Last week, the WNBA fined multiple WNBA players for wearing T-shirts that read, “#BlackLivesMatter #Dallas5,” during warmups in response to the recent shooting deaths in the U.S. According to Vibe, the WNBA fined the players and their teams because…
Read MoreDemocrats, Republicans and Merchandise at the DNC
The Democratic National Convention (DNC) begins today in Philadelphia, and both supporters and protestors are showing their colors through merchandise. Some of the merchandise, which celebrates the Democratic Party and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton,…
Read MoreGeiger Announces Affiliation with The Creative J
The Creative J, an Omaha, Nebraska-based distributor, has joined Lewiston, Maine-based Geiger as an affiliate. For more than 12 years, The Creative J has built strong relationships with clients all over the country, providing guidance and direction utilizing its expertise. The Creative J team consists of Jill Adams, CAS, owner; Valerie Sutej, marketing and apparel consultant; and…
Read MoreRio 2016 Olympic Gold Medals Feature Very Little Gold
This year, the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has taken a different approach to the prized bronze, silver and gold medals. We reported earlier that this year’s medals show a commitment to environmental…
Read MoreLast Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: Suntex Industries Versus Logomark
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: I continue to look for Pokemon in the office. So far I’ve looked in all of my desk drawers and behind the printer. No dice.) Last week, Suntex Industries won,…
Read MorePPAI Leads Successful 2016 Women’s Leadership Conference
The 2016 Women’s Leadership Conference (WLC) held by the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, took place in Atlanta last month with an agenda that included lectures, networking opportunities, city excursions and more. With a…
Read MoreUsing Gifts and Giveaways to Promote Wellness
The Rising Trend in Personal Care Good marketing, and the products or services being promoted, seek to identify and fill a void within the consumer’s present life. For millions of individuals, that void often centers around wellness and personal care. An overlooked yet deadly serious element of daily life, self-care is an activity or habit…
Read More5 Powerful Steps to Winning an $18M Contract
Ralph Petty, owner of Petty Marketing in Cleveland, Tenn., didn’t just strike it big, he hit the jackpot when one of the largest national health care providers signed a three-year, $6 million annual print, promotional and e-commerce contract, worth…
Read MoreTrump Campaign Reportedly Using American Apparel for Merchandise
By now, two things are almost ubiquitous with Donald Trump’s presidential campaign: His “Make America Great Again” merchandise and his desire to build a wall to keep out illegal immigrants from Mexico. But, it seems that…
Read MorePromo Marketing Announces the 2016 Top 50 Suppliers
Promo Marketing, the Philadelphia-based source of product and marketing information for distributor sales professionals, today announced the Top 50 Suppliers of 2016. Now in its 10th year, the Top 50 Suppliers list is the industry’s definitive ranking of fastest movers and power players. For the first time, the No. 1-ranked industry supplier has reached the $1 billion mark in…
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