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Charles River Apparel recently donated 1,500 face masks to Community Captains, a program launched last fall by the New England Patriots Foundation in partnership with Bank of America. The program is designed to build stronger connections with local nonprofits to maximize their impact, and over the next two years, the New England Patriots Foundation and…
Read MoreMichelob Ultra’s three-part Super Bowl ad brings celebrity endorsements, social media contests, a full branded merchandise collection and the call for fans to pay close attention to minute details, creating a multi-platform branding experience. The bowling alley-themed merchandise includes a T-shirt imprinted with a phone number that fans can actually call for a surprise…
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Zing Manufacturing, the exclusive supplier of S’well products in the promo industry, recently announced the introduction of three new S’well products into the promotional market. This new product release includes two food storage items and the first item from S’well Pet, adding to an already lengthy list of new products introduced over the past two years…
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For the “Jackass” crew’s latest big-screen venture, “Jackass Forever,” participants and fans got a special promotional kit, including things like a specialized jacket, shot glasses and a moderately NSFW toy. Tony Hawk, who makes a brief cameo in the movie, is auctioning off not only his whole promo haul from the set, but also the T-shirt he wore and skateboard he used for his cameo…
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After a six-year ramp-up period, IDline and ActNow Media have appointed Patrick Napurski as president and owner of Halls & Company. Napurski will focus on continuing the supplier’s strong history of high quality and outstanding customer service. Napurski first started working for Identification Services part-time in 1998 and took his first full-time role at the company as…
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HPG, Braintree, Mass., announced today that Jason Lucash will step down from his role as chief development officer in order to pursue other career endeavors. Lucash will stay on in an advisory role as part of HPG’s board of directors. Lucash looked back on his time with HPG, and attributed the supplier’s success to its ability to stay current with customer trends and…
Read MoreThe U.K. is celebrating 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign this year, otherwise known as the Platinum Jubilee. Or, if you bought some commemorative plates or drinkware, the “Platinum Jubbly.” Instead of throwing all of the misprinted merchandise away, Karl Baxter, who runs a clearance website, is selling the more than 10,000 misprinted pieces as limited-edition souvenirs…
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commonsku, the promotional products business and sales software based in Toronto, announced that it has promoted Bre Redmond to product manager and Aly Brunton to product marketer. “Bre has been such an incredibly helpful and reliable voice to so many customers in her role as customer success manager,” said Catherine Graham, CEO of commonsku…
Read MoreWriting a good email is an art form. In business, it’s often the only time you have “in front” of a prospect, and you need to fight amongst countless others and junk mail to get that person’s attention. So, how do you do it right? If you ask Farquharson, president of Aspire For Inc. and chief creator of content for his own site full of industry sales training tools, it’s pretty much the same way you get to Carnegie Hall…
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Team Phun, a promotional products company with offices on both coasts, is expanding its East Coast capabilities by adding a new facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. The added space will provide Team Phun’s Charleston operation with greater efficiencies and streamlined solutions in production, fulfillment and customer warehousing. It will also include a collaborative workspace environment for…
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