As it turns out, this latest project is merely a continuation of Lynch’s promotional prowess. Previous examples include David Lynch Coffee, a series of Twin Peaks-inspired craft beers made in collaboration with Mikkeller Brewing and a very cool line of skateboards and apparel from Habitat…
Read MoreNatural Trends Introduces Febreze
Natural Trends, Springville, Utah, announced that it has added Febreze to its exclusive channel partnership with the Procter and Gamble Company (P&G). As part of P&G’s Connect+Develop open innovation program aimed at developing new sales channels, co-branded Febreze CAR Air Freshener will now be available to the promotional products industry. In 1998, P&G gave households…
Read MorePromotional Roadwork? Domino’s Is Paving Potholes to Save Pizza
Have you ever driven over a pothole and thought, “Gosh, this city can’t fix anything right, can they? Where’s Domino’s when you need it?” You probably haven’t, because that sentence is insane out of context. It would make a little more sense if you knew that Domino’s was actually paving over potholes in order to…
Read MoreA Sneak Peek Inside the U.S. Open’s Booming Promotional Hats Business
Promotional hats and golf go together like peanut butter and jelly (or peanut butter and pickles, if you’re our weird friend from college). The baseball cap has long been a staple of any golfer’s wardrobe, which is why the U.S. Open hats continue to be a thriving promotional business. Credit: Getty…
Read MoreHow a Weird Goose-Related Micro-Moment Became a Merchandise Win for Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers have yet to give their fans much to roar about this season, as their 31-37 mark puts them in third place in the American League Central Division. To pull off an unexpected climb and prevent the Cleveland Indians from notching their third-straight division title, the team might just need Rally Goose, its…
Read MoreHere Are the World’s Largest Apparel Companies
We get almost as excited for the annual Forbes Global 2000 List as we do for our quarterly IKEA catalog (don’t judge us). Last year, we detailed the apparel companies that took the top spots, including Christian Dior, Nike and Inditex. And this year, we…
Read MoreDelta Airlines Makes Changes to Uniforms After Employees Complained of Rashes
Last week, we delivered the unfortunate news that Delta Airlines’ highly anticipated Zac Posen-designed uniforms were already causing rashes for flight attendants. We suggested Delta should respond immediately to the crisis (to avoid the fate same fate as American Airlines) and thankfully, it seems the airline did just that. According to CNBC, Delta Airlines took…
Read MoreExpo East Roundup: (Some Of) The Coolest Promotional Products From Atlantic City
PPAI’s Expo East wrapped up today, and if you couldn’t make it to Atlantic City for the show and a slice of boardwalk pizza (or five), don’t worry. We were there to scope some of the coolest new promotional products on offer from exhibiting suppliers…
Read MoreKing Cotton: the Past, Present and Future of the Promotional Apparel Staple
A look at the history of cotton, from its explosive growth in the Civil War-era U.S. to its increased production worldwide to its current status as king of the apparel industry. Also, the lowdown on cotton’s place in the promotional apparel market and the trends to expect for fall 2018 and beyond…
Read MoreMore Logo Fun: Burger King Becomes ‘Pancake King’ on Twitter in Vicious Jab at ‘IHOb’
2018 is an interesting time to be alive. For the sake of conversation, let’s call the world we’re living in right now The Future. Because, after all, a lot of movies that were based in the “future” take place around now. In those movies and TV shows, the world is typically a chromed-out amusement park…
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