Ralph Lauren recently launched a new made-to-order polo shirt platform that allows buyers to customize shirts to their exact specifications. Users can choose from six base styles featuring color-blocking, collar striping and other features. From there, they can choose from 24 color combinations, then personalize with text and select from several Ralph Lauren logo options…
Read MoreMcDonald’s Employees Worldwide Will Wear BTS-Branded T-shirts This Month
BTS mania has even made it onto McDonald’s employee T-shirts, which will roll out in restaurants across the world later this month. The shirts feature Korean lettering for BTS and McDonald’s, and the word “crew” in English. They are part of a marketing effort to introduce a “BTS meal” similar to the ones Travis Scott and J. Balvin collaborated with McDonald’s on…
Read MoreBarker Specialty’s Gerry and Max Barker on NFTs: What They Are, Exciting Possibilities for Promo and More
Barker Specialty is on the leading edge of the NFT movement, already exploring how and where they fit in promo and experimenting with their own NFTs. The company is also working to spread the word about NFTs, educating clients and industry peers. Gerry and Max Barker joined the show to tell us more and take us through the exciting possibilities for promo…
Read MoreNYPD Confiscates Rapper’s SUV-Mounted T-shirt Cannon
Look, the rapper Warchyld just wanted to drive around New York City in his branded Hummer SUV complete with gigantic T-shirt cannon on top. Is that such a crime? The NYPD thought so, and pulled Warchyld over last month as he drove through Midtown Manhattan…
Read MoreOur 5 Favorite Promotional Products of the Week: Packing Tape, ‘Flaming Moe’s’ Sneakers and More
Our best Memorial Day weekend advice? Stock up on outdoor stuff now, before all of the last-minute shoppers buy up the coolers, grills and squirt guns next week. You’ll thank us when you’re having the best cookout ever. Our other advice is that you check out some of these promotional products we found from all around the web…
Read More3 Key Takeaways From the Latest Promotional Products Industry Recovery Research
NAPCO Research and Promo Marketing recently released the fourth iteration of their ongoing Promotional Products Industry Recovery Research, which aims to track how the promotional products industry is reemerging from issues faced during the COVID-19 crisis. According to the latest current indicators reading, business activity throughout the industry is rising…
Read MoreCuration: The Most Underrated (and Teachable) Skill for the Promo Professional Today
You’re a professional curator. That’s a surprise to some of you, but that’s what you are. Every day, you sort, sift and select specific products from thousands of options in our industry and then assemble them into collections to present to a client. This is why it’s somewhat baffling that as an industry of professional curators, we’ve never tried to codify the craft of curation…
Read MoreWellness In the Workplace
A tech company located in Montreal is looking to focus on the importance of the health and wellness of their employees by supplementing traditional programs that are currently in place. Their objective is to help create a positive work environment, enhancing employee satisfaction and loyalty. The solution? Drop-shipped wellness kits…
Read MorePop! Promos Wins Jack Nadel 2021 Creative Supplier of the Year, Inside Rep of the Year
For the fifth year in a row, Pop! Promos, Philadelphia, has been named Jack Nadel’s Creative Supplier of the Year. This year, the company took home double honors, with Pop! Promos account executive Katie Swinburn named Jack Nadel’s Inside Rep of the Year. Swinburn has been working closely with JNI for six years and…
Read MoreA Promo Gold Rush? After Starbucks Korea’s Hugely Popular Summer Giveaway, Other Brands Are Lining Up to Try Similar Promotions
After seeing a pair of Starbucks promos become the it-products last summer, other Korean brands are trying to catch that same lightning in a different bottle. A number of brands have begun rolling out camping gear and suitcases as customer loyalty incentives, with many of the products similar (and in some cases identical) to the ones Starbucks used…
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