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When I was coming of age, I developed an obsession with pizza, but I never gravitated toward the pies from Pizza Hut, whose appearance, texture and taste led me to dub the chain “Grease-a Hut.” Fast forward a few…
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While these bans could have a wider impact on the promotional products industry, there are undeniably greater things at stake here. With every regulation comes the question of individual freedom, just as every instance of violence against innocents raises questions about appropriate policy positions for lawmakers to take in order to ensure that people remain safe in schools and at work…
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The Trump Organization reportedly ordered “dozens” of new golf tee markers with the presidential seal to be used at Trump golf courses. And that, by definition, is illegal. It’s a violation of Title 18 of U.S. Code § 713, which states that using the seal of the U.S. President (among other government seals) of the…
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Harriet Gatter, founder of Accounting Support LLC, announced reduced pricing of QuickBooks Training On Demand, video instruction specifically for ad specialty distributors and bookkeepers to use QuickBooks correctly and to its full capacity. For the ad specialty distributor, there is a version of QuickBooks…
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3M, Minneapolis, announced yesterday that CEO Inge Thulin will move to a newly created position—executive chairman—and will be replaced by current chief operating officer Michael Roman. Roman has been with 3M for 30 years, according to the Post and Courier, and had led the company’s Industrial Business Group (the company’s largest group) as chief strategy…
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This time of year always serves as the stretch when my sports enthusiasm becomes as difficult to contain as the Golden State Warriors’ offense. With the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments nearly upon…
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“Augmented reality will be the next big thing for the promotional products industry,” according to the new issue of Prime Line’s #What’s Trending Now quarterly trends report, which can be viewed here. With sales of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality…
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Was your invitation to this year’s Academy Awards lost in the mail like ours were? Bummer, right? We had our tuxes ready for Hollywood’s biggest night, but we were mostly excited about those sweet,…
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HEB teamed up with the Selena Foundation for an exclusive partnership, announcing that proceeds from the bags would go to the Boys and Girls Club of Coastal Bend. In addition, HEB will be donating $25,000 directly to the Selena Foundation…
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Due to the amazing season engineered by the Houston Astros, culiminating in the first World Series title in franchise history, it was easy in 2017 to overlook the Texas Rangers, who, with a 78-84 record, finished 23 games behind their fellow Lone Star State occupant in American League West Division play. The latter squad would…
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