3M the Target of $30 Million in Blackmail?

Though 3M, the parent company of 3M Promotional Products, was recently ordered to pay $1.3 million in damages to the Porton Group, a British investment fund, it has annouced today that it will press ahead with a lawsuit of its own claiming that its accusers targeted it with $30 million in blackmail.

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Hub Pen Hires Hareid as Multi-Line Rep

Hub Pen Company has hired Scott Hareid of Promo-Connections Inc. to represent the company in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. A 17-year industry veteran, Hareid founded Promo-Connections in 2001.

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Post-It Notes Announces You Tube Video Contest

St. Paul, Minnesota-based Post-it Notes announced “One Million Uses and Counting”, a global consumer video sweepstakes. The contest, which officially began in March, runs through September 2008. It challenges customers to visually demonstrate unique ways to use Post-it Notes. Each participant is required to create a short video and upload it to the official Post-it YouTube channel. In an effort to highlight the multi-use application of different Post-it Notes, the company encourages contestants to use different sizes, colors, shapes and styles of Post-it Notes in video submissions. All submissions will receive a free trial of Post-it Digital Notes. The winning video will be announced

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Post-It Teams with Oprah For First-Ever Web Event

St. Paul, Minnesota-based Post-it Flags announced a sponsorship with Oprah Winfrey’s first-ever World Wide Web online classroom event. The online classroom features Oprah’s latest book club selection, “A New Earth,” in a live, 90-minute interactive webinar discussion led by Oprah and the best-selling author, Eckhart Tolle. The 10-week webinar began on March 3 at 9 pm EST and will conclude on Mon., May 5. Each webcast will feature a Post-it Flags educational video that highlights “reading essential” products, including Post-it Flag highlighters, Post-it Flags and Post-it hurable tabs. Additionally, each video is accompanied by educational spots explaining how Post-it Flag “reading

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