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When you hear about Hell’s Angels, one of the most well-known biker gangs in the world, do you think of them experiencing “hurt feelings” or “anxiety” over T-shirts? You wouldn’t think so, but the fearsome group said it experienced just that after its logo appeared on T-shirts and a poster, resulting in legal action. The…
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The holiday season is a busy time for everyone, especially those looking to put products in recipients’ hands by a specific deadline date. Paul Bruno, principal at Bruno Group, Salt Lake City, remembers one promotion that required meeting a tight deadline. Promo Marketing: Can you tell us about a promotion that you think was one…
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Gill Line, Lenexa, Kan., announced that Dana Henton has been promoted to regional sales manager for the Central region. Henton has been with Gill Line and Bebco for six years. She began her career as Gill Line’s regional sales associate for the Northeast region, and moved to Bebco as marketing line manager in 2015. In…
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Thanks to a 1789 letter from Benjamin Franklin to French physician Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, death and taxes have claimed ignoble status as life’s lone guarantees. This year, though, Disney has decided to have that duo welcome a far more positive third element as a surety, namely, undying devotion to its parks’ cinematic promotional products. The…
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Workers in Sri Lanka’s apparel industry are seeking government concessions to allow them to import labor from surrounding economies, like Nepal and Bangladesh, to help support the country’s shortage of skilled workers. Harsha de Silva, Sri Lanka’s deputy minister for national policies and economic affairs said that thousands of jobs are open in Sri Lanka’s…
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Ryan Trahan, a freshman cross country runner at Texas A&M, says his life pretty much revolves around two things these days: running and his line of water bottles that he and a friend developed in high school. Because of his involvement with the latter, the budding entrepreneur is in some trouble with the NCAA. The…
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AST Sportswear, Anaheim, Calif., announces that Nadir Zulfiqar, former vice president of sales for Direct Tees and national sales manager for Cotton Heritage, has joined AST Sportswear as its vice president of brand development. Zulfiqar has an impressive and versatile background, from being a military veteran graduating from West Point Military Academy in 1986 to…
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One of my favorite college professors loved to say that while looking to stand out can prove an exhilarating practice, coming up with anything that merits classification as original can be a frustrating…
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Positive Promotions Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., acquired the assets of Quality Planners Inc., including its entire portfolio of student planners and customization capabilities. “This acquisition will enable Positive Promotions Inc. to broaden its already extensive portfolio of educational products that we currently sell to our over 50,000 school customers throughout the United States,” said Nelson Taxel,…
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For those of us who like to rock from time to time (and you know we do), you know the outside of concert venues and arenas are full of people slinging less-than-legal merchandise like T-shirts, drinkware and posters. Some musical acts, like AC/DC, have taken some big steps to stop this. After all, they want…
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