Promo Products
March 2, 2020 at 2:05 pm
Since my newest approach to Million Dollar Mindset in asking respected industry leaders to share their thoughts on success, it has been insightful for me, as I hope it has been for you. The most recent respected leader I asked to share their thoughts is the president of SanMar, Jeremy Lott. Thank you, Jeremy, for…
March 2, 2020 at 1:55 pm
What can an NBA franchise do with all those now-obsolete jerseys when the player on them is no longer part of the team? Calling Scott Hamlin sounds like a great start, as his company, Looptworks, upcycles the goods as branded merch, with the company’s Portland geography being particularly kind to the Trail Blazers...
March 2, 2020 at 12:01 pm
As we head into Super Tuesday and move closer to the November election, the field of Democratic candidates in the party's primary is slimming down. Before that, though, their campaigns were at full strength, which includes pumping out a ton of promotional products. Now that their campaigns are done, where do all of those promotional products go?...
March 2, 2020 at 9:15 am
Cold and flu season can have you feeling run down. But life doesn't stop! You still have work, school and a million other responsibilities that can't be avoided. We get it. Being under the weather sucks. What do you do when you strongly suspect Sharon from one-desk-over doesn't just have allergies?...
February 27, 2020 at 11:05 am
The St. Paul Saints, a member of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, are planning a bobblehead giveaway that pokes fun at the Houston Astros’ trash can-based cheating tactics. Thanks to "Astro the Grouch," the first 1,500 fans will pick up a collectible that will let them know...
February 26, 2020 at 2:56 pm
Japanese company BEAMS Couture has teamed up with upcycling designer Keisuke Kanda on a Ziploc collection that also features a collab with Fruit of the Loom and Manhattan Portage, which means clear bags, accessories and even some apparel items, all branded with the Ziploc logo...
February 26, 2020 at 10:08 am
Remember those Supreme Oreo cookies we wrote about a little while ago? Remember how we said they'd be huge on the secondary market? The Oreos are already listed on eBay for anywhere from $25 to tens of thousands of dollars. One eBay seller even sold a three-pack for $92,000 at one point. Not just listed. Sold...
February 25, 2020 at 11:28 am
Jif Peanut Butter and Giphy have teamed up to solve the "gif" versus "jif" by creating two labels for Jif peanut butter. One says "Jif" and one says "Gif." Actually, it seems like they're just making the whole thing more complicated. Honestly, we're surprised it took both parties this long to think of this. This seems like something...
February 25, 2020 at 10:34 am
Quality Certification Alliance, Chicago, has awarded QCA Accreditation to Foamworx, Calais, Maine. QCA Accredited companies endorse a self-certification, complete a rigorous self-assessment, and then submit their headquarters and their supply base to multiple third-party audits. The QCA board uses a scorecard representing the performance of the applicant and its supply chain on the third-party audits…
February 24, 2020 at 1:15 pm
To anyone who thinks promo items are nothing but "trinkets and trash," may we refer you to the curators at the Smithsonian? They're tracking down promotional items from the 2020 Presidential Election to document them as part of a long-running collection of American election merchandise...
