Back to school season is here! While it may look a lot different this school year with classes being held virtually, in-person or a mix of both, students and teachers will still be purchasing some of the usual back to school essentials. To add to the mix, Starbucks just released a line of cups and merch inspired by school supplies…
Read MoreGeiger Hosts First Virtual Galleria Education Conference
Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, hosted its annual Geiger Galleria education, networking and sales conference on July 28-29 virtually for the first time. The motto for this year’s event was “Push Harder, Climb Higher, Go Farther.” Almost 300 salespeople and associates from around the country and the U.K. attended each day to learn new sales tactics, network…
Read MoreFDA Dangerous Hand Sanitizer List Tops 135, Adds Another U.S. Manufacturer
The FDA’s constantly-updating list of potentially harmful hand sanitizers has now risen to more than 135 products. Another U.S.-based manufacturer has now joined the list, too, with Dallas’s Santa Cruz Biotechnology initiating a voluntary recall. Georgia-based SG24 LLC also had to recall its SkinGuard24 All-Day Hand Sanitizer after it was labeled to contain methanol…
Read MoreOur 5 Favorite Promotional Products of the Week: ‘Jumanji’ Keychains, Custom Mascot Suits and More
As we inch closer to November, there will probably be plenty of fresh political merchandise to dissect in the coming weeks and months. We’ll devote plenty of time to that, as we always do. But, before all of that starts, let’s have some fun and enjoy the rest of the summer, eh? This week’s Fave 5 includes custom jackets for mascots, ingenious sneaker collaborations and more…
Read MoreAmerican Jewish History Museum Made $30K in One Day From Sales of ‘Yo Semite’ T-shirt
The National Museum of American Jewish History hit the jackpot when President Trump accidentally pronounced “Yosemite” as “Yo Semite.” The museum had been selling a shirt with that text on it since 2011, and sold thousands immediately after the president’s mistake went viral, generating $30,000 in a little over a day…
Read MoreLos Angeles Apparel Responds to LA Subpoena Over Workplace Practices
Los Angeles Apparel has responded to a subpoena from the city of Los Angeles looking to enforce compliance rules now that Los Angeles Apparel has reopened. The apparel company, founded by American Apparel founder and former CEO Dov Charney, was in the media spotlight after more than 300 workers in the company’s manufacturing facilities tested…
Read MorePromotional Products Industry Recovery Research: Downward Sales Trend Moderates, Index Signals Future Improvement
While sales are still trending down for a majority of promotional products businesses, fewer are reporting a downward sales trend now than in May. Our research also indicates that while the promotional products industry continues to contract, more companies now report that activity is picking up compared to the first survey period…
Read MoreWhat’s Working in Promo Sales: Tips for Landing Orders in a Shaky Economy
With the current state of the global economy making every transaction even more crucial than usual, it’s a critical time to review what’s working and what’s changed in sales. To explore some sales tactics and advice for the new normal and beyond, we connected with a trio of distributors and a sales manager at a major supplier…
Read MoreWhat Does a World Without College Football Look Like for Small Town Merchandisers?
College sports took a huge hit yesterday when the Big 10 conference announced that it would not be playing a single down of football this upcoming season. It’s not the first conference to do so, but with schools like Penn State, Michigan and Purdue, it’s a huge move for college sports and, by extension, the companies who depend on selling merchandise…
Read MoreBella+Canvas, Serena Williams Team Up With National School Boards Association and Scholastic to Bring Millions of Masks and COVID Safety Education to Children
Bella+Canvas and Serena Williams have pledged to donate a minimum of 4.25 million masks—the number of students living below the poverty line—working with the National School Boards Association to distribute them to schools most in need. Bella+Canvas will provide free and discounted access to breathable, comfortable face masks—distributing masks to 115,000 schools nationwide…
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