Jake Himelstein on BAMKO’s Big Uniforms Move, Supply Chain Outlook, Recognition Market Opportunities and More

BAMKO is making a big move in the uniforms space. Jake Himelstein, the company’s president, joined the show to announce the move and explain how it positions BAMKO to meet the evolving needs of modern promo customers. He also talked supply chain, huge opportunities in the recognition market and much more. Plus, Sean and Brendan dive deep into Pabst Blue Ribbon’s fun (and maybe invasive?) merchandise campaign…

SAAGNY Announces Two In-Person Fall Shows

The Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York (SAAGNY) and its members have gathered three times for indoor shows in the past month. The last two were held Tuesday, Oct. 5 at the Melville Marriott; and Thursday, Oct. 7, at the Crowne Plaza Suffern-Mahwah. On Oct. 7 in Suffern, the day began with an interactive panel discussion featuring…

Walmart Opens Netflix Branded Merchandise Store Online

Even in the age of streaming service saturation, Netflix is pretty much synonymous with home viewing. But the company has been pushing its branded merchandise in new ways lately, first by introducing an online store with products created by world-class designers. Now, it’s launching a dedicated shop on Walmart’s website for Netflix merchandise…

NCAA Will Allow ‘March Madness’ Branding for 2022 Women’s Tournament

Starting in 2022, the NCAA women’s basketball tournament will get to use the “March Madness” branding that was previously reserved for the men’s tournament. The move comes after criticism over the two tournaments in 2021, which critics say heavily favored the men in terms of branding, advertising, training facilities and even the swag that players received…

Storm Creek Continues to Expand Growing Team

Storm Creek announced that it has added two more employees to its growing sales and customer teams. Nathan Shadick is an inside sales/account manager who will actively work to expand Storm Creek’s corporate branding market share. Nicole Hagerty, order management/data specialist, has been serving customers in a variety of roles for more than 20 years…