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I finally got to see “Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” last night. I won’t spoil anything for you, because I barely made it a few days without hearing about some plot point. There is one part of the movie that I will discuss today, and don’t worry, this won’t spoil anything. How…
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Except for two cancellation periods that total roughly 14 years, Captain America has proven a superb source of print success for Marvel Comics since his March 1941 debut, even garnering the number two spot on IGN Entertainment Inc.’s list of the publisher’s top 25 superheroes. While many such upholders of justice, along with preservers of…
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NAPCO Media, a leading B-to-B media company, today announced that Marc Held has joined the company as president of Promo Marketing Group, whose brands include Promo Marketing, Power Meetings, Print+Promo and Distributor Connect. Held brings more than 22 years of industry experience to Promo Marketing. He has dedicated his career to helping suppliers grow their…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced yesterday that it is recalling the Todd Snyder + Champion brand sweatshirts, manufactured by WS and Co. and distributed by Todd Snyder, after they did not meet federal flammability standards, posing a potential burn risk to customers. The company sold about 2,100…
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Nobody could even think to deny that 2017 has proven an amazingly profitable year for Disney, whose overseers will certainly enjoy their Monday morning coffee when discussing this weekend’s “Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” returns. The stretch has also made rose gold even more of a loved and lucrative hue, with Disney…
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National Pen Co., headquartered in San Diego, Calif., announced that it plans to create more than 250 jobs at its facility in Dundalk, Ireland, over the next five years as part of an expansion plan. This comes after National Pen Co. was acquired by Venlo, Netherlands-based Cimpress last year. “A year ago in December 2016,…
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WOWLine, Syosset, N.Y., announced that it has hired Andy Arruda, MAS, as its new national sales manager. In his new role, Arruda will be responsible for managing all sales efforts. Prior to joining WOWLine, he was a national sales manager for Braintree, Massachusetts-based Hub Pen Company. Arruda has more than 30 years of extensive industry…
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The use of wearable technology in the form of watches that track things like heart rates and steps, clothing that monitors athletic activity and more, has been growing in popularity all over the world. According to Marketing Interactive, China’s wearable tech market will pass the U.S. by the end of this year, with more than…
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Smartphone integration is the way of the future. It’s not even a debate anymore. We see it with apparel, footwear, paper products and more. To try to ease one of the most stressful parts of airline travel—checking (and possibly…
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FreePromoTips.com is hosting its 4th annual SuccessFit4Life! Event at the PPAI Expo, benefitting the Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF). A group of industry suppliers are supporting this event by providing SuccessFit4Life!-branded products that can be picked up at the Expo. To participate, go to the SuccessFit4Life! PPEF donation page here. Gifts of all sizes are…
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