Certain cities have acquired hit-and-miss identities due to the combination of enthralling and appalling events that have come to comprise their histories. Philadelphia—Promo Marketing’s metropolitan base—definitely finds itself among those municipalities with mixed records…
Read More‘The Walking Dead’ Uses Adult Diapers as Promo Items
“The Walking Dead” has been really killing it with their promotions lately. (Get it? Killing? Please clap.) For the show’s season 8 premier, it’s debuting “Negan’s Sh*ttin’ Pants,” i.e. actual adult diapers. Here’s a little backstory (which I needed, too, because I stopped watching at the third season): The character Negan, who you might remember…
Read MoreEminem Is Hiding New Album Announcement In Fake Pharmaceutical Promotions
People looking at a banner for a what appears to be a new miracle drug called Revival might be disappointed that the advertised drug won’t, in fact, help them to “Seize the moment,” unless the moment they want to seize is listening to a new Eminem album. Eagle-eyed hip hop fans might notice that the…
Read MoreNew Hampshire Newcomer Maura Sullivan Commits Logo Gaffe in Joining a Congressional Race
We tend not to hear too much about New Hampshire, with the U.S. presidential election cycle’s tabbing of its primary as the first one in the race for the White House arguably being its chief claim to fame. Though the Granite State will not grab its next share of the limelight in that context until…
Read MoreFacilisgroup Announces a New Partner: Knock-Out Specialties
Facilisgroup, St. Louis, welcomed Knock-Out Specialties to its community of promotional products distributor partners. A family-owned business, Knock-Out Specialties has been providing promotional products and marketing services in Plano, Texas, since 1994. “We’re looking forward to receiving growth and efficiency improvements from Facilisgroup’s software and best practices,” John Bottone, owner of Knock-Out Specialties. “The more…
Read MoreCPSC Prohibits 5 More Chemicals in Children’s Toys and Child Care Products
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted 3 to 2 last week to prohibit children’s toys and various child care items from containing more than 0.1 percent of specific phthalate chemicals…
Read MoreSamsung’s Sky-High Giveaway Is Kind of Genius
There was once a time not too long ago that Samsung Galaxy Note smartphones weren’t welcome on airplanes, and now the company is trying to make that a distant memory by surprising airline passengers flying from Madrid to A Coruña with a Galaxy Note 8 giveaway while on an airplane. This week, Samsung gave out…
Read MoreQantas Airlines Launches Most Adorable Uniforms Ever
“Adorable” might be a shocking description of airline uniforms, but stick with us for this one. Australian airline Qantas unveiled a new collection of children’s airline uniforms for the future aviators of the world. According to Paddle Your Own Kanoo, little ones can either dress up as cabin crew or pilots. The designs are based…
Read MoreTommy Hilfiger Launches Apparel Line for People With Disabilities
We’ve got to say, we love apparel news like this. It’s so great to see apparel companies take the initiative to make more apparel options available to shoppers with disabilities, and we hope this trend continues. A few months ago, we covered the details of Target’s new line for children with disabilities, and now Ralph…
Read MoreAprons ‘n More Inc. Purchases Gayla Canada’s Sewing Business
Aprons ‘n More Inc., Lindsay, Ontario, has purchased Gayla Canada’s promotional product sewing business effective Oct. 31, 2017. Frank Guzzo and his wife Julie, owners of Gayla Canada, have finally made the decision to retire after having been active in the promotional products business for more than 40 years. Aprons ‘n More has been in…
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