Part of the appeal of Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park was the fact that all of the merchandise was exclusive. You couldn’t get it unless you ventured a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. (OK, it’s just in Florida, but still.) Yes, the merchandise isn’t the whole reason people go.…
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The Phillies Will Send You Promo Items If Your Cardboard Cutout Gets Hit With a Home Run
Like many MLB teams, the Phillies are filling seats with cardboard cutouts of fans in the absence of live ones. In a fun way to show love for the real fans, they’re sending tickets and a promo gift package to anyone whose cutout gets hit by a home run ball…
Read MoreLeBron James Introduces ‘More Than a Vote’ Branded Apparel Line to Benefit Social Activism Group
LeBron James is encouraging people to vote in this year’s election as part of his “More Than a Vote” organization. He’s introduced a full line of merchandise, too, which directly benefits a social activism organization dating back to the 1960s.
Read MoreWhat Walmart’s Second Try at Private Label Apparel Tells Us About Consumer Apparel Trends
Walmart’s new private label apparel collection includes items for men and women. But after seeing other big-name retailers, like Amazon, try private label apparel lines to uninspiring results, it leads to some questions about apparel trends and what consumers are actually looking for in their apparel…
Read MoreThere’s Plenty of RBG Merch, Including a ‘Fill That Seat’ Trump T-shirt
Just as we do with musicians and movie stars, the world mourned through merchandise with the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. With her high profile in pop culture, it was only natural that fans would flock to buy all things RBG. The Trump Campaign launched a shirt, too…
Read MoreWhy Did This Disney ‘Aladdin’ Shirt Sell For $6,000?
Corbin Smith put the shirt, originally printed in 1992, up on Virtual Flea, a livestream flea market. Smith was reportedly looking to flip the shirt, which he got for $500 last year, for $2,000. With a starting bid of $1, he watched as the shirt went for a total of $6,000…
Read MoreGM Sues Former Director Involved in UAW Promo Corruption Case
GM is suing a former company director as a means of recouping money lost as a result of a corruption case surrounding promotional products vendors and bribery.
Read MoreMiller Lite Made a Beer Can With an Antenna to Stream Football Games
The quest to see what a beer can can’t do has now yielded the first “Cantenna,” which Miller Lite says is “the only reception device on the market that is great tasting and serves up football straight to fans’ living rooms.”
Read MoreThis Year’s Emmy Gift Bag Features Minority- and Women- Owned Businesses
One of our favorite things about awards shows like the Emmys is finding out what all the stars and award winners left the event with in their gift bags. This year is a little different in a lot of ways. For one thing, it’s going to be all remote. Also, the gift bag is what the organizers are calling a “gift bag with a purpose”…
Read MoreThis Distributor’s ‘Networking Bracelets’ Are Simple, Genius Promos for In-Person Events During Pandemic
A Fully Promoted franchise owner has found a clever way to not only enforce safe practices at in-person events, but do it in a way that doesn’t inconvenience attendees. Using color-coded bracelets, Fully Promoted of St. Charles gave people at the St. Charles, Illinois, Chamber of Commerce a way to nonverbally communicate their level of…
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