{"id":23599,"date":"2025-09-08T09:52:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/business-operations\/?p=23599"},"modified":"2025-09-08T09:52:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:52:42","slug":"updated-guidelines-for-nc-state-promotional-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/core-support\/news\/updated-guidelines-for-nc-state-promotional-items\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Guidelines for NC&#160;State Promotional Items"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/teams\/strategic-brand-management\/\"> Office of Strategic Brand Management<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/edu-comms.ofa.ncsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Finance Division Education and Communications<\/a> launched a new online course and guidelines regarding the use of NC&#160;State trademarks on promotional items. The self-paced training, <em>Trademark Use on University Promotional Items<\/em>, is accessible via <a href=\"https:\/\/reporter.ncsu.edu\/link\/courseview?courseID=ADV-TRDMRK&amp;deptName=ADV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REPORTER<\/a>. This resource, along with the new guidelines, provides policies and procedures for purchasing branded merchandise for giveaways, fundraising, or internal use. All staff and faculty who purchase promotional items are encouraged to complete the training and reference the guidelines.<br><br>The use of the university\u2019s trademarks on products or promotional items requires that the product be produced by a licensed vendor.\u00a0 Consult the updated<a href=\"https:\/\/trademarks.ncsu.edu\/internal-campus-suppliers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> licensed vendor list<\/a> and use MarketPlace vendors when possible, or purchase from<a href=\"https:\/\/procurement.ofa.ncsu.edu\/convenience-contracts-and-university-specific-agreements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> convenience contracts<\/a> available through Procurement Services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Strategic Brand Management and Finance Division Education and Communications launched a new online course and guidelines regarding the use of NC&#160;State trademarks on promotional items. 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