Promoventures

Walk the Walk

Jean Bryden — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:58:53 +0000

There is a short, exclusive list of things I will wake up at 6:30 am on a weekend for. Until last Saturday, the list included only 3 items:

Christmas Field Trips to Amusement Parks International Flights

As I’ve only traveled internationally twice in my life and I stopped going on field trips to amusement parks [...]

Gnome Your Baseball Promotions

Jean Bryden — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:40:49 +0000

It’s fair to say that I love everything about baseball season. Hand-in-hand with the other best season, summer, baseball adds a slew of perks to my life every year. Fireworks on Fridays, crazy fans, hometown loyalty, food that isn’t socially acceptable in other venues, and an uncanny ease of play. Is it me, or do [...]

Climbing Cotton!

Rob Jones — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:48:22 +0000

What in the hell happened to my T-shirt pricing?

Cotton – Nearby December cotton closed today at 1.29, up 3.19%. This price matches the all time high of $1.29 hit last Tuesday. A new decline in the US dollar seems to be attracting speculation while demand remains strong from spinners. Futures are above $1.20 through [...]

So You Need A Screen Print T-Shirt Design?

Rob Acosta — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:36:23 +0000

So, you need a t-shirt designed for your (fill in the blank) and you don’t design. What now?

Well, what most people do is grab some images off the Internet, find a friend or relative to design something, or run screaming into the night without a clue as to what to do. Then, [...]

Who or What Influences T-Shirt Design

Administrator — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:38:25 +0000

I spend a lot of time thinking about t-shirts, noticing t-shirts, reading t-shirts. This weekend was no different. In a restaurant I sat people watching, mostly t-shirt watching actually. Summertime in San Diego is great for t-shirt watching. I can see the Southern CA t-shirt influences, the out-of-state/tourist t-shirt influences, the younger generation, the [...]

From Undershirts to Fashion Statements

Administrator — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:07:49 +0000

The Evolution of the T-Shirt

T-shirts have to be one of the most enduring of all clothing styles for the last 50 or more years. The plain white t-shirt was broken out of its “undershirt” role by rebels like James Dean, Marlon Brando and Paul Newman, overexposed by Fonzie only to be re-invented again [...]

Traffic Signs and Your Brand

Administrator — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:42:40 +0000

I’ve been thinking about signs a lot lately. Not sure why. It may be that our office is located off an extremely busy thoroughfare that is packed with stores and strip malls all vying for the traffic’s attention. Every retailer dreams of high traffic counts in front of their store but of course [...]

SAAC Show in Long Beach, CA

Administrator — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:05:06 +0000

The SAAC just ended a two-day run in Long Beach and I was lucky enough to be able to attend yesterday. For those of you who are outside of California, and I know that a lot of you are, the SAAC is the Specialty Advertising Association of California. California as most of [...]

Advertising in a Web 3.0 World

Administrator — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:05:06 +0000

(or skating to where the puck is going)

Just when we were getting comfortable with the concept of Web 2.0, Web 3.0 is closing in around us. The concept of Web 3.0 was actually formulated many years ago by the “Inventor of the Internet”. No not Al Gore, Tim Berners-Lee. And [...]

Now Hiring

Administrator — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:39:37 +0000

I know this horse has been beaten to death but everyday I am reminded of the terrible state of customer service by the actions of those hired (and paid) by companies to serve me; be it in a restaurant, a coffee kiosk, a grocery store, even a toll booth. OK, [...]