The U.S. Green Building Council has announced that Lewiston, Maine-based distributor Geiger has been awarded LEED Certification at the Gold level for its Lewiston, Maine headquarters. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification verifies a construction project has met or exceeded globally recognized green building standards. Companies recognized with this achievement undergo a rigorous…
Read MoreNonprofit Animal Shelter’s Director on Choosing Promotional Merch for Online Pop-Up Store
To get an idea what the shelter and, by extension, similar organizations, look for in promotional products, we spoke with Heather Achenbach, executive director for SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals, on the ideas behind the online pop-up shop, how they selected the merch and how they sourced the items…
Read MoreOrbus Introduces Price Changes Effective Aug. 1, 2019
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Ill., a wholesale supplier and manufacturer of display, exhibit, graphic and event solutions, has announced updated product pricing as a result of tariff increases implemented earlier in 2019. Orbus is happy to have been able to maintain pricing through July 2019, giving its dealer partners a unique, competitive advantage.…
Read MoreSmall Band Shares ‘Open Source’ T-shirt Design Any Band Can Use to Show Fans Why Buying Merch Matters
We are not ashamed to admit we had not heard of the band While She Sleeps before having become aware of its efforts to educate listeners on the complexities of the music industry. The metalcore act is hoping that a T-shirt design will help remind music fans that, especially in the age of streaming, buying…
Read MoreThe 3 Coolest Features in Nike’s New SpongeBob SquarePants Branded Shoes
Branded shoe collaborations have been popping up everywhere, and we’re really not mad about it. So far, each one has had its share of cool design elements behind it. Today, we’re covering the Kyrie Irving and SpongeBob SquarePants collection from Nike, and there are some fun features and other reasons that these branded shoes will be flying off the shelves on August 10…
Read MoreAugusta Sportswear Acquires Pacific Headwear
Augusta Sportswear, Augusta, Ga., announced that it has acquired Pacific Headwear, a privately held company based in Coburg, Ore. Terms of the agreement were not announced. Pacific Headwear will join Augusta Sportswear’s current brand portfolio that includes Augusta Sportswear, Holloway and High Five, as well as an exclusive partnership with Russell Athletic on team uniforms…
Read MoreChips Ahoy’s $210 ‘Cookie Rig’ Is the Craziest Promotional Product We’ve Seen This Summer
The Chips Ahoy marketing team must have become jealous of the coverage that Promo Marketing has given to fellow Mondelez International asset Oreo through this website. That must be the reason that the cookie brand has decided to release the Cookie Rig, a product so preposterous that we have to declare it the summer’s craziest…
Read MoreMy 5 Favorite Promotions of the Week: Shirts Dyed With Actual Coffee, LeBron’s Taco Tuesday Tees and More
Guys, I know I say this every week, but this week especially featured a ton of amazing promotions. I actually had to create an entire bracket challenge to narrow down my list to five. Okay, so I didn’t really do that, but I did stare at my list of social media bookmarks for an extended…
Read MorePenn Emblem Company Adds Carly Wenderlich as Content and Social Media Specialist
Penn Emblem Company, the supplier based in Philadelphia, announced a new addition to its team. Carly Wenderlich, a Penn State University graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in advertising and marketing, will serve as content and social media specialist for the company…
Read MoreHow Kmart and Sears Looked to Promotional Products to Launch Their Retail Comeback
Everyone loves a good comeback story. Bill Feldberg, chief marketing officer for Something Inked, Nashville, Tenn., recalls a promotional products campaign he did with Sears and Kmart—two former titans now looking to revitalize their brands and reinvent themselves for the new world of retail—that felt especially personal and successful…
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