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…
Read MoreVernon Hires Kelli Denes as Director of Business Development
The Vernon Company, Newton, Iowa, announced the hiring of Kelli Denes as director of business development. In this role, Denes will be actively directing Vernon’s national recruiting efforts in addition to working with the company’s top salespeople to strategically grow the business with major accounts, and helping the company…
Read MoreMy 5 Favorite Promotions of the Week: John Legend Tees, Vampire Weekend Drinkware and More
Can you believe it’s already Wednesday again? I’m definitely in a counting-down-until-Friday phase, but the surplus of amazing promotional products I’ve seen this week has made things a little more bearable. From musician merchandise to donut shop apparel, here’s this week’s Fave 5. This is also a rare instance where there is no brewery merchandise…
Read MoreThis University’s Team-Only Hat Was So Popular, It’s Now Using It to Sell Season Tickets
We’ll admit, it’s been a baseball-heavy merchandise news cycle lately. But, what can we say? There’s good reason for it. Along with the IronPigs recent merchandise success, Michigan’s team-only baseball hat is making headlines. It all started, as most things do, with a tweet. The Detroit News posted a photo of University of Michigan’s baseball…
Read MoreWhy This Minor League Baseball Team’s Promotional Jawns Are All on Back Order
I’m not exactly Anna Wintour, but I still feel confident in saying one of the biggest fashion trends of 2019 is Minor League Baseball merchandise. Just last week, we delved into the Timber Rattlers hugely successful Udder Tugger merchandise, and we’ve been keeping a close eye on all the big moves the Traverse City Pit…
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