Promo Apparel
July 18, 2018 at 1:41 pm
Our roles as news conveyors and chroniclers help us geek out on a number of topics, including lauding the longevity that particular products have enjoyed. For those with similar interests in tracing the history of consumer offerings, we suggest combining a penchant for investigating apparel items with an affinity for looking at promotional goods to…
July 17, 2018 at 2:39 pm
So much negativity often surrounds Philadelphia that we here at Promo Marketing love lauding locals whose actions shine a positive light on the city. Since commencing his career in 1985, Will Smith has given us—especially those who, like the 49-year-old actor and musical artist, hail from West Philly—ample occasions to hold our heads a tad…
July 17, 2018 at 1:47 pm
Custom Ink, one of the primary competitors to traditional promotional products businesses, has taken another step in its expansion plans and opened seven more brick-and-mortar locations in its native Virginia. Six of the stores are located within Michaels' stores. One of the locations is a standalone store, with another planned standalone store opening in Alexandria,…
July 16, 2018 at 11:52 am
We here at Promo Marketing fully appreciate the sentiment that we should all live in the moment and not look for any period of time to speed by, as, no matter our circumstances, each day can bring about amazing experiences. With that confessed, we hope our penchant for consumerism does not render us at all…
July 16, 2018 at 10:12 am
Per the Huffington Post, the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, which sells Trump-branded merchandise and hats bearing campaign slogans, raised $10.2M during the second quarter alone. Out of this, the group has spent at least $600,000 to manufacture branded hats, T-shirts, towels and commemorative coins, to name only a few items...
July 10, 2018 at 9:17 am
I have two favorite lifestyle apparel pieces that I am constantly running into in my travels: the caped vented fishing shirt and the square-hemmed bottom camp shirt. These two very distinct styles have a long history in American fashion, and in recent times have seen a major increase in everyday wear by the American consumer.
July 3, 2018 at 1:29 pm
More than three million film fans have subscribed to MoviePass, a seven-year-old ticketing service that, for a $9.95 monthly fee, allows said aficionados to see a movie each day. As with many companies, though, times are tough for the subscription service, and its overseers are looking to establish a happy plot and not a tearjerking…
June 27, 2018 at 1:46 pm
Amazon's presence on the periphery of the promotional products industry has been known for a while, and it's grouped in with the likes of CafePress, Redbubble and Custom Ink (among others) who are adopting the direct-to-consumer model of custom products sales. To say that Amazon is now a competitor is old news. However, the extent…
June 19, 2018 at 2:18 pm
The 2018 U.S. Open saw 2017 champion Brooks Kroepka successfully defend his title at Shinnecock Hills on Long Island. The trophy was arguably the most coveted item at the tournament, but for fans, the chances of leaving the course with it were slim to none (depending on how fast you could run). The merchandise tent was the next best thing...
June 18, 2018 at 2:10 pm
Authorities in Hong Kong and Shenzen seized large quantities of counterfeit World Cup gear, including 180,000 pieces of apparel (57,000 of it jerseys), 29,000 bags, 1,000 hats, 50,000 pairs of shoes, and 3,000 T-shirts...
