My 5 Favorite Promotions of the Week: Chicago Cubs Branded Fanny Packs, Bloody Amazon Echos and More

From “Stranger Things”-inspired sports giveaways and a blood-spattered Amazon Echo to (yes, you guessed it) more brewery merchandise, here is this week’s installment of the Fave 5…

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Minnesota Museum Has Sold 40,000 Branded Apparel Items Since ‘Stranger Things’ Hoodie Cameo

We don’t have to tell you that television product placement can be a big boost for a business, but it might be surprising just how influential a brief product spot can be. Such is the case for The Science Museum of Minnesota, which saw a major uptick in promotional shirt purchases from its gift shop and web store after “Stranger Things” used its branding for Dustin’s vintage sweatshirt…

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PPAI Honors Daryll Griffin and Irene Kogutt With Woman of Achievement Award

Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, honored Daryll Griffin, MAS, owner and CEO of distributor Atlanta-based Accolades Inc., and the late Irene Kogutt, MAS, former owner of Dallas-based supplier Dart Manufacturing Company, as recipients of the 2019 PPAI Woman of Achievement award. The presentations were the highlight of Monday’s opening dinner at PPAI’s Women’s…

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Rihanna Is Selling a $230 T-shirt Specifically to Troll Fans

Let’s be honest, is there anything Rihanna can’t do? Over the years, the superstar has had a number of roles besides pop star. Those other interests have maybe put her recording career on the back burner, and fans have been asking her nonstop to release new music. RiRi, apparently, is getting tired of the questions, and has now taken to trolling her fans through social media with a $230 T-shirt…

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This Band’s Promotional Fragrance Will Ruin Your Clothes (On Purpose)

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…

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