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Hottest Holiday Products of 2024 - Spring

The holidays are knocking on the door. Literally. Get your candy ready. 🍭


Every year, October, November, and December dominate sales. They represent the busiest shopping season, especially for online retailers. According to one poll, 62% of holiday shoppers expect to buy mostly online, and many of them plan to do so before Halloween.


So, in other words, it’s time to launch already!


If you’re not sure what to offer, we’ve got you covered with a list of best-sellers and unique stocking st...

Spring Your Ideas to Life with Custom Products!  - Spring

After years of watching creators blow up with success, we kind of know a thing or two about how to get you there—custom products.


Spring is now offering Custom Products for creators who have reached certain benchmarks. Why? Because we believe all your hard work should be rewarded. Read on for all the details or apply to create your own custom product here.


Think up the wildest, most creative custom made merchandise your fans might like, such as fuzzy cat vases, avocado slippers, and unico...

Introducing Nature Made® Zero Sugar‡ Gummies

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Introducing Nature Made® Zero Sugar‡ Gummies. These sugar free vitamins & supplements‡ are ideal for adults who prefer taking gummies and are interested in a low sugar diet.
 

Get the support you want with the nutrients you need – without the sugar.†
 Our new Zero Sugar‡ portfolio includes:
 
 
Help support your daily nutritional needs with sugar free multivitamin gummies.‡ Key nutrients including vitamins and minerals to help support cellular energy production, bone and muscle heal...

Launching Advanced Multivitamin Gummies

With our Advanced Multivitamin Gummies, you can now get 20 essential nutrients in a convenient gummy form. So, if you're looking for an alternative to multivitamin tablets or softgels, these new advanced gummy multivitamins might be just the thing. Read on to learn more about our newest innovation in gummies.
 
Meet the day with moreâ—† with one of our Advanced Multi Gummies. We have formulas for Him, Her and all Adults. Check out each product below:
 
Next, we’ll break down some of the essential...

Creative Ways To Sell More Merch in 2024 - Spring

As we step into 2024, it’s the perfect time for you to reassess your merch strategies so that you can turn Spring into one of your top revenue streams.


Below, you’ll find the top ways creators like yourself have been successful in promoting their merch to increase their sales:


Did you know that samples increase sales by 300%?! That’s because samples allow you to advertise your merch in your day-to-day content. Think of it as giving your products some much needed “face time”.


What kind...

5 Ways to Use This Valentine's Day to Connect With Your Audience - Spring

Now that the Holidays are over, we’re hurtling toward Valentine’s Day. Can you believe it?!


Our data from the last couple seasons shows that just designing for V-Day alone is not as effective as combining that effort with using this holiday as an opportunity to connect with your audience. Not everyone is into V-Day, we get it, but it will definitely be on everyone’s mind. That means it’s an opportunity to increase engagement with your fans, which will then help increase your sales. 


So he...

Holiday Mocktails to Support Your Immune Health

Stay healthy this holiday season by supporting your immune health with good nutrition. These alternatives to holiday-season favorites will lift the spirits at any festive event this season. With a tiki drink, a spritz, mulled punch, and even a warm beverage, this list is sure to have something for all palates! Pour yourself a glass of nutritious ingredients and welcome everything the holiday season brings!
How to help support your immune health? Vitamin C! It’s an essential nutrient and antioxid...

Team Nature Made® Shares Their Favorite Fall Activities

It’s that time of year again! The leaves turn colors, the air gets crisp, and everyone’s lined up to buy a pumpkin spice latte. With autumn comes a slew of fun indoor and outdoor activities to take advantage of the change in weather and the upcoming holidays. We asked some members of Team Nature Made® to share their favorite fall-inspired activities, and then we included some tips and yummy recipes. So, pour that spiced latte and let’s dig in!
Justis, Senior Digital Designer
Every October, I hel...

How to create the perfect logo for your brand - Spring

Think of a logo as a promise your brand makes to your customers, followers, and fans. Why? Your logo is making a visual statement about who you are as a brand. It better be an accurate representation! How many famous brands do you recognize just by the logo? Most, if not all. That’s because a great logo communicates a message that is understandable and clear. 


