HPG, Braintree, Mass., announced the promotion of Jason Lucash to chief development officer, the promotion of Trina Bicknell to chief revenue officer, and the onboarding of Antonio “Tony” Gaston as HPG’s chief operating officer. Prior to serving as HPG’s senior vice president of marketing and innovation sine 2018, Lucash…
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Burger King is completely overhauling its brand identity, with a new (throwback) logo, updated packaging and all-new uniforms for employees. Despite the company calling its update a “more modern look,” the new logo will look familiar to most. It’s simple, minimal. And the packaging goes along with it…
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Participating in charity fundraisers during the holiday season has become a long-standing tradition with the Support Team Members at the Proforma Worldwide Support Centers in Cleveland, Ohio, and Tampa, Fla. Each year, team members pull together to collect an abundance of donations for children and families in the local area and to help spread holiday…
Read MoreOne thing that has helped maintain a sense of normalcy is the fact that student-athletes will still leave their bowl games with some impressive gift bags. As we do just about every year, we got to take a look at some of the gift bags going toward players lucky enough to play on such a big stage. Here’s a rundown of some of the most interesting, upscale, fun or fitting promotional gifts…
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Gemline, Lawrence, Mass., announced today a strategic long-term partnership with Atlanta-based Newell Custom Writing Instruments. Gemline will be the first supplier partner to offer the Paper Mate and Sharpie brands to the promotional products industry in the U.S. The partnership increases Newell’s reach in the industry, expands Gemline’s presence in the sizable writing instrument product…
Read MoreThe Cleveland Browns have made the playoffs. Crazy, right? Since this hasn’t happened since 2002, some celebrations were in order. GV Art + Design, an apparel company based in Cleveland, surprised the team (as much as the team surprised us) with T-shirts in a box labeled “do not open until Sunday 4 p.m.,” when it was safe to say they were officially playoff-bound…
Read MoreCapitalizing on the character-customization features of the game, the makers of Pokemon GO formed an outside-the-box partnership with Gucci and The North Face, giving players a chance to deck their virtual selves out in some designer clothing and accessories. This is similar to what we’ve seen from some other apparel brands in recent months…
Read MoreCotton prices have hit a two-year high after dry weather affected crops and concerns grow over products sourced from forced labor in China. According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture expects the smallest domestic cotton yield in five years. One farmer in Texas told WSJ that drought has reduced his cotton harvest by about a third this year…
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We’re back after a nice long break! It feels good to get back in the swing of things. And it feels even better to dive through our saved folders of promotional products we see on social media and think “I have to remember to use that for the Fave 5.” With that time off, we saw plenty of good ones…
Read MoreIn December, Printify, the on-demand custom merchandise platform, was selling “Free Kyle” merchandise created by the family of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with shooting and killing two people and injuring one during the August protests in Kenosha, Wis. Last week, Printify issued a statement that it will no longer sell the merchandise, claiming that it violates company policy…
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