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As a follow up to the “Choose the Next BIC Pen” and “Name the Next BIC Pen” promotions, BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., is now inviting promotional products distributors to help price the next new BIC pen. Distributors can choose from three price points: $0.49 (C), $0.59 (C) and $0.69 (C). All participants will receive 500…
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Horizon Promotional Products , Jacksonville, Fla., recently joined St. Louis-based Facilisgroup. Horizon Promotional Products, which Dave and Carmen Chappell founded in 2001, will gain @ease—a sales and order-processing system, buying leverage, high-impact marketing programs, best-practice consulting and graphic services. “Although we have an outstanding team of professionals and opportunities to grow our business, we lacked…
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With an estimated 68 percent of Canadians now using smartphones, National Gift Card Corp., Crystal Lake, Ill., announced the expansion its successful U.S.-based proprietary application programming interface (API) to Canada where it will provide customers with electronic gift cards in real time. Much like the U.S. version, the Canadian gift card API allows business-to-business program…
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While package carriers were unable to deliver all holiday packages in time for Christmas in 2013, they achieved a better outcome in 2014 and hope to continue their successes this holiday season, which is forecasted to have a record-breaking number of deliveries. FedEx predicts delivering 317 million shipments—a 12.4 percent increase over last year’s holiday…
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Logomark, Tustin, Calif., announced that it has partnered with Pisen, Shenzhen, China, to bring Asia’s largest retail power bank brand to the promotional industry. “In today’s mobile-dependent world, Pisen power banks are perhaps one of the most relevant corporate promotional items we have yet to…
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: I saw the new James Bond movie and now I want a new car.) Last week, South Paw Canada won, and now will face off against Maple Ridge Farms!…
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The Family Business Association (FBA) honored Charles River Apparel, Boston, at a recent ceremony in Cambridge, Mass. The company was one of 19 businesses selected for this honor among hundreds. The FBA Awards recognize the importance of family businesses in the state and the critical role these companies play in providing significant employment opportunities and revenue generation,…
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Agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents removed boxes of merchandise from a store in Overland Park, Kan., after the owner was accused of violating trademarks held by the Kansas City Royals and MLB. According to KSHB 41, the DHS agents, along with Kansas’ Johnson County Sheriff’s Department, removed dozens of boxes containing…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Maeli Rose, Arcadia, Calif., is recalling its Girl’s Hoodie due to a strangulation hazard. The hoodie has a drawstring that poses a risk of strangulation inside of the hood’s lining surrounding the face. The drawstring can…
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Jim Bull, vice president of sales for Starline Inc., Grand Island, N.Y., announced the expanded partnership with K.C. and Michael Fields of Columbus, Ohio-based K.C. Fields & Associates as the new representatives for the Northeast — Mid-Atlantic. They will represent Starline Inc. in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, southern…
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