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We all know our internal makeups possess more pull, but we will always have those who feel clothes make the man. Because of ill fits and lackluster designs, many end-users could alter…
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Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant, Hicksville, N.Y., announced the addition of Kevin Sephton as its new Southeast regional manager. As a veteran promotional products professional with more than 20 years of expertise in building and servicing distributors, Sephton brings an experienced approach to the company. He previously served as the president for the Promotional Products Association…
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Experts are fearing a global chocolate shortage, as not only do cacao farmers have to worry about diseased crops, such as the rampant “frosty pod rot” spreading throughout cacao-producing countries, but also the increasing demand for chocolate from countries like…
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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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