It seems like just yesterday we were scraping New Year’s Eve confetti off
of our shoes and checking the weather for snowstorms. But, thanks to time’s ability to fly, 2019 is almost over. And many distributors are deep in the throes
of planning for their fourth quarter sales.
If you’re not, that’s OK! There’s still time to get the ball rolling. But now is the time to start thinking about what Q4 promo products clients are looking for at year’s end…
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We had some time to cruise social media during Labor Day weekend, and that gave us an opportunity to stumble on quite possibly one of the most exciting Twitter accounts we’ve found in a while. It’s called Movie Promo Merch Unlimited, and operates under the username @NightPromoting. It’s a celebration of promotional merchandise released alongside…
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Well, folks, here we are at the start of Labor Day Weekend. For many, it’s the official end of summer and the window of time where it’s acceptable to wear white clothes. How 2019 has flown by so quickly, we’ll never know. What we do know is that it was an eventful summer in the…
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Disney’s rad thermal-detonator-shaped Coca-Cola bottles are back in the news, but for a less fun reason. If you’re visiting the immersive Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park locations in California or Florida, then you can throw around the bottles as much as you want. Just don’t plan on taking them home as a souvenir from your trip to a galaxy far, far away. That is, at least, if you’re flying home…
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The VMAs might not be getting the viewership of other big-name entertainment parties, like the Grammys or the Oscars, but the show is still a major party in the music biz. And, because of that, the organizers don’t typically skimp on the swag bags that attendees receive. Like other events, there are glitzy gifts—shopping sprees,…
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Gemline, Lawrence, Mass., announced multiple personnel moves yesterday: Frank Carpenito appointed as company president; Jonathan Isaacson promoted to chairman and CEO; and Saadia Bryant promoted to vice president of marketing, product and design. Carpenito has been on the Gemline board since 2014, and in his new role will be responsible for handling the company’s day-to-day operations…
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On Friday, China announced further retaliatory tariffs, which prompted the president to “order” U.S. companies out of China. What followed was a weekend of more speculation, incendiary speech and uncertainty for U.S. businesses.
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It’s rare to have everything go according to plan. One mark of a professional is the ability to handle issues as they come and reach an end result as close to the original vision as possible. Here’s how Mike Button, senior account executive for Tricor Brand Communications, worked through some hiccups in the art process to achieve what he thought was a successful and long-lasting promotion…
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Today, China announced that it would increase tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. products in the latest edition of the constant tug-of-war between the two countries. In response, President Trump took to Twitter to demand that U.S. businesses “immediately start looking for an alternative to China,” and bring their manufacturing back stateside…
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After an astonishing run that culminated in the Toronto Raptors’ first NBA Championship, Kawhi Leonard has solidified himself as one of the biggest stars in the NBA, if not all of professional sports. But it’s after demonstrating some charitable good will in his new (old) home of Los Angeles that he’s solidified himself as one…
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