From a marketing standpoint, COVID vaccination stickers might be the most share-worthy items in the world right now, as everyone is eager to post their newly-immunized status. It’s been fun to look at the variety of stickers posted online from all over the world, so we thought we’d run down some of our favorites…
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Paul Bellantone Joins HALO Branded Solutions Management Team
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced the addition of Paul Bellantone to the company’s executive team in the newly created role of senior vice president of sales for the Western U.S. Bellantone was previously president and CEO of the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), the industry’s trade association. Bellantone…
Read MoreFiat Introduces Google Co-Branded Line of Cars (That Come With Branded ‘Welcome Kits’)
Fiat debuted a special edition of cars that include Google Assistant technology, complete with Google branding throughout and a promotional “welcome kit” for buyers. The Fiat 500 “Hey Google” line of vehicles feature Google technology throughout, like a dashboard touchscreen and Bluetooth connectivity for things like…
Read MoreBiden Administration Introduces Mask Design Challenge with $500K in Prize Money
The Department of Health and Human Services launched the “Mask Innovation Challenge,” complete with $500,000 in cash prizes, looking for a new face mask design that can be mass produced and low-cost-per use for the general public.
Read MoreMLB Opening Day Promos Were Mostly Boring (But Safe)—and What Teams Have In Store for 2021
What did MLB teams do for giveaways to celebrate Opening Day with fans back in the stands? Despite all the hype (and the thousands of unused 2020 promo items sitting in warehouses and players’ garages) some of the first giveaways were kind of boring, though there was probably good reason for that. And there are more exciting ones to come…
Read MoreU.S. Economy Crushes Projections With 916,000 New Jobs in March: Which Industry Sectors Added Most
The U.S. is still 8.4 million jobs short of where it was pre-pandemic, but March brought unexpectedly good news. According to the Labor Department’s most recent report, the U.S. economy added 916,000 jobs over the last month, far more than the 675,000 economists had projected. Some industries saw significant job growth…
Read More5 Suppliers Share the Most Common Order Mistakes Distributors Make (and How to Avoid Them)
To find out what the most common order mistakes are, we went to the experts—suppliers that handle your orders on a daily basis and have seen it all. Find out if you’re guilty of any of these missteps and learn how you can improve your purchase orders to make both supplier partners and end-buyers happier…
Read MoreThe Hottest Consumer Drinkware Trend Is the Gallon-Sized Water Bottle
After a few celebrities like Dakota Johnson were spotted with gallon-sized water bottles, people started taking their hydration a little more seriously. And now, much like S’well bottles and Nalgene bottles before it, the gallon-sized water bottle is getting write-ups from pop culture sites like Pop Sugar ranking the best ones…
Read MoreDecoration Diaries: How IMS Executed a Complex Branded Apparel Campaign for McDonald’s Global Mobile Ordering Launch
IMS LLC worked with McDonald’s to create a variety of branded apparel to promote the international rollout of its mobile ordering technology. Read on as Mark Lenox, vice president of merchandising and design for IMS, tells us more about the launch’s success and gives advice on delivering complex branded apparel orders…
Read MoreAmazon’s B2B Marketplace Surpasses $25 Billion in Annual Sales (Just Three Years After Reaching $10 Billion)
When we last checked in with Amazon Business in 2018, the B2B e-commerce marketplace was set to top $10 billion in annual sales just three years after it launched. Now, three years after that, annual sales on the platform have topped $25 billion worldwide. More than half of those sales came from third-party sellers…
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