Bags & Luggage

For some of us on the PM staff, horror movies just never clicked. But maybe it's time we give them a real shot. ("Hocus Pocus" counts as a horror movie, right?) While we give ourselves a mental pep talk before jumping into the spookiest time of the year, here are five not-so-scary promotional items from the past week...

Ford, following in the footsteps of Ferrari, is increasing its non-automotive merchandise in an effort to create a wider ranging brand. The company just hired Alexandra Ford English, great-great granddaughter of Henry Ford, to the newly-created position of global brand merchandising director...

The NFL season always brings some fun promotional products, like that Coors Light weighted blanket we wrote about a few days ago. We'll keep our eyes peeled for more football-related promos. But, in the meantime, here are five other promotional products that caught our eye this week...

The New York Times recently published a story that included some alarming statistics about how tote bags might not be the eco-friendly cheat code that some people think they are. And, of course, most of Twitter was talking about it. But is the "Cotton Tote Crisis" based on misinterpreted data?...

Beer brand Pacifico and apparel brand OBEY Clothing captured Southern California’s surfing culture to raise money for the Surfrider Foundation, borrowing artwork from a Venice Beach mural and printing it onto apparel and tote bags...

The Minnesota Twins are taking a "McDonald's approach" to ballpark promos. No, they're not replacing dollar dog night with discounted Big Macs. But they are borrowing from McDonald's recent merchandise playbook with a ballpark-exclusive capsule collection and a focus on social commerce...

Remember Warheads candies? They were, to put it simply, awesome. They had everything a kid wanted: bright colors, a very extreme name and the properties to create a playground challenge. Anyway, one of our favorite promotional products this week is Warheads-related. Check it out!...

A logistics company wants to provide some items to help with their employee’s summer trip! Their employees have been cooped up inside for quite some time now, and they wish to provide them with items that encourage and facilitate getting out and about...

Team USA athletes showed off the gift set waiting for them in Tokyo from sponsors like Samsung, Nike, Ralph Lauren, Oakley and more.

There's nothing like a long weekend to grease the wheels and get the content machine purring again. It also gave us a little bit of extra time to scope out some fun promotional products for this week’s edition of the Fav 5. So, hang onto your (promotional) hats and check out some of this week’s picks...