Hidden Valley Is Giving Away a $35K Bottle of Ranch

Hidden Valley seems to have this weird understanding of how to make insane yet marketable promotional items to advertise its dressing. We saw Hidden Valley pump out items like slippers and T-shirts for the “ultimate Ranch fan,” (whoever that may be). While promotions like that appeal to the masses, Hidden Valley is going a bit…

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Admatch-Regal Names New President, CEO as Owner Mark Nackman Retires

Admatch-Regal, New Rochelle, N.Y., has announced that its longtime owner and president, Mark E. Nackman, will be retiring after 40 years at the helm. With his retirement, he will be handing over the reins to Phil Sharkey and Alex Nackman. Sharkey is a known industry veteran and has been serving as Admatch-Regal’s director of sales…

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YETI Just Released a Tote Bag (for $150)

YETI’s new Camino Carryall brings the brand’s pension for over-engineering to new and exciting heights. That’s right, Yeti has designed a tote bag, and it wants you to pay $150 to get your hands on it. Before you smash your computer, or break into a fit of laughter so outrageous that you wake up in a hospital, hear us out. This thing is pretty darn sweet…

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Oscar Swag: Expensive Advertising and Legal Weed

We’ve dug into the Oscars gift bag and all of the extravagant (and expensive) stuff inside of it. But the gift bags didn’t just materialize. As we know, assembling the bags was a somewhat controversial topic last year due to the bag’s sort of official-yet-unofficial status. And it’s pretty…

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The Problem With International Women’s Day Promotions

Brands went all in on marketing for International Women’s Day, which in theory, seems like a great thing. All these small and large corporations are coming together to express their support of women’s issues, women’s rights and, of course, women in general, but it’s a little more complicated than that. Here’s a few of the…

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