Japanese Town Uses Flying Dog Drone to Boost Tourism

If you heard a town’s claim to fame was a flying dog, you’d probably check it out, right? What if we told you that a rural town in Japan had just that? Did you book your tickets yet? OK, full disclosure, the flying dog isn’t a live animal—it’s a drone modeled after the town’s mascot,…

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New Company Links Direct Mail and Online Data

Have you ever noticed that after shopping for, let’s say, a new pair of shoes, you notice ads for the exact shoes you were looking at pop up on social media? That’s no coincidence. When you shop around for certain items, cookies track what you’re looking at. PebblePost is using that same idea to allow…

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Spanish Soccer Referee Carries Bag With Winning Team’s Logo After Game

In the promotional products industry, brand visibility is the highest priority. If you can get your clients’ brands in front of the public eye, you’ve done your job as a promotional products professional. But, if your client is a professional sports team who just won under shady circumstances, you might advise them to avoid giving…

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S&S Activewear Expands NJ Location

S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., leased an additional 187,000 square feet for expansion of its Robbinsville, N.J. location. Upon its completion by the end of February, the facility will total more than 480,000 square feet. The expansion is slated for operation within the next few weeks. “S&S now operates 1.7 million square feet across the country,”…

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Samsung Set to Debut New Smartphone, Uses Sony Batteries

Despite the big setbacks Samsung experienced with its Galaxy Note S7 and its batteries, the South Korean tech firm is looking forward to teasing its latest smartphone as soon as March. According to Tech Radar, Samsung is prepped to officially announce and detail its Galaxy S8 on March 29, with an April 21 release date.…

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KitchenHappy Announces Rebrand

KitchenHappy, Pontiac, Mich., maker of Snapi, the-single-handed-server, is adding new products and changing the company name to Tangico. “We’ve outgrown the kitchen, but we’re still happy,” said Jennifer Garrison, director of operations for Tangico. “We’ve invested in new equipment and streamlined our shop to meet the growing demand for our products.” The name Tangico was…

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