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When long-suffering sports teams and their fan bases come to enjoy decent, even amazing, results, many people affiliated with the given pastime tend to take joy in their rejuvenation. The term “many people,” though, does not include Don Cherry, the 85-year-old grump, er, National Hockey League analyst, who three months ago called the Carolina Hurricanes…

On the first day of spring, we looked at the cold shoulder that the University of South Florida (USF) community had been showing the school’s overseers for their implementation of an (expensive) academic logo that too closely, in their eyes, resembles the Merrill Lynch logo. And with the school's sports teams using still using the old design, the whole matter made us wonder why the administrators would even need two separate logos in the first place. But it appears the backlash finally became too much for USF...

No matter their nature, we love addressing how businesses bank on micro-moments, which are especially profitable within the sports realm. Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, who figure to count astronomical box office figures when “Toy Story 4” hits theaters June 21, are upping their nod to athletics through the script’s inclusion of a bobblehead whose pose pays tribute to an amazing feat by a baseball great...

One of the biggest complaints people have about their cellphones is that, inevitably, the battery loses its ability to hold a charge. Avenir Telecom, a European telecommunications provider, tried to save us from that struggle by crowdfunding a new, Energizer-branded phone. The problem was the phone was comically, insufferably large...

Brian Fitch, owner of My Corporate Expressions, has affiliated with Proforma, the $500 million leading network of promotional products and printing distributors, to access its technology platforms and expansive product offerings, services and support. “My decision to join Proforma was driven by their technology and business support,” said Fitch. “I researched all of the other…

Only 16 days remain until people all across the country will look to delight their matriarchs and maternal figures through Mother’s Day gifts. For those who want to hear what a “sweet child of mine” they are to those figures, Guns N’ Roses has a rocking solution to any commercial worries that folks are having—branded…

Conference attendees go into these events expecting to learn more information on their field, size up the competition and maybe make a few key connections with peers. But there's one aspect of conferences and trade shows that stands out more than all of this. We're talking, of course, about promotional giveaways. There's a reason that…

Likeable figures abound in MLB, with Joe Maddon being among the most revered. Since leading the Chicago Cubs to the 2016 World Series title that ended the franchise’s 108-year championship drought, the manager can never do any wrong in the eyes of Illinois residents, but the 65-year-old has far more on his mind than delighting…

IMAGEN Brands, Mason, Ohio, announced the addition of Lisa Brooks as vice president of marketing. Brooks comes to IMAGEN Brands from outside the promotional products industry, holding leadership roles in consumer packaged and durable goods organizations representing home fragrance, stationary, art and crafts, baby gear, and adult beverage categories.…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday that it collected $11.7 million in phony team rings last month, with the fakes infringing on four athletic teams' trademarks. The imitations included championship rings of the last two Super Bowl victors...