When they’re not talking about Weezer, “Jurassic Park” or “Star Wars,” the PM Podcast crew had some great conversations with people from all across the industry, from suppliers and distributors to end-buyers and more. Here are a few of those episodes to either revisit or listen to for the first time…
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It felt like it rained for a month straight here in Philadelphia, but we managed to get out into the world and find a few promotional products that caught our eyes. Check out this week’s edition of our five favorite promotional products, which include a neat idea using coasters, a meat-heavy holiday shop and the return of KFC’s chicken-scented firelog…
Read MoreThere’s no denying how good bacon smells. And now, this online retailer is selling T-shirts scented like bacon (and a whole bunch of other stuff), so you can go around all day smelling like your favorite breakfast food. Call us crazy, but this is a sweet, or maybe savory, idea. The shirts are printed with a “scent-infused gel application” to…
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Rocket Lab is an aerospace company whose business involves launching small satellites into space for paying customers. Like many companies, it has an online merch store with various T-shirts and other branded items. Unlike many companies, it’s also selling a $7.5 million gold coin. The coin, available in two styles, can actually be obtained for free, sort of…
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Where would we be without apparel? Well, we probably wouldn’t be in public, that’s for sure. Colder, too. Jokes aside, promotional apparel remains the top selling category for the industry. So, naturally, we covered it a lot this year. Here are 10 of our most-read, favorite or otherwise noteworthy apparel stories from 2019…
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Of the many notable statistics in PPAI’s 2019 Consumer Study, here’s one that really stands out: The percentage of consumers who value sustainability consistently rises with each successive generation. Just 8 percent of boomers and 10 percent of Gen Xers said they care about sustainable promotional products, but the…
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Popeyes’ chicken sandwich launched over the summer, promptly sold out nationwide, and relaunched again in November to impossibly long drive-thru lines and the occasional parking lot brawl. Demand has since returned to normal. But, considering its enormous popularity, there was a baffling lack of chicken sandwich merch. Until now…
Read MoreTaking things found in video games and movies and turning them into merchandise is not a new phenomenon. In fact, it’s about the oldest trick in the book when it comes to marketing for these media platforms. But Disney is doing something a little different with Star Wars merch for a tie-in with the new “Jedi: Fallen Order” video game…
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Since introducing the PM Longform series last year, we’ve explored the ongoing trade war with China, the rise of the supplier one-stop-shop, the broader public perception of the industry and more. So, if your New Year’s Resolution for 2020 is to read more, why not start here with some of our most in-depth reported pieces?…
Read MoreOver his short yet prolific career, Jimi Hendrix prided himself on being a nonconformist. Through Sony Music’s Thread Shop, however, he is set, at least from a commercial perspective, to join a roster of music legends and current artists who have received the branded merch treatment…
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