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Voting in the 2017 Supplier Excellence Awards is now open, giving distributors the chance to decide the best suppliers in the promotional products industry. Every major product category is represented on the survey—so whether you sell T-shirts or toys and games, you can have an impact in the voting. Cast your vote today! “The Supplier Excellence Awards…
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We’ve been tracking millennial pink’s dominance in the apparel world. But, it looks like the popular hue might have peaked, and influencers are taking bets on who’s taking its place, according to The Guardian. Jane Monnington Boddy, color director of trend forecasting agency WGSN, proposed that pink is on the decline, and hit its peak…
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We have an interesting headline this week out of Citi Field, the New York Mets’ stadium. Mets fan Cameron Scher was kicked out of Citi Field on two consecutive nights, he claims, for donning a “Fire Terry Collins” T-shirt, according to the New York Post. While Scher…
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The promotional products industry saw plenty of change in 2016—major acquisitions, ever increasing supply chain and safety concerns, a new administration in Washington, D.C., etc. But that didn’t stop industry heavyweights from raking in sales, at least according to our just-released 2017 Top 50 Distributors list…
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If you recall, Promo Marketing ran a prank for April Fool’s Day 2016 about Kanye West unveiling a new company: the Kanye Vest Uniform Company. While that was indeed a joke, it looks like we might have been more predictive than we had anticipated. According to Bleacher…
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Compression tights are all the rage right now, thanks to their benefits, like faster running speeds, reduced injuries and better muscle recovery. But, thanks to a Nike-funded study, it looks like those alleged advancements are unfounded, according to Gizmodo. The study, led by Ajit Chaudhari from Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center, found that the…
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BIC Graphic North America, Clearwater, Fla., announced that its parent company, BIC Group, has signed an asset and share purchase agreement to sell its North American promotional products division and Asian sourcing division (BGNA) to an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.), a global U.S. private equity firm. “We are excited about partnering with H.I.G. for…
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People love McDonald’s. This is known. You can go pretty much anywhere in the world, and you’ll see the golden arches somewhere. (As Vincent Vega in “Pulp Fiction” taught us, some countries change the item names a little bit, too.) So, it makes perfect sense that McDonald’s wants to monetize that global hype every now and then.…
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Since adopting “Indians” as its nickname ahead of the 1915 season, Cleveland’s baseball team has experienced numerous highs, including two World Series titles, and notable…
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The Pittsburgh-based Pro Towels family announced that Superior Decorating, Camarillo, Calif., is moving its Western U.S. location to a brand new facility in Las Vegas. Due to the growth of the company and the need to expand production, it is now moving to a more modern and larger facility that will give it room to…
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