The National Basketball Association’s regular season slate commences in 11 days, and while fans (as well as general managers) are making predictions on how the hoopsters will perform, many of them are also wondering how they will look. Nike has commenced its eight-year apparel partnership with the league and has worked hard to produce innovative…
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Playtex is recalling its children’s plates and bowls after receiving reports of the items’ clear plastic layers peeling and bubbling, posing a choking hazard. According to the CPSC, Playtex has received 372 reports of the plastic layers on the items bubbling over and peeling, and has received 11 reports of parents finding pieces of the…
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The selfie stick has become wildly popular among tourists and travelers, but unfortunately, with its metal construction and ability to retract, it kind of resembles a weapon. Because of that, it’s been banned from places like sports stadiums and festivals. But, there’s no denying that they’re helpful when it comes to fitting groups of people…
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KUHL, a Salt Lake City-based apparel company, filed a suit against L.L. Bean on Oct. 2, claiming that L.L. Bean’s new slogan “Be An Outsider,” infringes on KUHL’s trademark on “The Outsider.” KUHL, filing under the name Alfwear, specializes in outdoor and rugged apparel, and said L.L. Bean’s new slogan infringes on its trademark due…
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Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), has announced the election of its newest members. Lori Kates, president of IMAGEN Brands, and Todd Pottebaum, MAS+, president of Quality Resource Group, Inc., have been elected to the PPAI Board of Directors. They will begin their four-year terms immediately following The PPAI Expo 2018 in January. “Lori and Todd’s…
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Lithium Ion batteries have become a crucial component in modern technology. Items like smartphones, chargers and toys use the batteries. But, given their volatility, they’ve received a hefty amount of criticism. Some scientists have developed new ways to make them safer. Now, in the case of a scientific team at Rice University, they’re working on…
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Louis Vuitton seemingly does not know when to give up. Ready for some backstory? Here’s some backstory: February, 2016: LVMH, the umbrella company that owns Louis Vuitton, lost a case against parody bag company My Other Bag. December, 2016: Louis Vuitton took the case to appeals court, and the Court of Appeals for the Second…
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Building your promotional products business is a journey. How is your journey going? Are you running into unpleasant surprises and unexpected potholes? Great journeys start with a vision. You must know where you are going. This is your dream. So dream big. What do you hope to find, to create, to feel, to experience and accomplish on your journey?…
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S’Well water bottles are all the rage right now. If you find yourself in a gym or yoga studio, chances are you’ve seen some fitness-focused people toting around one of the stylish drinkware items. S’Well is upping its style game in a big way, thanks to a partnership with Swarovski and the Breast Cancer Research…
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Ever since the 1956 publication of cognitive psychologist George A. Miller’s “The Magic Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our Capacity for Processing Information,” short-term memory has proven a prominent topic in many areas. In advertising and marketing, where the powers that be often depend on quick connections to attract customers and…
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