The Biden Campaign wasted no time at all creating a branded fly swatter after a fly landed on Vice President Mike Pence’s head for a moment during the debate last night. By the time we saw that the “Truth Over Flies Fly Swatter” existed, it was already too late. The campaign sold 15,000 by midnight, and 35,000 altogether. For better or for worse, this is the current state of political merchandising…
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We haven’t done any medical research into this, but anecdotal evidence dictates that eating chocolate can prolong your life. So, it stands to reason that if you eat enough chocolate, you can live forever. Live it up with some of the fun and delicious promotional chocolate products below…
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Garland Writing Instruments, Coventry, R.I., announced this week that it will be closing for good as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. You might recognize Garland as the company that manufactured the pens that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi used to sign the articles of impeachment against Donald Trump earlier this year…
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The nationwide tour Dave’s Killer Bread planned around National Grilling Day on July 22 didn’t happen, but the company went online to encourage people to sign up for its “Toaster Talk” newsletter. From there, the company sent a call-to-action to register to receive a free hamburger bun kit packaged in a printed box. The results were pretty spectacular…
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Stran Promotional Solutions and Wildman Business Group announced the sale of Wildman Imprints, the promotional products distributor division of Wildman Business Group, to Stran Promotional Solutions. While details of the financial deal are not being disclosed, the transaction was finalized and closed with an effective date of Sept. 26, 2020. As part of the asset…
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Rob Alley has been hired to lead marketing for ZOOMcatalog, Boulder, Colo. Alley will play a key role in all branding, product and digital marketing, growth initiatives, sales enablement, customer experience, internal and external communications, and more. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to announce Rob has joined our team.…
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SnugZ USA, West Jordan, Utah, announced that it has partnered with Thermos LLC, becoming the exclusive Thermos supplier in the promotional products industry. SnugZ will offer a variety of Thermos’ vacuum insulated hot and cold beverage containers, hydration bottles, food containers and Lifefactory drinkware. “SnugZ has grown to become a leading player in the promotional…
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Last week, we reported that Fred Perry had stopped selling one of its iconic polo shirts after the design was co-opted by the far-right extremist group known as the Proud Boys. This week, various e-commerce sites have taken action to limit the spread of the group’s message by removing Proud Boys apparel and merchandise from their online shelves…
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Donald Duck, rejoice: They’re finally making clothing for people who are only concerned with what they look like from the waist up! OK, this has more to do with the fact that everyone is “dressing up” (more like dressing waist-up) for Zoom calls and video meetings while they work from home, but fashion designers have been showcasing designs that allow for fancy tops and more relaxed bottoms…
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It’s the spookiest time of year, but you know what isn’t scary? Promotional products. We can’t think of a single nightmare we’ve had about them. If you’re a distributor, you’ve probably had a few involving missed shipments or something like that. Or maybe you’ve even had a dream about a bobblehead that came to life. Actually, that’s not a bad movie idea. Anyway, here’s the Fave 5…
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