Bengals Superfan’s Apparel Brand Blows Up After Cincinnati QB Joe Burrow Wears T-shirt to Game

Before the season, Ace Boogie sent a T-shirt he designed to three Cincinnati Bengals wide receivers and quarterback Joe Burrow. Months later, Burrow wore the shirt to the stadium for a game against the Kansas City Chiefs, and pictures of Burrow in the shirt made the rounds on social media. The Bengals won 34-31 to clinch the division, and, suddenly, everybody had to have one of the shirts…

How One Promo Distributor Created Natural Light Vodka’s Custom Trapper Hat (That Holds Miniature Bottles of Alcohol)

Natural Light released a line of flavored vodka last year. To make sure patrons stay warm, the brand is selling a trapper hat that not only insulates your noggin during these cold winter months, but also stores little bottles of vodka to make sure you’re wearing your alcohol blanket in case you venture out into the tundra. The promo distributor behind the hat told us how it all came together…

Manchester City Partners With Heineken for ‘Plastics’ Statue Outside Stadium

Manchester City, a club that grew from lower-league irrelevance to one of the biggest soccer clubs in the world, is trying to eradicate “plastics” (i.e., frontrunning fans) from the club as well as the environment through a partnership with Heineken that involves two life-sized statues of literal plastic fans made from recycled plastic waste outside Etihad Stadium…

Target Marketing Group Appoints Rob Ross as Chief Operating Officer

Target Marketing Group announced last week that the company has appointed Rob Ross as chief operating officer. He will assume day-to-day leadership of the company. John Leahy, president and founder of Target Marketing Group, will continue to serve as CEO. Before joining TMG, Ross spent two years at HALO in a senior management role as president of HALO Detroit…

Ubisoft Lets Gamers Turn In-Game Screenshots Into Custom Merch

Using the photo mode in games like “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla,” players can capture moments and then use Ubisoft’s partnership with Zakeke to add them to items like T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, phone cases and more. And like every social media platform these days, there are editing capabilities like filters, sizing tools and more…

AIA Welcomes 7 New Distributors to Owner Community

AIA Corporation recently welcomed seven distributors to its owner community: AB Swag, Champagne Branding LLC, Gerbo Designs, Imprint Logo LLC, K.W.A Group Branding, Stitched Expressions LLC and Tropical Promotions. Owners joining AIA this quarter will bring nearly $6 million in projected total contract sales to AIA…

The Top 10 Most Popular Articles in Our Marketing Blog for 2021

In planning our content strategy for the new year, one of the things we do at Action Marketing is a thorough review of the readership of our existing content. Here are our top 10 most popular articles from 2021. We hope they are informative and inspiring for you to elevate your marketing for your distributor business…