Proforma, Cleveland, recently sponsored its first Code Kata event at the Technology Innovation Lab in its Worldwide Support Center in Tampa, Florida. This event was open to developers and data scientists of all skill levels in the Tampa area to practice structured coding challenges with professionals from Proforma’s 75-member technology team. “It gives me great…
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have had a wretched season, amassing a 55-85 record heading into today, and most recently getting no-hit by Houston Astros’ ace Justin Verlander. But while that result was pitiful, the day was not lost, as Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock, gave the team some Twitter love. And it was…
Read MoreWhy should you unite in Dallas in October with the rest of the printing industry? The sold-out PRINTING United exposition will provide attendees with the opportunity to see and experience the newest products to come to market and with feature global product launches. But what will be the stand-out products this year? The editors of NAPCO Media’s Wide-Format Impressions, Printing Impressions, In-plant Impressions, Packaging Impressions, and Promo Marketing magazines will give webinar attendees a sneak preview of what’s in store on the show floor.
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Well, summer might be on its way out, but I can commiserate by checking out some awesome promotional products I spotted in the wild this week. Keep reading for this week’s fave five, which includes Lisa Frank everything, animal shelter T-shirts, enamel pizza pins and more…
Read MoreAs we learned from Brad Pitt’s vintage Champion shirt in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” retro tees are having a moment. Now, according to Esquire, NASCAR’s throwback merchandise is the latest must-have fashion accessory. In celebration of the 70th running of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR released a line of T-shirts that…
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It seems like just yesterday we were scraping New Year’s Eve confetti off of our shoes and checking the weather for snowstorms. But, thanks to time’s ability to fly, 2019 is almost over. And many distributors are deep in the throes of planning for their fourth quarter sales. If you’re not, that’s OK! There’s still time to get the ball rolling. But now is the time to start thinking about what Q4 promo products clients are looking for at year’s end…
Read MorePro sports uniforms are a tricky business. Design the right one, and fans will buy them up. Create something a little more polarizing and sports enthusiasts will tear you to shreds on the internet, at the very least. Successful uniforms are definitely a good lesson in branding for promotional apparel, but unsuccessful uniforms might be…
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The global footwear market is expected to hit $11.6 billion by 2023. What does it take to provide buyers and wearers with promotional socks they’ll love? Promo Marketing talked to Vincent Goralczyk, president of Custom Sock Line LLC, Dumont, N.J.; Chloe Ayres, marketing manager for Sock Club Enterprises LLC, Austin, Texas; and Kelly Yarborough, CEO of Sock101, Lee’s Summit, Mo., to find out…
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Gemline, Lawrence, Mass., announced a strategic partnership with New York-based food and beverage-focused kitchen, gift and lifestyle products brand W&P. Gemline will be the exclusive supplier of select W&P products for the promotional products industry with an initial product offering consisting of kitchen and bar giftware styles launching September 2019. Gemline launched a small selection…
Read MoreA concert T-shirt from KISS joins a storied list of geographic branded merch mix-ups that includes Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and New Mexico. The item in question this time? A shirt that should have read “Cincinnati,” but instead said “Cincinnatti” (with an extra “t”). The shirts were listed for $50 at the band’s merch table…
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