The modern music merchandise game is a game of creativity, co-branding and innovation. Long gone are the days of a T-shirt being enough to complete a band’s merchandise portfolio. The dawn of e-commerce and a saturated music market has forced artists and marketing firms to think outside the boxy T-shirt. Weezer’s Black Market was the…
Read MoreEvans Manufacturing Hires Greg Armstrong as Vice President of Sales
Greg Armstrong has joined Garden Grove, California-based supplier Evans Manufacturing as vice president of sales. Armstrong has more than 20 years of experience in all facets of the print and promotional products industry as a supplier, distributor and buyer. As a distributor, he has held the title of vice…
Read MoreDisney and Custom Merch Company Provide ‘Toy Story 4’ Charity T-shirts for Irish Hospital
While box office receipts for “Toy Story 4” will make the honchos at Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios quite happy as the summer unfolds, the movie’s overall identity stands to help ill children in Ireland feel that they are the richest people on the planet. That is because the cinematic titans have united with…
Read MoreChocolate Packaging Study Has Some Neat Implications for Custom Packaging in Promo
A new study focusing on chocolate packaging has some encouraging results for promo companies looking to provide custom packaging as an upsell for clients. Researchers published a report that found that people had different reactions to the same chocolate depending on its packaging…
Read MoreChocolate Inn/Lanco Expands Customer Service Team
Chocolate Inn/Lanco, Hicksville, N.Y., is growing its customer service support staff with the addition of Dina Townsend as customer service/inside sales representative, and the promotion of Beth Shapiro to assistant customer service manager. Both experienced promotional products and service representatives, Townsend and Shapiro will help continue the company’s tradition of providing a high level of…
Read MoreNew Additions and Old Classics in Promotional Drinkware
Look around you right now. Chances are there’s at least one piece of drinkware within arm’s reach. The chances are even higher that there’s a logo on it. Be it a coffee mug from your trip to San Antonio, your water bottle you got for free when you signed up for the gym, or a…
Read MoreAmazon Is Expanding Printing Capacity for Its Booming On-Demand Apparel and Merchandise Service
Almost exactly one year ago, Amazon expanded its Merch by Amazon print-on-demand service with new items, like PopSockets, to go with the standard assortment of apparel offerings already available. Now, the company is quietly expanding its on-demand printing capabilities at facilities in Pennsylvania and elsewhere…
Read MoreHUB Promotional Group Hires East Coast Rep Firm Brooks & Brooks for New England Territory
HUB Promotional Group, Braintree, Mass., announced the addition of East Coast promotional product rep firm Brooks & Brooks as representatives for the New England territory. The firm, which has been in business since 1974, features three field reps—Carson Brooks, Joshua Brooks and Erin Joslin—supported by three internal employees. Brooks & Brooks has received many industry and…
Read MoreWhy the White Sox Are Defending Themselves After ‘Disco Demolition Night’ Anniversary Promotion
Disco Demolition Night is one of the most infamous events in baseball and American music history. It was the night that the White Sox and a frustrated Chicago rock DJ urged fans to show up to Comiskey Park for a White Sox double-header where the team would blow up a crate of disco records during…
Read MoreIt’s Official: Disney’s New Galaxy’s Edge Theme Park Merch Has Zero ‘Star Wars’ Branding (With One Notable Exception)
For fans who just can’t wait for new Star Wars merch, a trip the new Galaxy’s Edge theme park at Disneyland should help them get their fill. But there’s a twist: None of the Star Wars merchandise available at the parks’ themed gift shops will feature “Star Wars” or “Galaxy’s Edge” branding…
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