We have two drinkware recalls to report this week, as both Pier 1 Imports and Michaels recalled mugs due to a burn hazard. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) , Pier 1 is recalling more than 15,000 of its “chalk note mugs” because they can shatter when they are filled with hot liquid.…
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Tie-In Toys Are the Future of Movie Marketing
The movie and TV industry is different than it used to be. If that’s not the understatement of the century, we’re not sure what is. But what we mean is that people are much more…
Read MoreThe Eagles Swoop In to Sue a Mexican Hotel Over Allegedly False Branded Merchandise Connections
This has proven an eventful spring for The Eagles. In late March, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees announced they will unite with Fleetwood Mac to headline July’s…
Read MoreKaeser & Blair Hosts Third Annual Sales Leader Summit
Last week, Kaeser & Blair, Batavia, Ohio, welcomed its top sales volume dealers to the Clearwater Beach Hilton Resort for the annual Sales Leader Summit. The three-day, all-expense-paid event included lots of activities in and around Clearwater, Fla.,…
Read MoreResearchers Develop T-shirt to Track Breathing
We live in a world of fitness tracking. We have wearable technology that tracks our steps, heart rates, calories burned and more. We have apps on our phones where we can log our progress and…
Read MoreNFL Won’t Allow Gun on $150 Bobblehead, But Dead Duck Is Cool
Nobody can ever knock Bud Grant as a dull individual. Set to turn 90 tomorrow, the product of Superior, Wisc. played professional basketball and football, with the latter sport yielding a stint with our city’s…
Read MoreTips for Selling Drinkware (or, How Jimmy Carter Saved the Drinkware Industry)
Bill Mahre, president of ADG Promotional Products, Hugo, Minn., succinctly tells us why promotional drinkware is still so popular: “People still use them, and they use them on a regular basis.” Pretty simple, right? It doesn’t have to…
Read MoreLast Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: HALO Branded Solutions Versus 4imprint
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: My birthday is on Monday! I still think Mondays are a drag, though.) Last week, HALO Branded Solutions won, and now will face off against 4imprint. The winner will be…
Read MoreTeresa Moisant, MAS, Named PPAI 2017 Woman of Achievement
Promotional Products Association International, Irving, Texas, announced Teresa Moisant, MAS, owner and president of Oklahoma City-based Moisant Promotional Products, as the 2017 PPAI Woman of Achievement. The presentation of the PPAI Woman of Achievement award will take place during the 2017…
Read MoreStaples’ 2020 Plan Brings Promotional Products Into Focus
Following the failed merger with Office Depot and rumors of a sale swirling around, Staples announced its “Staples 2020” plan, which focuses on promotional products, among other product categories. Seeking Alpha reports: Staples is pivoting away from solely selling consumer goods towards selling office services. The business opportunity is so great that another competitor, Xerox,…
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