When you get into the promo business, you start to see merch-related stories everywhere. In this episode of Promo Insiders, ASI Media editors talk about some of the most recent viral trends in decorated apparel and hard goods, whether it’s…
Category: Culture
The New Look of Comfort
For years, loungewear was relegated to sleeping in and vegging out. Slouchy sweats, fuzzy socks and other cozy basics may have been perfect for lazy days on the couch, curling up with a good book or other homebody pursuits, but…
Vacation to Palermo
3 Branding Takeaways From Marvel’s Massive ‘Fantastic Four’ Promo Rollout
Superhero franchises are all the rage. From some vantage points, it seems like they’re single-handedly driving the movie industry and, one could argue, pop culture itself. You look around and Marvel and DC are everywhere. It’s unavoidable. Part of that…
Billie Eilish & UMG Upcycle 400K Unsold Concert Tees Into New Merch
More than 400,000 unsold concert tees are getting a second life. Singer Billie Eilish and her mother, Maggie Baird, have been working with Universal Music Group (UMG) – which represents Eilish – to find a more sustainable solution for the…
National Parks Vacation
Trader Joe’s mini tote frenzy hits California
The mini totes are back, and they are starting another mini craze at your neighborhood Trader Joe’s store. Trader Joe’s re-released new mini reusable tote bags earlier this month in pastel colors, priced at an affordable $3. The baby blue,…
Trump Could Narrow Reciprocal Tariff Focus
The President could scale back the scope of tariffs he looks to implement on April 2, according to press reports from The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News, but countries important to promo products sourcing appear to still be in the levy…
Public Comment Period Opens on Trump’s Potential ‘Reciprocal Tariffs’
Got an opinion on President Donald Trump’s interest in imposing “reciprocal tariffs” on nations around the globe? The federal government says it wants to hear it. On Feb. 20, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) opened a public…
No ‘Day One’ New Trump Tariffs, But President Says the Levies Are Coming
President Donald Trump didn’t immediately pull the trigger on new import tariffs, but it’s possible he’ll do so soon. Trump had threatened to implement new and increased duties on imports on his first day in office but did not so, though he…