Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass.; and Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn., announced that Beacon Promotions’s Brad Castleman has joined Hub Pen Company’s sales team as business development associate. Castleman has been with Beacon Promotions for more than three years with the…
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Trump T-shirt Logo Photoshopped Out of Yearbook Photo Raises Censorship Questions
The 2016 presidential election has spawned (and will continue to inspire) numerous narratives, many of which, because of the contentious battle between Electoral College winner Donald Trump and popular…
Read MoreTop Distributors 2017 Q&As: No. 8 – iPROMOTEu
Every year, Promo Marketing releases its Top 50 Distributors list. To give you some insight into what it takes to make it to the top, we spoke to Ross Silverstein, president and CEO of iPROMOTEu, our No. 8 distributor. Promo Marketing: What led to your company’s success in 2016? Ross Silverstein:…
Read MoreThe IKEA Tote Bag Saga Continues With High-End Collaboration
So, remember how that high-end fashion company made a bag that looked frighteningly similar to IKEA’s blue shopping bags? Also, you might remember that IKEA had a really great response to the subject, too. Well,it seems the fact that its plastic shopping bags are now considered high fashion has gone to the Swedish furniture company’s…
Read MoreFindings on Ladybug Wings Could Lead to Advances in Umbrella Construction
Since the 1963 publication of “Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow” by Edward Lorenz, scientists and laypeople have pondered the butterfly effect, which Merriam-Webster defines as “a property of chaotic systems (such as the atmosphere) by…
Read MoreLast Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: Alexander Promotional Products Versus Staples Promotional Products
Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: I kind of forgot I have a fantasy baseball team halfway through the season. Whoops!) Last week, HALO Branded Solutions won for the fourth week in a row, earning it…
Read MorePenn Emblem Company Renews WRAP Gold Status
Philadelphia-based Penn Emblem Company’s Mira Loma, Calif., location has recently renewed its Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) Gold Status. Continuing this certification signifies that Penn Emblem Companies “promotes safe, lawful, humane and ethical manufacturing,” according to the WRAP guidelines. Specializing in creating a positive image for many unique companies and organizations, Penn Emblem has provided…
Read MoreTop Distributors 2017 Q&As: No. 9 – American Solutions for Business
Every year, Promo Marketing releases its Top 50 Distributors list. To give you some insight into what it takes to make it to the top, we spoke to Justin Zavadil, president of American Solutions for Business, our No. 9 distributor. Promo Marketing: What led to your company’s success in 2016? Justin…
Read MoreTennis Pro, Kellogg’s in Trademark Fight Over ‘Special K’
Four years into his professional career, Thanasi Kokkinakis has faced a few hurdles, from needing to recover from various injuries to having his sex life used as a means to insult fellow player Stanislas Wawrinka. The Australian player…
Read MoreStudy Shows Nearly 73 Percent of Sunscreens Don’t Work as Advertised
With June finally here, it’s safe to say it’s officially pool and beach season. And with more and more folks heading out for their long days in the sun, a good sunscreen is more important than ever. This makes the latest sunscreen study on sunscreen claims even more shocking.…
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