Fan Apparel

You Need to See This Anaheim Angels Mike Trout T-shirt Promotion
July 12, 2018 at 1:24 pm

Since he debuted July 8, 2011, a month shy of his 20th birthday, Mike Trout has served as the face of the Los Angeles Angels. On Tuesday, the two-time American League Most Valuable Player received an eponymous shirt night, with his club literally acknowledging his image as the organization’s chief identifier by placing an enormous…

Traffickers Use Fake World Cup Trophies, Apparel to Smuggle Drugs
July 2, 2018 at 12:18 pm

On June 22, 14 shirts designed to look like the Colombian national team's uniform were seized by police at the international airport in Bogotá. These weren't just normal jerseys, however, as authorities discovered that traffickers had dissolved approximately five kilograms of liquid cocaine into the shirts...

Shakira Accidentally Made Tour Merchandise With Nazi Imagery
June 29, 2018 at 11:36 am

An item from Shakira's "El Dorado World Tour" merchandise is receiving some heat for what critics say is a striking resemblance to the Black Sun image used by Nazi Germany and modern far-right extremist groups. As a result, concert producer Live Nation has stopped the sale of the necklace two weeks into the tour (coincidentally,…

5 Promotional Apparel Lessons From the 2018 NBA Playoff T-shirts
May 2, 2018 at 1:46 pm

We hate to brag, but we actually understand all the rules of basketball, so we enjoy watching the NBA playoffs (no offense, Wimbledon, we just can't follow your scoring system). While we've been spending a lot of nights screaming at our TV about refs not calling fouls and players faking injuries, there's one aspect of…

MLB Pulled a Cleveland Indians Chief Wahoo Cap Ahead of Jackie Robinson Day Celebration
April 16, 2018 at 2:08 pm

We often hear that numbers don’t lie, and Major League Baseball (MLB), through its adoration of sabermetrics, is looking to pound home that point more profoundly. If we were to look at his figures even casually, we could see that Jackie Robinson would serve as support for those whose allegiance lies with statistics as the…

Not Everyone Is Happy About the Minnesota Twins' Ballpark-Exclusive Prince Merchandise
April 11, 2018 at 2:07 pm

After Prince passed away in 2016, there's been no shortage of commemorative merchandise or pride in one's Minnesota heritage. Both typically came with a lot of the color purple. The Minnesota Twins are looking to cash in on both at the start of this year's MLB season by offering exclusive Prince merchandise at Target Field.…

Twins Announce Prince-Branded Merch in First Deal of its Kind
February 27, 2018 at 12:01 pm

The Twins have also announced that the team will be hosting a second Prince Night this year. On June 8, the first 10,000 fans in attendance will receive an inflatable guitar in the shape of his iconic symbol (and though it’s not specified, we here at Promo Marketing would wager on the color being purple)...