Last night, just five hours before game time, the Boston Red Sox decided to postpone a David Ortiz bobblehead giveaway because they found it inaccurate and racially offensive. Red Sox president Sam Kennedy saw the bobblehead, which commemorates Ortiz’s speech following the 2013 Boston Marathon, and decided it wasn’t a good representation of the star…
It’s no surprise that Michael Phelps, star swimmer and most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, has plenty of endorsements. Not all of those companies are official sponsors of the Summer Olympics, though. Because of this, officials made Phelps cover the logos on his Beats by Dre headphones. However, Phelps didn’t do the best job.…
More than 100 technologists and business leaders will meet next week in San Francisco at the PPAI Technology Summit. This is largest-ever gathering of industry technology leaders. You can view the PPAI Technology Summit agenda here. The summit will include discussions on search engine optimization, security, project management and about a dozen other relevant topics, including industry…
The fight against counterfeit merchandise continues. A Colorado district attorney charged four men with racketeering and money laundering after illegally selling counterfeit Denver Broncos merchandise for the past nine years,…
More than 800 Proforma owners, sales representatives, supplier partners and support team members recently spent four days engaging in high-impact education sessions, attending motivational events and celebrating industry-leading sales successes at the 29th annual Proforma Convention and Family Reunion held at…
Athletes train their entire lives to make it to the Olympic Games. While the ultimate goal is bringing home a medal, 1,200 athletes on Team USA know for sure they won’t leave the games empty-handed,…
With major acquisitions, profanity-laden T-shirts and scandals from 1995, we had plenty to talk about in July. And, in case you missed any of it, senior content editor Hannah Abrams is here to give you a recap of the biggest stories from around the industry…
Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., announced the promotion of inside sales representative Timothy Fox to sales executive for the New England area. Fox will represent the company in the states of Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will hold a one-day seminar in October to discuss the flammability of children’s sleepwear, according to Just-Style.com. The event, which will focus on testing, certification, and other compliance…
This weekend marked the start of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. I watched a variety of events and, like the rest of the country, I was in awe of the many young athletes competing their hearts out. The positive energy and sheer desire to win was evident in every competitor—as was the heartbreaking…