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Last month, we reported that Totally Promotional, Coldwater, Ohio, was being investigated by the FBI for possible price fixing in the promotional products space. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Azim Makanojiya, president of an unrelated promo company, Zaapaaz Inc. (WB Promotions Inc., Wrist-Band.com and Customlanyard.net), pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix prices…
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We know very well that we should make lemonade when life gives us lemons, but what might be a proper course of action when it presents…
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Mohawk, Cohoes, N.Y., announced the release of “A Maker’s Field Guide to Envelopes,” the latest in a series of comprehensive, printed guides designed to inspire and educate designers, their clients and printers on the importance of choosing the right materials for print. “The new ‘Maker’s Field Guide to Envelopes’ is the latest expression of Mohawk’s…
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Look, can we just all agree that Minor League Baseball teams are the best at promotions? Not only do most of them have creative names already (looking at you, Mud Hens), but a lot of them do…
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Everyone who’s been to New York City (and, honestly, probably a lot of people who haven’t) are familiar with the iconic “I Love New York” logo. It’s pretty much the most omnipresent tourist souvenir from the Big Apple, adorning T-shirts, mugs, sweatshirts, keychains, you name it. And it almost didn’t exist. To celebrate the logo’s…
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Many T-shirts are so comedic that they can leave wearers and observers in figurative stitches, but other tops can inspire people to ponder what often possesses companies to have the literal fasteners bear controversial and questionable messages. Having faced backlash for its plan to rebrand the swastika as a positive symbol, Teespring altered the garments…
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STAHLS’, Sterling Heights, Mich., added new colors of heat transfer foil. With the recent addition of 12 new colors, bringing the total to 26, customers can match school colors for spirit wear, corporate colors for logos, and go crazy creating fun new fashion and novelty wear. The new colors are bright gold, black, navy, maroon,…
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When you, as promotional products professionals, are thinking about a way to appeal to the younger generation, what do you think of? Fidget spinners? Bluetooth speakers? Smartphone accessories? Stamp books? Wait, what was…
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When we hear “Testarossa” we immediately think of Ferrari. And we’re not exactly car buffs, so we would imagine that others do the same. Well, regardless of how common that word association is, a German court ruled that Ferrari has to relinquish its right to the name due to a lack of ongoing use. Remember…
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Hello Video Battle Fans, Brendan from Promo Marketing here with a quick programming note. After two years of bringing you the best videos from around the promotional products industry, we’ll be taking a temporary break from the Video Battle This doesn’t mean Video Battle is done forever. Our primary focus at Promo Marketing is to…
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