Promo Products

Marvel Files Suit Against Multiple Companies to Protect its Punisher Logo
December 29, 2017 at 12:03 pm

This isn’t the first time that Marvel has had to resort to legal action in order to stop the use of its Punisher logo on promotional products and branded items by unrelated companies. In 2015, Marvel took Molon Labe LLC to court for its use of a strikingly similar logo on firearm-related products...

SnugZ USA Tragically Loses One of Its Own
December 28, 2017 at 2:14 pm

SnugZ USA, West Jordan, Utah, has released the following statement regarding the passing of Richard D. Massey: Our beloved Richard D. Massey Esq., director of legal and regulatory affairs, passed away on Dec. 13, 2017. He has been a steady mainstay with SnugZ for the past seven-plus years, and played a vital role in directing…

National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum Finds Permanent Location
December 22, 2017 at 11:38 am

Bobbleheads have become so ubiquitous that we at Promo Marketing, along with conducting a roundup of our favorite stories from this year, could have devoted a recap to our accounts of the eye-catching collectibles. Because of that, one could say we admire the efforts of Brad Novak and Phil Sklar, whose four years of accumulating…

Credit Card-Sized Anti-Theft Device Has Promotional Potential
December 21, 2017 at 2:55 pm

Identity theft is one of the biggest problems of 21st century life. With the onset and growth of e-commerce platforms and online integration for all kinds of things, not to mention the shift to smartphones as primary computing devices, customers are doing everything they can to protect their bank accounts and credit card numbers. Now,…

Here's Why Disney Won't Sell Branded Merchandise at Its New 'Star Wars' Theme Parks
December 21, 2017 at 12:51 pm

Even though Star Wars fans are well known for their enthusiasm regarding branded merchandise, Disney hopes that fans will buy in to this sort of merchandise that will allow the park to maintain its immersive look and feel. After all, it would be mighty strange to see aliens hawking t-shirts—or at the very least, not the fantasy world we’d like to imagine ourselves living in...

Starline Inc. Receives QCA Accreditation
December 19, 2017 at 11:21 am

Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, the promotional product industry’s only independent, non-governmental accreditation organization dedicated to helping companies provide brand safety, has awarded QCA Accreditation to Starline Inc., Grand Island, N.Y. Starline becomes only the third supplier in 2017 to achieve Accreditation status as a result of meeting the rigorous qualifications of the promotional products…

Cimpress' National Pen Co. Cites Growth, While Vistaprint Downsizes
December 15, 2017 at 12:15 pm

National Pen Co., headquartered in San Diego, Calif., announced that it plans to create more than 250 jobs at its facility in Dundalk, Ireland, over the next five years as part of an expansion plan. This comes after National Pen Co. was acquired by Venlo, Netherlands-based Cimpress last year. “A year ago in December 2016,…

SuccessFit4Life! Event at PPAI Expo Benefits Promotional Products Education Foundation
December 14, 2017 at 1:51 pm

FreePromoTips.com is hosting its 4th annual SuccessFit4Life! Event at the PPAI Expo, benefitting the Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF). A group of industry suppliers are supporting this event by providing SuccessFit4Life!-branded products that can be picked up at the Expo. To participate, go to the SuccessFit4Life! PPEF donation page here. Gifts of all sizes are…

Here Are a $5,000 Decorated Beer Mug and Wine Glass Made Out of Cheese
December 14, 2017 at 12:33 pm

2017 has yielded numerous significant popular culture anniversaries, but it has definitely not found itself falling short in marking notable historical occurrences, too. Often lost in the latter because of the far-reaching severity that the other events hold, the centennial celebration of Finland’s declaration of independence from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic nonetheless has…