Published: July 02, 2013

AVON, Ohio (July 2013) – Can't live without your favorite roll of Duck Tape®? Then it’s time to get the download on the latest Duck Tape® addiction! America’s favorite fix-all continues to expand its innovative offerings by launching the first official Duck Tape® app. Now, Duck Tape® enthusiasts everywhere can have the newest Duck Tape® colors and prints at their fingertips – literally – wherever they go. Filled with colorful graphics and eye-catching animations, the Duck Tape® app is free and available now for iPhone/iPod devices through the iTunes® App Store.

Quick fingers are key to the game – the faster users unroll virtual rolls of Duck Tape®, the more chances they have to earn badges and rank higher on the Apple® Game Center® leaderboard. Time is of the essence, though – players have 60 seconds to unroll as many rolls of the brand's popular colors and designs as they can.

Brand new updates include:

  • All Duck® brand and Duck Tape® Club member-submitted Ducktivities are available with full step-by-step instructions.

  • All Duck® brand YouTube channel videos are available in-app.

  • All Duck Tape® products are viewable by category.

  • Viewers can now also see Stuck at Prom® and Stick or Treat® image galleries, along with in-app links to the Duck Tape® Facebook page, Twitter profile and Pinterest page.

"Duck® brand has a long tradition of creating original, interesting products we know our fans will love, and we constantly challenge ourselves to find new ways to engage with Duck Tape® enthusiasts everywhere. We're so excited to offer yet another way fans can enjoy our Duck Tape® palette," said Bill Kahl, executive vice president of marketing for ShurTech Brands, LLC. "This entertaining and addictive app, coupled with our Facebook page, Pinterest profile and other social media channels, shows that Duck Tape® has truly gone From 'Tool to CoolTM'."

Follow Duck Tape® on social media to hear about the next big update for the Duck Tape® app – new game options, Duck Tape® designs, craft tutorials and more!

Check out the Duck Tape® app to see the latest duct tape creations, or share your masterpiece atDuckBrand.com.

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DUCK TAPE® BRAND DUCT TAPE

An American original, Duck® brand is known for its quality and innovation, which now includes a vibrant assortment of hundreds of colors, designs and licenses. Duck Tape® brand duct tape is available nationally at mass merchandise, craft, hardware, home center, food, drug, office, auto and specialty retailers in colors like aqua, fluorescent green, pink, orange and yellow, and designs such as Mustache, Graffiti and Zig-Zag.

Duck Tape® is marketed by ShurTech Brands, LLC, and the Duck® brand, which offers an array of tapes, packaging supplies and home products that provide simple, imaginative and helpful solutions for a variety of tasks around the home, school and office. Visit DuckBrand.com for additional product information. And, keep up-to-date on Duck® brand news by joining our more than five million fans on Facebook®(facebook.com/ducktape), following us on Twitter® (@theduckbrand), following our boards on Pinterest®(pinterest.com/theduckbrand) or watching us on YouTube® (youtube.com/theduckbrand).

SHURTECH BRANDS, LLC

ShurTech Brands, LLC, markets do-it-yourself tapes, office and housewares products under the Duck®, FrogTape®, Painter’s Mate Green®, Caremail®, Easy Liner® and Shurtape® brands. The company is a subsidiary of Shurtape Technologies, LLC, Hickory, N.C., an industry-leading producer of pressure sensitive masking, duct, packaging and specialty tape products, with facilities in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico, Peru, United Arab Emirates and China. Shurtape services numerous markets, including industrial, packaging, HVAC, professional paint, auto, marine, aerospace, arts and entertainment, and retail. Shurtape also manufactures and markets the Shurtape® and Kip®brands. Visit ShurTech.com for more information.

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