Athletic and Sportswear

Nike Ends Manny Pacquiao Endorsement After Derogatory Speech
February 18, 2016 at 6:03 pm

Nike Inc. has ended its endorsement of Manny Pacquiao after the Filipino boxer made derogatory comments regarding homosexuals. According to ESPN, the company removed all Pacquiao-related merchandise and advertisement from its website after Pacquiao made a comment regarding same-sex couples on a…

Video: Promo Marketing's T-shirt Show and Tell
February 18, 2016 at 3:53 pm

T-shirts are tried-and-true methods of promotion. End-users become walking advertisements for your clients, and they get a free shirt out of the deal! We at Promo Marketing have a few favorite promotional T-shirts that we've accumulated over the years, and we wanted to show them off to the world. Check out the video below, showcasing…

Fanatics Inc. Acquires Kitbag, Expands Sports Merchandising Worldwide
February 17, 2016 at 7:12 pm

Fanatics Inc., a worldwide retailer of licensed sports merchandise, announced that it has acquired Kitbag, a U.K.-based sports e-commerce company and subsidiary of Findel plc. This move will allow Fanatics Inc. to increase licensed sports merchandise for soccer, which has seen an increase in the U.S. recently. Kitbag has relationships with popular European sports brands,…

Los Angeles Lakers Not Sold on Jersey Advertisements
February 17, 2016 at 5:43 pm

Maybe they don’t want to mess with their current color scheme. Maybe they’re afraid that one logo will lead to more logos (and then more logos). Maybe they just want more money. Whatever the reason, the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t in support of the move to place advertisements on jerseys, according to Bleacher Report...

The Wrap: H&M Teams Up with Coachella, Sears Sales Drop and More
February 17, 2016 at 5:39 pm

H&M partners with Coachella, Sears sales were drastically down in the 2015 fourth quarter, Urban Outfitters and Navajo Nation continue their four year legal battle, Nike Golf releases new radical golf apparel and the Kalamazoo Growlers plan to create an emoji baseball jersey: Here's what's happening this week in the apparel world…

The 7 Best MLB 2016 Promotional Giveaways
February 16, 2016 at 7:27 pm

With spring training set to begin this week for Major League Baseball, teams have quickly been rolling out their promotional schedules to get fans excited for the coming season. While the classic promotions always resonate with fans—rally towels, T-shirts, etc—it's the unique giveaways that set a team apart...

Toronto Police Crack Down on Counterfeit NBA All-Star Merchandise
February 15, 2016 at 6:59 pm

The NBA All-Star game took place in Toronto last night, and law enforcement officials was ready to seize knock-off merchandise being sold to fans. Together with the NBA, Toronto authorities were also looking to crack down on the illegal use of the league's official logo and the word "NBA", according to the the Toronto Sun...

NBA Looks to Place Advertisements on Jerseys
February 12, 2016 at 4:50 pm

According to ESPN, the NBA sent out a memo this week ahead of Sunday's owners meeting before the All-Star Game in Toronto, that discusses the possibility of corporate logos on jerseys. Sources say the NBA's planning committee wants feedback from the teams prior to the April Board of…

'The Daily Show' Responds to Sacramento Kings T-shirt Controversy
February 11, 2016 at 6:23 pm

Last week, we reported on the Sacramento Kings T-shirt controversy that resulted from their Year of the Monkey Chinese Lunar New Year T-shirt giveaway. DeMarcus Cousins felt that it was insensitive to release the T-shirt to fans on the first day…