After more than a year of virtual learning in many places across the country, this fall could be the first school year that is in-person full-time since the class of 2019 graduated. Classrooms abruptly became virtual in 2020 and have been a hybrid mix this school year as places across the country return to in-person…
Read MoreThe Dodgers Are Raffling Off a World Series Ring and a World Series Ring NFT
Major League Baseball recently announced a partnership with Candy Digital, which specializes in “digital collectibles.” As part of that partnership, the Los Angeles Dodgers are auctioning a 2020 World Series ring NFT along with a real one. It underscores the possibilities in combining digital and physical merchandise…
Read MoreQUINN Expands Production and Service Teams With Three Hires
To keep up with the surge in orders, Hanover, Pennsylvania-based QUINN welcomed three more professionals into its family of printing superheroes dedicated to making full-color fabric printing easy for distributors…
Read MoreRecognition: Benefits for Your Business
There’s little doubt that employee recognition—especially when done both thoughtfully and intentionally—has an enormously positive impact on all involved. From a simple increase in productivity to retaining talent, there are seemingly countless studies that materially show how well employee recognition programs work for all involved. Even with all the irrefutable data, many employers overlook the…
Read MoreThe Most Important Question: Business Advice From Terry Fergus
Terry Fergus discusses the importance of building relationships and always having your eyes open to the opportunities around you. As a successful entrepreneur and trusted financial advisor, Fergus shares the most important question that every client is dying to answer: “Tell me about yourself”…
Read MoreFacebook’s Proposed AR Device Looks Like a Regular Baseball Hat
Facebook is betting that taking apparel we already wear and integrating augmented reality technology might be what finally allows the tech to embed itself in mainstream culture. The company filed for a patent in 2019 for a baseball hat with a “display subsystem” on the brim, which can be folded up or down…
Read MorePromo Suppliers on How Sales Are Returning to the Sports and Music Entertainment Markets
One thing is for sure: Whether distributors have been eyeing center stage or center field, now is an ideal time to jump into the entertainment space. Allowing fans back into venues nationwide should also provide a much-needed spike in promotional product sales…
Read MoreSmart Source Announces Acquisition of Cornerstone Media
Smart Source, Atlanta, last week announced its acquisition of the majority of assets of Spot Color LLC, dba Cornerstone Media, Birmingham, Ala. The acquisition of Cornerstone will allow Smart Source to further increase market share and strengthen its existing Southeast operations…
Read MoreLil Nas X’s Roblox Digital Merchandise Sales ‘Creeping Towards 8 Figures’
Online video games have enormous user bases, and that has prompted artists to “perform” livestreamed concerts within the games. Lil Nas X performed in Roblox in December, racking up more than 33 million views and a digital merchandise haul reportedly “creeping toward eight figures”…
Read MoreStreaming Platform LiveXLive Partners With Merchbar for E-Commerce Capabilities
You might recognize Merchbar as the company that partnered with Spotify and YouTube as they implement e-commerce platforms within their sites or apps. LiveXLive’s partnership with Merchbar will include items like apparel, vinyl records, posters, accessories and more for artists on the platform…
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