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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Feld Entertainment, Vienna, Va., is recalling its light-spinner toy wands because the top component can detach, exposing a metal rod that poses an injury hazard to children. The…
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The New England Patriots were kind of sore winners after the amazing comeback win in Super Bowl LI. But, the target of their celebration wasn’t the losing Atlanta Falcons, it was NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Goodell has been tough on the Patriots this year, what with the “Deflategate” scandal, for example. So, when the Patriots…
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Last night was music’s biggest night: The Grammy Awards. And, if you can believe it, the gift bag that attendees and nominees received contained some interesting giveaways. Thanks to the Daily Mail, we can take a look inside, so to speak. Here were some of the ones that…
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Victorinox Swiss Army, Monroe, Conn., announced that Janet Jones, West region manager, was awarded the 2016 Lifeguard Award by PromoShop. The award recognizes an outstanding outside representative in a vote by sales representatives and internal sales support employees. This is the…
Read MorePromo 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. Last week, C2BPromo won, and now will face off against Diverse Printing! The winner will be decided by a simple poll. The poll will close the morning of Friday, Feb. 17, the same…
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Bangkok International Gift Fair and Bangkok International Houseware Fair is a trade platform where designers, manufacturers and entrepreneurs of all kinds of lifestyle products throughout Thailand and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to showcase the latest collections…
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Last week, we mentioned that law enforcement officials were working to limit the spread of counterfeit items on the internet through a program called “Operation Team Player.” According to Claims Journal, the program has resulted in the seizure of $20 million worth of sports-related items. “Criminal elements use…
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Our friends in New England love to use “wicked” in place of “very.” You might have heard someone say that someone was “wicked smart,” or that it was “wicked cold” outside. You might have also heard someone…
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The Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) is now accepting applications for college scholarships. Promotional products professionals and their children are eligible to apply for college scholarships. Since 1989, PPEF has awarded more than $1.5 million to students with parents in the promotional products industry. Employees of promotional products companies are eligible to apply as well.…
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It appears as though Netflix is looking to increase its brand awareness in a physical sense. The company posted a job opening for a “licensing, merchandising and promotion” senior manager, who would handle licensing for “books, comics, gaming toys, collectibles, soundtrack and apparel” for the company’s original programming. With Netflix becoming a major player in…
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