Getting Political

Promotional products have been used in election campaigns throughout history, but many of those items remain relevant today. Even in a time when television and Internet ads may be the focus of campaign advertising spending, promotional products still have a place—and some new uses—in elections. We spoke to a political science professor and an industry supplier to see how distributors should run their campaigns for winning over candidates’ advertising budgets.

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Fairway Fashion

Golf: America’s pastime. What, you thought it was baseball? No way. Football maybe? Still nope. It’s golf. We realize this is a controversial statement. A challenge to our national pastime is a challenge to America, to freedom itself—we might as well be telling you apple pie is inferior to cherry (relax, it’s not)—but hear us out: PGA of America’s Golf 2.0 player-development initiative put the total number of golfers at 28.7 million in 2013. According to Statista, baseball had 17.56 million players in 2014. Football didn’t even come close.

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Pointers from the Pro Shop

The Masters Tournament is just about a week away. With all of the golf buzz in the air, now is a great time to think about golf-related promotional products.

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