Beverage insulators, coolers, travel mugs: three seemingly different products that actually appeal to similar markets—people on the go. Here are nine ways to use them for everyone from construction workers to office employees.
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Bag Makers Introduces Digital Watermarking Technology on its Line of Non-Woven Bags
Bag Makers recently announced that it has introduced a new imprinting capability that combines its ColorVista full-color imprinting process with digital watermarking technology. Digital watermarking is the ability to embed a hidden graphic within a full color imprint. This imprint can be scanned with a mobile app and the user will be directed to a targeted destination on the internet – either to a web page, video, or social media outlet – and this destination can be edited at any time. Digital watermarking eliminates the use of unsightly QR Codes and provides a more flexible, interactive experience for end-users.
Read MoreWho Holds the Purse Strings?
Bags and totes are staples of the promotional products industry. With plastic bag bans happening across the country and increased focus on reusability and responsibility, what do promotional salespeople need to know to make the most of current trends?
Read MoreiPROMOTEu Honors Top Affiliates and Suppliers at 2013 PPAI Expo
iPROMOTEu hosted its Ninth Annual “Thank You” Reception in Las Vegas during The PPAI Expo. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band impersonators provided fantastic entertainment, while Paul Bellantone, president and CEO of PPAI, extended words of welcome to the crowd of approximately 350 iPROMOTEu affiliates, prospective affiliates, guests and representatives of some of iPROMOTEu’s leading preferred suppliers.
Read MoreBag Makers Announces New Sales Hire
Bag Makers, located in Union, Ill., announced the addition of Joy Jacobs to the company’s sales team. Jacobs joins Bag Makers with over 15 years of experience in regional sales, account development and customer care.
Read More8 Ways to Use Pantone’s Color of the Year
Pantone chose emerald green as the color of 2013. Here’s how to incorporate the new year’s “it” color into your upcoming programs.
Read MoreMy Best Promotion
This month’s My Best Promotion looks at how providing a service instead of just a product can be the difference that helps land the sale.
Read MoreBag Makers Hires New Sales Rep
Bag Makers recently announced the addition of D’Anna Zimmer, CAS, to the company’s sales team. D’Anna joins Bag Makers with 17 years of industry experience in regional sales, account development and customer care. She will be responsible for working with distributor clients in Texas and Oklahoma.
Read MoreAmerican Ad Bag and Otto International Begin QCA Certification Process
Fortune 1000 companies continue to focus on vetting their supply chains and requiring their partners to prove compliance. In order to meet these customer requirements, two more suppliers have begun taking the necessary, proactive steps to provide safe and compliant products. Woodstock, Illinois-based American Ad Bag and Ontario, California-based Otto International Inc. have applied to participate in the comprehensive compliance accreditation program developed by the Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), the promotional product industry’s only independent, not- for-profit organization dedicated to helping companies provide safe products.
Read MoreTowel Specialties Achieves QCA Accreditation
The Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), the promotional product industry’s only independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping companies provide safe products, has awarded QCA Accreditation to Baltimore, Maryland-based Towel Specialties.
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