Promo Products

Nike is teaming up with Tom Sachs, with whom it worked on a sneaker before, for a new bag product. Heralding the bag's versatility, Nike says the bag can transform from a waist pack, back pack or tote bag. What's more, the bag's design is heavily influenced by NASA, using a fabric called dyneema. According…

The sale and use of single-use plastic bottles has taken a big hit, as many cities and states have made moves to outlaw their sale. Some tourist…

4imprint, Oshkosh, Wis., assisted 280 organizations through its one by one promotional product grants during the second quarter of 2017. The one by one charitable program by 4imprint endows two $500 in-kind promotional products grants each business day to help charitable organizations build awareness, raise funds, acknowledge volunteers and educate their communities. “I am in…

With the intense heat that's sweeping across a lot of cities in the U.S., people are wise to stay hydrated. But, a new observation shows that drivers should think twice before they leave plastic water bottles in their cars out in the heat. Think of it this way: The plastic water bottle acts like a…

The way people enjoy music changes every few years. Just starting with vinyl records, we've gone to 8-track players, cassettes, compact discs, then mp3's (and then back to vinyl again). Now, we can add fidget spinners to the list. This is where we allotted space for jokes like "This puts a whole new spin on…

On a concrete strip of coastline in sunny Southern California, the Port of Long Beach acts as the gateway for a hefty percentage of the promotional products imported from Asia. As the second busiest container port in the country, Long Beach has weathered its share of storms in…

Numerous companies have collected kudos for their creative representations (Baskin Robbins and The Hershey Company stand out to yours truly), but when entities decide on marketing approaches, some of their synapses refuse…

Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., has hired Parich Basnet as sales system support analyst. Basnet will be working with the IT and sales departments to expand upon the current NetSuite operating system functions as they relate to sales and finance. “I’m glad to be joining Hub in this time of growth,” Basnet said. “There are…

We have long heard (and consistently confirmed) that sex sells, but infamy and controversy have always positioned themselves to make an interesting threesome for headline writers and marketers. The latter topics will again prove provocative Aug. 18-22, when the Coagula Curatorial Gallery will house The O.J. Simpson Museum, a collection of “murderabilia” related to the…

Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., released the summer edition of its award-winning quarterly trends report, #WhatsTrendingNow, which includes stories on the fidget spinner craze, marketing to millennials and trending products for financial promotions, plus a blog entitled “Working the Balance Between Trending and Classic.” The report can be viewed here. The summer report also showcases the…