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Stylecraft Company, Cranston, R.I., is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary this year.Neil Berman, Air Force veteran, owner and president since 1971, is still at the helm working daily with distributors to help guide them in creating the very best quality of emblematic jewelry for their clients regardless of budget. Stylecraft Inc. was incorporated in 1967 and…
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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 Craig Nadel, president of Jack Nadel International, No. 10 on the list. Promo Marketing: Besides sales numbers, what makes your company a top…
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Since its 1996 debut, the “Resident Evil” franchise has become an incredibly lucrative brainchild for its creators, Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara, and overseer, Japan-based Capcom. The success might just have pushed a Vietnamese company to…
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EMT, Indianapolis, announced the passing of its founder, Steve Weinstein, after a decades-long battle with multiple illnesses on May 29. Steve’s knowledge and work ethic lives in his management team and employees. Toward the end, he worked tirelessly to transition his role to his team, led by chief operations officer Phil Saks. [caption id=”attachment_97790″ align=”aligncenter”…
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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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