Fairware Inc., based in Vancouver, Canada, and San Francisco, Calif., has joined Reciprocity Road, an alliance of nine distributors located across the U.S and now Canada comprising approximately $220 million in spend…
Read MoreMcDonald’s Is Auctioning a Blinged-Out 18-Karat Gold Shamrock Shake Cup (Valued at $90K) for Charity
We love seeing all the creative merch that comes out before Valentine’s Day, but people forget that February is also the beginning of Shamrock Shake season at McDonald’s. This year, McDonald’s is auctioning off a “Golden Shamrock Shake” cup valued at $90,000, and all money raised benefits Ronald McDonald House Charities…
Read MoreMiPPA Presents Third Annual Leadership Conference
“Vision 2020 — The Future Is Now” is the theme for the third annual Michigan Leadership Conference, presented by the Michigan Promotional Professionals Association (MiPPA) on April 20 and 21. The two-day conference brings the power of a national conference to the regional community. The conference will be held at the Inn at Harbor Shores on Lake Michigan…
Read MoreAnother Minor League Baseball Team Roasts the Houston Astros Via Promotional Giveaway
The St. Paul Saints, a member of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, are planning a bobblehead giveaway that pokes fun at the Houston Astros’ trash can-based cheating tactics. Thanks to “Astro the Grouch,” the first 1,500 fans will pick up a collectible that will let them know…
Read MoreThis Japanese Company’s Latest Fashion Line Is Heavily Inspired by … Ziploc Bags?
Japanese company BEAMS Couture has teamed up with upcycling designer Keisuke Kanda on a Ziploc collection that also features a collab with Fruit of the Loom and Manhattan Portage, which means clear bags, accessories and even some apparel items, all branded with the Ziploc logo…
Read MoreThe Tampa Bay Lightning Had Players Design T-shirts, Hats for Charity (and They Look Pretty Good!)
While the players on the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning deserve kudos for their skills, four of them also merit praise for their charitable involvement. Through the clothing brand ’47, the quartet helped design T-shirts and hats whose proceeds will benefit charities of their choosing. All four shirts are already sold out…
Read MoreOur Fave 5 Promotional Products of the Week: Pancake Socks, Philly x Whole Foods and More
There’s never a dull week in the world of promotional products. Over the last few days, we again realized the potential of micro-moments to make for branded gold thanks to an emergency backup goalie’s turn with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, and saw some pretty great Philly-centric merch at our local Whole Foods. Plus three more cool finds!…
Read MoreROQ International Comes to North America With New ROQ.US Partnership for Decorated Apparel Industry
Formerly announced to an estimated 14,000 attendees at Impressions Expo in Long Beach, Calif., the largest trade show for the screen printing and apparel industries in the U.S., ROQ.US is expanding what’s considered possible within the decorated apparel field…
Read MoreThose Supreme Oreos Are Getting Bids as High as $92K on eBay (But There’s Some Weirdness)
Remember those Supreme Oreo cookies we wrote about a little while ago? Remember how we said they’d be huge on the secondary market? The Oreos are already listed on eBay for anywhere from $25 to tens of thousands of dollars. One eBay seller even sold a three-pack for $92,000 at one point. Not just listed. Sold…
Read MoreSorrento Mesa Promo’s Scott Cappel Was Ready to Retire From His Printing Company—He Became a Promo Distributor Instead
After a successful career running his printing company, Scott Cappel was ready to retire. Then, on a whim, he went to PPAI Expo, and was so blown away by the industry he decided to jump in as a promo distributor. Scott told us why he made the switch, what he’s learned so far and more. Plus, Sean and Brendan discuss old, obsolete tech and remember the mythical iPod Sock…
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