Snapchat’s Smartphone Case Proves Trends are Cyclical

Funny how trends work, isn’t it? Everything that was once old, outdated and uncool are now the most sought after items. Remember how people thought vinyl records were an antiquated medium after the birth of CDs and MP3’s? Just about everyone you see on the street these days has a smartphone with a touch screen.…

Chocolate Inn/Lanco Adds Contract Printing Services

Chocolate Inn/Lanco, Hicksville, N.Y., has added contract printing services to its roster of customization capabilities and products for the promotional products industry. These new services, offered under the name Lanco Contract Printing Services, will provide complex decorating processes, including vibrant, multi-colored screen printing; 3-D embroidery; specialty inks like glitter, metallic and glow-in-the-dark; heat transfers (including…

Kentucky Democrats Raise $200K on ‘Moscow Mitch’ Merchandise

In something of a role reversal for Mitch McConnell, whose own campaign made a pretty penny on “Cocaine Mitch” gear earlier this year, the Kentucky Democratic Party is cashing in big time on “Moscow Mitch” merchandise. The Kentucky Dems started up a “Moscow Mitch” web store, offering T-shirts, a brass Moscow Mule mug, a shot glass, stickers, buttons and a Cossack hat…

Proforma Hosts First Annual Technology User Conference

Proforma, Cleveland, held its inaugural Technology User Conference from July 21-24 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The conference’s theme, “Envision,” brought together thought leaders, technology innovators, executives, supplier partners, current affiliate owners and prospective new affiliate owners seeking to improve their organizations using the Proforma’s business management platform. “Business success…

Post Malone Continues Promotional Dominance With Bud Light Branded Merch Collab

Thanks to his immensely popular catalogue, Post Malone will likely not have to say any “Goodbyes” to the charts for a long time. Courtesy of a collaboration with Bud Light, it does not look as if the 24-year-old will be losing any promotional products clout either. The two are teaming up for a branded merchandise…

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group Raises More Than $9K for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Ill., spent the last six months fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society, and recently presented the organization with a donation of $9,000. Fundraising efforts included company-wide casual dress buy-in, shamrock grams and a chili cook-off. In order to make fundraising efforts successful, Orbus’ Social and Cultural Committee organizes…

Bernie Sanders Latest to Capitalize on Debate Moment With ‘I Wrote the Damn Bill’ Merch

In his second run at the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders is heavily touting health care, and an exchange over a Medicare measure at Tuesday’s debate saw Sanders bark “I wrote the damn bill” at Ohio representative Timothy Ryan. Mere hours later, Sanders announced a promotional sticker featuring those same words, available to anyone who made a donation to his campaign…