The FDA has added to its list of potentially harmful hand sanitizer products, bringing the list to a new total of 75 products potentially containing methanol. The list still only includes products manufactured in Mexico, and the FDA has implemented an import alert on Friday for some products, in addition to the recalls and recommended recalls…
Read MoreMarket Tracker: Coronavirus News and Economic Updates From Top Promotional Products Verticals
Welcome to Market Tracker. This is an updating resource compiling the latest news on coronavirus impacts and economic recovery for top vertical markets promotional products distributors sell into. The Promo Marketing team will update this post regularly with new information from each market as it becomes available. Here are this week’s updates…
Read MoreHow a Distributor Helped Raise $11,000 for Local Businesses Through Fundraising Stores
Seeing communities rally around local businesses affected by the pandemic has been nothing short of inspiring. A lot of these campaigns have involved selling merch to raise money, as was the case for Kelley Rice, owner of Imagination Print & Design, who got to be a part of the effort to raise money for local businesses through promotional products…
Read MoreMajor Apparel Association Asks for Nationwide Mask Rule to Protect Retail Workers: Promo Impact
To try to create across-the-board regulation in stores, the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) sent a letter to President Trump asking for national face mask usage standards to protect retail workers and customers. If such standards were put in place, it could have benefits for promotional products companies…
Read MoreA24 Made a Dungeons & Dragons Style Role-Playing Board Game to Promote ‘The Green Knight’
You want to talk about immersive promotional experiences? It doesn’t get much more immersive than a Dungeons & Dragons-style role playing game. Indie film distributor A24, which we’ve already crowned as promotional royalty, has released “A Quest For Honor,” a whole roleplaying tabletop game tied in with its upcoming release “The Green Knight”…
Read MoreePromos Advances Partnership Initiative With Promotions for Two Executives
ePromos Promotional Products LLC, St. Cloud, Minn., continued its partnership initiative with promotions for two top executives. Tamara Borello, vice president of operations, and Nick Kiefer, vice president of sales, have both been elevated to the roles of senior vice president. This announcement…
Read MoreA Guide to Face Shields: Promotional Viability, Proper Use and What Experts Are Saying
With COVID-19 cases spiking in several parts of the U.S., health officials as well as government authorities have continued to stress the importance of face coverings when it comes to stopping and slowing the spread of the virus. Face shields are one option, with growing potential for a variety of applications…
Read MoreNASA Made Perfume That Smells Like Space (and There’s a Kickstarter to Make It Available for Purchase)
Have you ever sat back and wondered what space smells like? That might seem like an odd question, but apparently there are plenty of people out there who have been asking, because a Kickstarter campaign to release NASA’s space-scented perfume is crushing its goals…
Read MoreMore Major Athletic Brands Are Creating Exercise-Friendly Face Masks for Athletes
Last month, we covered Under Armour’s face mask designed for athletes that sold out of its first run in an hour. Now, it looks as though Under Armour might have some competition, as other major athletic brands are following suit. Reebok and Adidas both launched masks for athletes, and fashion retailer Uniqlo sold out of an activewear mask…
Read MoreWhat Is a ‘Zoom Shirt’ and Why Is It Important Now?
There are times where we need to put on a professional appearance, and our usual T-shirt uniform just doesn’t look the part. Enter the “Zoom Shirt.” It’s not some special shirt that helps you access a virtual meeting, but it’s the one that you likely go to when you’re facing clients. It might be an oxford, a sweater or a polo shirt…
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