Maersk CEO Soren Skou told Bloomberg last week that he believes the shipping crisis, wreaking havoc in international trade across the world, may return to normal in the coming months. In the interview, Skou said that the shipping backlogs will begin to let up in the second half of the year, easing some of the…
Read MoreThe Rams Won the Super Bowl, But Who Won the Merch Bowl?
At the final whistle last night, the Los Angeles Rams were named the Super Bowl Champions in front of a hometown crowd. Naturally, Rams fans in LA wanted to commemorate the win through merchandise, but don’t assume that the winning team is the one with the strongest merch sales leading up to the game…
Read MoreHow One Distributor Seamlessly Combines Print and Promotional Products for Customers’ Online Store Programs
Jacki Suckow, president of NorthStar Printing and Promotions, Flowery Branch, Georgia, told us how she handles online store programs that include both printed and promotional products, and how she makes sure her customers get exactly what they want. Here, she takes us through a particularly successful project…
Read MoreDelegate CX Adds Industry Expert Becki Heinen as Director of Customer Success
Delegate CX, the outsourcing specialists focused on helping growth-minded businesses in the promotional products industry grow and scale, announced that industry expert Becki Heinen has joined the team as director of customer success. Heinen joins Delegate CX from Facilisgroup, where she headed up multiple departments…
Read MoreNFL Taps Four LA-Based Streetwear Brands to Design Super Bowl Apparel Capsules
Super Bowl LVI is this weekend, and the NFL is paying homage to Los Angeles, the game’s host city, in the most fitting way possible. No, the league isn’t staging a three-hour traffic jam on the 101. But it is working with four LA streetwear brands to release limited-edition apparel and merchandise capsules celebrating the city and the game…
Read MoreCharles River Apparel Donates 1,500 Face Masks to Local Nonprofit Program
Charles River Apparel recently donated 1,500 face masks to Community Captains, a program launched last fall by the New England Patriots Foundation in partnership with Bank of America. The program is designed to build stronger connections with local nonprofits to maximize their impact, and over the next two years, the New England Patriots Foundation and…
Read More20 Social Media Post Ideas for Your Distributor Business
One of the most frequent questions distributors ask about social media is what to post. Most tend to have product-centric posts for obvious reasons. And while there is nothing wrong with that approach, social media is an invaluable tool to show what else you bring to the table. Here are 20 ideas you can easily implement…
Read MoreMichelob Ultra’s Star-Studded Super Bowl Ad Has a Full Line of Tie-In Merch (With Some Fun Interactive Features)
Michelob Ultra’s three-part Super Bowl ad brings celebrity endorsements, social media contests, a full branded merchandise collection and the call for fans to pay close attention to minute details, creating a multi-platform branding experience. The bowling alley-themed merchandise includes a T-shirt imprinted with a phone number that fans can actually call for a surprise…
Read MoreZing Manufacturing Introduces Two New S’well Food Storage Items, First S’well Pet Item
Zing Manufacturing, the exclusive supplier of S’well products in the promo industry, recently announced the introduction of three new S’well products into the promotional market. This new product release includes two food storage items and the first item from S’well Pet, adding to an already lengthy list of new products introduced over the past two years…
Read MoreTony Hawk Auctions Off His (Slightly NSFW) ‘Jackass Forever’ Promo Box
For the “Jackass” crew’s latest big-screen venture, “Jackass Forever,” participants and fans got a special promotional kit, including things like a specialized jacket, shot glasses and a moderately NSFW toy. Tony Hawk, who makes a brief cameo in the movie, is auctioning off not only his whole promo haul from the set, but also the T-shirt he wore and skateboard he used for his cameo…
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