However, it can be tricky to create a logo that perfectly matches your brand. How do you blend your business ideals with a logo design...

Food and Mood

Your daily dietary choices may impact your emotions. How? Food can make you feel good, guilty, or leave us you disappointed. The saying, “You are what you eat,” does hold some truth. Some foods can affect your production of serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain that regulates mood, while some foods help provide your cells the energy they need to function, and other foods help feed the good bacteria living in your gut. So essentially, what you eat may impact how your body feels throughout th...

Superfoods for Gut Health to Support Digestion

To understand what we mean by gut health, let’s (briefly) review the workings of the digestive system. Our digestive systems break down the food we eat into energy that our bodies can use. Some foods contain nutrients and other substances that may help digestion, while others may not. However, it’s not just about what we eat. Our stomach and intestinal tracts aren’t empty caverns, they are filled with living organisms. Your gut microbiome (the collective environment) hosts gut microbiota (commun...

How Do Sleep & Stress Affect Immune System Health?

If you've wondered about the impact of stress on your body and how sleep affects your immune system health, we have some clarity for you. First, it’s important to understand that your sleep, stress and immune system health are all interconnected. Broadly speaking, when you have disrupted sleep, you might in turn experience physical and mental fatigue that can then affect your ability to cope with stress. When you are stressed, your body releases stress hormones that can affect your body’s regula...

Lifetime Casts Its First LGBTQ and Asian American-Led Holiday Movies

Lifetime announced casting for two upcoming holiday movies that feature LGBTQ and Asian-American characters in lead roles for its upcoming films The Christmas Setup and A Sugar & Spice Holiday. This is a first for the cable channel, which is set to release dozens of holiday movies this year beginning late October as part of Lifetime’s It’s A Wonderful Lifetime movie slate.
As reported by Deadline, The Christmas Setup stars Ben Lewis (Arrow), real-life husband Blake Lee (Parks and Recreation),...

Troop Beverly Hills 2 In Development At TriStar

Troop Beverly Hills 2 is in development at Sony’s TriStar Pictures. Troop Beverly Hills is a 1989 comedy hit featuring a female-driven cast led by 80s comedienne, Shelley Long. The movie was not well-received in its day, but Troop Beverly Hills has since grown more popular as a cult classic.
In Troop Beverly Hills, Long plays a rich, spoiled Beverly Hills housewife who decides to become a Wilderness Girls troop leader in an effort to prove her worth to her husband and daughter. The plot is bas...

The Grease Prequel Movie, Summer Lovin', Will Definitely Be A Musical

Paramount's Summer Lovin', the Grease prequel, is going to be a "full-on" musical according to the film’s director. The 1978 musical Grease was a smash hit and featured stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as lovers-in-conflict Danny and Sandy. One of the movie's opening numbers, “Summer Nights”, is a particular fan favorite and the song repeats the line “Summer lovin’...” The summer of love referenced in the song will be the main attraction of the Grease prequel, as audiences will be able...

Game of Thrones Prequel TV Show House of the Dragon Is Casting A Key Targaryen Prince

The prequel to Game of Thrones titled House of the Dragon is looking to cast an important character from House Targaryen. The prequel is set to premiere on HBO in 2022 and production is set to get underway in 2021. The show is expected to explore a turbulent period for the Targaryens, centering on the destructive Dance of the Dragons event that tore the royal family apart.
Game of Thrones ran for eight seasons and was a massive hit for HBO. The TV series adapted George R. R. Martin’s popular A...

Jurassic Park Trilogy Leaving Netflix In September After Just Two Months

The original Jurassic Park movie, and its two direct sequels, are leaving Netflix at the end of September. The trilogy only arrived on the streaming service at the beginning of August, so the trilogy’s residency at Netflix will be short lived. Although Netflix regularly adds and removes titles from its streaming library, they tend to be available longer than a mere two months.
Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster movie, was based on Michael Crichton’s 1990 science fiction novel a...