Fan Apparel
October 17, 2019 at 11:20 am
The San Antonio Spurs are celebrating the Hispanic heritage that's so deeply ingrained in their city's culture with not only a theme night, but a huge merch line consisting of 22 different apparel items. The team dubbed the apparel line, which is called La Cultura, a "love letter to the culture that San Antonians call home"...
October 16, 2019 at 1:28 pm
Rapper Travis Scott broke Lizzo's six-week streak at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the debut of "Highest In The Room." To celebrate, he's buying everyone a T-shirt. The tee, which has "I paid for this in RAGE" on the front and "Highest in The Room, FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY," on the back, sold out quickly...
October 16, 2019 at 1:04 pm
Howdy, partners. We're back for another week of showing you five of our favorite promotional products we saw in our travels. This week's installment even includes some on-the-ground reporting from a couple of local events, where spied some nice wooden drink tokens and an extremely sweet mug. Let's get to it!...
October 16, 2019 at 10:24 am
The Washington Mystics defeated the Connecticut Sun to win the 2019 WNBA Finals this year, marking the 21-year-old franchise's first title. Mystics fans could immediately commemorate the occasion by buying Mystics championship gear at the Entertainment and Sports Arena, but aside from that, championship hats, T-shirts and other merch was surprisingly hard to come by.…
October 15, 2019 at 12:52 pm
Omaha, Nebraska rapper Bo Bo Bread Boy, perhaps more commonly known by his government name Brody Thompson, is without the 100 T-shirts he ordered from a printing business after it took his money and abruptly shut down. He's also out 500 bucks. "[T-shirts are] a main source of income for independent artists," Thompson told NBC…
October 11, 2019 at 1:34 pm
E-sports is still sort of polarizing, despite the ample proof of its success all over the world. There are still some people who might think that "professional video gaming" would never take off. Those people should see the crowds that fill arenas like Madison Square Garden to watch tournaments. They're even building arenas in major cities…
October 9, 2019 at 2:04 pm
Disney, the "Star Wars" franchise's new intergalactic overlords, held its third annual "Force Friday" merchandising event. This time it was to hype up the upcoming "Rise of Skywalker" movie, "The Mandalorian" streaming series and the "Jedi: Fallen Order" video game. The merchandise haul was huge, but there was one glaring omission that reminded fans of…
October 9, 2019 at 1:51 pm
Over the last 12 years, only the San Antonio Spurs have won more NBA games than the Houston Rockets, a period that has encompassed the career of Daryl Morey as the latter’s general manager. Their success has helped the club to become popular in China, thanks to the career of since-retired center Yao Ming, but…
October 9, 2019 at 10:59 am
Metal pioneers Slayer are in the final stages of a farewell tour that's already seen the band move $10 million in merch. Where the story gets really interesting, though, is Slayer's real-time transition from a working band to what its merchandising people are calling a "legacy" band. And also the idea of a Slayer-themed restaurant in the style of Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville brand...
October 7, 2019 at 1:35 pm
Disney has never been shy when it comes to self promotion. There's a reason everyone wore watches with Mickey Mouse on them for decades. Now that the Star Wars franchise is down with the Mouse, we're not only seeing a lot more content than when George Lucas was solely in charge, but also a corresponding…
