A special adviser to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in an interview that recruiting China for help will be crucial for boosting its growing textile manufacturing sector. This is something we’ve touched on before—countries outside of the usual manufacturing hubs (like China and Vietnam) are increasing their presence in the international textile manufacturing game,…
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Astros Give Out 250K Replica World Series Rings Over Six Promotions After Insane Demand
Anyone who’s picked up a wiffleball bat or thrown a baseball through a tire, all the while pretending to be one of their baseball heroes in a packed stadium, has no doubt dreamed of someday getting a World Series ring of their own. Statistically speaking, though, the odds of actually getting a ring by winning…
Read MoreComedian Brings Getty Images Branded Bag to Emmy Red Carpet, Internet Loves It
Chances are, you’re familiar with some of the bigger photography agencies, like Getty Images, having their watermark displayed on images—sporting events, movie premieres, etc. Comedian Emily Heller took the Getty presence to a new level when she showed up to the Emmys red carpet rocking a Getty Images branded bag. The purse featured an enormous…
Read MoreBCG Creations’ Bill Miller Talks Acquisition by HUB Promotional Group
This week, HUB Promotional Group announced two acquisitions, Origaudio and BCG Creations. Bill Miller, founder of BCG Creations, spoke with Promo Marketing about the acquisition—how it happened, why he made the move and what it means for customers…
Read MoreHelp Clients Draw a Crowd With Trade Show Promotions
We spoke with a couple of industry pros about what items distributors should be looking to for their clients’ trade show needs, how they can maximize their impact at these events, and some details about past successes…
Read MoreHUB Promotional Group Acquires Origaudio In Second Acquisition Announced This Week
HUB Promotional Group, Braintree, Mass., announced today the acquisition of Origaudio, Fountain Valley, Calif. HUB Promotional Group is now up to seven suppliers, this deal coming just two days after HUB announced its acquisition of Montreal-based BCG Creations. The Origaudio acquisition is big for HUB. The company is only nine years old, and has already…
Read MoreChina Retaliates With Tariffs, Could Cause U.S. to Implement More
After the U.S. proposed additional (and threatened to ratchet up) tariffs against Chinese goods, China responded today by imposing new trade tariffs on $60 billion of…
Read MoreRichard Simmons Is (Sort Of) Back With Branded Merchandise
Richard Simmons’ disappearance is one of the strangest mysteries of this decade. We know as much because there was a whole podcast dedicated to it,…
Read MoreGemline Temporarily Closes Following Massachusetts Gas Explosions
Gemline, Lawrence, Mass., announced that gas explosions in Lawrence as well as nearby Andover…
Read MoreNo One Will Be Happy Until Everyone Uses USB-C (That’s Why Bluetooth Smartphone Accessories Are Winning)
iPhone users live in a post-dongle world now. After Apple decided to ditch the separate headphone jack in favor of a single Lightning port for the…
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