Fans who attended Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s memorial at the Staples Center took home a “KB” pin, a program and a T-shirt to remember one of the most important sports figures of all time. eBay wants those mementos to stay at home, and has taken steps to ensure that any items from the memorial listed on the site are taken down immediately…
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Where Does Campaign Merch Go After Candidates Drop Out?
As we head into Super Tuesday and move closer to the November election, the field of Democratic candidates in the party’s primary is slimming down. Before that, though, their campaigns were at full strength, which includes pumping out a ton of promotional products. Now that their campaigns are done, where do all of those promotional products go?…
Read MoreThose Supreme Oreos Are Getting Bids as High as $92K on eBay (But There’s Some Weirdness)
Remember those Supreme Oreo cookies we wrote about a little while ago? Remember how we said they’d be huge on the secondary market? The Oreos are already listed on eBay for anywhere from $25 to tens of thousands of dollars. One eBay seller even sold a three-pack for $92,000 at one point. Not just listed. Sold…
Read MoreJif and Giphy Fuel GIF Pronunciation Battle With Peanut Butter Labels
Jif Peanut Butter and Giphy have teamed up to solve the “gif” versus “jif” by creating two labels for Jif peanut butter. One says “Jif” and one says “Gif.” Actually, it seems like they’re just making the whole thing more complicated. Honestly, we’re surprised it took both parties this long to think of this. This seems like something…
Read MoreThe Smithsonian Is Tracking Down 2020 Election Promotional Products for Its Long-Running Political Merch Collection
To anyone who thinks promo items are nothing but “trinkets and trash,” may we refer you to the curators at the Smithsonian? They’re tracking down promotional items from the 2020 Presidential Election to document them as part of a long-running collection of American election merchandise…
Read MoreDetroit Distributor Starts Promo Brand to Benefit Pups In Need
Detroit-based promotional products distributor Tameria Heard already has a successful business in Corporate 52 Marketing Group, which includes big-name clients like the Detroit Tigers and Quicken Loans, but now she has something of a “pet project” on the side. It was Heard’s love of dogs, including her own, that influenced her to start Swaggles—a new…
Read MoreYankees Minor League Affiliate Mocks Astros Cheating Scandal With Promotional Trash Cans Giveaway
The Staten Island Yankees, a Minor League affiliate of the New York Yankees, are mocking the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal in spectacular fashion. When the Tri-City ValleyCats, an Astros farm team, come to town on Sept. 3, the first 500 fans will receive a promotional mini trash can…
Read MoreCoronavirus Impacts on Promo Products Industry: The Latest on Supplier Expectations, Factory Disruptions and Uncertainty
The number of reported coronavirus cases and death in China are rising. While China has worked consistently to contain the spread, uncertainty and a dwindling workforce has hamstrung some promotional products businesses that source from China. Here are the latest projections and info on industry impacts…
Read MoreThis Spring You Can Get Supreme Oreos, Catcher’s Gear and Ziploc Bags
We’re not saying Supreme has gone fully into “let’s just put our logo on whatever and they’ll buy it” mode, but the company’s Spring line of items includes baseball catcher’s gear, a tool set, co-branded Ziploc bags and Oreo cookies…
Read MoreThere’s Big Promotional Products Sales Opportunity in the (Still-Growing) Craft Brewery Boom
In the increasingly competitive craft beer market, including both distributed and in-brewery sales, these companies need to get their name out there. They are looking for an audience that is looking for its next favorite beer.
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