There were so many amazing promotions this week that I almost had to upgrade this to a Fave 10. But, I’m a stickler for consistent branding, so I managed to narrow it down to five. You’ll notice that this week’s Fave 5 skews pretty heavily toward beer and tacos, but I guess that’s just the stage of life I’m in right now…
Read MoreBuckle up, folks, because we’ve got a truck T-shirt controversy!!! We’ve seen our share of T-shirt artwork mistakes in the past, like the time Walmart printed the wrong state on its University of Maryland tees, or when Nike spelled Arkansas wrong on a football jersey. Now, Kohl’s has committed its own artwork error that is, frankly, pretty amusing…
Read MoreSince promotional apparel is increasingly shadowing retail, we can gain some insights from retail buyers. According to Apparel News, a recent survey from Cotton Inc. and Cotton Council International polled 7,300 consumers from various countries to determine what drives their clothing purchases…
Read MoreWhile the internet teemed with pieces that aimed to clarify the distinction between Memorial Day and Veterans Day, Jacob Weindling, a staff writer with Paste, and Nick Francona, a former Marine and son of Major League Baseball manager Terry Francona, sought to address the distinction between saying one is going to do something for military…
Read More
HUB Promotional Group, Braintree, Mass., announced the addition of Gerard Schifano as Northeast territory manager. The promotional products industry veteran joined HUB Promotional Group’s HUB Pen Company as a multi-line factory representative in 2015, representing the company in New Jersey, Southern New York and New York City. Gerard had…
Read MoreWe all like to pride ourselves on being multi-taskers, but being a spelling extraordinaire cannot be among everyone’s skillset. In conjunction with the 92nd staging of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Google Trends has again revealed which words cause the most misery for the masses, with “beautiful” yet again emerging as the one that drives…
Read More
A Tennessee high school is in some hot water after T-shirts promoting a former faculty member-turned state representative were placed on a table in the school. Rep. David Byrd had been the basketball coach at Wayne County High School in Waynesboro, Tenn., and has been accused by three of his former students of sexual misconduct…
Read More
The Vernon Company, Newton, Iowa, recognized Brooklyn Center, Minnesota-based Showdown Displays with the 2018 Supplier of the Year Award during the company’s annual National Sales Meeting in April at The Paradise Pointe Resort in San Diego, Calif. Shari Garvalis, national account manager for Showdown Displays, accepted the prestigious award for the second year…
Read MoreCustomized packaging elevates a promotional product to the next level. The packaging is decorated with full wrap four-color process. With customized packaging, you’re no longer just delivering promotional products, but rather offering a gift waiting to be unwrapped. Spector & Co. offers four customized packaging solutions—two options for pens, one option for journals and one…
Read MoreThe National Basketball Association (NBA) finds itself at an interesting stage, and not only because it is nearing the conclusion of another riveting season. The business behemoth abounds with performers who, beyond the rewards that their often-exorbitant contracts grant them, are looking for more financial stability acquired through branded merchandise. Given that NBA careers are…
Read More
