In something of a role reversal for Mitch McConnell, whose own campaign made a pretty penny on “Cocaine Mitch” gear earlier this year, the Kentucky Democratic Party is cashing in big time on “Moscow Mitch” merchandise. The Kentucky Dems started up a “Moscow Mitch” web store, offering T-shirts, a brass Moscow Mule mug, a shot glass, stickers, buttons and a Cossack hat…
Read MoreProforma Hosts First Annual Technology User Conference
Proforma, Cleveland, held its inaugural Technology User Conference from July 21-24 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The conference’s theme, “Envision,” brought together thought leaders, technology innovators, executives, supplier partners, current affiliate owners and prospective new affiliate owners seeking to improve their organizations using the Proforma’s business management platform. “Business success…
Read MorePost Malone Continues Promotional Dominance With Bud Light Branded Merch Collab
Thanks to his immensely popular catalogue, Post Malone will likely not have to say any “Goodbyes” to the charts for a long time. Courtesy of a collaboration with Bud Light, it does not look as if the 24-year-old will be losing any promotional products clout either. The two are teaming up for a branded merchandise…
Read MoreU.S. Will Place Additional 10% Tariff on $300B in Chinese Imports Starting September
In a series of tweets yesterday, President Donald Trump reported that U.S. trade representatives returned from China talks with disappointing results, and that he would add a “small additional tariff of 10 percent” on $300 billion in Chinese imports, effective Sept. 1…
Read MoreOrbus Exhibit & Display Group Raises More Than $9K for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Ill., spent the last six months fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society, and recently presented the organization with a donation of $9,000. Fundraising efforts included company-wide casual dress buy-in, shamrock grams and a chili cook-off. In order to make fundraising efforts successful, Orbus’ Social and Cultural Committee organizes…
Read MoreBernie Sanders Latest to Capitalize on Debate Moment With ‘I Wrote the Damn Bill’ Merch
In his second run at the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders is heavily touting health care, and an exchange over a Medicare measure at Tuesday’s debate saw Sanders bark “I wrote the damn bill” at Ohio representative Timothy Ryan. Mere hours later, Sanders announced a promotional sticker featuring those same words, available to anyone who made a donation to his campaign…
Read MoreBIC Graphic North America Enters Partnership With Cap America
BIC Graphic North America, Clearwater, Fla., announced that it has formed a new partnership with Cap America, Fredericktown, Mo. Beginning tomorrow, BIC Graphic will stock 11 Cap America styles. It was exactly a month ago that that BIC Graphic announced a similar partnership with HanesBrands Inc., which marked the supplier’s first foray into the soft goods category…
Read MorePPEF Awards 2019-20 Jayne Emoff Miller Scholarship
Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF), Irving, Texas, recently awarded the Jayne Emoff Miller scholarship to a future graduate of Ohio University. Miller was the former owner of Shumsky Promotional, located in Dayton, Ohio. She was a second-generation owner of Shumsky from the mid-1980s…
Read MoreGoldstar Unites American and European Teams Under Goldstar Global, Names Howard Cubberly General Manager
Goldstar, San Diego, Calif., announced yesterday the creation of Goldstar Global, a united effort between the company’s North American and European teams. As part of the launch, the company announced that Howard Cubberly, previously general manager of the North American division, would…
Read MoreCincinnati Hospital Giving Newborns ‘Baby Shark’ Branded Onesies for Shark Week
First of all, we have to say that we are vehemently opposed to Shark Week, the Discovery Channel’s now-31-year-old homage to the denizens of the deep. That’s because we feel they deserve at least a month’s worth of programming and analysis, such is our fascination with them. Thanks to branded onesies distributed through Cincinnati’s Christ…
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