The Hottest Thing In Fashion Is Style Icon … Bernie Sanders?

It’s been awhile since we felt the Bern of a good Bernie Sanders promotion, but it looks like Balenciaga is bringing back the iconic political logo in its new shoes, and its hoping you’ll pay $595 for them. According to GQ, Balenciaga is continuing its tradition of paying homage to Sanders with its latest pool…

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QCA Adds Pierre Martichoux to Board of Directors

The Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, welcomed Pierre Martichoux to its board of directors. Martichoux is the president of Chameleon Like, Gilroy, Calif., a QCA accredited company since 2012. He has served as a volunteer on QCA’s finance committee and will continue in that role for the foreseeable future.…

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IHOP Is the Latest Food Chain to Create Must-Have Apparel

Aside from Pizza Hut’s new kicks, It’s been pretty quiet on the food chain apparel front. A few months ago, we had new apparel lines from Arby’s, KFC, Taco Bell and White Castle. But our stomachs and wallets have been rumbling waiting for the next big food apparel drop. Thankfully, IHOP is coming in clutch with…

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Focus on Fundraising: Taking Nonprofit Promotions to the Next Level

Nonprofit organizations consistently rank as one of the top purchasers of promotional products. From fundraisers to donor gifts, there’s no shortage of potential selling opportunities. If you’re looking to grow your philanthropic promotional business, it’s important to know what the client is looking for, what products consistently perform well and what new ideas are growing…

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Do You Recognize Anyone On Print+Promo’s Under 40 List? (We Sure Do)

Promo Marketing’s sister publication, Print+Promo, released its Under 40 list, which celebrates workers in the print and promotional industries making waves before their 40th birthdays. Among the print and promo professionals, there are a few names that likely will stand out to distributors working in the promo side of things, like Miles Wadsworth from Logo…

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Meet Defunkd—the Website Selling Real Vintage T-shirts (for Up to $13,000)

Defunkd sells all sorts of T-shirts at prices ranging from several dollars to several thousand dollars, with the cheaper shirts mostly comprised of low-level brand and event T-shirts that look like common thrift store finds. On the higher end, T-shirts sell with names like Metallica, Sonic Youth, Faces and Grateful Dead emblazoned across their worn fabric. There’s even a glow-in-the-dark Star Wars Return of the Jedi T-shirt on sale for $5,000…

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UK Designer Makes Drinkware, Footwear From Used Chewing Gum

What do you do when you’re finished with your chewing gum? Hopefully, you don’t just spit it out on the street or stick it under a table like an animal. Ideally, you’d find a proper receptacle for it. Until recently, the immediate choice would be a trash can, but thanks to a U.K. designer, there…

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Superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo Asks Milwaukee Bucks to Stop Selling T-shirt Because He Is An Extremely Nice Guy

Among the four major professional sports, the National Basketball Association definitely registers as the flashiest league, as some of the world’s greatest showmen engage in pulse-pounding action for their riveted fan bases. Clutch shots, awe-inspiring passes, huge blocks and monstrous dunks have made many teams consistently admirable draws, with the last element of that quartet…

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