Hurricane Irma has reached Puerto Rico and other Caribbean island countries, and is on track to make landfall in Florida on Sunday as a Category 4 storm, Reuters reported. So far, the storm has killed 10 and caused significant damage in Barbuda, St. Martin and the British Virgin Islands. In the following 48 hours after…
Read MoreGCPPA Appoints Gloria Lafont to Board of Directors
The Gold Coast Promotional Products Association (GCPPA), West Palm Beach, Fla., announced the appointment of Gloria Lafont to its board of directors. Lafont has taken the place of Chelsea Heller of Windbrella, who resigned her position due to time and travel constraints.…
Read MorePublic Interest Group Wants Prop 65 Warning Labels to Apply to Coffee
Coffee has long kept consumers perky, and this season has proven particularly noteworthy for aficionados thanks to the findings from two studies and a bit of business savvy…
Read MoreHere’s Why Minor League Hockey Team’s Strange Bobblehead Promo Is Actually Great Marketing
Ubiquitous and often humorous, bobbleheads have established a steady presence in the American consciousness, frequently inspiring some very novel creations. The sports world has perpetually given the nod to the figures as means to celebrate performers,…
Read MoreApple’s New Headphones Indicate a Future of Smartphone Pairing
New Beats by Dr. Dre headphones could be a good indicator of what wireless headphones will feature in the near future, as more smartphone products are ditching the headphone jack and wireless systems grow in popularity. Apple made the news on the release of its iPhone 7, which was the first model to do away…
Read MoreDo These ‘We Survived Hurricane Harvey’ T-shirts Take Advantage of Tragedy?
In the midst of the tragic events unfolding in Texas, T-shirts have been popping up in Corpus Christi, Aransas Pass and Rockport featuring the slogan “We survived Hurricane Harvey.” The T-shirts have been selling on the side of the road, and they’ve ignited their own controversy. According to…
Read MoreWhite Castle Follows in McDonald’s Fashion Forward Uniform Footsteps
McDonald’s surprised everyone this year when it launched its new, trendy uniforms. Some people loved them, some people hated them, and some said they looked like Star Wars villains. It seems like White Castle liked what it saw, however, because the company is the latest fast food giant to give fashion-forward looks a try. According…
Read MoreAlexander Wang Shows The Jenners How to Properly License Celebrity Clothing
We all saw the catastrophe that was Kendall and Kylie Jenner’s attempt to use celebrities’ likenesses, like Notorious B.I.G. and Jim Morrison’s, on a new line of T-shirts (without permission). It didn’t end well—in fact, it ended in a lawsuit. Well, it looks like someone who has been in the fashion industry a lot longer,…
Read MoreHere’s All the Major Amazon Apparel News You Might Have Missed
Remember back in January when we analyzed whether or not you should be worried about Amazon’s apparel takeover? Back then, it looked like Amazon was on the verge of becoming an apparel competitor, but now, the company is truly becoming an apparel powerhouse. Just in this past week…
Read MoreBack It Up: The 3-2-1 Data Backup Strategy
As families begin to grasp the devastation to their homes and losses from Hurricane Harvey, one more loss is likely to be felt: Important files and photos are lost forever for many people. Backing up files is critical for home and business purposes, but is often overlooked. Backing up files used to be difficult but…
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