The Best Eagles, Patriots 'Big Game' Merchandise
February 6, 2018 |
We watched an exciting Big Game over the weekend. While we can argue all day about which team deserved to win, we, in the branded apparel business, care a great deal about which team had the better merchandise. This year, however, it wasn't just the NFL and the official teams getting in on the merchandising action.…
6 Chocolate Gifts To Celebrate Valentine's Day
February 5, 2018 |
While some people love Valentine's Day and others hate it, we can all agree on one thing: chocolate. We'll take any excuse to eat chocolate, and Valentine's Day is the ultimate excuse to get in on the cocoa action. Gift your employees, donors and clients a decadent treat, and they'll be thanking you over Saint…
February Calendar of Events
February 4, 2018 |
For promotional products, it's always important to know what's coming. From holidays to national events, this calendar of events has everything you need to know. To keep on top of February events, reference this calendar for month-long, week-long and daily observances. Month-long Observances: American Heart Month Library Lovers Month National Cherry Month Youth Leadership Month Week-long…
MLB, Cleveland Indians To Remove Chief Wahoo Logo from Jerseys
January 30, 2018 |
With five-consecutive winning seasons and two-straight American League Central Division titles, the Cleveland Indians have made many supporters hopeful that the diamond occupants will soon bring home the franchise’s first World Series title since 1948. No matter how much joy the organizations has engendered, though, its use of a Native American caricature on uniforms has…
5 Health and Wellness Products Everyone Will Love
January 29, 2018 |
January is an important month for health and wellness because it tends to be the time everyone kicks their New Year's resolutions into high gear. With February looming on the horizon, many are looking for any extra incentives to help push their fitness goals. Give your employees, donors and clients these awesome health and wellness…
A Look at the Leftover Jaguars, Vikings Championship Gear (And Where It Could End Up)
January 23, 2018 |
The Super Bowl LII stage is set, with the Philadelphia Eagles (editor's note: Yay) facing off against the New England Patriots (editor's note: Boo). Although the NFL led some to believe that the fix was in after publishing promotional material advertising a Pats-Vikings Super Bowl, Sunday night's result proved that it was (probably) just a…
6 New Giveaway Ideas for Nonprofits and Fundraising
January 23, 2018 |
When it comes to nonprofit fundraising, standbys like T-shirts and tote bags are always winners. However, it doesn't hurt to change things up, and with the wide variety of branded merchandise available, there are plenty of options to choose from. Keep reading for our six picks. 1. Fidget Spinner 2. Hard Bound Journals 3. Adult…
H&M's Latest Apparel Campaign Causes Major Uproar
January 16, 2018 |
It's been a very bad press week for H&M, and all it took was one online advertisement selling a sweatshirt. To sum up, the retailer was selling a hoodie on its U.K. online store that read "Coolest Monkey In The Jungle." The only problem is, the child they used to model the hoodie was black.…
Ikea Print Ad Includes Pregnancy Test (Like, The Ones You Pee On)
January 16, 2018 |
Ikea's new print ad in Sweden includes a pregnancy test where women can, well, you know how home pregnancy tests work… "Peeing on this ad may change your life," the ad says. Not only will the print ad, which appears in women's magazine Amelia, provide life changing information, there is still a pecuniary incentive for…
Fiona the Hippopotamus Giving Cincinnati Zoo $480K Merchandise Bump Ahead of Her First Birthday
January 9, 2018 |
Since her premature birth last January, a hippopotamus named Fiona has proven a literal example of animal magnetism, with the mammal’s presence at the Cincinnati Zoo helping the location to draw large crowds as staffers tend to her welfare and increase enthusiasm for her species. The Ohio destination has been a considerable beneficiary of the…