A concert T-shirt from KISS joins a storied list of geographic branded merch mix-ups that includes Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and New Mexico. The item in question this time? A shirt that should have read “Cincinnati,” but instead said “Cincinnatti” (with an extra “t”). The shirts were listed for $50 at the band’s merch table…
Read MoreYou Are a Leaky Bucket
When it comes to motivation, we are all “leaky buckets.” We have all had the experience of hearing an awesome motivational speaker who inspires us to commit to change and get ready to take our success to the next level. However, we have also all experienced that motivation and commitment dissipate within a few weeks.…
Read MoreThis Twitter Account Posts Old Movie Promo Products (And It’s Our New Favorite Follow)
We had some time to cruise social media during Labor Day weekend, and that gave us an opportunity to stumble on quite possibly one of the most exciting Twitter accounts we’ve found in a while. It’s called Movie Promo Merch Unlimited, and operates under the username @NightPromoting. It’s a celebration of promotional merchandise released alongside…
Read MoreThe Magnet Group Promotes Key Account Inside Sales Manager
The Magnet Group, Washington, Mo., announced the promotion of Tessa Mescher to key account inside sales manager. For the past two years, Mescher has worked as a key account specialist, getting to know many of the customers that she will continue to work with in her new role. “Tessa…
Read MoreChicago Will Scatter Massive Bears Bobbleheads Throughout the City This Football Season
Those who are remotely familiar with the newsletter certainly know that we here at Promo Marketing absolutely love bobbleheads. The Chicago Bears must know our weakness for chronicling the collectibles, as they have taken the joy of the products to new heights, literally, placing seven-foot-tall versions of famous team personnel around the city to honor…
Read MorePM Summer Rewind: Recapping a Busy Last Few Months in Promotional Products
Well, folks, here we are at the start of Labor Day Weekend. For many, it’s the official end of summer and the window of time where it’s acceptable to wear white clothes. How 2019 has flown by so quickly, we’ll never know. What we do know is that it was an eventful summer in the…
Read MoreGill Line’s Carl Gerlach To Be Inducted Into PPAI Hall of Fame
Gill Line, Lenexa, Kan., announced that former vice president of marketing Carl Gerlach will be inducted into the PPAI Hall of Fame at The PPAI Expo in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, at the…
Read MoreTSA Bans Disney’s (Awesome) Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Coca-Cola Bottles From Flights
Disney’s rad thermal-detonator-shaped Coca-Cola bottles are back in the news, but for a less fun reason. If you’re visiting the immersive Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park locations in California or Florida, then you can throw around the bottles as much as you want. Just don’t plan on taking them home as a souvenir from your trip to a galaxy far, far away. That is, at least, if you’re flying home…
Read MoreBud Light Brings Back Its Cleveland Browns ‘Victory Fridges’ for Promotional Pop-Up Shop
Bud Light is bringing back a popular promotion from last season: “Victory Fridges,” the beer-filled promotional refrigerators that would “unlock” once the Browns finally notched a win. Come Sept. 3 and 4, Bud Light will team up with the Browns to hawk the branded fridges to rabid fans through a pop-up shop creatively dubbed B.L. & Brown’s Appliance Superstore…
Read MoreHALO Branded Solutions Announces Headquarters Expansion
HALO Branded Solutions announced a major expansion of the company’s corporate headquarters in Sterling, Ill. The expansion comes just 16 months after the completion of HALO’s new corporate headquarters, and will include an additional 253,300 sq. ft. of warehouse space and 23,500 sq. ft. of office and meeting space. When the project is completed in early…
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