The IRF’s 2025 outlook report notes decreased spending in 2024 but projects increased budgets for non-cash rewards, including merchandise, in 2025.
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Indianapolis-Based Distributor Tactive Acquires Fellow Indy Firm Concept Prints Inc.
CPI employees are coming aboard and the firm with a 43-year history will go to market under the Tactive name.
Read More‘E-L-G-S-E-S’: Philadelphia Mayor’s Spelling Error Lives on With Merchandise
The viral moment demonstrates the power of merch and the flourishing of print-on-demand.
Read MoreThe Print Sales Opportunity of Tags and Labels
Tags and labels may get overlooked, but they’re a more than $20 billion product category replete with opportunity. Learn how to capitalize on that here.
Read MoreObituary: Fred Albrecht, Proforma Albrecht & Co.
The longtime co-owner of one of promo’s most successful distributorships and the 2024 Counselor Lifetime Achievement Award honoree passed away on Jan. 23.
Read MoreVantage Apparel Appoints Lauren Monnier as Director of Merchandising
Monnier, a former exec at clothing retailer Club Monaco, has more than 15 years of apparel-industry experience.
Read MoreCBP Aims To Close Duty-Free Loophole for Certain ‘Low-Value’ Imports
Promo supply chain experts don’t anticipate major industry impacts but noted small-batch/custom product import orders could potentially be affected.
Read MorePromo Industry Achieves Record Sales in 2024 Despite Challenges
ASI Research shows that distributors increased collective sales by 1.8% year over year to $26.6 billion – a new high-water mark.
Read MoreJudge Dismisses Lead Lawsuit Against Stanley Drinkware’s Parent Firm
Still, U.S. District Judge Tana Lin left the door open for plaintiffs in the proposed class action suit to file an amended complaint that would reignite the legal battle.
Read MoreResolving To Highlight the Converging Worlds of Print, Promo & Decoration
In the inaugural episode of Branding Together – a monthly video podcast hosted jointly by ASI and the PRINTING United Alliance – Editors Theresa Hegel and Cassie Green discuss the most important things print should know about promo and vice versa.
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