Chick-fil-A Finally Releases Its Own Branded Merchandise Line

Chick-fil-A is joining its competitors in the fast food space by offering its first line of branded merchandise through a new e-commerce platform. The famous chicken chain has always been known for exclusivity in some regard, being pretty much the only big fast food restaurant that closes on Sundays. So, it makes sense that it…

Galaxy Balloon Names Les Dorfman as New President

Galaxy Balloons Inc., Cleveland, announced that Les Dorfman, BASI, a 40-plus year industry veteran, has been named as the company’s new president, succeeding Terry Brizz, MAS, founder and president of Galaxy for more than three decades. Brizz’s retirement will be effective Jan. 31, 2023. Dorfman grew up in the…

Pantone Announces 2023 Color of the Year: Viva Magenta

Pantone, the authority on all things color, announced its 2023 Color of the Year: Viva Magenta (Pantone 18-1750). https://twitter.com/pantone/status/1598473605574270978 Each year, the Pantone Color Institute selects a shade (or two) to represent not only what color is going to be popular in product design and fashion, but also represents the current state of the world.…

Koozie Group Sources Sustainable Paper Stock for Best-Selling Categories

The paper used by Koozie Group in most of its calendars and all of its paper mouse pads, Souvenir Sticky Note pads, and Souvenir scratch pad products now comes from facilities certified by either the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) or the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). These two organizations are the gold standard for responsible forestry…

People Are Using Disney’s Custom Merchandise Platform to Support Chinese Protestors

Japan’s Disney store is now full of apparel protesting Chinese President Xi Jinping thanks to a custom merchandise and personalization feature. The T-shirt looks innocent enough: It’s just a drawing of Winnie the Pooh holding a blank piece of paper. But, it goes a lot deeper than that. Here’s some background: Protestors in China have…

Coworking Together & Scaling Your Business in Today’s World

”Coworking is about different personalities, different entrepreneurs, and what they are looking for,” Natasha Mohan says. “Sitting down with them, understanding their business model, understanding their business goals and needs, and making them happy to engage with a company and a team that is going to help them fulfill those.” The Founder and CEO of…

The Impossible Dream?

Recently I was talking with a highly respected supplier and social media influencer about my blog, Million Dollar Mindset; and my video series, Million Dollar Monday. She told me that perhaps my using the word “Million Dollar” was too much. She felt that most people cannot relate to making a million dollars, even as a…