Direct-to-consumer printing services like Vistaprint have been one of the largest disruptions in the promotional products and printing industries. So, when Rhode Island announced its plan to give Vistaprint $2.2 million in tax credits to open its national sales office and staff it with employees, small businesses in area were upset, to say the least.…
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The Magnet Group, Washington, Mo., announced the promotion of Tricia Piontek to senior vice president and general manager of The Magnet Group Brands. Piontek was hired in 2001 as a customer service representative, and has held a variety…
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Last week, BIC Group announced that it plans to sell BIC Graphic North America and its Asian sourcing division to an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a global U.S. private equity firm. Promo Marketing reached out to Emmanuel Bruno, vice president/general manager of BIC Graphic North America for more information on the topic. Promo Marketing: Can…
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After Mexican officials put a halt on sugar exports to the U.S. in March, Mexico and…
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Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass.; and Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn., announced that Beacon Promotions’s Brad Castleman has joined Hub Pen Company’s sales team as business development associate. Castleman has been with Beacon Promotions for more than three years with the…
Read MoreWith every order, the Traverse craftsman starts with the raw ingredients—a piece of leather and a brand logo. But instead of working with detailed blueprints, the master is able to craft his work one stitch and cut at a time. Just enough structure to provide a template while still leaving room for improvisation and creativity.…
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This week we dive into the real story on compression shorts, potentially harmful sunblock and the disappearance of headphone jacks on smartphones.
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So, remember how that high-end fashion company made a bag that looked frighteningly similar to IKEA’s blue shopping bags? Also, you might remember that IKEA had a really great response to the subject, too. Well,it seems the fact that its plastic shopping bags are now considered high fashion has gone to the Swedish furniture company’s…
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 kind of forgot I have a fantasy baseball team halfway through the season. Whoops!) Last week, HALO Branded Solutions won for the fourth week in a row, earning it…
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People love McDonald’s. This is known. You can go pretty much anywhere in the world, and you’ll see the golden arches somewhere. (As Vincent Vega in “Pulp Fiction” taught us, some countries change the item names a little bit, too.) So, it makes perfect sense that McDonald’s wants to monetize that global hype every now and then.…
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