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With all of the steps government agencies and sports leagues take to limit counterfeit merchandise, it's hard to believe that sometimes the practice comes from the inside. What's even harder to believe is that it could come from a big-name athlete with what appeared to be a squeaky clean record. In this case, we're talking…

Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: The trees are really starting to bloom, reminding us that color does, in fact, exist in Center City Philadelphia.) Last week, Dynamite Promo won again, and now will face off…

The Vernon Company, Newton, Iowa, hosted its annual national sales meeting, Vernon University, April 10 to 12, at Renaissance Indian Wells in Indian Wells, Calif. The three-day event brought together nearly 100 Vernon account executives from coast to coast and more than 70 supplier partners. “Vernon’s national sales meeting could have been described using one…

Penn Emblem Company and ImprintsUSA, Philadelphia, will be selling sublimated Parkinson’s Disease support ribbon patches in April to raise money for the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, an organization that invests to solve, treat and cure Parkinson’s Disease. These patches will cost $1 with a minimum of 25 per order. April is National Parkinson’s Awareness Month, bringing…

Last season, the Cleveland Indians announced that they were downgrading the controversial Chief Wahoo logo in favor of a new, less offensive block "C" logo. However, the Chief Wahoo logo still had a place on the uniforms. The Indians even wore the logo on their hats on opening day this year. So, opposition to the…

Nike is investigating the illegal use of its logo on products branded with a racial slur. BBC reported that items such as gym bags and T-shirts featuring the phrase "Pikey - Just Nick It" surfaced on e-commerce platforms like Amazon and eBay. "Nick" is U.K. slang, meaning "to steal." Nike is…

Now that recreational marijuana is legal in Canada, the door is open for promotional products suppliers and distributors to look for opportunities in branding, packaging and promotional giveaways. But,…

Logomark, Tustin, Calif., announced a team-up with lifestyle and fitness brand WORK, inspired by a dynamic collaboration between WORK fitness and Logomark's product development team, these backpacks are built to work as hard as you do. "As the exclusive distributor of WORK backpacks, our customers can add unbelievable value to their marketing through sleek, attractive…

Wearable tech is all over both the retail and promotional products space. We're seeing a big increase in popularity for devices like fitness trackers, smart watches and more. More and more companies are implementing technological pieces into traditional or athletic apparel, too. So, Levi's decision to include Google technology into a jacket seems like a…

There's social commentary, and then there's being tone deaf. When introducing a new tote bag, Romwe was the latter. The company's new tote bag says, in plain black text, "This bag contains a gun, a bomb, a very large…