It was three years in the making, but we’re finally on the show floor at PRINTINGUnited Expo in Las Vegas. To say it’s overwhelming would be an understatement. For one, we’re pretty happy to be here, having not experienced a show like this in a few years. For another thing, this show is freakin’ massive.…
Read MoreWhat does it mean to “wow” a customer? Is it the first impression? Is it creating a promotion that they think about or use long after the event? Is it going above and beyond to make sure you reach the goal? It can be all of the above, actually. Brad Dalton, vice president of sales…
Read MoreA former Tokyo Olympics executive is being accused of accepting bribes from a company that sold officially licensed toys of the Tokyo 2020 mascots. https://twitter.com/pnagovph/status/1581828948601683968 According to the Japan Times, Haruyuki Takahashi allegedly received 8 million yen (about $53,700) from stuffed toy company Sun Arrow. This would be his fourth bribery case, having already been…
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Crystal D announced last week that its founder and CEO, Chuck Dahlgren, sadly passed away on Oct. 10, from complications during heart surgery. The company released the following obituary: Our hearts are broken. Charles Parks Dahlgren (February 22, 1952 – October 10, 2022) passed away at age 70 from…
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IMAGEN Brands announced the addition of Karen and Chris Stauffer, and Kris Dunn to the company’s sales team. All three are now reporting to national sales manager Jackie Walker. “IMAGEN Brands is growing rapidly,” said Lisa LeMond, vice president of sales and service at IMAGEN Brands. “With the addition of the great team of Karen…
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The Legacy Buying Group, West River, MD, announced the addition of OrderMyGear as a preferred service provider of online stores for the group. OrderMyGear’s cloud-based technology helps promotional product distributors sell branded merchandise to groups online through custom branded online stores. “The Legacy Group is pleased to have OrderMyGear join our Legacy vendor network,” Jolie…
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The Premier League Fan Fest event in Philadelphia was full of great promotional products. There were free T-shirts, commemorative soccer balls, scarves, buttons and gigantic banners covering City Hall.
Read MoreDolly Parton and Jonathan Davis from KoRn both just released branded pet product lines. Millions of households in the U.S. adopted pets during the pandemic, so there’s clear demand for pet supplies. Are you incorporating them into your promotional campaigns?
Read MoreCritics are calling out Coca-Cola and climate activism event COP27 in Egypt for a branded partnership that it deems is counterintuitive to the meeting’s mission, and meant to “greenwash” Coca-Cola’s reputation for being a major source of plastic waste. As part of the event, Coca-Cola created branded COP27 products, like an ice cube tray that…
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Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based department store, just broke the Guinness World Record for largest functioning bobblehead. The 16.5 ft. version of the store’s mascot was created in conjunction with its 40th anniversary.
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