Cheryl & Co. Recalls Ornament with Cookies

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced that Westerville, Ohio-based Cheryl & Co. is recalling its Jingle Bell Ornaments with Cookies and Confections due to laceration hazard. The ornament’s decorative cutouts have sharp metal edges, which could cut customers. The round…

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AC/DC Asks U.S. Marshals to Stop Sale of Counterfeit Merchandise at Shows

The rock band AC/DC is sick of counterfeiters selling merchandise outside of shows. To stop this, the band announced that it filed a federal lawsuit to combat the sale of unlicensed merchandise. According to TMZ, the Australian band’s lawsuit requested that U.S. marshals go to the band’s shows during the 2016 tour, beginning on Feb.…

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Judge Rules in Favor of American Apparel Reorganization Plan

American Apparel, Los Angeles, will continue with its reorganization plan after U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brendan Shannon ruled in favor of the company in court today. This means that American Apparel will become a private company, and place nearly 100 percent of its control to its largest bondholders. Shareholders, including founder and former CEO Dov Charney,…

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Adidas to End IAAF Sponsorship After Doping Allegations

Adidas announced that it is pulling its sponsorship of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the world’s governing body for athletics (track and field, cross country running, racewalking, mountain running, and ultra running), after a doping scandal involving international athletes. According to RT, Adidas signed an 11-year, $33 million agreement with IAAF in 2008, but after…

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4 Snow-ready Promotional Products

As the season’s first significant snow fall makes its way up the Northeast U.S., we’re getting ready for a lot of snow here in Philadelphia. For folks in the Mid-Atlantic, we’ve built a list of a few promotional products to keep on hand during the snowy weekend. (To view this all as one page, click…

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Last Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: Trimark Versus I Brand Everything

Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: We’re getting ready for the blizzard! By that, we mean we’re buying sleds and stocking up on video games after work today.) Last week, Trimark came out on top,…

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Branded Amazon Dash Replenishment Devices Go Live

Amazon introduced the Dash Replenishment devices in March by launching the product-branded plastic buttons. Now, the devices, which allow users to press a button to reorder items without having to log onto the site, are live. The buttons are branded based on the…

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