PPAI Expo 2014 starts next week. What are your hopes for the show and for the new year?
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Author: Kyle A. Richardson
Looking Forward to 2014
The end of the year always brings exciting and important announcements, and that’s no different for us at Promo Marketing.
Read MoreHow to Use Promotional Products to Hit the Front Page of Reddit
College students need wristbands to get into bars. Sometimes they need lawyers when they get out of them.
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Decorated glassware, imprinted coasters and branded chalk boards are effective promotional products
Read MoreKodak Emerges from Bankruptcy as a Smaller Company Focused on Commercial Printing
The Eastman Kodak Company, the corporation made famous as a film giant, announced that it has emerged from Chapter 11 and restructured its business model 20 months after filing for bankruptcy protection.
Read MoreMissouri Company Sentenced After Importing Chinese Products with Counterfeit Safety Certifications
A Springfield, Mo., company has been sentenced in federal court after importing Chinese merchandise that had counterfeit product safety certifications printed on the labels. GuildMaster Inc. must forfeit more than 5,000 of the lamps valued at $1.8 million in addition to paying $43,786 to defray government expenses.
Read MoreNotre Dame Misspells Team Nickname on Souvenir Stadium Cups
Souvenir cups sold at a Notre Dame game over the weekend featured an embarrassing typo in the team’s nickname. The 50 oz. soda cups, sold at Notre Dame Stadium for $8, featured the incorrectly printed phrase “FIGTHING IRISH” along the top.
Read MoreThe Fastest-growing Promotional Products Companies on the 2013 Inc. 5000
On Tuesday, Inc. Magazine published its prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the country’s fastest-growing companies, and as in years prior, a number of industry suppliers and distributors have made the list. The number of promotional products companies on the list increased by two to 39 businesses, divided between 7 suppliers and 32 distributors.
Read MoreNCAA To Stop Selling Branded School Merchandise
The NCAA will no longer sell merchandise for schools and universities after it was revealed that the association was using the likenesses of college athletes to sell jerseys and T-shirts, something the players themselves are prohibited from doing.
Read MoreChildren’s Place Pulls Imprinted Girls’ T-shirt from Shelves After Charges of Sexism
Retailer The Children’s Place has pulled a T-shirt from its stores after coming under fire this week for an imprint some have called sexist. The girls’ shirt shows a list of “My Best Subjects,” and features checkmarks next to shopping, music and dancing, but not math.
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