After YETI Coolers cut ties with the NRA, supporters of the organization retaliated by peacefully disposing of their YETI products. Wait, no—they shot them and blew them up. In a message to members on Tuesday, NRA past president Marion P. Hammer offered a less dangerous solution: stickers. “Approximately 100,000 free stickers, proudly displaying the message…
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Polyconcept North America (PCNA), Pittsburgh, announced the addition of three new hard goods field sales managers. These newly-created positions will allow the company to more effectively support customers in Texas and throughout the Southeast U.S. Katie Crnkovich has three years of experience in the promotional products industry and 12 years of experience in the incentive-and-recognition…
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Long a fan favorite Han Solo will serve as the subject of an eponymous anthology film that holds its world premiere today in Los Angeles and opens nationwide May 25. Six brands will help Disney tout the exploits of Princess Leia’s favorite scruffy-looking nerf herder, but the one that could have wowed us the most, the Solo Cup Company, has left us a tad disappointed…
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The second in this series of BIC Graphic Expert Sessions focuses on bags, tied for the 2nd largest category in promotional products. This webinar is designed to provide the tools you need to be successful in selling bags while adding value for your customers.
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According to 7-Eleven, locations will be decorated with messages and catchphrases in the tongue-in-cheek, even crude, voice of the hero himself. Stores will also carry exclusive Deadpool-branded items such as collectible Slurpee cups and straws, Monster energy drinks and Trolli candy…
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As one of our favorite films, 1987’s “The Princess Bride” contains a number of unforgettably humorous and pithy lines. Many utterances possess both descriptions, with our top combination being, “Get some rest. If you haven’t got your health, you haven’t got anything,” which Count Rugen suggests to Prince Humperdinck after the latter explains his lengthy…
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We love T-shirt cannons. Whether it’s the Philly Phanatic launching T-shirts (or hot dogs) while riding an ATV across the baseball field or just arena staff hucking T-shirts into the expectant hands of the masses, they’re a really awesome way to give out promotional apparel. In a New Yorker cartoon, Benjamin Schwartz immortalized the appeal…
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Socks are no longer just the layer of clothing that comes between your feet and your crocs (no judgment). These days, socks are a fashion statement. Believe it or not, they’re taking the style world by storm, and we’re predicting that promotional socks are going to change the promotional game, too…
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TSC Apparel, Cincinnati, announced that it has acquired Thinc Actionwear, the Portland, Oregon-based apparel supplier. The acquisition expands TSC’s reach in North America, creating a new presence for the apparel supplier in the Pacific Northwest…
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Microbeads have been common in lotion and other personal care items thanks to their exfoliating properties. However, because they aren’t biodegradable and cause pollution in the oceans and waterways, countries like the U.K. and Canada, along with the U.S., have moved to ban them. The current state of microbead bans. Green shows total…
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