It pays to go the extra mile. Regardless of the industry, customers and peers appreciate when someone makes that extra effort to create or provide something special. Steve Bocher, CAS, owner of Catch…
Read MoreHow Brexit Could Affect the Promotional Products Industry
Just less than a week after voters shocked the world by voting to leave the European Union, we’re starting to see economic ripples all across the world. Though U.K. will feel the majority of the impact from the referendum, folks in the U.S. still will see some changes as…
Read MoreTokyo 2020 Olympic Merchandise with New Logo Sells Out First Day
Last week, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games unveiled the first official merchandise for the event. And, according to Inside the Games, on the first day of the release, 15 of the 26 product lines sold out online. The products, which include T-shirts, polo shirts, pin badges, key holders, neck straps and towels, feature the new Tokyo 2020 logo…
Read MoreThoughts on PPAI L.E.A.D. in Washington, D.C.
Last month I had the privilege of joining a select group of promotional products professionals in Washington, D.C., for Promotional Product Association International’s (PPAI) Legislative Education and Action Day (L.E.A.D.). Influential industry members from across the country volunteered their time to head to our nation’s capitol, to raise awareness about our industry and the legislation…
Read More4 Surprising Drinkware Facts You May Not Know
Water is the most abundant substance on earth and one of the most important pieces of our survival. Everybody already knows that—you drink your water, coffee or soda every day, and probably from your favorite piece of drinkware. There’s a lot more to drinkware than just something to hold your daily caffeine injection. At Debco,…
Read MoreBIC Graphic Wins 2016 American Inhouse Design Award
BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., recently won an American Inhouse Design Award from Graphic Design USA, New York City, in the point-of-purchase, displays and signs category for the Love My BIC campaign conducted at the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas in January. The BIC Graphic entry consisted of the large-format graphics, trade show display, sample display, and…
Read MoreWashington School Bans Redskins Merchandise
There has been a lot of debate about whether or not the Washington Redskins should change their name, as many see it as offensive to Native Americans. One school in Washington, D.C., has shown where it stands on the debate by banning Redskins merchandise from its classrooms. According…
Read MoreLast Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: Bizee Body Promotions Versus Maple Ridge Farms
Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: Happy Quebec National Day to all of nos amis up North! Célébrer!) Last week, Bizee Body Promotions won, and now will face off against Maple Ridge Farms. The winner will…
Read MoreBarnes & Noble Education Acquires Promoversity
Barnes & Noble Education, Basking Ridge, N.J., announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Promoversity, a Crystal Lake, Illinois-based custom merchandise supplier and e-commerce business that works with the collegiate bookstore business and its customers. This acquisition allows Barnes & Noble College, a division of Barnes & Noble Education, to…
Read MoreHow to Maximize Success with Retail Customers
You went to the grocery store with a list of exactly what you needed and you stuck to it. That is until you got to the checkout line and the cardboard display for the chocolate bars beckoned you like a moth to a…
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