Rocky Janda, an alderman and owner of distributor P.O.P. Solutions Group LLC, has stirred up controversy in his town of Germantown, Tenn., by selling tens of…
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Nike Spells ‘Arkansas’ Wrong on Football Jersey
We always remembered how to spell “Arkansas” by first spelling “Kansas” and just adding “Ar.” Easy enough, right? Well, apparently not for Nike. During the University of Arkansas’ game on Saturday against Texas Christian University, ESPN panned over to the sideline and showed Arkansas running back T.J. Hammonds’ jersey, which proudly displayed “Akransas.” And, as…
Read MoreDov Charney and the Question of Personal Ethics in Business
Yesterday, I wrote a story about American Apparel founder and former CEO Dov Charney’s new apparel company, which he plans to build into a rival of his former company. So far, we don’t actually know the name of the company, but we do know that it’s based in…
Read MoreOn Display: Selling to Trade Shows and Their Exhibitors
So, you’ve been to the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) Expo or the Specialty Advertising Association of California (SAAC) Show, but, at those events, promotional products are the focus. Where do promotional products fit in at a trade show when they aren’t the main attraction, but a complementary piece? We spoke to Chelsea Peabody Bohannon,…
Read MoreKathryn Hallstrom Named Vice President at American Solutions for Business
American Solutions for Business (ASB), Glennwood, Minn., promoted Kathryn “Katie” Hallstrom to vice president of human resources. Hallstrom holds a degree in business administration from Southwest Minnesota State University and has more than 26 years of experience in…
Read MorePM Power Meeting Finds Success in San Diego
If you’re going to spend the day in meetings, there are worse locations than sunny Southern California. At the latest Promo Marketing Power Meeting, held Aug. 28 to 31 in San Diego, distributors had the chance to meet with suppliers…
Read MoreBring Your Playbook
And just like that, many of my current team members and I have been together here at Print+Promo and Promo Marketing for more than a decade. We have grown up together in a sense, celebrating some of life’s major milestones. There have been marriages, babies and other “life stuff”—the good and the bad. I honestly…
Read MoreAmerican Apparel Founder Dov Charney Returns with Mysterious New Apparel Business
Dov Charney, disgraced founder and former CEO of Los Angeles-based American Apparel, is back in the apparel game and ready to compete with his former company.…
Read MoreUber Delivers Los Angeles Rams Gear
With football season making its long-awaited return last week, fans have been getting their gear in check. And for Los Angeles residents who have a hometown NFL team for the first time…
Read MoreCleveland Firefighters Banned from Wearing Commemorative 9/11 Polos
In honor of the 15-year anniversary of 9/11, a group of Cleveland firefighters planned to do what they had done for 14 years: wear commemorative 9/11 shirts. But, according to AOL, the fire chief banned the firefighters from…
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