Whether it’s a postcard from a candidate asking for your vote, a handout enumerating the candidate’s platform or a pin that shows the voter’s support for the candidate, campaigns and promotional products go hand-in-hand…
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The Wrap: El Chapo’s Style for Sale, Amazon’s Apparel Takeover and More
El Chapo’s style, Amazon’s apparel takeover, NFL’s Super Bowl 50 merchandise, clothing that could protect babies from the Zika virus, how to turn your denim into display art, Runkeeper joining the fitness apparel game and an announcement from Terry Town: Here’s what’s happening this week in the apparel world…
Read More10 Standout Apparel Pieces from the 2016 PPAI Expo
The whirlwind of the 2016 PPAI Expo has come to an end. The feeling in our feet finally has returned, we’ve adjusted back to Eastern Standard Time and now we’re digging through the mountain of business cards, catalogs and samples we received from both new and old friends to take stock of everything we saw last week. Here we’ve highlighted 10 of our favorite apparel finds from the show…
Read MoreExhibits Open Today at the 2016 PPAI Expo
The new year is cause for excitement. Yes, it brings New Year’s resolutions, but it also brings thousands of promotional products suppliers and distributors to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas for the Promotional Product Association International’s (PPAI) annual trade…
Read MorePM Video Battle: Next Products Versus BIC Graphic
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: We’re not going to let these spring-like temperatures in the Northeast steal our holiday spirit. You’ll still find us sweating it out in our ugly holiday sweaters.) Last week,…
Read MoreIs Amazon Launching Its Own Air-delivery Cargo Service?
Amazon wants to build its own air-delivery cargo service to avoid potential delays from third-party carriers, like UPS and FedEx, and is in negotiations to lease 20 Boeing 767 jets to further that goal, reports The Seattle Times…
Read MorePPAI Product Responsibility Summit Tackles Corporate Social Responsibility in Fifth Year
The world can be a dangerous place—but the promotional products industry remains determined to ensure it provides safe and responsible products. After attending the PPAI Product Responsibility Summit—the Promotional Products Association International’s (PPAI) single largest education event—Sept. 28 to 30, in Bethesda, Md., we know the future of the industry is in good hands.
Read MoreTake It Outside
From hayrides to campfires, pumpkin picking to jumping in that big pile of leaves on our front lawn, there are plenty of reasons to get outside in the chill of early fall—and even the cold of winter.
Read MoreTaking Care of Business
Do you remember the thrill of back-to-school shopping? From folders to lunchboxes, notebooks to highlighters, we loved every second of it—especially picking out our new backpacks. The choices were endless. Did we want a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles backpack that looked like a turtle shell, a backpack with wheels, a mini-backpack or a messenger bag?…
Read MoreToken of Gratitude
Gift giving is an art. Make a lasting impression, and show the recipient you’re thinking of them. Give the Tune Squad T-shirt to your best friend, who recognizes the Seal version of “Fly Like an Eagle” in two notes and constantly asks if you’ll watch Space Jam with him, so he can embrace his inner Michael Jordan.
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