Why stress relievers? Some of the industry’s biggest suppliers have named their favorite stress reducer designs and provided creative case studies to answer that question.
Read MoreA Study in Stress
Author: Michael Cornnell
What To Do When There’s No Internet At Your Office
Cursed with no Internet like me when I was writing this? Here are a couple things you can do to pass the time.
Read MoreQuick and Easy 2012 Election Information
Where to find fact checks, quick rundowns of candidate stances on business issues, and background info on those running for House and Senate seats.
Read MoreHanesBrands has “Substantially Completed” Discontinuation of its Outer Banks and Private-label Operations
As part of its recent third-quarter results press release, HandsBrands Inc. announced that it has “substantially completed” the discontinuation of its private-label and Outer Banks domestic operations. From the press release:
“On May 30, Hanes sold its European imagewear business, and the company has substantially completed the discontinuation of its private-label and Outer Banks domestic imagewear operations serving wholesalers that sell to the screen-print industry. In accordance with GAAP requirements, the company reported results for the second and third quarters on a continuing-operations basis and revised prior-period results to reflect continuing operations. The company’s branded printwear operations will continue to operate and serve the branded domestic screen-print market.”
Read MoreStaples Drops Corporate Express Name from Australian Business
As reported by ARN, Staples will no longer be using the Corporate Express brand name in its Australian business. As of October 29, 2012, the line will be rebranded as “Staples Australia,” for the purpose of capitalizing on the Staples brand name and bringing Corporate Express’ operations further in line with Staple’s international operations. From the ARN article:
Read MoreFacebook: “Broken on Purpose?”
Has Facebook intentionally reduced fan page reach in order to drive the value of paid ads?
Read MoreA Lanyard’s Layers
Looking to buy lanyards but don’t know where to start? Luckily for you, there are still plenty of logistical—and customer-service—distinctions between suppliers to make your buying decision a lot easier.
Read MoreMy Best Promotion
Direct mail. The focus of so many “My Best Promotion” columns. October adds one more, with Derek Miller, principal of ProPrinters, sharing a great promotion he did for a local bank that yielded exceptional results.
Read MoreGift Shop Gear
Photos from one of Philadelphia’s more popular museum gift shops.
Read MoreUseful, Human and Touching: 3 Things You Need To Be To Improve Your Twitter Account
Dale Denham wrote a great post for us last week, “Promotional Products Suppliers Stink at Twitter,” that I wanted to follow up on. I thought it might be helpful to build off some of Dale’s ideas and show some examples of excellent Twitter feeds and talk about what we can learn from them.
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