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iClick, Seattle, has announced that Melinda Marr, regional sales manager for iClick in the Midwest, has received this year’s Upper Midwest Association of Promotional Professionals (UMAPP) Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes individuals who have made a lifetime contribution to the promotional products industry as a whole, and also a direct or indirect contribution to UMAPP…
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National Pen Company, San Diego, which ranked No. 4 in Promo Marketing’s Top 50 Distributor list, announced today that it has named Peter Kelly as CEO, effective immediately. Dave Thompson, former CEO of National Pen Company, will remain in the…
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Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, announced the 2017 PPAI Board of Directors officers: Mary Jo Tomasini, MAS, chair; Dale Denham, MAS+, chair-elect; Brittany David, CAS, vice chair, financial services; and Tom…
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St. Regis Crystal, the Cheektowaga, New York-based parent company of a group of promotional suppliers, including Chicago-based R.S. Owens and Elliot Lake, Ontario-based Prestige Glass International, announced this morning that it has finalized an agreement to merge with Cheektowaga, New York-based K&R Precision Corp. K&R Precision Corp. will move its operations to St. Regis Crystal’s manufacturing…
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Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., announced today that it has acquired Mountain View, California-based LinkedIn for $196 per share (a 49 percent increase since Friday) in an all-cash transaction worth $26.2 billion. According to a statement from Microsoft, LinkedIn will retain its brand, culture and independence. Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn, will remain in his position and…
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Links Unlimited, Cincinnati, announced that this year marks its 20th anniversary of providing premium brands and quality service to the corporate incentive market. Scott Kooken and Bret Williams founded the company on July 17, 1996, as a company focused on supplying premium golf merchandise to the corporate promotions industry. That niche provided an introduction to…
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We all have our favorite colors. Some of us even have our least favorite colors. Australian researchers have taken their opinions of the various points of the color spectrum a bit further by not only naming what…
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It’s easy to get lost in the world of drinkware, which is why you should get an expert’s opinion. We spoke to Jeff Batson, president of Next Products, Shelbyville, Ind., to learn what’s trending in drinkware, when high-end drinkware promotions work best and…
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. (Next up: We’re hoping the thunderstorms go around Philadelphia this weekend. We want to be outside as much as possible!) Last week, PWS won its fourth in a row, earning them a…
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After this year’s Super Bowl, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents seized an estimated $39 million worth of counterfeit Super Bowl items. NHL officials just warned hockey fans last week to be on the lookout for counterfeit Stanley Cup merchandise. Heck, even AC/DC asked U.S. marshals to stop counterfeiters from selling items outside of their concerts.…
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