing demand for branded merchandise that they can’t keep up with, and though the intentions are good, it’s caused headaches for the company.
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