A few weeks ago, Firebaugh High School reissued an out-of-print hoodie design after Buffalo Bills fans saw star quarterback Josh Allen, a Firebaugh alum, wearing the hoodie before a game. The hoodies, available for a single week pre-sale, were a smash success, with Firebaugh selling 4,600 hoodies and raising $100,000…
Read MoreIndustry Veteran Catherine Kruse Rejoins iPROMOTEu, Will Lead New Global Sourcing Division
iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Mass., announced that Catherine Kruse has rejoined as vice president of Global Sourcing Solutions, a new division of iPROMOTEu that will support affiliates by helping them source and procure quality promotional products from trusted and reputable vendors…
Read MoreOur 5 Favorite Promotional Products of the Week: Custom Pajamas for NBA Players, an NFL Star’s Charity T-shirts and More
This week’s installment of our 5 Favorite Promotional Products of the Week includes custom pajamas for an NBA team (produced and delivered by a well-known promo distributor), an awesome charity T-shirt from an NFL star, a very 2021 merch collection from Slim Jim and more. Check it out!…
Read MoreWhat’s Trending in Women’s Apparel? 4 Things to Know for Promo
Pajama pants and basketball shorts were the hottest looks of the summer last year. But now that offices are reopening and business travel is starting up again, we’re going to need to think a bit about our wardrobes—or maybe rethink them entirely. Here’s what that means for the women’s apparel category…
Read MoreOatly’s Latest Apparel Collection Is a Big Step Forward for Sustainable Branded Merch
You might remember Oatly from that weird Super Bowl commercial everybody hated, but the brand wants to be known for more than just oat milk and jingles. It wants to be known as a “sustainability company that happens to make oat milk and merch,” and its latest branded apparel collection is a step toward that goal…
Read MoreQR Code Packaging, Plush Chicken Tenders and More: Popeyes and Burger King Follow McDonald’s With Their Own Twists on Celebrity Meal/Merch Collabs
McDonald’s has had a ton of success with its celebrity meal/merchandise collabs featuring superstars like Travis Scott and BTS. Other fast food brands have taken notice, and as predicted are rolling out their own versions of the celebrity meals with a few twists on the McDonald’s formula…
Read MoreConcierge Sales: 3 Ways to Take Your Service to the Next Level
Much like a skilled hotel concierge, the No. 1 job of a salesperson is to help their clients get what they want with as little friction as possible. As such, the same traits that make a good concierge exceptional are the same ones that separate the extraordinary salespeople from the mediocre ones…
Read Morecommonsku Opens Registration for skucon 2022
commonsku, a promotional products business and sales software, has opened registration for skucon, a hybrid experience with the option to attend either in-person or virtually on Jan. 9, 2022. skucon is a conference for distributors and suppliers in the promo industry who want to…
Read MoreThis Quiz Will Tell You What Your Ora Is!
Find your Ora with the “What’s Your Ora?” quiz created by Spector & Co.! It won’t take long! We’ll be waiting here after you complete the quick quiz. So, what did you get? Are you a Trend Setter? Are you a Straight Shooter? A Team Player? Or a Show Stopper? We all have an Ora—a…
Read MoreReddit’s Ambitious New Branded Merchandise Plan Has Major Expansion Potential
Reddit launched a pilot program that will allow individual subreddits to host their own branded merchandise stores on-platform, with proceeds from sales going toward each subreddit’s operating expenses. The initial launch includes just six subreddits, but the company indicated it could expand if things goes well. Reddit is home to 2.8 million subreddits in total…
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